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Exercise reduces body fat and improves insulin sensitivity and pancreatic β-cell function in overweight and obese male Taiwanese adolescents by Shih, Kuang-Chung, Kwok, Ching-Fai

“…Improvements in insulin resistance and pancreatic β-cell function have been shown following exercise in adults with obesity; however, few adolescent-based…”
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Using proteomics to discover novel biomarkers for fatty liver development and response to CB1R antagonist treatment in an obese mouse model by Chen, Chin‐Chang, Lee, Tzung‐Yan, Kwok, Ching‐Fai, Hsu, Yung‐Pei, Shih, Kuang‐Chung, Lin, Yan‐Jie, Ho, Low‐Tone

“…Over activity of cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1R) plays a key role in increasing the incidence of obesity‐induced non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease. Tissue…”
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Cannabinoid receptor type 1 mediates high-fat diet-induced insulin resistance by increasing forkhead box O1 activity in a mouse model of obesity by CHEN, CHIN-CHANG, LEE, TZUNG-YAN, KWOK, CHING-FAI, HSU, YUNG-PEI, SHIH, KUANG-CHUNG, LIN, YAN-JIE, HO, LOW-TONE

“…Hepatic glucose production is promoted by forkhead box O1 (FoxO1) under conditions of insulin resistance. The overactivity of cannabinoid receptor type 1…”
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Chronic endothelin‐1 infusion causes adipocyte hyperplasia in rats by Lien, Chih‐Chan, Jiang, Jia‐Ling, Jian, Deng‐Yuan, Kwok, Ching‐Fai, Ho, Low‐Tone, Juan, Chi‐Chang

“…Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the regulatory mechanism of endothelin‐1 (ET‐1), an endothelium‐derived vasoconstrictor, on adipogenesis in…”
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Insulin Up-Regulates Heme Oxygenase-1 Expression in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes via PI3-Kinase- and PKC-Dependent Pathways and Heme Oxygenase-1–Associated MicroRNA Downregulation by Chang, Chih-Ling, Au, Lo-Chun, Huang, Seng-Wong, Fai Kwok, Ching, Ho, Low-Tone, Juan, Chi-Chang

“…Insulin has a stimulatory effect on heme oxygenase-1 expression in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), the rate-limiting enzyme in heme catabolism, has…”
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Acarbose plus metformin fixed-dose combination outperforms acarbose monotherapy for type 2 diabetes by Wang, Jun-Sing, Huang, Chien-Ning, Hung, Yi-Jen, Kwok, Ching-Fai, Sun, Jui-Hung, Pei, Dee, Yang, Chwen-Yi, Chen, Ching-Chu, Lin, Ching-Ling, Sheu, Wayne Huey-Herng

“…Abstract Aim To compare the efficacy and safety of acarbose plus metformin fixed-dose combination (FDC) versus acarbose monotherapy for type 2 diabetes (T2D)…”
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The Combination of the Ankle Brachial Index and Brachial Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity Exhibits a Superior Association with Outcomes in Diabetic Patients by Chang, Li-Hsin, Lin, Hong-Da, Kwok, Ching-Fai, Won, Justin G.S., Chen, Harn-Shen, Chu, Chia-Huei, Hwu, Chii-Min, Kuo, Chin-Sung, Jap, Tjin-Shing, Shih, Kuang-Chung, Lin, Liang-Yu

“…Objective Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and peripheral arterial disease are classified as having very high cardiovascular risks. We therefore…”
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Look Action for Health in Diabetes trial: What we have learned in terms of real world practice and clinical trials by Kwok, Ching-Fai, Ho, Low-Tone

“…[...]the increased use of statins in the DSE group might have lessened the difference in CVD rates between the two groups, probably by decreasing the blood…”
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Characterization of pancreatic stem cells derived from adult human pancreas ducts by fluorescence activated cell sorting by Lin, Han-Tso, Chiou, Shih-Hwa, Kao, Chung-Lan, Shyr, Yi-Ming, Hsu, Chien-Jen, Tarng, Yih-Wen, Ho, Larry L-T, Kwok, Ching-Fai, Ku, Hung-Hai

“…AIM： To isolate putative pancreatic stem cells （PSCs） from human adult tissues of pancreas duct using serumfree, conditioned medium. The characterization of…”
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Whether to report diabetes as the underlying cause-of-death? a survey of internists of different sub-specialties by Lu, Tsung-Hsueh, Kwok, Ching-Fai, Ho, Low-Tone

