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Comparison of anti-hyperglycemic effect amongst vanadium, molybdenum and other metal maltol complexes

TitleComparison of anti-hyperglycemic effect amongst vanadium, molybdenum and other metal maltol complexes
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2004
AuthorsThompson, KH, Chiles, J, Yuen, VG, Tse, J, McNeill, JH, Orvig, C
JournalJournal of Inorganic Biochemistry
Volume98
Pagination683-690
Date PublishedMay
Type of ArticleProceedings Paper
ISBN Number0162-0134
KeywordsABSORPTION, CHROMIUM, cobalt, COORDINATION MODE, copper, DEPENDENT DIABETES-MELLITUS, GLUCOSE-METABOLISM, IN-VIVO, INSULIN, LIPID-METABOLISM, MOLYBDENUM, RATS, VANADIUM, zinc, ZINC SUPPLEMENTATION
Abstract

A wide variety of vanadium-containing complexes have been tested, both in vivo and in vitro, as possible therapeutic agents for the oral treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. None so far has surpassed bis(maltolato)oxovanadium(IV) (BMOV) for glucose- and lipid-lowering in an orally available formulation. Ligand choice is clearly an important factor in pharmacological efficacy of vanadium compounds as insulin enhancing agents. In this study, we kept the ligand and dose the same, varying instead the metal ion bound to the maltolato ligand in a series of binary complexes of neutral charge. A requirement for vanadyl ion as the metal ion of choice was apparent; no other metal ion tested served as a suitable substitute. Amongst [MoO2](2+), Co(II), Cu(II), Cr(III), and Zn(II), only [MoO2](2+) and Co(II) showed any hypoglycemic activity at the ED50 dose for bis(maltolato)oxovanadium(IV), 0.6 mmol kg(-1) by oral gavage in streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic rats within 72 It of administration of compound. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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