Historical Highlights
  • Diabetes mellitus
Current Research Highlights
 

Diabetes mellitus

1970’s

Studies in the areas of metabolic regulation, secretion and action of insulin

1980’s

  • Production of dicarboxylic acid in rats given hypoglycin A.
  • Proposed mechanism of hypoglycin A synthesis in ackee.
  • Clinical studies on the prevalence and specific local features of diabetes mellitus.
  • Effects of indigenous plant extracts on diabetes.

1990’s

  • Establishment of the University Diabetes Outreach Project (UDOP).
  • Clinical and molecular characterisation of a West Indian MODY, not linked to MODY1, MODY2, or MODY3.

2000's

  • Effects of Yam and Dasheen extracts on the kidney of streptozotocin - induced diabetic rats.
  • Effects of S-nitroso-N-Acetylpenicillamine administration on Glucose Tolerance and plasma llivels of insulin and glucagon in dog.
  • Decreased Insulin binding to mononuclear leucocytes and erythrocytes from dogs after S-Nitroso-N-Acetylpenicillamine administration.
  • Anticardiolipin antibodies and risk of thromboembolic disease in young Jamaican women.
  • Researchers- H. G. Coore, D. Grant, E. Y. Morrison, D. Ragoobirsingh, J. Mills. N Anderson, D McGrowder, H. Asemota, P. Grindley, C Lewis, E Kean, K. Golden and F. Omoruyi

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