The Metabolic Syndrome Epidemiology Clinical Treatment and Underlying Mechanisms /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Hansen, Barbara Caleen (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Bray, George A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2008.
• Σειρά: Contemporary Endocrinology
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Cardiology.; Diabetes.; Endocrinology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.

With an extraordinary need for early intervention and prevention to slow or halt its progression, Metabolic Syndrome is one of the most challenging health problems. Only through an understanding of the science underlying this syndrome can successful interventions be developed and implemented. In The...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Metabolic Syndrome—Past and Future
• Metabolic Syndrome—Past and Future
• Epidemilogy And Clinical Treatment: Issues In Defining And Treating The Metabolic Syndrome
• Metabolic Syndrome
• The Role of Obesity in Insulin Resistance
• Treatment of the Metabolic Syndrome with Weight Loss, Exercise, Hormones, and Surgery
• Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, and Cardiovascular Disease
• The Sympatho-Adrenal System in the Metabolic Syndrome
• Endothelial Function, Inflammation, and Dyslipidemia
• Insulin Action and Endothelial Function
• Macro- and Microvascular Disease in an Insulin-Resistant Pre-Diabetic Animal Model
• High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and the Metabolic Syndrome
• Insulin Signaling in Adipocytes and the Role of Inflammation
• Insulin Resistance and Dyslipidemia
• Insulin—Secretion and Action: Underlying Mechanisms of the Metabolic Syndrome
• Pancreatic Islet Pathophysiology and Pathology in Obesity
• Glucagon-like Peptides and Insulin Sensitivity
• The Relationship Between the Insulin Receptor Substrates and Metabolic Disease
• Insulin Resistance and Inhibitors of the Insulin Receptor Tyrosine Kinase
• Fat Feeding and Muscle Fat Deposition Eliciting Insulin Resistance
• Alterations in Atypical Protein Kinase C Activation in Insulin Resistance Syndromes
• The Liver, Glucose Homeostasis, and Insulin Action in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
• Chronomics of the Metabolic Syndrome.