RXR Partial Agonist CBt-PMN Exerts Therapeutic Effects on Type 2 Diabetes without the Side Effects of RXR Full Agonists
作者:Hiroki Kakuta、Nobumasa Yakushiji、Ryosuke Shinozaki、Fuminori Ohsawa、Shoya Yamada、Yui Ohta、Kohei Kawata、Mariko Nakayama、Manabu Hagaya、Chisa Fujiwara、Makoto Makishima、Shigeyuki Uno、Akihiro Tai、Ami Maehara、Masaru Nakayama、Toshitaka Oohashi、Hiroyuki Yasui、Yutaka Yoshikawa
DOI:10.1021/ml300055n
日期:2012.5.10
Treating insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes in rodents, currently known retinoid X receptor (RXR) agonists induce significant adverse effects. Here we introduce a novel RXR partial agonist CBt-PMN (11b), which shows a potent glucose-lowering effect and improvements of insulin secretion and glucose tolerance without the serious adverse effects caused by RXR full agonists. We suggest that RXR partial agonists may be a new class of antitype 2 diabetes drug candidates.