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SUBMITTER: Deka N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4207384 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
International journal of medicinal chemistry 20131222
Metabolic syndrome is a widely prevalent multifactorial disorder associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. High plasma levels of insulin and glucose due to insulin resistance are a major component of the metabolic disorder. Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are potent PPARγ ligand and used as insulin sensitizers in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. They are potent insulin-sensitizing agents but due to adverse effects like hepatotoxicity, a safer a ...[more]