title: [Rosiglitazone (BRL-49653)].
abstract: Rosiglitazone, a thiazolidinedion antidiabetic agent, improves insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Rosiglitazone binds to PPAR-gamma with high affinity and the in vivo antidiabetic potency of rosiglitazone is correlated with its high biding affinity. In animal models of insulin resistence, rosiglitazone decreased plasma glucose, triglyceride and insulin levels and also prevented diabetic nephropathy and pancreatic islet cell degeneration. In clinical trials in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, rosiglitazone, 2 to 12 mg/day (as a single daily dose or 2 divided daily doses), improved glycemic control as demonstrated, by decreases in fasting plasma glucose and HbA1C levels. Rosiglitazone did not appear to increase the risk of hypoglycemia and there was no evidence of hepatotoxicity in pre-clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Third Department of Internal Medicine.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kameda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okuya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000378:metabolism; D000077154:Rosiglitazone; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D000077154:Rosiglitazone; D013844:Thiazoles; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014280:Triglycerides