Search for dissertations about: "Oktawia Nilsson"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Oktawia Nilsson.

  2. 1. Apolipoprotein A-I in glucose metabolism and amyloidosis

    Author : Oktawia Nilsson; Medicinsk proteinvetenskap; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Amyloidosis; Apolipoprotein A-I; beta cell; cardiovascular disease; cholesterol efflux; diabetes; glucose metabolism; glycation; high-density lipoprotein; insulin secretion;

    Abstract : The role of Apolipoprotein A-I (ApoA-I), the main protein component of HDL, in cholesterol transport and metabolism is well known and has been studied for more than four decades. More recently, ApoA-I protein has been shown to also have a positive role in glucose control by both stimulation of glucose uptake by muscles and by increasing glucose-stimulated pancreatic insulin secretion. READ MORE