A little over one hundred years ago, a vanadium-containing compound was assessed
clinically for use in treatment of human diabetic patients. The results were somewhat …

Vanadium, element number 23, atomic weight 50.94, is normally present at very low
concentrations (< 10-8 M) in virtually all cells in plants and animals. Vanadium in oxidation …

Twelve peroxovanadium (pV) compounds, each containing an oxo ligand, one or two
peroxo anions, and an ancillary ligand in the inner coordination sphere of V, were …

In our previous study, we found that myricetin, a naturally occurring bioflavonoid, was able to
stimulate glucose transport in rat adipocytes and enhance insulin-stimulated lipogenesis …

▪ Abstract Regulation of gene expression by nutrients is an important mechanism in the
adaptation of mammals to their nutritional environment. This is especially true for enzymes …

While the essentiality of vanadium for living organisms has yet to be established with
certainty, vanadium has become an increasingly important environmental metal. Moreover …

Trace metals play an important role in the proper functioning of carbohydrate and lipid
metabolism. Some of the trace metals are thus essential for maintaining homeostasis, while …

Vanadate ions, low-molecular-weight phosphate analogues, mimic most of the rapid actions
of insulin in various cell types. When administered orally to diabetic hyperglycemic rats …

Intensive studies have been carried out during the last two decades, on the insulinomimetic
effects of vanadium. Vanadium compounds mimic most of the metabolic effects of insulin on …

Many trace elements, among which metals, are indispensable for proper functioning of a
myriad of biochemical reactions, more particularly as enzyme cofactors. This is particularly …