Diabetes - Perspectives in Drug Therapy

The chapters of this book report cutting-edge research on molecular events in adiposity and type 2 diabetes, thus opening the way for innovative drug-based therapeutic strategies. It addresses all those who wish to keep in touch with recent developments in the field.

List of contents

Preface. Targeting type 2 diabetes. Dual acting and pan-PPAR activators as potential anti-diabetic therapies. GLP-agonists and Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors. Cannabinoids and endocannabinoids in metabolic disorders with focus on diabetes. SGLT Inhibitors as New Therapeutic Tools in the Treatment of Diabetes. Inhibitors of 11b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 in antidiabetic therapy. Nampt and its potential role in inflammation and type 2 diabetes . Inhibition of ganglioside biosynthesis as a novel therapeutic approach in insulin resistance. Overcoming Insulin Resistance with Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor. Thermogenesis and related metabolic targets in anti-diabetic therapy. Interleukin targeted therapy for metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. Fructose-1, 6-Bisphosphatase Inhibitors for Reducing Excessive Endogenous Glucose Production in Type 2 Diabetes. AMP-activated protein kinase and metabolic control. Mitochondria as potential targets in antidiabetic therapy . Research and development of glucokinase activators for diabetes therapy: theoretical and practical aspects

Summary

The chapters of this book report cutting-edge research on molecular events in adiposity and type 2 diabetes, thus opening the way for innovative drug-based therapeutic strategies. It addresses all those who wish to keep in touch with recent developments in the field.

Product details

• Assisted by: Mathia Schwanstecher (Editor), Mathias Schwanstecher (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.04.2013
• EAN: 9783642267420
• ISBN: 978-3-642-26742-0
• No. of pages: 408
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 640 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 408 p. 69 illus.
• Series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology; Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Pharmacy; C, Medical research, HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, molecular biology, Pharmacology, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cellular biology (cytology), Biomedical Research, Clinical & internal medicine, Cell Biology, Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Clinical and internal medicine