title: PPAR gamma agonists in type 2 diabetes: how far have we come in 'preventing the inevitable'? A review of the metabolic effects of rosiglitazone.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto and Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. zinman@mshri.on.ca
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authors.lastname: Zinman
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000819:agonists*; D000077154:Rosiglitazone; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000819:agonists*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D000077154:Rosiglitazone; D013844:Thiazoles; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D014157:Transcription Factors