Insulin is essential for type 1 and advanced type 2 diabetics to maintain blood glucose levels
and prolong lives. The traditional administration requires frequent subcutaneous insulin …

Nanoparticles have demonstrated significant advancements in potential oral delivery of
insulin. In this publication, we review the current status of polymeric, inorganic and solid-lipid …

Daily dietary potassium (K+) intake may be as large as the extracellular K+ pool. To avoid
acute hyperkalemia, rapid removal of K+ from the extracellular space is essential. This is …

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer in the adult population of Western
societies, 1 but the pathological processes and risk factors associated with its development …

Background—Weight gain is of concern during early development because adult obesity
and its cardiovascular consequences appear to have their origins during childhood. Insulin …

This study examined the control of renal hemodynamics and tubular function, as well as
systemic hemodynamics, during obesity-induced hypertension in chronically instrumented …

Obesity is a common problem in much of the western world today in that is linked directly
with several disease processes, notably, hypertension. It is becoming clear that the …

Background: Visceral adiposity is generally considered to play a key role in the metabolic
syndrome. Objective: To examine the relationship between directly measured visceral …

OBJECTIVE—To determine the efficacy and safety of rosiglitazone (RSG) when added to
insulin in the treatment of type 2 diabetic patients who are inadequately controlled on insulin …

In all forms of hypertension, including human essential hypertension, pressure natriuresis is
reset to higher blood pressures. Because human essential hypertension is a heterogeneous …