Type 2 Diabetes and Insulin Resistance

Dear Colleagues,

Type 2 diabetes has reached epidemic proportions worldwide and is projected to afflict more than 300 million individuals by the year 2025. Insulin resistance is the hallmark of type 2 diabetes and represents a pivotal metabolic defect in its pathogenesis. Given the importance of insulin resistance as a critical pathogenic factor leading to type 2 diabetes, the journal Medicina is launching a Special Issue entitled “Type 2 Diabetes and Insulin Resistance” with the aim of gathering together accurate and up-to-date scientific information on all aspects of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. We are pleased to invite you and your co-workers to submit your original research articles reporting on the biochemical and molecular aspects of insulin resistance including the pathophysiological mechanisms underpinning its development. We also encourage the submission of original manuscripts spanning basic to clinical research and focusing on dietary, lifestyle, and pharmacological interventions to prevent and/or ameliorate insulin resistance. We would also like to invite you to submit review articles aimed at providing a comprehensive overview of the recent advances in understanding the molecular basis of insulin resistance and its treatment and/or prevention.

Dr. Domenico Sergi
Guest Editor

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