The Effect of Long-Term Intranasal Serotonin Treatment on Metabolic Parameters and Hormonal Signaling in Rats with High-Fat Diet/Low-Dose Streptozotocin-Induced Type 2 Diabetes by Kira V. Derkach, Vera M. Bondareva, Oxana V. Chistyakova, Lev M. Berstein, Alexander O. Shpakov

“…The IS treatment of diabetic rats decreased the body weight, and improved glucose tolerance, insulin-induced glucose utilization, and lipid metabolism. …”
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Activation of the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPAR-α/γ) and the Fatty Acid Metabolizing Enzyme Protein CPT1A by Camel Milk Treatment Counteracts the High-Fat Diet-... by Haifa M. AlNafea, Aida A. Korish

“…Camel milk treatment carries a promising therapeutic potential to NAFLD through stimulating PPARs actions on fat metabolism and glucose homeostasis. This can protect against hepatic steatosis, IR, and diabetes mellitus in high-risk obese patients.…”
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Downregulation of PGC-1α Prevents the Beneficial Effect of EET-Heme Oxygenase-1 on Mitochondrial Integrity and Associated Metabolic Function in Obese Mice by Shailendra P. Singh, Lars Bellner, Luca Vanella, Jian Cao, John R. Falck, Attallah Kappas, Nader G. Abraham

“…EET-A is a potent inducer of PGC-1α, HO-1, mitochondrial biogenesis (cytochrome oxidase subunits 1 and 4 and SIRT3), fusion proteins (Mfn 1/2 and OPA1) and fission proteins (DRP1 and FIS1) (p<0.05), fasting glucose, BW, and blood pressure. These beneficial effects were prevented by administration of lenti-PGC-1α(sh). …”
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Strategic Feeding of Ammonium and Metal Ions for Enhanced GLA-Rich Lipid Accumulation in Cunninghamella bainieri 2A1 by Shuwahida Shuib, Wan Nazatul Naziah Wan Nawi, Ekhlass M. Taha, Othman Omar, Abdul Jalil Abdul Kader, Mohd Sahaid Kalil, Aidil Abdul Hamid

“…However, the accumulation of lipid stopped at 48 hours of cultivation although glucose was abundant. This event occurred in parallel to the diminishing activity of malic enzyme (ME), fatty acid synthase (FAS), and ATP citrate lyase (ACL) as well as the depletion of metal ions in the medium. …”
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The challenges of using Escherichia coli as a host in recombinant insulin production by Muhammad Taher

“… Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease characterised by elevation of blood glucose level which leads to serious damage to the blood vessels, eyes, heart, kidney, and nerves affecting about 830 million people worldwide. …”
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Prevalence and Clinical Predictors of Insulin Resistance in Reproductive-Aged Thai Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Thanyarat Wongwananuruk, Manee Rattanachaiyanont, Suchada Indhavivadhana, Pichai Leerasiri, Kitirat Techatraisak, Prasong Tanmahasamut, Surasak Angsuwathana, Chongdee Dangrat

“…The overall prevalence of IR was 20.0%, comprising the prevalence of impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance, and diabetic mellitus of 3.2%, 13.6%, and 5.6%, respectively. …”
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Integrated analysis of cellulose structure and properties using solid-state low-field H-NMR and photoacoustic spectroscopy by Levente Csóka, Worakan Csoka, Ella Tirronen, Ekaterina Nikolskaya, Yrjö Hiltunen, Bunsho Ohtani

“…Abstract In this study, we explore the structural intricacies of cellulose, a polymer composed of glucose monomers arranged in a linear chain, primarily investigated through solid-state NMR techniques. …”
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Adipose Tissue-Specific Deletion of 12/15-Lipoxygenase Protects Mice from the Consequences of a High-Fat Diet by Banumathi K. Cole, Margaret A. Morris, Wojciech J. Grzesik, Kendall A. Leone, Jerry L. Nadler

“…High-fat diet-fed ad-12/15-LO exhibited improved fasting glucose levels and glucose metabolism, and epididymal adipose tissue from these mice exhibited reduced inflammation and macrophage infiltration compared to wild-type mice. …”
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Sustained Self-Regulation of Energy Intake: Initial Hunger Improves Insulin Sensitivity by Mario Ciampolini, David Lovell-Smith, Riccardo Bianchi, Boudewijn de Pont, Massimiliano Sifone, Martine van Weeren, Willem de Hahn, Lorenzo Borselli, Angelo Pietrobelli

