Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Plasmids and Their Role in Human Diseases
Anukul Paul, Sriradha Ganguli and Ranadhir Chakraborty
OMICS Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, University of North Bengal, Siliguri, West Bengal, India
Chapter 2. Chronic Kidney Disease and Gastrointestinal System Disturbances
Alparslan Ersoy, MD, Professor
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Bursa Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
Chapter 3. Ginsenosides: Health Benefits and Role in Disease Prevention
Li Huang, PhD, Hui-Jing Li, PhD, and Yan-Chao Wu, PhD
Weihai Key Laboratory of Active Factor of Marine Products, Weihai Marine Organism and Medical Technology Research Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai, P. R. China
Chapter 4. How First-Generation Somatostatin Analogues (SSAs) Changed the Outcome of Acromegaly
Giulia Maida1, Alessandro Brunetti1, Giacomo Cristofolini1, Andrea Saladino2 and Renato Cozzi3
1Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
2Division of Neurosurgery (NCH 1), IRCCS Foundation Neurological Institute “Carlo Besta,” Milan, Italy
3SC Endocrinology Great Metropolitan Hospital Niguarda Milan, Milan, Italy
Chapter 5. Diabetes Mellitus and the Gastrointestinal System
Canan Ozyardimci Ersoy1 and Alparslan Ersoy2
1Bursa Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Bursa, Turkey
2Bursa Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Bursa, Turkey
Chapter 6. Superior Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis: A Narrative Review
Yee-Huang Ku1 and Wen-Liang Yu2,3
1Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan
2Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan City, Taiwan
3Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan
Chapter 7. Hub Genes and Their Role in Myocardial Ischemia and How Exercise Can Modulate, Improve, and Reverse These Pathways
Navid Abedpoor1,2, Farzaneh Tahian1 and Fatemeh Hajibabaie2
1Department of Sports Physiology, Faculty of Sports Sciences,
Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2Department of Physiology, Medicinal Plants Research Center,
Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
Index