Thursday 3 April 2003 | ||
Organizer | A.E. Pontiroli (Milano, Italy) | |
Sponsors | Merck Pharma ServierTakeda |
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Insulin resistance |
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Session I | Allostasis and homeostasis in type 2 diabetes | Abstract No. |
Chairs | S. Del Prato (Pisa, Italy) & E. Trischitta (Roma, Italy) | |
9.40 – 10.00 | Allostasis: what it is and why it mattersD. Goldstein (Bethesda, USA) | |
10.00 – 10.20 | Genomics and Allostasis: an Overview A. Turco (Verona, Italy) |
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10.20 – 10.40 | Allostasis: a paradigm for impaired glucose regulation and type 2 diabetes M. Stumvoll (Tubingen, Germany) |
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10.40 – 11.00 | Therapeutic implications of allostasis in type 2 diabetes P.A. Tataranni (Phoenix, USA) |
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11.00 – 11.15 | General discussion | |
11.15 – 11.30 | coffee break | |
Session II | Insulin resistance and atherosclerosis | |
Chairs | M. Muggeo (Verona, Italy) & A. Pontiroli (Milano, Italy) | Abstract No. |
11.30 – 11.45 | Vascular insulin action and resistance R.C. Bonadonna (Verona, Italy) |
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11.45 – 12.05 | From the genome to the plaque: is insulin resistance a right track? L.C. Groop (Malmö, Sweden) |
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12.05 – 12.25 | Insulin resistance, inflammation and atherosclerosis J. Yudkin (London, UK) |
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12.25 – 12.45 | Treating insulin resistance to stop atherosclerosis: pharmacological tools E. Bonora (Verona, Italy) |
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12.45 – 13.00 | General discussion | |
13.00 | End of workshop | |
Posters
171
The anti-oxidant substances N-acetyl-L-cysteine and superoxide dismutase do not restore platelet sensitivity to nitric oxide in obesity
G. Anfossi, I. Russo, P. Massucco, L. Mattiello, and M. Trovati (Orbassano (Turin), Italy)
172
Diabetes mellitus is associated with differential effects on plasma cholesteryl ester transfer protein and phospholipid transfer protein activities and concentrations
R. de Vries, T. Van Gent, S.E. Borggreve, M. Ito, W.J. Sluiter, G.M. Dallinga, H. Hattori, A. van Tol, and R.P.F. Dullaart (Groningen, The Netherlands/ Rotterdam, The Netherlands/Saitama, Japan )
173
Insulin increases the expression of L-arginine transporters in human fetal endothelium through activation of p42/44mapk and protein kinase C
M. González, and L. Sobrevia (Concepcion, Chile)
174
Variables associated with insulin resistance in non diabetic normal pregnancy
G. Seghieri (Pistoia, Italy)