“…Recognition of initial hunger (IH) is easily learned, can be validated by associated blood glucose (BG) concentration, and may improve insulin sensitivity. …”
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Differentially Expressed MicroRNAs in the Development of Early Diabetic Retinopathy by Qiaoyun Gong, Jia’nan Xie, Yang Liu, Ying Li, Guanfang Su

“…Moreover, miR-145/-146a expression decreased gradually in high-glucose-treated HRECs, but increased in hyperglycemia-exposed RPE cells and in diabetic rats. …”
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The Role of Antioxidant Activity of Chitosan-Pinus merkusii Extract Nanoparticle in against Lead Acetate-Induced Toxicity in Rat Pancreas by G. Wardani, Ernawati, K. Eraiko, S. A. Sudjarwo

“…Blood samples were taken to measure glucose and insulin level. The pancreas tissues were also collected to evaluate the malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and histological evaluations of cell damage. …”
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Effects of carbon sources and temperature on the formation and structural characteristics of food-related Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms by Mingming Zou, Donghong Liu

“…The highest efficiency of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) molecule production occurred under glucose availability in the growth environment, with a higher yield of biomass and a significantly smaller number of metabolically active cells than under other tested conditions. …”
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Elevation of Circulating miR-210 Participates in the Occurrence and Development of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications by Xi Chen, Feng Tian, Zhilian Sun, Guoqing Zeng, Ping Tang

“…Furthermore, the miR-210 level was detected in T2DM related various cells under high glucose condition. Meanwhile, the expression of carbohydrate responsive element binding protein (ChREBP) and hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) was measured by western blotting. …”
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Cytokines and Metabolic Patterns in Pediatric Patients with Critical Illness by George Briassoulis, Shekhar Venkataraman, Ann Thompson

“…Although in SIRS or sepsis, the cytokine response was reliably reflected by increases in NI and triglycerides, it was different from the metabolic (VO2, VCO2) or glucose response.…”
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Effects of Dietary Addition of a Low-Pectin Apple Fibre Preparation on Rats by Fotschki Bartosz, Jurgoński Adam, Juśkiewicz Jerzy, Kołodziejczyk Krzysztof, Sójka Michał

“…In the blood serum, the dietary AFP significantly reduced the glucose concentration, and decreased the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol. …”
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Epac1 Restores Normal Insulin Signaling through a Reduction in Inflammatory Cytokines by Elizabeth Curtiss, Youde Jiang, Li Liu, Claire Hawthorne, Jessica Zhang, Jena J. Steinle

“…Primary human REC were cultured in normal and high glucose followed by Epac1 agonist treatment or transfection with IL-1β or TNFα siRNA for protein analyses of insulin signaling proteins. …”
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Extracts of Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt. Flower Exhibit Antidiabetic Effects via the Inhibition of α-Glucosidase Activity by Wujie Cai, Lijing Yu, Yu Zhang, Li Feng, Siyuan Kong, Hongsheng Tan, Hongxi Xu, Cheng Huang

“…We found that the extracts blocked the increase of fasting blood glucose, serum triglyceride (TG), insulin, leptin, and liver lipid levels and prevented the development of glucose tolerance impairment and insulin resistance in the C57BL/6 mice induced by a high-fat diet. …”
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Impact of sex on the adaptation of adult mice to long consumption of sweet-fat diet by N. M. Bazhan, T. V. Iakovleva, A. D. Dubinina, E. N. Makarova

“…SFD females showed a decreased expression of genes related to lipogenesis (Lpl) and glucose metabolism (G6pc, Pklr) in liver, as well as lipogenesis (Lpl, Slca4) and lipolysis (Lipe) in pgWAT, suggesting reduced energy expenditure. …”
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Different Associations of Trunk and Lower-Body Fat Mass Distribution with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors between Healthy Middle-Aged Men and Women by Bin Wu, Jingshan Huang, Keisuke Fukuo, Kazuhisa Suzuki, Gen Yoshino, Tsutomu Kazumi

“…Other measurements included glucose and insulin during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), leptin, adiponectin, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), C-reactive protein (CRP), and systemic oxidative stress marker. …”
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Maternal Fructose Intake Induces Insulin Resistance and Oxidative Stress in Male, but Not Female, Offspring by Lourdes Rodríguez, Paola Otero, María I. Panadero, Silvia Rodrigo, Juan J. Álvarez-Millán, Carlos Bocos

“…Blood samples from fed and 24 h fasted female and male 90-day-old rats born from fructose-fed, glucose-fed, or control mothers were used. Results. …”
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