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Essays in Biochemistry, 2020 Abstract Metabolism consists of a series of reactions that occur within cells of living organisms to sustain life. The process of metabolism involves many interconnected cellular pathways to ultimately provide cells with the energy required to carry out their function.
Ayesha Judge, Michael S. Dodd
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Glucocorticoids, metabolism and metabolic diseases [PDF]
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 2007 Since the discovery of the beneficial effects of adrenocortical extracts for treating adrenal insufficiency more than 80 years ago, glucocorticoids (GC) and their cognate, intracellular receptor, the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) have been characterized as critical components of the delicate hormonal control system that determines energy homeostasis in ...
Vegiopoulos, Alexandros, Herzig, Stephan
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International Journal of Endocrinology, 2022 Background. Tenascin-C (TNC), an extracellular matrix glycoprotein, is elevated in inflammatory and cardiovascular pathologies, whereas alarin, a novel orexigenic peptide, participates in insulin resistance and glycometabolism.
Mingming Li +7 more
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Fructose metabolism and metabolic disease [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2018 Increased sugar consumption is increasingly considered to be a contributor to the worldwide epidemics of obesity and diabetes and their associated cardiometabolic risks. As a result of its unique metabolic properties, the fructose component of sugar may be particularly harmful.
Herman, Mark A +3 more
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International Journal of Endocrinology, 2022 Objective. The objective of the study is to investigate the relationships between fetuin-B, thyroid autoimmunity (TAI), and pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET). Design, Patients, and Measurements. In
Rui Zhang +7 more
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Chapter 11: The approach to achieving glycaemic control
South African Family Practice, 2018 Type 2 diabetes is a heterogeneous disease, with the underlying mechanism ranging from predominantly insulin resistance with relative insulin deficiency, to predominantly an insulin secretory defect with lesser degrees of insulin resistance. The relative
The The Society for Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa
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Journal of Diabetes Research, 2021 Pancreatic β-cell neogenesis in vivo holds great promise for cell replacement therapy in diabetic patients, and discovering the relevant clinical therapeutic strategies would push it forward to clinical application.
Liangbiao Gu +7 more
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Glucose Control: non-insulin therapies*
South African Family Practice, 2018 This chapter summarises information for each of the non-insulin drug classes that are used for blood glucose control. Each summary is accompanied by a table of recommendations to guide the clinical use of these medications.
The Society for Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa
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International Journal of Endocrinology, 2023 Background. Patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3 (PNPLA3) is a major susceptibility gene for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and its rs738409 (I148M) polymorphism is associated with the occurrence and progression of NAFLD. Endoplasmic
Yunzhi Chen +6 more
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, 2009 Caenorhabditis elegans has orthologs for most of the key enzymes involved in eukaryotic intermediary metabolism, suggesting that the major metabolic pathways are probably present in this species.
Braeckman, Bart +2 more
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