The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Portugal: the PORMETS study
Background The PORMETS study was designed to estimate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its determinants in the overall and administrative regions of the Portuguese mainland.
Luís Raposo +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Effects of concurrent training and detraining on leptin and insulin concentrations in obese children [PDF]
Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of 12 weeks (3 days/week) concurrent training followed by 4 weeks detraining on leptin and insulin levels in obese boys.
سعید فاضلی فر +1 more
doaj +1 more source
Can early hyperglycemia affect the morbidity/mortality of very low birth weight premature infants?
Background. The study aimed to examine the effect of early hyperglycemia on the morbidity/mortality of very low birth weight premature infants. Methods.
Aleksandra Simovic +7 more
doaj +1 more source
Recombinant human preproinsulin expression, purification and reaction with insulin autoantibodies in sera from patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus [PDF]
A novel prokaryotic expression vector pGEX-6T was designed for high-level expression of recombinant fusion protein with a histidine-hexapeptide and glutathione-S-transferase at its N-terminus and the recombinant human preproinsulin at its C-terminus ...
Seißler, Jochen +4 more
core +1 more source
Nutritional modulation of insulin resistance [PDF]
Insulin resistance has been proposed as the strongest single predictor for the development of Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM). Chronic oversupply of energy from food, together with inadequate physical activity, have been recognized as the most relevant factors ...
Weickert, Martin O., Martin O. Weickert
core +1 more source
Associations of insulin and insulin-like growth factors with physical performance in old age in the boyd orr and caerphilly studies. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Insulin and the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system regulate growth and are involved in determining muscle mass, strength and body composition.
David Gunnell +39 more
core +1 more source
Theoretical study on the stability of insulin within poly-isobutyl cyanoacrylate (PIBCA) nanocapsule [PDF]
To study the physical stability of insulin in drug delivery particles, we developed a coarse-grained (CG) model for insulin based on dissipative particle dynamics (DPD).
신은혜, 염민선
core +1 more source
Inhaled Insulin: Intrapulmonary or Intranasal? [PDF]
Initial attempts delivered the insulin hormone intramuscularly, intravenously, and eventually subcutaneously. Other routes of administration of the drug were explored.
Shivangi Jaiswal +3 more
core +2 more sources
Role of Myotonic Dystrophy Protein Kinase [DMPK] in Glucose Homeostasis and Muscle Insulin Action [PDF]
Myotonic dystrophy 1 (DM1) is caused by a CTG expansion in the 3′-unstranslated region of the DMPK gene, which encodes a serine/threonine protein kinase. One of the common clinical features of DM1 patients is insulin resistance, which has been associated
Liesa Marc +49 more
core +1 more source
European lipodystrophy registry: background and structure
Background Lipodystrophy syndromes comprise a group of extremely rare and heterogeneous diseases characterized by a selective loss of adipose tissue in the absence of nutritional deprivation or catabolic state. Because of the rarity of each lipodystrophy
Julia von Schnurbein +24 more
doaj +1 more source

