Transporter-mediated drug delivery

G Gyimesi, MA Hediger - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Transmembrane transport of small organic and inorganic molecules is one of the
cornerstones of cellular metabolism. Among transmembrane transporters, solute carrier …

Glucokinase activators and imeglimin: new weaponry in the armamentarium against type 2 diabetes

Å Sjöholm - BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 2024 - drc.bmj.com
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing relentlessly all over the world, in
parallel with a similar increase in obesity, and is striking ever younger patients. Only a …

Efficacy and safety of dorzagliatin for type 2 diabetes mellitus: A meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis

Y Yu, X Yang, K Tong, S Yin, G Hu, F Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of dorzagliatin in the treatment of type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2DM) by using meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis (TSA). Method …

Glucokinase Inhibition: A Novel Treatment for Diabetes?

MS Remedi, CG Nichols - Diabetes, 2023 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Chronic hyperglycemia increases pancreatic β-cell metabolic activity, contributing to
glucotoxicity-induced β-cell failure and loss of functional β-cell mass, potentially in multiple …

Disruptions in hepatic glucose metabolism are involved in the diminished efficacy after chronic treatment with glucokinase activator

Y Tsumura, Y Tsushima, A Tamura, H Kato… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Glucokinase activators are regarded as potent candidates for diabetes treatment, however,
in clinical studies on patients with type 2 diabetes, a diminishing efficacy was observed after …

Targeting Protein Kinases to Protect Beta-Cell Function and Survival in Diabetes

S Dalle - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of diabetes is increasing worldwide. Massive death of pancreatic beta-cells
causes type 1 diabetes. Progressive loss of beta-cell function and mass characterizes type 2 …

An insight into the combat strategies for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus

G Chawla, T Pradhan, O Gupta - Mini Reviews in Medicinal …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
Diabetes is a chronic, and metabolic disorder that has gained epidemic proportions in the
past few decades creating a threat throughout the globe. It is characterized by increased …

Clinical investigation of glucokinase activators for the restoration of glucose homeostasis in diabetes

P Li, D Zhu - Journal of Diabetes, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As a sensor, glucokinase (GK) controls glucose homeostasis, which progressively declines
in patients with diabetes. GK maintains the equilibrium of glucose levels and regulates the …

Advances in computer-aided drug design for type 2 diabetes

W Huang, L Zhang, Z Li - Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The number of diabetic patients is increasing, posing a heavy social and
economic burden worldwide. Traditional drug development technology is time-consuming …

Franz Matschinsky, MD (1931–2022): Paragon of scientific rigor and curiosity who discovered glucokinase as the pancreatic glucose sensor

MA Lazar, MA Magnuson, KH Kaestner - 2022 - Am Diabetes Assoc
The international diabetes research community has lost a giant with the passing of Franz
Matschinsky. Franz was a scientist's scientist, whose important discovery of glucokinase as …