“…Cause-specific mortality is a commonly used endpoint of clinical trials or prospective studies. However, it is sometimes difficult for physician to determine…”
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Severe hypoglycemia predicts major adverse outcomes in diabetic patients undergoing glycemic control regimes by Kwok, Ching‐Fai, Ho, Low‐Tone

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Angiotensin II Enhances Insulin Sensitivity in Vitro and in Vivo by Juan, Chi-Chang, Chien, Yueh, Wu, Liang-Yi, Yang, Wei-Ming, Chang, Chih-Ling, Lai, Ying-Hsiu, Ho, Pei-Hsuan, Kwok, Ching Fai, Ho, Low-Tone

“…The renin-angiotensin system plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of obesity, obesity-associated hypertension, and insulin resistance. However, the…”
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Angiotensin II enhances endothelin-1-induced vasoconstriction through upregulating endothelin type A receptor by Lin, Yan-Jie, Kwok, Ching-Fai, Juan, Chi-Chang, Hsu, Yung-Pei, Shih, Kuang-Chung, Chen, Chin-Chang, Ho, Low-Tone

“…•Ang II enhances ET-1-induced vasoconstriction in endothelium-denuded aorta.•Ang II upregulates the expression of ETAR and binding capacity of ET-1 in…”
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Resistin induces monocyte-endothelial cell adhesion by increasing ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 expression in endothelial cells via p38MAPK-dependent pathway by Hsu, Wei-Yen, Chao, Yu-Wen, Tsai, Ying-Lan, Lien, Chih-Chan, Chang, Chao-Fu, Deng, Ming-Chung, Ho, Low-Tone, Kwok, Ching Fai, Juan, Chi-Chang

“…Resistin, firstly reported as an adipocyte‐specific hormone, is suggested to be an important link between obesity and diabetes. Recent studies have suggested…”
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Visfatin Promotes Monocyte Adhesion by Upregulating ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 Expression in Endothelial Cells via Activation of p38-PI3K-Akt Signaling and Subsequent ROS Production and IKK/NF-κB Activation by Lin, Yu-Ting, Chen, Luen-Kui, Jian, Deng-Yuan, Hsu, Ting-Chia, Huang, Wei-Chih, Kuan, Tse-Ting, Wu, Shao-Yun, Kwok, Ching-Fai, Ho, Low-Tone, Juan, Chi-Chang

“…Visfatin is known to act as a mediator in several metabolic disorders, such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed to investigate…”
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VISFATIN PROMOTES FOAM CELL FORMATION BY DYSREGULATING CD36, SRA, ABCA1, AND ABCG1 EXPRESSION IN RAW264.7 MACROPHAGES by Lin, Yu-Ting, Jian, Deng-Yuan, Kwok, Ching-Fai, Ho, Low-Tone, Juan, Chi-Chang

“…BACKGROUND:Visfatin is produced in and secreted from adipocytes. Increased circulating visfatin level is observed in obese subjects. Previous studies…”
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Diffuse soft tissue emphysema in anorexia nervosa: A case report by Lin, L.Y, Kwok, C.F, Tang, K.T, Ho, L.T, Lin, H.D

“…Objective: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder that occurs mainly among young females and its prevalence has increased in recent decades. Methods: We…”
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Effects of bariatric weight loss surgery on glucose metabolism, inflammatory cytokines, and serum tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5a in obese Chinese adults by Shih, Kuang-Chung, Janckila, Anthony J., Lee, Wei-Jei, Chou, Yu-Ching, Huang, Chun-Jui, Kwok, Ching-Fai, Ho, Low-Tone, Chao, Tsu-Yi

“…We determined effects of bariatric weight loss surgery on serum tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5a (TRACP 5a), inflammatory cytokines and glucose…”
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Endothelin-1 exacerbates development of hypertension and atherosclerosis in modest insulin resistant syndrome by Lin, Yan-Jie, Juan, Chi-Chang, Kwok, Ching-Fai, Hsu, Yung-Pei, Shih, Kuang-Chung, Chen, Chin-Chang, Ho, Low-Tone

“…Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is known as potent vasoconstrictor, by virtue of its mitogenic effects, and may deteriorate the process of hypertension and atherosclerosis…”
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Major urinary protein 1 interacts with cannabinoid receptor type 1 in fatty acid-induced hepatic insulin resistance in a mouse hepatocyte model by Chen, Chin-Chang, Lee, Tzung-Yan, Kwok, Ching-Fai, Hsu, Yung-Pei, Shih, Kuang-Chung, Lin, Yan-Jie, Ho, Low-Tone

“…Hepatic insulin resistance (HIR) is a metabolic abnormality characterized by increased gluconeogenesis which usually contributes from an elevation of free…”
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