title: Using thiazolidinediones: rosiglitazone and pioglitazone in clinical practice.
abstract: Type 2 diabetes is a disorder that has numerous components, including insulin resistance, an insulin secretory defect, and an increase in hepatic glucose production. Until recently, only the insulin secretory defect could be treated. Within recent years, the thiazolidinedione (TZD) class of drugs, which targets primarily insulin resistance, was released. Originally developed in Japan as triglyceride-lowering agents, TZDs were found to be more effective in lowering blood glucose levels instead. The actions of 2 TZDs--rosiglitazone and pioglitazone--are discussed, and their glucose- and nonglucose-lowering effects are explained. Four case histories are presented to illustrate various patients' responses to TZDs in clinical practice. Although TZDs have been demonstrated to be effective in dealing with many different aspects of type 2 diabetes, further study, involving multiple clinical trials, is needed.
authors: A L
authors: AL
authors: Peters
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004496:Education, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000077205:Pioglitazone; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D013844:Thiazoles; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; C089946:2,4-thiazolidinedione; D000077205:Pioglitazone