Molecular Nutrition: Carbohydrates

Dr. Patel is a Reader at the University of Westminster. After completing his PhD at King’s College London, he continued his research experience by undertaking his post-doctoral studies in the laboratory of Professor Cunningham in the Department of Biochemistry at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, (Winston-Salem, NC, USA). This extensive project involved investigating mechanisms of hepatic mitochondrial ribosome dysfunction in alcoholic liver disease (ALD) using biophysical and proteomic techniques. These studies have led to new avenues in determining the pathology of ALD. His teaching areas at both post-graduate and undergraduate levels include clinical biochemistry, investigative pathology and laboratory investigation.

• Part 1. General and Introductory Aspects 1. Interrelationships between lipoproteins and carbohydrate in the dietCarmine Finelli2. Molecular aspects and biochemical regulation of diabetesDaniel Gyamfi Part 2. Molecular Biology of the Cell 3. Glucose transporters and their cellular form, role and functionArchana Mohit Navale4. Liquid fructose and liver insulin signalling: Molecular mechanisms controlling hepatic steatosisMarta Alegret5. PPARg knockouts and glucose toleranceN.J.G. Webster6. Dietary phenolic acids and metabolic syndromeTaofeek Ajiboye7. Glucose Transporter 1 and Prognosis in CancerHideo Baba and Hiroshi Sawayama8. Effects of dietary Salba on glucose metabolism in an experimental model of dyslipidemia and insulin resistanceY.B. Lombardo Part 3. Genetic Machinery and Its Function9. Nutrigenomics for personalized nutrition to prevent hyperglycemia and type 2 diabetes mellitusKumpei Tanisawa10. High fructose consumption and DNA methylationHiroya Yamada11. The GALT gene and galactosemiaMarisel De Lucca12. Glucose and connections with OLR1 and IL17A genesBurcu Bayoglu Part 4. Other topics13. Linking pathways and processes: retinoic acid and glucose Kazuhiro Kimura14. Role of fructose in ischemia/reperfusion injuryGerald J. Maarman15.  ChREBP and cancerKatsumi Iizuka16. Glucose Metabolism in CD4+ and CD8+ T CellsClovis Steve Palmer17.  Correlation between sugar consumption and ectopic fatNicola McKeown18. Beneficial applications of glucosamineKhadijeh Jamialahmadi19. Glycoprotein foldingJulio Javier Caramelo20. Sugars, Sweet Taste Receptors, and Brain ResponsesChung Owyang21. Master Role of Glucose-6 Phosphate in Cell Signalling and Consequences of its Deregulation in the Liver and KidneysFabienne Rajas22. Effects of D-galactose on the ageing heart and brainNipon Chattipakorn23. Glucose Homeostasis and the gastrointestinal tractSimon Veedfald, Jens Juul Holst and Nicolai Jacob Wewer Albrechtsen