Kyoto University
Angiotensin receptor antagonist augments glucose uptake
Published in Lab Business Week, January 16th, 2005
According to a study from Japan, "Evidence has accumulated that some of the angiotensin II AT1 receptor antagonists have insulin-sensitizing property. We thus examined the effect of telmisartan on insulin action using 3T3-L1 adipocytes. With standard differentiation inducers, a higher dose of telmisartan effectively facilitated differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Treatment of both differentiating adipocytes and fully differentiated adipocytes with telmisartan caused a dose-dependent increase in mRNA levels for...
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Source: Lab Business Week (2005-01-16)
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