Vol. 2 No. 2 (2014)

Published: 2014-09-05

Articles

ORIGINAL RESEARCH: Chronic Hypoxia Causes Disorder of Glucose Metabolism and a Specific Type of Diabetes

Antonio Gomez-Valdes Department of Internal Medicine, Havan

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The Duodenal-Jejunal Bypass Liner (EndoBarrier®): An Endoscopic System for Glycemic Control

Laura Bolte, Lisa Dicks and Winfried Keuthage Specialized Practice for Diabetology and Nutritional Medicine, MedicalCenter at Clemenshospital, Münster, Germany

85-95
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Glucose Metabolism Disturbances in Colon Cancer

Agnieszka Sulich and Paweł Piątkiewicz Department of Internal Medicine, 2nd Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Diseases, Diabetology and Endocrinology, of Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland

109-116
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Acute and Chronic Kudzu Improves Plasma Glucose Tolerance in Non-Diabetic CD-1 Mice

Scott Carlson1, Jeevan K. Prasain2, Ning Peng3, Yanying Dai3 and J. Michael Wyss3 1Department of Biology, Luther College, Decorah, IA; 2Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; 3Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

70-77
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Therapeutic Challenge of Preserving Adult Height in a Patient with Langer Mesomelic Dysplasia and Non-Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: A Case Report

Anna S. Nam1, Judith Ross2 and Bert Bachrach1 1University of Missouri Children’s Hospital, Columbia, MO; 2Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Risk of Celiac Disease Autoimmunity is Modified by Non-HLA Genetic Markers During the First Year of Clinical Type 1 Diabetes

Emma H. Adlercreutz1, Dorthe Hansen2, Henrik B. Mortensen3, Åke Lernmark1, Karsten Buschard4, Daniel Agardh1 and Jannet Svensson3 1Department of Clinical Sciences, Diabetes and Celiac Disease Unit, Lund University, SE-20502 Malmo, Sweden; 2Department of Paediatrics, Odense University Hospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense C, Denmark; 3Department of Paediatrics, Herlev Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev, Denmark and Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; 4The Bartholin Institute, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark

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A U-Shape Relationship between HbA1c and All-Cause Mortality Rate in Diabetic Patients Admitted for Severe Hypoglycemia: A 15-Year, Multicenter, Retrospective Survey

Tong Zhang1, Tao Du2, Wangen Li2, Yimei Chen2, Guangda Xiang3, Jianmin Ran4, Cheng Peng5, Hong Zhang6, Lie Feng7, Gugen Xu8, Yinghong Du9, Hongbin Luo10, Aimin Deng11 and Lu Li12 1Department of Endocrinology, the Third Affiliated Hospital, Nanfang Medical University, Guangzhou 510360, China; 2Department of Endocrinology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510260, China; 3Department of Endocrinology, Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Command, Wuhan 430070, China; 4Department of Endocrinology, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Guangzhou 510220, China; 5Department of Endocrinology, First Municipal People’s Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou 510180, China; 6Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China; 7Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, China; 8Department of Endocrinology, Guangdong No.2 Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangzhou, 510317, China; 9Department of Endocrinology,Guangzhou Panyu Central Hospital, Guangzhou, 511400, China; 10Department of Endocrinology, Liwan Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510170, China; 11Department of Endocrinology, General Hospital of Guangzhou Millitary Command of PLA, Guangzhou, 510010, China; 12Department of Endocrinology, Shenzhen Peopole’s Hospital, Jinan University, Shenzhen, 518020, China

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Radio-Iodine Thymic Uptake in Thyroid Carcinoma Follow Up: Lesson to be Learned from a Case Report

Laila Ennazk1, Ghizlane El Mghari1, A. Matrane2 and Nawal El Ansari1 1Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolic Diseases, King Mohammed VI University Hospital, PCIM Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Marrakesh, Morocco; 2Department of Nuclear Medicine, King Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakesh, Morocco

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Stress Hyperglycaemia in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Christoph Henzen1, Stefan Fischli1, Richard Kobza2, Torsten Weirauch3, Beat Schmid1, Kuno Heer3 and Verena A. Briner1 Department of Internal Medicine; 1Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition; 2Division of Cardiology, 3Medical Intensive Care Unit, Kantonsspital Lucerne, Switzerland

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Pathophysiology and Prevention of End Stage Renal Disease in Diabetes Mellitus

Anil K. Mandal1 and Linda M. Hiebert2 1Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; 2Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

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Improving Pancreatic Islet Engraftment after Islet Transplantation through Administration of Gamma-Secretase Inhibitor DAPT

Daisy Hjelmqvist1, Mats Hellström2 and Joey Lau1 1Department of Medical Cell Biology, BMC, Uppsala University, 75 123 Uppsala, Sweden; 2Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Science for Life Laboratory, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden

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