Search for dissertations about: "hyperinsulinemia"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 46 swedish dissertations containing the word hyperinsulinemia.

2. 1. Islet hormonal hypersecretion and metformin’s effect on islet hormonal secretion studied in vitro and in vivo

   Author : Quan Wen; Anders Forslund; Hannes Manell; Hjalti Kristinsson; Lisa Juntti-Berggren; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; alpha cell; carboxypeptidase E; childhood obesity; DRP-1; free fatty acids; glucagon secretion; glucose metabolism; glucose stimulated insulin secretion; human islets; hyperinsulinemia; metformin; mitochondrial fission; oral glucose tolerance test OGTT ; prohormone convertase; proinsulin; proinsulin to insulin ratio PI:I ;

   Abstract : Childhood obesity has surged globally. Elevated levels of free fatty acids contribute to hyperinsulinemia, hyperproinsulinemia, and hyperglucagonemia connected with both obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Metformin has beneficial effects on islets by influencing metabolism and reducing stress-induced cell death. READ MORE

4. 2. Childhood Obesity and Islet Function

   Author : Johan Staaf; Peter Bergsten; Anders Forslund; Hindrik Mulder; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : type 2 diabetes mellitus; Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Childhood Obesity; palmitate; glucose-stimulated insulin secretion; hyperinsulinemia; hyperglucagonemia; GLP-1; glicentin; magnetic resonance imaging; metabolic syndrome; oral glucose tolerance test; centroid; Pediatrik; Pediatrics;

   Abstract : The prevalence of childhood obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) has increased during recent decades. T2DM is accompanied with functional changes in the islets of Langerhans, which can be identified early in the pathogenesis. READ MORE

5. 3. Angiotensin II and vascular disease. Studies in rats and atherosclerosis-prone mice

   Author : Maria E Johansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : angiotensin II; atherosclerosis; AT1 receptor; AT2 receptor; blood pressure; hyperinsulinemia; hypertension; oxidative stress; salt; vascular disease; vascular function;

   Abstract : Angiotensin II (Ang II) is of importance for a number of physiological processes but also plays an important pathophysiological role in cardiovascular disease. The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the role of Ang II in hypertension-related atherosclerosis and vascular disease and to investigate possible anti-atherosclerotic effects of the angiotensin II, type 2 (AT2) receptor. READ MORE

6. 4. Leptin : a risk marker for cardiovascular disease

   Author : Stefan Söderberg; Ulf de Faire; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; leptin; testosterone; dysfibrinolysis; hyperinsulinemia; insulin resistance syndrome; menopause; cardiovascular disease; MONICA; epidemiology;

   Abstract : A major cause of morbidity and early death in the Western societies is cardiovascular disease (CVD) secondary to atherosclerotic disease. Metabolic aberrations have been linked to CVD. READ MORE

7. 5. Novel properties of mature adipocytes in obesity and hyperinsulinemia

   Author : Qian Li; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Adipose tissue expansion and dysfunction, which leads to obesity and related metabolic diseases (e.g., diabetes and hypertension) are currently the most costly challenges for public health, yet the mechanisms underlying adipocyte functional dysregulation have not been fully elucidated . READ MORE