Diabetes - Perspectives in Drug Therapy

1. Targeting Type 2 Diabetes
Christina Schwanstecher, Mathias Schwanstecher

2. Dual Acting and Pan-PPAR Activators as Potential Anti-diabetic Therapies
Monique Heald, Michael A. Cawthorne

3. GLP-1 Agonists and Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors
Baptist Gallwitz

4. Cannabinoids and Endocannabinoids in Metabolic Disorders with Focus on Diabetes
Vincenzo Marzo, Fabiana Piscitelli, Raphael Mechoulam

5. SGLT Inhibitors as New Therapeutic Tools in the Treatment of Diabetes
Rolf K. H. Kinne, Francisco Castaneda

6. Inhibitors of 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 in Antidiabetic Therapy
Minghan Wang

7. Nampt and Its Potential Role in Inflammation and Type 2 Diabetes
Antje Garten, Stefanie Petzold, Susanne Schuster, Antje Körner, Jürgen Kratzsch, Wieland Kiess

8. Inhibition of Ganglioside Biosynthesis as a Novel Therapeutic Approach in Insulin Resistance
Jin-ichi Inokuchi

9. Overcoming Insulin Resistance with Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor
Tamara L. Allen, Vance B. Matthews, Mark A. Febbraio

10. Thermogenesis and Related Metabolic Targets in Anti-Diabetic Therapy
Jonathan R. S. Arch

11. Interleukin-Targeted Therapy for Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes
Kathrin Maedler, Gitanjali Dharmadhikari, Desiree M. Schumann, Joachim Størling

12. Fructose-1, 6-Bisphosphatase Inhibitors for Reducing Excessive Endogenous Glucose Production in Type 2 Diabetes
Paul D. Poelje, Scott C. Potter, Mark D. Erion

13. AMP-Activated Protein Kinase and Metabolic Control
Benoit Viollet, Fabrizio Andreelli

14. Mitochondria as Potential Targets in Antidiabetic Therapy
Paula I. Moreira, Catarina R. Oliveira

15. Research and Development of Glucokinase Activators for Diabetes Therapy: Theoretical and Practical Aspects
Franz M. Matschinsky, Bogumil Zelent, Nicolai M. Doliba, Klaus H. Kaestner, Jane M. Vanderkooi, Joseph Grimsby, Steven J. Berthel, Ramakanth Sarabu

16. Erratum to Chapter 11: Interleukin-Targeted Therapy for Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes
Kathrin Maedler, Gitanjali Dharmadhikari, Desiree M. Schumann, Joachim Størling

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