Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors in Female Reproduction and Fertility by Maurizio Vitti, Giovanna Di Emidio, Michela Di Carlo, Gaspare Carta, Andrea Antonosante, Paolo Giovanni Artini, Annamaria Cimini, Carla Tatone, Elisabetta Benedetti

“…PPARs act as ligand activated transcription factors and regulate metabolic processes such as lipid and glucose metabolism, energy homeostasis, inflammation, and cell proliferation and differentiation. …”
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Oleogels for development of health-promoting food products by Artur J. Martins, Antonio A. Vicente, Lorenzo M. Pastrana, Miguel A. Cerqueira

“…Metabolic health and the maintenance of good levels of triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, blood pressure and glucose levels are concerns that can greatly impact human quality of life. …”
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Luteolin ameliorates rat model of metabolic syndrome-induced cardiac injury by apoptosis suppression and autophagy promotion via NR4A2/p53 regulation by Xiyan Dai, Bo Liang, Yaolin Sun

“…The animal’s weight, blood pressure, lipid profile, tolerance to glucose and insulin, and cardiac histopathology were evaluated. …”
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Circulating Nesfatin-1 Levels and Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ting Zhai, Shi-Zhen Li, Xin-Tong Fan, Zhao Tian, Xiao-Qing Lu, Jing Dong

“…The role of nesfatin-1 in glucose homeostasis has been investigated previously. …”
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Calorie Restriction with a High-Fat Diet Effectively Attenuated Inflammatory Response and Oxidative Stress-Related Markers in Obese Tissues of the High Diet Fed Rats by Seungae Park, Na-Young Park, Giuseppe Valacchi, Yunsook Lim

“…HFCR lowered liver triglyceride levels, total cholesterol levels, and the plasma leptin/adiponectin ratio to normal levels and improved glucose tolerance. HFCR also improved fatty liver and normalized adipocyte size and morphology. …”
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The Influence of Interfering Substances on the Antimicrobial Activity of Selected Quaternary Ammonium Compounds by Paula A. Araújo, Madalena Lemos, Filipe Mergulhão, Luís Melo, Manuel Simões

“…The antimicrobial effects of the surfactants were assessed based on the bacterial respiratory activity measured by oxygen uptake rate due to glucose oxidation. The tested surfactants were efficient against both bacteria (single and consortium) with minimum bactericidal concentrations ranging from 3 to 35 mg·L−1. …”
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New Insights into the Mechanisms of Chinese Herbal Products on Diabetes: A Focus on the “Bacteria-Mucosal Immunity-Inflammation-Diabetes” Axis by Zezheng Gao, Qingwei Li, Xuemin Wu, Xuemin Zhao, Linhua Zhao, Xiaolin Tong

“…Here, we have proposed that many herbal monomers and formulae improve glucose homeostasis and diabetes through the BMID axis; B represents gut microbiota, M means mucosal immunity, I represents inflammation, and D represents diabetes. …”
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Hypoglycemic effects of naturally processed Polygonum multiflorum extract in KK CgAy/J mice and its mechanism of action by Wenping Tang, Jianfeng Zhan, Shiming Li, Yue Liu, Chi-Tang Ho

“…PME (0.075 %) was given to diabetic mice (KK CgAy/J) in drinking water and after 7 weeks, PME-treated mice had significantly lower glucose levels than mice in the diabetic control group (P < 0.01). …”
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Study on the structure characterization and moisturizing effect of Tremella polysaccharide fermented from GCMCC5.39 by Meng Yang, Zilong Zhang, Yan He, Chengliang Li, Jinmei Wang, Xia Ma

“…Purified components of fermented Tremella polysaccharide (FTPS) was made of galactose, mannose, glucose, galactosmine, glucosamine, and contain a large amount of hydroxyl, carbonyl and amino groups. …”
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A Refined Nomenclature System to Better Discriminate Endo- and Exo-Type Fructanases and Glucanases by Laura Leaerts, Jaime Ricardo Porras-Domínguez, Maxime Versluys, Wim Van den Ende

“…Not all exo-acting fructanases and glucanases produce monosaccharides (like fructose or glucose), while endo-acting enzymes do not solely produce higher-degree polymerization oligosaccharides. …”
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Evaluation of serum leptin and adiponectin and their associations with obesity-related renal injury among Egyptian adolescents by Azza A El-Shaheed, Reham F. Fahmy, Nermine N. Mahfouz, Salwa R El-Zayat, Hiba Sibaii, Rehab S.I. Moustafa

