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  • Title: Investigation of the insulin-like properties of zinc(II) complexes of 3-hydroxy-4-pyridinones: identification of a compound with glucose lowering effect in STZ-induced type I diabetic animals.
    Author: Moniz T, Amorim MJ, Ferreira R, Nunes A, Silva A, Queirós C, Leite A, Gameiro P, Sarmento B, Remião F, Yoshikawa Y, Sakurai H, Rangel M.
    Journal: J Inorg Biochem; 2011 Dec; 105(12):1675-82. PubMed ID: 22088976.
    Abstract:
    Results from an investigation in an in vivo model of STZ-induced diabetic rats demonstrate that compound bis(1,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxy-4(1H)-pyridinonate)zinc(II), Zn(dmpp)(2), significantly lowers the blood glucose levels of individuals, thus showing evidence of glucose lowering activity. The compound was selected from a set of eight zinc(II) complexes of 3-hydroxy-4-pyridinones with diverse lipophilicity that were prepared and characterized in our laboratory. Assessment of insulin-like activity of the complexes was firstly performed in vitro by measuring the inhibition of FFA release in isolated rat adipocytes. The results indicate that compounds bis(2-methyl-3-hydroxy-4-pyridinonate)zinc(II), Zn(mpp)(2) and Zn(dmpp)(2) display significantly higher activity than that of the respective positive control thus suggesting its selection for in vivo tests. Safety evaluation of the active zinc(II) compounds was performed in freshly isolated rat hepatocytes. The results support that cell viability is not significantly different from the control set after 1 and 2h of incubation with both zinc(II) complexes.
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