Muscle Metabolism

by Juleen R Zierath (Editor), Harriet Wallberg-Henrikss (Editor)

Overview

Diabetes research on models comprising intact animal tissues, cell cultures and isolated pancreatic islets is essential for understanding the pathogenesis of the disease as well as the mechanisms responsible for the chronic complications associated with it. Enormous advances in the understanding of the development of diabetes and its prevention hav

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134485413
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	02/28/2002
Series:	Frontiers in Animal Diabetes Research
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	460
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Juleen R Zierath, Harriet Wallberg-Henrikss

Table of Contents

Insulin Signaling. Overview: Tyrosine Kinase Signaling in Insulin Action. Defects in Early Insulin Signaling in Skeletal Muscle. Defects in Intermediate Insulin Signaling in Skeletal Muscle: (PI) 3-kinase and Glucose Transport. Glucose Transport. Glucose Transport in Muscle. The GLUT4 Compartments of Skeletal Muscle. Substrate Utilization. Adverse Metabolic Consequences of Hyperglycemia (Glucose Toxicity): Implications for the Pathogenesis of Diabetes Mellitus. Cellular Mediators of Glucose-Induced Autoregulation of Hexose Transport. Physiological Adaptations in Glucose Utilization of Skeletal Muscle. Fatty Acids and Muscle Insulin Resistance. Role of AMP Kinase and Malonyl CoA in Exercise-stimulated Skeletal Muscle Metabolism and Insulin Action. Transgenic and Genetic Models. The Use of Mouse Transgenic and Homologous Recombination Technologies to Analyze the Physiologic Basis of Glucose Homeostasis. Transgenic Approaches to Insulin Signaling. Transgenic Models to Study Glucose Transport and Metabolism in Skeletal Muscle. Diabetic Animals. Insulin Resistance in Skeletal Muscle: a Role for Impaired Insulin Activation of Glycogen Synthase. Muscle GLUT4 Traffic and Insulin Resistant States. Glucose Transport in Heart: Special Emphasis on Insulin Resistance and NIDM. Cellular Redox State and Insulin Sensitivity: Potential Role of Lipoic Acid. Exercise and Aging. Exercise Training and Muscle Insulin Resistance: Cellular Adaptations. Effects of Physical Exercise on the Decreased Insulin Action Caused by Aging. Effects of Aging on Glucose Homeostasis: Cellular Approaches. Application to Humans. Insulin Resistance: Whole Body Mechanisms in Humans. Cellular Mechanisms.

Editorial Reviews

4 Stars! from Doody

Reviewer: Matthew J Brady, Ph.D.(University of Chicago Medical Center)
Description: This book, part of the Frontiers in Animal Diabetes Research series, provides a timely and comprehensive overview of the regulation of energy uptake and utilization in muscle from normal and diabetic models. The chapters are written by leaders in their respective fields, and provides an excellent review for a wide range of researchers, from graduate students entering the area to more established investigators wishing to attain a comprehensive overview of this rapidly moving research field.
Purpose: The purpose is to examine the mechanisms by which insulin resistance develops in skeletal muscle. Since a defect in insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and disposal in skeletal muscle precedes the development of type II diabetes, it is imperative to understand the underlying causes of insulin resistance. The editors have successfully assembled a panel of researchers employing a wide variety of techniques to investigate this subject.
Audience: The chapters are written in a very clear and straightforward manner, making them suitable for graduate students. However, the material is of suitable complexity to make it of interest to more advanced PhD and MD researchers.
Features: A particular strength of this book is the logical organization and progression of subject matter. After reviewing basic features of insulin signaling and glucose transport in skeletal muscle, the book progresses to a more in-depth analysis on how inappropriate substrate utilization may result in the development of insulin resistance. This work is then extended into a series of chapters on both animal and human models of insulin resistance and type II diabetes. The only weakness of the book is the omission of current therapeutic strategies for treating insulin resistance.
Assessment: This book is an excellent resource for any researcher working in the areas of insulin signaling, skeletal muscle metabolism and insulin resistance/type II diabetes. The articles are uniformly clear and informative, with strong figures highlighting important research findings and excellent references for further reading.

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