“…Subjects and methods A case–control study was conducted on 45 Egyptian overweight/obese adolescents aged 10–18 years of both sexes and 44 age- and Sex-matched healthy individuals. Serum fasting glucose and insulin were analyzed, and a homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance was calculated. …”
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Effects of testosterone undecanoate treatment on serum biochemical parameters in new zealand rabbits by Beyza Suvarikli Alan, Avni Camgoz, Mustafa Orhun Dayan, Seyfullah Haliloglu, Nida Karakaya

“…<p> <b>Results:</b> The results of the study, in which a total of 22 biochemical parameters were evaluated, showed that aspartate aminotransferase, amylase, triglyceride, total cholesterol, total protein, creatinine, uric acid, phosphate, potassium, sodium, calcium, and glucose levels were statistically significantly higher in the TU group than in the control and castor oil groups, and high-density lipoprotein levels were significantly lower in the other groups compared to the control group.…”
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Studies on the fatty liver syndrome in dairy cattle by Reşat Nuri Aştı, Veysi Aslan, Mehmet Nizamlıoğlu, Ülker Demirci, Ali Muhtar Tiftik, Yılmaz Gökçay

“…<p> It was determined that the concentration of FFA and GO T in blood sera were increased in connection to the fatty liver syndrome whereas the glucose concentration was reduced.<p> As a result, it was concluded that the fatty liver syndrome was seen in higher percentage in the first two weeks after calving in dairy cattle that were raised by public, consequently the liver biopsy seems to be the only reliable method for the diagnosis of fatty liver syndrome.…”
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EFFECT OF REPLACING SOYBEAN MEAL WITH LARVAE MEAL OF BLACK SOLDIER FLY HERMETIA ILLUCENS IN GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND SOME BIOCHEMICAL BLOOD PARAMETERS OF COMMON CARP CYPRINUS CARPIO... by Ahmed I. Albayati, R. S. Attee, M. S. Al-Khshali

“…The results of serum biochemical indices showed no statistically significant differences (P>0.05) in the levels of ALT (Alanine aminotransferase), Glucose, Triglycerides, LDL (low-density lipoprotein) and total protein (TP) between control and experimental groups. …”
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Cardiovascular Reactivity and its Association with the Risk of Cardiovascular Morbidity by Milagros Lisset León Regal, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Cynthia Olivia Morales Pérez, Rosmari Álvarez Hernández, Yudith Brito Pérez de Corcho, José Omar de Armas García

“…The variables were: sex, skin color, age, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, fasting blood glucose, smoking, baseline systolic blood pressure, cardiovascular reactivity, and risk of cardiovascular morbidity. …”
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Adolescents with Type I Diabetes Mellitus and their Knowledge about the Disease by Marisleidy Denis Rodríguez, Antonio Masot Rangel, Nicolás Ramón Cruz Pérez, Juan Carlos Yanes Macías, Mayumi Hernández Díaz

“…<strong>Background:</strong> diabetes mellitus is an endocrine-metabolic disease characterized by high levels of glucose in blood that occurs due to a deficient secretion or action of insulin. …”
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Adipocyte-Specific Fatty Acid-Binding Protein (AFABP) and Chemerin in Association with Gestational Diabetes: A Case-Control Study by Maryam Mosavat, Mitra Mirsanjari, Bashir A. Lwaleed, Maherah Kamarudin, Siti Zawiah Omar

“…Adipocytokines participate in regulating the inflammatory response in glucose homeostasis and type 2 diabetes. However, among these peptides, the role of adipocyte-specific fatty-acid-binding protein (AFABP), chemerin, and secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) in gestational diabetes (GDM) has not been fully investigated. …”
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Potential antidiabetic and antioxidant activities of a heliangolide sesquiterpene lactone isolated from Helianthus annuus L. leaves by Onoja Samuel O., Nnadi Charles O., Udem Samuel C., Anaga Aruh O.

“…It also reduced the fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels in a time-dependent manner. The highest activity was recorded within 6 h post-treatment at 0.2 mmol kg−1 bm. …”
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Nomogram-Based Prediction of the Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy: A Retrospective Study by Ruohui Mo, Rong Shi, Yuhong Hu, Fan Hu

“…Seven predictors were selected by LASSO from 19 variables, including age, course of disease, postprandial blood glucose (PBG), glycosylated haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), uric creatinine (UCR), urinary microalbumin (UMA), and systolic blood pressure (SBP). …”
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Metabolic and hematological disruptions induced by Diphenyl Diselenide in male wistar rats by Joseph A. Olagunju, Gabriel O. Ajayi, Babatunde A. Murtala, Adejuwan A. Adeneye

“…The resultant increased gluconeogenesis and hepatic glycogen storage could be a detoxification mechanism whereby excess lactate due to increased glycolysis is converted to a non-toxic and neutral glucose to maintain pH balance in order to preserve the animals against DPDS toxicity.…”
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