Dr. Sumer B Pek MD
Endocrinology-Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr Lobby C, Suite 1300 Ann Arbor MI, 48105Rating
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Sumer Belbez Pek, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was born in Ankara, Turkey ...
Education and Training
Med Fak Der Ludwig Maximiliams Univ, Munchen, Bayern 1959
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Munchen, Fachbereich Medizin,Munchen, Germany Medicine
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit‰t M¸nchen Medizinische Fakult‰t 1959
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Endocrinology and Metabolism
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Diacylglycerol inhibits potassium-induced calcium influx and insulin release by a protein kinase-C-independent mechanism in HIT T-15 islet cells.
- 5-Lipoxygenase mRNA is expressed in rat pancreatic islets.
- Dioctanoylglycerol regulation of cytosolic Ca2+ by protein kinase C-independent mechanism in HIT T-15 islet cells.
- Prevention of insulitis and diabetes onset by treatment with complete Freund's
- Lipoxygenase-generated icosanoids inhibit glucose-induced insulin release from rat islets.
- Protein phosphorylation in pancreatic islets induced by 3-phosphoglycerate and 2-phosphoglycerate.
- Insulin release in RINm5F cells and glyceraldehyde activation of protein kinase C.
- Eicosanoids as regulators of pancreatic islet hormone secretion.
- Fluctuations in basal plasma levels of pancreatic polypeptide in monkeys and humans.
- Effects of cyclooxygenase inhibition on prostaglandin production and insulin and glucagon secretion by isolated rat islets.
- Leukotrienes stimulate insulin release from the rat pancreas.
- The effect of flurbiprofen, a potent inhibitor of prostaglandin synthesis, on insulin and glucagon release from isolated rat pancreas.
- Selective effects of secretagogues on insulin secretion: a mathematical model.
- Effects of lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase inhibitors on glucose-stimulated insulin secretion from the isolated perfused rat pancreas.
- Arachidonic acid induced release of insulin and glucagon: role of endogenous prostaglandins in pancreatic hormone secretion.
Professional Memberships
- Fellow American College of Physicians
Fellowships
- Endocrinology & Metabolism, University of Michigan Health System 1969
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