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BACKGROUND: Skeletal muscle is the principal tissue of insulin resistance in obese and non-insulin dependent diabetic(NIDDM) subjects. Troglitazone, a member of thiazolidinedione class of compounds, has been shown to improve...
Kim DL, Song KH, Kim SK, Kim HR, Ciaraldi T, Henry RR
KMID: 2081277
Korean J Med.
2007 Jun;72(6):600-606.
BACKGROUDN: Recent clinical studies have suggested that statins improve insulin resistance and glucose metabolism in the skeletal muscle of diabetic patients. To evaluate a possible component of this action, we...
Koh JJ, Park KS, Kim JM, Kim SY, Lee HK, Ciaraldi T, Henry RR
KMID: 1539950
J Korean Diabetes Assoc.
2000 Jun;24(3):331-339.
BACKGROUND: Glycogen synthase (GS) is the rate-limiting enzyme controlling non-oxidative glucose disposal in skeletal muscle. Reduction in GS activity and impaired insulin responsiveness are characteristic features of skeletal muscle in...
BACKGROUND: Skeletal muscle is the principal tissue of insulin resistance in obese non-diabetic and non-insulin
dependent diabetic(NIDDM) subjects. Troglitazone(Tgz), a member of thiazolidinedione class of compounds, has
been shown to...