@article {4168,
	title = {Effects of bis(maltolato)oxovanadium(IV) are distinct from food restriction in STZ-diabetic rats},
	journal = {American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism},
	volume = {272},
	number = {1},
	year = {1997},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: WG568Times Cited: 14Cited Reference Count: 39},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {E30-E35},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {In association with the insulin-mimetic properties, vanadium and related compounds have been shown to normalize hyperphagia associated with diabetes mellitus. The objective of this study was to clarify the effects of an organic vanadium compound, bis(maltolato)oxovanadium(IV) (BMOV), vs. food restriction on the metabolic abnormalities that occur in diabetes. BMOV was administered daily in drinking water to streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic rats for 6 wk. Pair-fed groups were fed based on the intake for their respective counterparts from the previous day. Plasma parameters mere measured weekly after a carefully controlled 5-h fasting period. BMOV reduced plasma glucose (diabetic = 31.2 +/- 1.9, diabetic treated = 10.2 +/- 1.8, and diabetic pair fed = 34.2 +/- 1.1 mM), triglyceride, and cholesterol levels to normal without a concomitant increase in plasma insulin levels. There was no body weight gain in the diabetic pair-fed group compared with all other groups. BMOV but not pair feeding was effective in preventing the decreased cardiac function observed in STZ-diabetic rats. These data suggest that the glucose-lowering properties of BMOV are independent of the effects of dietary restriction and reinforce the efficacy of BMOV as an effective antihyperglycemic agent.},
	keywords = {diabetes, FA/FA, GLUCOSE-HOMEOSTASIS, glucose-lowering effect, HYPERINSULINEMIA, IN-VIVO, INSULIN SENSITIVITY, LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENT, MELLITUS, ORAL VANADATE, RATS, SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS, STREPTOZOTOCIN, SULFATE, VANADYL},
	isbn = {0193-1849},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://A1997WG56800005},
	author = {Yuen, V. G. and Orvig, Chris and McNeill, J. H.}
}
@article {3863,
	title = {Effects of low and high dose administration of bis(maltolato)oxovanadium(IV) on fa/fa Zucker rats},
	journal = {Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology},
	volume = {74},
	number = {9},
	year = {1996},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: VX380Times Cited: 42Cited Reference Count: 57},
	month = {Sep},
	pages = {1001-1009},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {The fatty Zucker rat, characterized by obesity, hyperinsulinemia, hyperlipidemia, and mild hyperglycemia, has been suggested as an animal model of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The present study examined the chronic dose-dependent effect of bis(maltolato)oxovanadium(IV), a potent insulin mimetic, in this animal model of diabetes. Chronic (6 weeks) oral administration of bis(maltolato)oxovanadium(IV) (0.06 mmol . kg(-1). day(-1), low dose study) was effective in reducing the hyperinsulinemia associated with the fatty Zucker rat model (termination insulin: lean, 82.8 +/- 21.6; fatty, 732 +/- 89.4; fatty treated, 336 +/- 126.6 pmol/L; p < 0.05). Pancreatic perfusion data indicated a significant improvement in insulin secretory function in the fatty rats. The dose dependency of this relationship was observed in the high dose study (0.128 mmol . kg(-1). day(-1) for 14 weeks), wherein bis(maltolato)oxovanadium(IV) treatment restored plasma insulin levels in the fatty rats to lean levels (termination insulin: lean, 199.2 +/- 17.4; fatty, 660.6 +/- 12.6; fatty treated, 153.6 +/- 9.6 pmol/L; p < 0.05) and significantly improved insulin response to a glucose challenge. In addition, bis(maltolato)oxovanadium(IV) treatment (high dose study) ameliorated the age-dependent increase in blood pressure observed in fatty Zucker rats (systolic blood pressure: lean, 127 +/- 10; fatty, 176 +/- 5; fatty treated, 156 +/- 9 mmHg (1 mmHg = 133.3 Pa)). These data indicate that chronic oral administration of bis(maltolato)oxovanadium(IV) in the drinking water was effective in reducing hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, and hypertension in the fatty Zucker rat.},
	keywords = {bis(maltolato) oxovanadium(IV), BLOOD-PRESSURE, DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE-ACETATE, DIABETIC RATS, GLUCOSE-HOMEOSTASIS, HYPERTENSION, HYPERTENSIVE RATS, insulin resistance, LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENT, MUSCLE INSULIN RESISTANCE, OBESE RATS, ORAL VANADYL SULFATE, SMOOTH-MUSCLE, Zucker rat},
	isbn = {0008-4212},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://A1996VX38000001},
	author = {Yuen, V. G. and Pederson, R. A. and Dai, S. and Orvig, Chris and McNeill, J. H.}
}
