… *Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Dariush Elahi, Ph.D., Departments
of Surgery and Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, …

Objectives: Although half of all patients with pancreatic cancer are diabetic at the time of
diagnosis, it remains unclear whether the diabetes associated with pancreatic cancer is a cause …

Aging is associated with an increased incidence of hypertension, noninsulin-dependent
diabetes mellitus, and coronary heart disease. Because these conditions often cluster in the …

… After the baseline assessment of LV function, a 72-hour intravenous infusion of rGLP-1 (1.5
pmol/kg per minute, provided by D. Elahi, PhD, University of Massachussetts School of …

BACKGROUND: Insulin resistance is present in the setting of congestive heart failure.
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a naturally occurring incretin with both insulinotropic and …

These findings include CR-induced attenuation of age changes in plasma triglycerides (2)
and melatonin (3) as well as oxidative damage (4) and glucose tolerance (5). Current …

OBJECTIVE— The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between serum testosterone
levels and insulin sensitivity and mitochondrial function in men. RESEARCH DESIGN …

… We conducted a 48-hour continuous infusion of rGLP-1 (1.5 pmol · kg −1 · min −1 , provided
by D. Elahi) administered with a MiniMed pump (model 407C, Medtronic, Inc) in 5 normal …

… After completing blood sampling at 0800 h on d 2, … h on d 2 and 4 to suppress the HPG
axis for the remainder of the study. Pituitary sensitivity was assessed on the morning of d 3 by …

The pattern of body fat distribution has been shown to be related to a large number of
variables of clinical importance. A variety of indices have been devised, many of them simple …