title: A new orally active antidiabetic vanadyl complex--bis(alpha-furancarboxylato)oxovanadium(IV).
abstract: Bis(alpha-furancarboxylato)oxovanadium(IV)--a new orally active antidiabetic vanadyl complex has been synthesized, characterized, and tested for bioactivity as insulin-enhancing agents. The complex was administered intragastrically to both normal and STZ-diabetic rats for 4 weeks. The results show that the complex at a dose of 10.0 and 20.0 mg V kg(-1), could significantly lower the blood glucose level rats and ameliorated impaired glucose tolerance in STZ-diabetic, but not in normal rats. It was suggested that the complex exerted an antidiabetic effect in STZ-diabetic rats, which maybe was related to increasing the sensitivity to insulin.
authors.affiliation: Deparment of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China. yansp@nankai.edu.cn
authors.forename: Mingjin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Lihui
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Weiping
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shiping
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D015394:Molecular Structure; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017968:Vanadium Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D017968:Vanadium Compounds