Protein kinase B (Akt), similar to many other protein kinases, is at the crossroads of cell
death and survival, playing a pivotal role in multiple interconnected cell signaling …

In this fast-food era, people depend on ready-made foods and engage in minimal physical
activities that ultimately change their food habits. Majorities of such foods have harmful …

The lifestyle adopted by most people in Western societies has an important impact on the
propensity to metabolic disorders (eg, diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease …

Prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular
disease, diabetes, obesity, cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, arthritis, non …

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and previous pandemics have been viewed
almost exclusively as virology problems, with toxicology problems mostly being ignored …

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a complex syndrome with debilitating long-term complications,
comprising alterations of carbohydrate, protein and lipid metabolisms, along increased …

Zinc deficiencies have been reported in numerous pathologies, such as diabetes mellitus,
but also in the physiological process of ageing. Similarly, the end products of glycoxidation …

Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) represents a leading cause of morbidity and
premature mortality, low-grade inflammation being acknowledged as a key contributor to its …

The aim of this study was to investigate the molecular mechanism of pancreatic islet-derived
mesenchymal stem cell (PID-MSC) differentiation into beta-cells in the presence of insulin …

In elderly, hormones and oxidant-antioxidant interplay are suggested to mediate
biochemical balance between adipose tissue to other tissues. Thus the study attempts to …