Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes mellitus is the collective name for a group of diseases associated with hyperglycemia (high levels of blood glucose) caused by defects in insulin p- duction, insulin action, or both. About 6. 2% of the US population (17 million people) have diabetes mellitus. It is the leading cause of kidney failure, bli- ness, and amputations. It is also a major risk factor for heart diseases, stroke, and birth defects. Diabetes Mellitus: Methods and Protocols provides a state-of-the-art account of the experimental methodology for studying the molecular defects leading to diabetes mellitus, both at the molecular and biochemical levels. The chapters cover a wide range of topics written by experts in their respective fields and are organized in two sections: Insulin Production and Insulin Action. The detailed experimental protocols presented, including the notes of interest, provide a very useful tool for basic researchers and clinicians for investigating and treating this disease. Each chapter starts with an introduction to a specific technique and explains its application in the field of diabetes research. Following the list of materials, a detailed description of the technique is presented in the methods section in a way that enables the successful execution of the protocol. The "Notes" section at the end discusses the pitfalls of the technique and alternative approaches. I am grateful to the numerous scientists who have contributed to this volume by writing both highly detailed and understandable chapters.

List of contents

Insulin Production.- Isolation of Islets of Langerhans from Rodent Pancreas.- Purification of Rat Pancreatic ?-Cells by Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting.- Assessment of Insulin Secretion in the Mouse.- Detection of Insulin Production by Immunohistochemistry.- Quantification of the Level of Insulin Gene Expression.- Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Using Isolated Islets of Langerhans.- Adenoviral Gene Transfer into ?-Cell Lines.- Utilization of NOD Mice in the Study of Type 1 Diabetes.- Insulin Action.- of DNA into 3T3-L1 Adipocytes by Electroporation.- Analysis of Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Uptake in Differentiated 3T3-L1 Adipocytes.- Fractionation Analysis of the Subcellular Distribution of GLUT-4 in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes.- Visualization and Quantitation of Integral Membrane Proteins Using a Plasma Membrane Sheet Assay.- Assaying Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Insulin Receptor and Insulin Receptor Substrates.- Measuring Insulin-Stimulated Phosphatidyl-Inositol 3-Kinase Activity.- Assaying AKT/Protein Kinase B Activity.- Measurements of Cellular Phosphoinositide Levels in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes.- Measurement of Glycogen Synthesis and Glycogen Synthase Activity in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes.- Measurement of Contraction-Stimulated GLUT-4 Translocation in Isolated Skeletal Muscle.- Single Embryo Measurement of Basal-and Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Uptake.- Immunohistologic Staining of Muscle and Embryos to Detect Insulin-Stimulated Translocation of Glucose Transporters.

Summary

Diabetes mellitus is the collective name for a group of diseases associated with hyperglycemia (high levels of blood glucose) caused by defects in insulin p- duction, insulin action, or both. About 6. 2% of the US population (17 million people) have diabetes mellitus. It is the leading cause of kidney failure, bli- ness, and amputations. It is also a major risk factor for heart diseases, stroke, and birth defects. Diabetes Mellitus: Methods and Protocols provides a state-of-the-art account of the experimental methodology for studying the molecular defects leading to diabetes mellitus, both at the molecular and biochemical levels. The chapters cover a wide range of topics written by experts in their respective fields and are organized in two sections: Insulin Production and Insulin Action. The detailed experimental protocols presented, including the notes of interest, provide a very useful tool for basic researchers and clinicians for investigating and treating this disease. Each chapter starts with an introduction to a specific technique and explains its application in the field of diabetes research. Following the list of materials, a detailed description of the technique is presented in the methods section in a way that enables the successful execution of the protocol. The “Notes” section at the end discusses the pitfalls of the technique and alternative approaches. I am grateful to the numerous scientists who have contributed to this volume by writing both highly detailed and understandable chapters.

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"This book provides all the critical tools needed for the productive study of diabetes mellitus today." - Clinical Laboratory International

"Each chapter/protocol is well referenced and the book is indexed. Because Diabetes Mellitus: Methods and Protocols provides all the critical tools needed for the productive study of diabetes mellitus, it is a necessary purchase for libraries supporting basic research programs that study the molecular and biochemical bases of diabetes mellitus." -E-STREAMS

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"This book provides all the critical tools needed for the productive study of diabetes mellitus today." - Clinical Laboratory International

"Each chapter/protocol is well referenced and the book is indexed. Because Diabetes Mellitus: Methods and Protocols provides all the critical tools needed for the productive study of diabetes mellitus, it is a necessary purchase for libraries supporting basic research programs that study the molecular and biochemical bases of diabetes mellitus." -E-STREAMS

Product details

• Authors: Sabire ¿Can
• Assisted by: Sabire Ozcan (Editor), Sabir Özcan (Editor), Sabire Özcan (Editor), Sabire Zcan (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.10.2010
• EAN: 9781617373886
• ISBN: 978-1-61737-388-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 11 mm x 229 mm
• Weight: 304 g
• Illustrations: X, 192 p.
• Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine; Methods in Molecular Medicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Diabetes, C, Medicine, Diseases