Promotional Information

This special volume of Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science focuses on glucose homeostatis and the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus.

Table of Contents

G Protein-Coupled Receptors as Regulators of Glucose Homeostasis and Therapeutic Targets for Diabetes Mellitus
Ya-Xiong Tao and Xu-Fang Liang
Regulation of Glucose Homeostasis by GLP-1
Prashant Nadkarni, Oleg G. Chepurny and George G. Holz
Physiology and Therapeutics of the Free Fatty Acid Receptor GPR40
Hui Huang, Meng-Hong Dai and Ya-Xiong Tao
Targeting GPR119 for the Potential Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Xiu-Lei Mo, Zhao Yang and Ya-Xiong Tao
Enhanced Skeletal Muscle for Effective Glucose Homeostasis
Jinzeng Yang
Factors Affecting Insulin-regulated Hepatic Gene Expression
Hong-Ping Guan and Guoxun Chen
Roles of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs) in the Metabolic Syndrome
Mahmoud Mansour
Free Fatty Acids and Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance
Lyudmila I. Rachek
Adiponectin Signaling and Metabolic Syndrome
Yuchang Fu
Regulation of Pancreatic Islet Beta-Cell Mass by Growth Factor and Hormone Signaling
Yao Joyce Huang and Yongchang Chang
The Impact of Dietary Methionine Restriction on Biomarkers of Metabolic Health
Manda L. Orgeron, Kirsten P. Stone, Desiree Wanders, Cory C. Cortez, Nancy T. Van and Thomas W. Gettys
Carbohydrate Metabolism and Pathogenesis of Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs and Cats
Margarethe Hoenig
Impaired Insulin Signaling and Mechanisms of Memory Loss
Jenna Bloemer, Subhrajit Bhattacharya, Rajesh Amin and Vishnu Suppiramaniam
The Role of PPARd Signaling in the Cardiovascular System
Yishu Ding, Kevin D. Yang and Qinglin Yang

About the Author

Dr. Ya-Xiong Tao is currently Professor of Physiology at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in Auburn, Alabama, USA. He has been working on several G protein-coupled receptors, including gonadotropin receptors regulating reproduction, and melanocortin receptors regulating energy and glucose homeostasis. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed biomedical journals and obtained funding for his research from National Institutes of Health, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association, among others. He has delivered numerous lectures at universities and research institutes in USA, Canada, China, India, and Mexico. He has edited ten volumes, including seven volumes in Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science. He teaches several courses, including Physiology, Receptorology, Genomics and Personalized Medicine, and Molecular Endocrinology, for veterinarian, graduate, and undergraduate Honors students.

Reviews

PRAISE FOR THE SERIES "Full of interest not only for the molecular biologist-for whom the numerous references will be invaluable-but will also appeal to a much wider circle of biologists, and in fact to all those who are concerned with the living cell."--BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL