title: [Nateglinide and mitiglinide].
abstract: Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus are associated with insulin resistance and/or impaired insulin secretion. Previous observations indicate that Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes tend to have impaired insulin response after glycemic load more often than Caucasian counterparts. Recently it has been reported that hyperglycemia after glucose load is itself a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular complications in the absence of elevated fasting plasma glucose. Recent observations on the association of post-challenge or post-prandial hyperglycemia with cardiovascular events suggest that lowering post-prandial plasma glucose may protect patients from developing cardiovascular diseases. Results of STOP-NIDDM trial suggest that nateglinide, which attenuates post-prandial glycemic surge in type 2 diabetes, may also be helpful for the protection against cardiovascular events. Nateglinide exerts its effects shortly after its administration and the effects continue for only about 3 hours. The patients receiving this agent rarely gain weight and develop hypoglycemia. This agent exerts hypoglycemic effects additively with alpha-gulucosidase inhibitors or metformin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Toranomon Hospital.
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Odawara
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003510:Cyclohexanes / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D054833:Isoindoles; D008687:Metformin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077715:Nateglinide; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019518:Postprandial Period; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical
chemical_list: D003510:Cyclohexanes; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007211:Indoles; D007328:Insulin; D054833:Isoindoles; D000077715:Nateglinide; D010649:Phenylalanine; D008687:Metformin; C087255:mitiglinide