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Rosiglitazone
Rosiglitazone is an
anti-diabetic drug
in the
thiazolidinedione
class of drugs. It is marketed by the pharmaceutical company
GlaxoSmithKline
as a stand-alone drug (Avandia) and in combination with
metformin
(Avandamet) or with
glimepiride
(Avandaryl).Like other
thiazolidinediones
, the mechanism of action of rosiglitazone is by activation of the
intracellular receptor
class of the
peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors
(PPARs), specifically PPARγ. Rosiglitazone is a selective ligand of PPARγ, and has no PPARα-binding action. Apart from its effect on
insulin resistance
, it appears to have an anti-
inflammatory
effect: nuclear factor kappa-B (NFκB) levels fall and inhibitor (IκB) levels increase in patients on rosiglitazone.
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Avandia
Avandia ® Rosiglitazone Diabetes An agent used with conventional therapy as a first-line monotherapy for type 2 diabetes. See Type 2 diabetes. [
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Avandia
see rosiglitazone.
Source:
The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
(NDIC), NIH Publication No. 07–3016, October 2006 (
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