Impact of cyclosporine and low-dose steroid therapy on insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function in patients with long-term liver grafts

Transplant International

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 6-11

  Konrad, T ^a   Markus, Bernd ^a   Allers, Carl ^a   Vicini, Paolo ^b   Toffolo, Gianna ^c   Lakos, Christos ^a   Viehmann, Katrin ^a   Hanisch, Ernst ^a   Encke, Albrecht ^a   Cobelli, Claudio ^c   Usadel, Klaus Henning ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beta cell secretion; Corticosteroids; Cyclosporin A; Glucose tolerance; Insulin sensitivity; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INSULIN CLEARANCE; INSULIN DEGRADATION; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; INTRAVENOUS GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; C-PEPTIDE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; LIVER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISONE;

EID: 0035142915     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001470050735     Document Type: Article

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