title: Effects of a new aldose reductase inhibitor on various tissues in vitro.
abstract: A new aldose reductase inhibitor, ONO-2235 [(E)-3-carboxymethyl-5-[(2E)-methyl-3-phenylpropenylidene] rhodanine], was found to possess a potent inhibitory activity of aldose reductase, partially purified from rat lens (IC50 = 1.0 X 10(-8) M) and human placenta (IC50 = 2.6 X 10(-8) M). Against rat lens aldose reductase, ONO-2235 exhibited uncompetitive inhibition as previously observed with 7-hydroxy-4-oxo-4H-chromen-2-carboxylic acid. Sorbitol accumulation in the isolated rat lenses, sciatic nerves and human erythrocytes were all effectively inhibited during incubation with high concentrations of glucose (28-50 mM) by ONO-2235 at a concentration of about 10(-6) M. Because the accumulation of sorbitol has been reported to play an etiological role in the development of diabetic complications, the results suggest that ONO-2235 may prove to be useful in preventing and improving some diabetic complications.
mesh_terms: D000449:Aldehyde Reductase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D000818:Animals; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012236:Rhodanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000378:metabolism; D013012:Sorbitol / Q000378:metabolism; D013401:Sugar Alcohol Dehydrogenases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053778:Thiazolidines
chemical_list: D013844:Thiazoles; D053778:Thiazolidines; C038131:epalrestat; D013012:Sorbitol; D012236:Rhodanine; D013401:Sugar Alcohol Dehydrogenases; D000449:Aldehyde Reductase