Glucose Homeostasis and the Metabolic Syndrome Glucose homeostasis represents the outcome of a complex feedback system for maintaining glucose tolerance within rather narrow physiological limits. Aberrant glucose homeostasis contributes to a number of downstream effects, including insulin resistance. Insulin resistance occurs when muscle, fat, or liver does not appropriately use the insulin tha...

Glucose Homeostasis and the Metabolic Syndrome Glucose homeostasis represents the outcome of a complex feedback system for maintaining glucose tolerance within rather narrow physiological limits. Aberrant glucose homeostasis contributes to a number of downstream effects, including insulin resistance. Insulin resistance occurs when muscle, fat, or liver does not appropriately use the insulin tha...

The metabolic syndrome consists of a cluster of metabolic disorders, many of which promote the development of atherosclerosis and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease events. Insulin resistance may lie at the heart of the metabolic syndrome. Elevated serum triglycerides commonly associate with insulin resistance and represent a valuable clinical marker of the metabolic syndrome. Abdomina...

Endothelial dysfunction contributes to cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, atherosclerosis, and coronary artery disease, which are also characterized by insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is a hallmark of metabolic disorders, including type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity, which are also characterized by endothelial dysfunction. Metabolic actions of insulin to promote glucose d...

Abstract   Background: Prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOs) is increasing particularly among the female adolescents and young women. It has been hypothesized that disturbance in calcium and vitamin-D metabolism may affect the symptoms of this syndrome. This study was designed to investigate the relationship between vitamin-D and calcium with metabolic parameters and other c...

Glucose Homeostasis and the Metabolic Syndrome Glucose homeostasis represents the outcome of a complex feedback system for maintaining glucose tolerance within rather narrow physiological limits. Aberrant glucose homeostasis contributes to a number of downstream effects, including insulin resistance. Insulin resistance occurs when muscle, fat, or liver does not appropriately use the insulin tha...

Glucose Homeostasis and the Metabolic Syndrome Glucose homeostasis represents the outcome of a complex feedback system for maintaining glucose tolerance within rather narrow physiological limits. Aberrant glucose homeostasis contributes to a number of downstream effects, including insulin resistance. Insulin resistance occurs when muscle, fat, or liver does not appropriately use the insulin tha...

Female androgen excess and male androgen deficiency manifest with an overlapping adverse metabolic phenotype, including abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Here, we review the impact of androgens on metabolic target tissues in an attempt to unravel the complex mechanistic links with m...

Glucose Homeostasis and the Metabolic Syndrome Glucose homeostasis represents the outcome of a complex feedback system for maintaining glucose tolerance within rather narrow physiological limits. Aberrant glucose homeostasis contributes to a number of downstream effects, including insulin resistance. Insulin resistance occurs when muscle, fat, or liver does not appropriately use the insulin tha...

Glucose Homeostasis and the Metabolic Syndrome Glucose homeostasis represents the outcome of a complex feedback system for maintaining glucose tolerance within rather narrow physiological limits. Aberrant glucose homeostasis contributes to a number of downstream effects, including insulin resistance. Insulin resistance occurs when muscle, fat, or liver does not appropriately use the insulin tha...