Full Description
The pathogenesis of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) has attracted the interest of our group during the last three decades. As early as 1969, a Nobel Symposium dealing with this topic was organized in Stockholm. This was followed in 1987 by a Nobel Conference devoted to the same subject. The main purpose of these meetings was to bring together the most distinguished scientists from all over the world and present theories on molecular and genetic mechanisms responsible for the development of glucose intolerance in NIDDM. This idea was followed also in the present symposium, "New Concepts in the Pathogenesis of NIDDM," organized with diabetologists from Toronto in Canada. Our purpose is to biannually organize international meetings covering important aspects of dia betes research, hoping that this type of interaction may result in new concepts and treat ment alternatives. For us, participating in this symposium in September 1992, the meeting in Stockholm was very stimulating and innovative. It is a special pleasure that almost all invited lecturers submitted manuscripts. Thus, the publication of the proceedings of the symposium makes it possible for all interested in diabetes research to share new ideas and findings presented at the meeting. Claes-G6ran Ostenson Suad Efendic Mladen V ranic v CONTENTS REGULATION OF INSULIN SECRETION Impaired Glucose-Induced Insulin Secretion: Studies in Animal Models with Spontaneous NIDDM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. -G. Ostenson, A. Khan, and S. Efendic Perturbation ofIslet Metabolism and Insulin Release in NIDDM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 WJ.Malaisse 2 Regulation of Cytoplasmic Free Ca+ in Insulin-Secreting Cells. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents
Regulation of Insulin Secretion.- Impaired Glucose-Induced Insulin Secretion: Studies in Animal Models with Spontaneous NIDDM.- Perturbation of Islet Metabolism and Insulin Release in NIDDM.- Regulation of Cytoplasmic Free Ca2+ in Insulin-Secreting Cells.- The ß-Cell Sulfonylurea Receptor.- Insulin, Insulin Receptors and Glucose Transporters.- Regulation of Glucose Transporters and the Na/K-ATPase by Insulin in Skeletal Muscle.- Insulin Receptor: Aspects of Its Structure and function.- The Diabetogenes Concept of NIDDM.- Molecular Genetics of NIDDM and the Genes for Insulin and Insulin Receptor.- Autoregulation of Glucose Transport: Effects of Glucose on Glucose Transporter Expression and Cellular Location in Muscle.- Insulin Action in NIDDM.- Insulin Resistance and the Pathogenesis of Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms.- Indirect Effects of Insulin in Regulating Glucose Fluxes.- The Insulin-Antagonistic Effect of the Counterregulatory Hormones — Clinical and Mechanistic Aspects.- On Insulin Action in Vivo: The Single Gateway Hypothesis.- Gluconeogenesis.- Acute Hormonal Regulation of Gluconeogenesis in the Conscious Dog.- Estimating Gluconeogenic Rates in NIDDM.- Glucose Metabolism during Physical Exercise in Patients with Noninsulin-Dependent (Type II) Diabetes.- Substrates and the Regulation of Hepatic Glycogen Metabolism.- Gluconeogenesis in Type 2 Diabetes.- Obesity, Lipoproteins, Atherogenesis, and NIDDM.- Regulation of Adipose Tissue Lipolysis, Importance for the Metabolic Syndrome.- Cellular and Molecular Factors in Adipose Tissue Growth and Obesity.- Regional Obesity and NIDDM.- Hyperinsulinemia and VLDL Kinetics.- Hyperinsulinism and Dyslipidemias as Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors in NIDDM.- Potential Impact ofNew Concepts In NIDDM on Delivery of Care to Diabetic Populations.- A Paradigm to Link Clinical Research to Clinical Practice: The Challenge in Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus.
