Creutzfeldt / Lefebvre Diabetes Mellitus: Pathophysiology and Therapy

Bayer AG Centenary Symposium Edinburgh, U.K., May 25–28, 1988
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-3-642-74255-2
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 354 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Bayer AG Centenary Symposium

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Creutzfeldt, Werner

Lefebvre, Pierre J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Pathophysiology.- Etiology.- Epidemiology — Its Contribution to Understanding of the Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus.- Genetics of Diabetes Mellitus.- On the Pathogenesis of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus — A Discussion of Three Recently Proposed Models.- Challenging Views on the Pathogenesis of Type I (Insulin-Dependent) Diabetes Mellitus.- Islet Amyloid and Type 2 Diabetes.- Physiology and Pathophysiology.- Insulin Receptor: Role of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase in Insulin Signalling and Action.- The Kinetics of Insulin, C-Peptide, and Proinsulin in Normal and Diabetic Man.- Cell Biology of Insulin Action on Glucose Transport and Its Perturbation in Diabetes Mellitus.- Mechanisms of Insulin Resistance in Obese and Type II Diabetic Subjects.- Abnormal Glucagon Secretion in Type 2 (Noninsulin-Dependent) Diabetes Mellitus: Causes and Consequences.- Animal Models.- Physiopathology and Possible Etiology of Hormonal Dysregulations and Insulin Resistance in Obese Rats: a Potential Model for Some Human Obesity.- Models for Studying Diabetic Complications.- Pharmacology.- Insulin Analogues — Potentials for Improving Diabetes Treatment.- Metabolic Inhibitors in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus.- Inhibitors Influencing Carbohydrate Absorption.- Therapy.- Comprehensive Approach to the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus.- Why and How to Involve the Diabetic Patient in his Treatment.- Prevention of Late Complications.- Advanced Non-Enzymatic Tissue Glycosylation: Biochemical Basis of Late Diabetic Complications.- Is it Possible to Prevent Late Complications of Diabetes Mellitus?.- Recent Aspects of Insulin Therapy.- Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Intensified Insulin Treatment Strategies.- Is Human Insulin Better than Animal Insulin in the Treatmentof Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus?.- Specific Problems of Diabetes Mellitus in Youth.- Natural History of Diabetes Mellitus in Children.- Particular Aspects of the Management of Diabetes in Children.- The Pregnant Diabetic.- The State of the Art in Diabetic Pregnancy.- Relationship Between Maternal Glucose Levels and Congenital Malformations in the Infant of the Diabetic Mother.- Pancreas and Islet Transplantation.- State of the Art in Pancreas Transplantation.- What Future for Islet Transplantation in Man?.- Diet.- Aims of Diet in Diabetes Management.- Practicability of Diet in Diabetes Management.- New Aspects of Diabetes Treatment.- Induction of Partial Remission and Enhancement of Beta-Cell Function By Cyclosporin in Type I Diabetes.- Role of Abnormal Free Fatty Acid Metabolism in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus.