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beta-cell function in obesity: effects of weight loss.

Ferrannini E, Camastra S, Gastaldelli A, Maria Sironi A, Natali A, Muscelli E, Mingrone G, Mari A.

Diabetes. 2004 Dec;53 Suppl 3:S26-33. Review.PMID: 15561918 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

beta-cell function in morbidly obese subjects during free living: long-term effects of weight loss.

Camastra S, Manco M, Mari A, Baldi S, Gastaldelli A, Greco AV, Mingrone G, Ferrannini E.

Diabetes. 2005 Aug;54(8):2382-9.PMID: 16046305 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Pharmacological therapy of obesity]

Pagotto U, Vanuzzo D, Vicennati V, Pasquali R.

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2008 Apr;9(4 Suppl 1):83S-93S. Italian. PMID: 18773755 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Weight loss therapy improves pancreatic endocrine function in obese older adults.

Villareal DT, Banks MR, Patterson BW, Polonsky KS, Klein S.

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Jun;16(6):1349-54. Epub 2008 Apr 3.PMID: 18388888 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diet-induced weight loss is associated with an improvement in beta-cell function in older men.

Utzschneider KM, Carr DB, Barsness SM, Kahn SE, Schwartz RS.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Jun;89(6):2704-10.PMID: 15181045 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Changes in insulin resistance following bariatric surgery: role of caloric restriction and weight loss.

Gumbs AA, Modlin IM, Ballantyne GH.

Obes Surg. 2005 Apr;15(4):462-73. Review.PMID: 15946423 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Analysis of the relationship between body mass index, insulin resistance, and beta-cell function: a cross-sectional study using the minimal model.

Garca-Estévez DA, Araújo-Vilar D, Saavedra-González A, Fiestras-Janeiro G, Cabezas-Cerrato J.

Metabolism. 2004 Nov;53(11):1462-6.PMID: 15536602 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Modest weight loss improves insulin action in obese African Americans.

Racette SB, Weiss EP, Hickner RC, Holloszy JO.

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A reduced-fat diet and aerobic exercise in Japanese Americans with impaired glucose tolerance decreases intra-abdominal fat and improves insulin sensitivity but not beta-cell function.

Carr DB, Utzschneider KM, Boyko EJ, Asberry PJ, Hull RL, Kodama K, Callahan HS, Matthys CC, Leonetti DL, Schwartz RS, Kahn SE, Fujimoto WY.

Diabetes. 2005 Feb;54(2):340-7.PMID: 15677490 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Sibutramine in the treatment of obesity in type 2 diabetic patients and in nondiabetic subjects.

Tankova T, Dakovska G, Lazarova M, Dakovska L, Kirilov G, Koev D.

Acta Diabetol. 2004 Dec;41(4):146-53.PMID: 15660196 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reduction of beta cell mass: partial insulin secretory compensation from the residual beta cell population in the nicotinamide-streptozotocin Göttingen minipig after oral glucose in vivo and in the perfused pancreas.

Larsen MO, Rolin B, Gotfredsen CF, Carr RD, Holst JJ.

Diabetologia. 2004 Nov;47(11):1873-8. Epub 2004 Nov 24.PMID: 15565374 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Insulin resistance, beta-cell function, and glucose tolerance in Brazilian adolescents with obesity or risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus.

da Silva RC, Miranda WL, Chacra AR, Dib SA.

J Diabetes Complications. 2007 Mar-Apr;21(2):84-92.PMID: 17331856 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Predictors of weight loss and reversal of comorbidities in malabsorptive bariatric surgery.

Valera-Mora ME, Simeoni B, Gagliardi L, Scarfone A, Nanni G, Castagneto M, Manco M, Mingrone G, Ferrannini E.

Am J Clin Nutr. 2005 Jun;81(6):1292-7.PMID: 15941878 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Identification and characterization of metabolically benign obesity in humans.

Stefan N, Kantartzis K, Machann J, Schick F, Thamer C, Rittig K, Balletshofer B, Machicao F, Fritsche A, Häring HU.

Arch Intern Med. 2008 Aug 11;168(15):1609-16.PMID: 18695074 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Insulin sensitivity among obese children and adolescents, according to degree of weight loss.

Reinehr T, Kiess W, Kapellen T, Andler W.

Pediatrics. 2004 Dec;114(6):1569-73.PMID: 15574616 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[And what about diabetes?]

Cerasi E.

Bull Acad Natl Med. 2007 Apr-May;191(4-5):941-3; discussion 943. French. PMID: 18225448 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Differential effect of weight loss on insulin resistance in surgically treated obese patients.

Muscelli E, Mingrone G, Camastra S, Manco M, Pereira JA, Pareja JC, Ferrannini E.

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Dietary-fat-induced obesity in mice results in beta cell hyperplasia but not increased insulin release: evidence for specificity of impaired beta cell adaptation.

Hull RL, Kodama K, Utzschneider KM, Carr DB, Prigeon RL, Kahn SE.

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Long-term prospective and controlled studies demonstrate adipose tissue hypercellularity and relative leptin deficiency in the postobese state.

Löfgren P, Andersson I, Adolfsson B, Leijonhufvud BM, Hertel K, Hoffstedt J, Arner P.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Nov;90(11):6207-13. Epub 2005 Aug 30.PMID: 16131581 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Dynamics of insulin secretion in obesity and diabetes.

Polonsky KS.

Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2000 Jun;24 Suppl 2:S29-31. Review.PMID: 10997604 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles