title: Thiazolidinediones: a novel class of drugs for the prevention of diabetic nephropathy?
abstract: Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease. Novel preventive measures for diabetic renal complications are urgently needed. Miyazaki et al. report that rosiglitazone, a thiazolidinedione insulin sensitizer and a potent peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonist, not only effectively improves glycemic control but also halts progression of albuminuria in type 2 diabetic patients with early-stage diabetic nephropathy. These findings could offer a new prevention of diabetic nephropathy in insulin-resistant diabetic patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Experimental Diabetes and Aging, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guan
mesh_terms: D000419:Albuminuria / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D047495:PPAR gamma / Q000819:agonists; D000077154:Rosiglitazone; D045162:Thiazolidinediones / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D047495:PPAR gamma; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D000077154:Rosiglitazone; D005947:Glucose