title: Chemistry and insulin-like properties of vanadium(IV) and vanadium(V) compounds.
abstract: The chemistry of vanadium compounds that can be taken orally is very timely since a vanadium(IV) compound, KP-102, is currently in clinical trials in humans, and the fact that human studies with inorganic salts have recently been reported. VO(acac)2 and VO(Et-acac)2 (where acac is acetylacetonato and Et-acac is 3-ethyl-2,4-pentanedionato) have long-term in vivo insulin mimetic effects in streptozotocin induced diabetic Wistar rats. Structural characterization of VO(acac)2 and two derivatives, VO(Me-acac)2 and VO(Et-acac)2, in the solid state and solution have begun to delineate the size limits of the insulin-like active species. Oral ammonium dipicolinatooxovanadium(V) is a clinically useful hypoglycemic agent in cats with naturally occurring diabetes mellitus. This compound is particularly interesting since it represents the first time that a well-characterized organic vanadium compound with the vanadium in oxidation state five has been found to be an orally effective hypoglycemic agent in animals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523-1872, USA. crans@lamar.colostate.edu
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Crans
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002415:Cats; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014639:Vanadium / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D017968:Vanadium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D017968:Vanadium Compounds; D014639:Vanadium