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 Cozzi^3
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 Ersoy^2
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 Yu^2,3
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 Abedpoor^1,2, Farzaneh Tahian¹ and Fatemeh Hajibabaie^2
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