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View Post: Pioglitazone Compared with Metformin Increases Pericardial Fat ...
25 Nov 2009
Jonker JT, Lamb HJ, van der Meer RW, et al. Pioglitazone Compared with Metformin Increases Pericardial Fat Volume in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. [JOURNAL ARTICLE] J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009 Nov 13. ...
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View Post: Pioglitazone Stimulates Apolipoprotein A-I Production Without ...
17 Oct 2007 by Qin, S., Liu, T., Kamanna, VS, Kashyap, ML  
Objective— Pioglitazone, an antihyperglycemic drug, increases plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol in patients with type 2 diabetes. The mechanisms by which pioglitazone regulate HDL levels are not clear. ...
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View Post: Effect of Pioglitazone on Survival and Renal Function in a Mouse ...
23 Sep 2009
Thiazolidinediones have been shown to have anti-neoplastic properties, therefore we tested the hypothesis that pioglitazone reduces cyst formation, improves renal function, and prolongs survival in a mouse model of polycystic kidney ...
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View Post: Current Research into a Cure for Type-1 Diabetes: Wilson's ...
20 Oct 2009 by Joshua Levy  
Dr. Wilson was kind enough to tell me that his Phase-I study of Pioglitazone is about half way enrolled. They are hoping to enroll 15 people total. The study is a pilot one, being done at Stony Brook, NY, USA. Pioglitazone has been ...
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View Post: The PPAR{gamma} Agonist Pioglitazone Ameliorates Aging-Related ...
30 Oct 2009 by Yang, H.-C., Deleuze, S., Zuo, Y., Potthoff,...  
Pioglitazone also regulated p66Shc phosphorylation, which integrates many signaling pathways that affect mitochondrial function and longevity, by reducing protein kinase C-β. These results suggest that PPAR- {gamma} ...
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