Browsing Department of Clinical Medicine by Subject "Diabetes"
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Acute effects of orexigenic antipsychotic drugs on lipid and carbohydrate metabolism in rat
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-07-12)This study aims to investigate whether orexigenic antipsychotic drugs may induce dyslipidemia and glucose disturbances in female rats through direct perturbation of metabolically active peripheral tissues, independent of ... -
Association between visceral, cardiac and sensorimotor polyneuropathies in diabetes mellitus
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Aims: Gastrointestinal complaints are common in diabetes mellitus. However, its association to peripheral sensorimotor and autonomic neuropathies is not well investigated. The aim was to assess skin, muscle, bone and ... -
Dietary methylmercury accumulates in pancreas and reduces basal insulin secretion in mice
(Master thesis, 2014-05-15)Lifestyle diseases like obesity and type 2 diabetes are highly prevalent worldwide, and represent a major public health concern. A potential link between lifestyle diseases and methylmercury exposure have been proposed in ... -
Hypoglycemia and decreased insulin requirement caused by malignant insulinoma in a type 1 diabetic patient: when the hoof beats are from a zebra, not a horse
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06)Insulinomas are uncommon tumors, and in patients with diabetes mellitus they are extremely rare. We describe a patient with type 1 diabetes who developed malignant insulinoma. When hypoglycemic episodes persist in a patient ... -
Inhibition of cyclooxygenases attenuates diet-induced obesity and compensatory increased glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in C57BL/6J mice
(Master thesis, 2013-05-15)Obesity is considered a state of low-grade inflammation, and this inflammation is strongly related to development of systematic insulin resistance. Hyperglycemia develops during insulin resistance as insulin-stimulated ...