Essays about: "insulin signaling"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words insulin signaling.
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1. Polycystic ovary syndrome : A Drosophila Melanogaster Melanogaster disease model induced by DHT and/or high sugar diet
University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för hälsa och lärandeAbstract : Polycystic ovary syndrome is an endocrine disorder with symptoms of hyperandrogenism, insulin-resistance and anovulation in women which creates a disposition for other disorders, like Type 2 Diabetes. Drosophila Melanogaster flies have short generation, low cost-management and share several signaling pathways with humans and are therefore an excellent tools to study disease aetiology – yet no such model exists for PCOS. READ MORE
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2. Mathematical modeling of adrenaline-induced adiponectin secretion in white adipocytes
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för medicinsk teknikAbstract : There is an ongoing worldwide obesity epidemic. As a consequence, prevalence of obesity- related diseases and conditions are rapidly increasing. One of these related conditions is type 2 diabetes (T2D), which alone caused 1.5 million deaths in 2012. READ MORE
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3. Metabol inflammation vid övervikt
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public HealthAbstract : Kroniskt överintag av näringsämnen kan leda till övervikt och förändring av fettvävnadens metabola och endokrina funktion. Detta kan resultera i en ökad frisättning av fettsyror, hormoner och proinflammatoriska molekyler och uppkomsten av metabolt aktiverad inflammation. READ MORE
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4. Multi-level multi-scaled metabolites simulation
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk teknikAbstract : Diabetes is a world-wide health problem with 415 millions of people suffering from the disease. Most diabetics are suffering from Type 2 Diabetes, which is preceded by insulin resistance in glucose utilizing tissues, such as adipose, liver, and muscle tissues. READ MORE
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5. Characterization of protein kinase D PKD in the regulation of Drosophila melanogaster homeostasis
University essay from SLU/Dept. of MicrobiologyAbstract : Insulin signaling is one of the master keys for performing proper regulation of energy metabolism. Serious diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity occur due to mis-regulation of insulin pathway. Therefore, it is necessary to recognize the factors that function in the production of insulin and it’s signaling. READ MORE