Book Description:
The hallmark of insulin resistance is an obstacle to glucose uptake, resulting in hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia as well as type 2 diabetes mellitus. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is rapidly increasing worldwide and is becoming an important health problem. In this book, the authors present current research in the study of insulin resistance including: the pathophysiological basis for antioxidant therapy of insulin resistance; new insight into the regulation of insulin resistance; burn injury and its association with insulin resistance and hyperglycemia which complicates clinical management; and lipoprotein lipase and its role in insulin resistance. (Imprint: Novinka)

Table of Contents:
Preface

Pathophysiological Basis for Antioxidant Therapy of Insulin Resistance
(Ramón Rodrigo, Matías Libuy, Jaime Gonzalez, Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology Program, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile)

New Insight into the Regulation of Insulin Resistance
(Penghua Fang, Mingyi Shi, Mei Yu, Ping Bo, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China and others)

Insulin Resistance after Severe Burn Injury
(Hongzhi Xu, Yong-Ming Yu, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Shriners Hospitals for Children, Boston, MA, USA)

Lipoprotein Lipase and Insulin Resistance
(Masataka Kusunoki, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Clinic, Aichi Medical University, Higashisakura, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Japan)

Index