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Effects of a Ruthenium Schiff Base Complex on Glucose Homeostasis in Diet-Induced Pre-Diabetic Rats
Pre-diabetes is a condition that precedes type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) that is characterised by elevated glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c). The management of pre-diabetes includes the combination of dietary and pharmacological interventions to increase insulin sensitivity. However, poor patient compli...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6100054/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30011905 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules23071721 |
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author | Mabuza, Lindokuhle Patience Gamede, Mlindeli Wilkinson Maikoo, Sanam Booysen, Irvin Noel Ngubane, Phikelelani Siphosethu Khathi, Andile |
author_facet | Mabuza, Lindokuhle Patience Gamede, Mlindeli Wilkinson Maikoo, Sanam Booysen, Irvin Noel Ngubane, Phikelelani Siphosethu Khathi, Andile |
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description | Pre-diabetes is a condition that precedes type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) that is characterised by elevated glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c). The management of pre-diabetes includes the combination of dietary and pharmacological interventions to increase insulin sensitivity. However, poor patient compliance has been reported with regard to dietary interventions, therefore, new alternative drugs are required that can be effective even without the dietary intervention. In our laboratory, we have synthesised a novel ruthenium complex that has been shown to have elevated biological activity. This study investigated the effects of this complex in both the presence and absence of dietary intervention on glucose handling in a diet-induced pre-diabetes rat model. Pre-diabetic animals were randomly assigned to respective treatment groups. The ruthenium complex was administered to pre-diabetic rats once a day every third day for 12 weeks. The administration of the ruthenium complex resulted in reduced fasting blood glucose, food intake, and body weight gain which was associated with decreased plasma ghrelin, insulin, and HbA1c levels in both the presence and absence of dietary intervention. The administration of the ruthenium complex ameliorated glycaemic control and insulin sensitivity in pre-diabetic rats. The results of this study warrant further investigations as this compound could potentially be able to re-sensitize insulin resistant cells and reduce the incidence of T2DM. |
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spelling | pubmed-61000542018-11-13 Effects of a Ruthenium Schiff Base Complex on Glucose Homeostasis in Diet-Induced Pre-Diabetic Rats Mabuza, Lindokuhle Patience Gamede, Mlindeli Wilkinson Maikoo, Sanam Booysen, Irvin Noel Ngubane, Phikelelani Siphosethu Khathi, Andile Molecules Article Pre-diabetes is a condition that precedes type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) that is characterised by elevated glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c). The management of pre-diabetes includes the combination of dietary and pharmacological interventions to increase insulin sensitivity. However, poor patient compliance has been reported with regard to dietary interventions, therefore, new alternative drugs are required that can be effective even without the dietary intervention. In our laboratory, we have synthesised a novel ruthenium complex that has been shown to have elevated biological activity. This study investigated the effects of this complex in both the presence and absence of dietary intervention on glucose handling in a diet-induced pre-diabetes rat model. Pre-diabetic animals were randomly assigned to respective treatment groups. The ruthenium complex was administered to pre-diabetic rats once a day every third day for 12 weeks. The administration of the ruthenium complex resulted in reduced fasting blood glucose, food intake, and body weight gain which was associated with decreased plasma ghrelin, insulin, and HbA1c levels in both the presence and absence of dietary intervention. The administration of the ruthenium complex ameliorated glycaemic control and insulin sensitivity in pre-diabetic rats. The results of this study warrant further investigations as this compound could potentially be able to re-sensitize insulin resistant cells and reduce the incidence of T2DM. MDPI 2018-07-14 /pmc/articles/PMC6100054/ /pubmed/30011905 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules23071721 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Mabuza, Lindokuhle Patience Gamede, Mlindeli Wilkinson Maikoo, Sanam Booysen, Irvin Noel Ngubane, Phikelelani Siphosethu Khathi, Andile Effects of a Ruthenium Schiff Base Complex on Glucose Homeostasis in Diet-Induced Pre-Diabetic Rats |
title | Effects of a Ruthenium Schiff Base Complex on Glucose Homeostasis in Diet-Induced Pre-Diabetic Rats |
title_full | Effects of a Ruthenium Schiff Base Complex on Glucose Homeostasis in Diet-Induced Pre-Diabetic Rats |
title_fullStr | Effects of a Ruthenium Schiff Base Complex on Glucose Homeostasis in Diet-Induced Pre-Diabetic Rats |
title_full_unstemmed | Effects of a Ruthenium Schiff Base Complex on Glucose Homeostasis in Diet-Induced Pre-Diabetic Rats |
title_short | Effects of a Ruthenium Schiff Base Complex on Glucose Homeostasis in Diet-Induced Pre-Diabetic Rats |
title_sort | effects of a ruthenium schiff base complex on glucose homeostasis in diet-induced pre-diabetic rats |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6100054/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30011905 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules23071721 |
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