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Sonet J, Bulteau AL, Chavatte L, García-Barrera T, Gómez-Ariza JL, Callejón-Leblic B, Nischwitz V, Theiner S, Galvez L, Koellensperger G, Keppler BK, Roman M, Barbante C, Neth K, Bornhorst J, Michalke B. Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications. Metallomics 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/9783527694907.ch13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jordan Sonet
- Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)/Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 5254; Institut Pluridisciplinaire de Recherche sur l'Environnement et les Matériaux (IPREM), Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique Bio-Inorganique et Environnement (LCABIE); Technopôle Hélioparc Pau Pyrénées, 2 Avenue du Président Pierre Angot 64000 Pau France
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- Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)/Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 5254; Institut Pluridisciplinaire de Recherche sur l'Environnement et les Matériaux (IPREM), Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique Bio-Inorganique et Environnement (LCABIE); Technopôle Hélioparc Pau Pyrénées, 2 Avenue du Président Pierre Angot 64000 Pau France
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- Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)/Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 5254; Institut Pluridisciplinaire de Recherche sur l'Environnement et les Matériaux (IPREM), Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique Bio-Inorganique et Environnement (LCABIE); Technopôle Hélioparc Pau Pyrénées, 2 Avenue du Président Pierre Angot 64000 Pau France
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- University of Huelva; Department of Chemistry, Campus El Carmen; Fuerzas Armadas Ave 21007 Huelva Spain
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- University of Huelva, Research Center of Health and Environment (CYSMA); Campus El Carmen; Fuerzas Armadas Ave 21007 Huelva Spain
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- University of Huelva; Department of Chemistry, Campus El Carmen; Fuerzas Armadas Ave 21007 Huelva Spain
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich; Central Institute for Engineering, Electronics and Analytics; Analytics (ZEA-3), Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße 52428 Jülich Germany
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- University of Vienna; Department of Inorganic Chemistry; Waehringer Strasse 42 1090 Vienna Austria
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- University of Vienna, Research Platform ‘Translational Cancer Therapy Research’; Waehringer Strasse 42 1090 Vienna Austria
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- University of Vienna, Department of Analytical Chemistry; Waehringer Strasse 38 1090 Vienna Austria
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- University of Vienna; Department of Inorganic Chemistry; Waehringer Strasse 42 1090 Vienna Austria
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- Ca' Foscari University of Venice; Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics (DAIS); Via Torino 155 30172 Venice Italy
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- National Research Council; Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes (IDPA-CNR); Via Torino 155 30172 Venice Italy
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- Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health GmbH; Research Unit: Analytical BioGeoChemistry; Ingolstädter Landstraße 1 85764 Neuherberg Germany
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- University of Potsdam; Department of Food Chemistry, Institute of Nutritional Science; Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116 14558 Nuthetal Germany
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- Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health GmbH; Research Unit: Analytical BioGeoChemistry; Ingolstädter Landstraße 1 85764 Neuherberg Germany
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The (biological) speciation of vanadate(V) as revealed by (51)V NMR: A tribute on Lage Pettersson and his work. J Inorg Biochem 2014; 147:25-31. [PMID: 25592749 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2014.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Revised: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Four decades of research carried out by Lage Pettersson, his group and his coworkers are reviewed, research that has been directed predominantly towards the speciation of vanadate and systems containing, along with vanadate and co-reactants such as phosphate and peroxide, biologically relevant organics. In particular, those organics have been addressed that either are (potential) ligands for vanadate-derived coordination compounds generated at physiological conditions and/or function as constituents in medicinally interesting oxidovanadium compounds. Examples for molecules introduced in the context of the physiological vanadate-ligand interaction include the dipeptides Pro-Ala, Ala-Gly, Ala-His and Ala-Ser, the serum constituents lactate and citrate, and the nucleobases adenosine and uridine. The speciation in the vanadate-picolinate and vanadate-maltol systems is geared towards insulin-enhancing vanadium drugs. The speciation as a function of pH, ionic strength and the concentration of vanadate and the ligand(s) is based on potentiometric and (51)V NMR investigations, a methodical combination that allows reliable access to composition, formation constants and, to some extent, also structural details for the manifold of species present in aqueous media at physiological pH and beyond. The time frame 1971 to 2014 is reviewed, emphasizing the interval 1985 to 2006, and thus focusing on biologically interesting vanadium systems. Figurative representations from the original literature have been included.
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Saha TK, Yoshikawa Y, Yasui H, Sakurai H. In vitro insulin-mimetic activity and in vivo metallokinetic feature of oxovanadium(IV)porphyrin complexes in healthy rats. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2012. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424612004458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We prepared [meso-tetrakis(4-carboxylatophenyl)porphyrinato]oxovanadium(IV) tetrasodium, ([VO(tcpp)]Na4), and investigated its in vitro insulin-mimetic activity and in vivo metallokinetic feature in healthy rats. The results were compared with those of previously proposed insulin-mimetic oxovanadium(IV)porphyrin complexes and oxovanadium(IV) sulphate. The in vitro insulin-mimetic activity and bioavailability of [VO(tcpp)]Na4 were considerably better than those of [meso-tetrakis (1-methylpyridinium-4-yl)porphyrinato]oxovanadium(IV)(4+) tetraperchlorate ([VO(tmpyp)](ClO4)4) and oxovanadium(IV) sulphate. On the other hand, [VO(tcpp)]Na4 and [meso-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl) porphyrinato]oxidovanadate(IV)(4-)([VO(tpps)]) showed very similar in vitro insulin-mimetic activity and in vivo metallokinetic feature in healthy rats. In particular, the order of in vitro insulin-mimetic activity of the complexes was determined to be: [VO(tcpp)]Na4 ≈ [VO(tpps)] > ([VO(tmpyp)](ClO4)4 > oxovanadium(IV) sulphate.
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- Tapan K. Saha
- Department of Chemistry, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh
- Department of Analytical and Bioinorganic Chemistry, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Misasagi, Ymashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
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- Department of Analytical and Bioinorganic Chemistry, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Misasagi, Ymashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
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- Department of Analytical and Bioinorganic Chemistry, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Misasagi, Ymashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
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- Department of Analytical and Bioinorganic Chemistry, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Misasagi, Ymashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
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Willsky GR, Chi LH, Godzala M, Kostyniak PJ, Smee JJ, Trujillo AM, Alfano JA, Ding W, Hu Z, Crans DC. Anti-diabetic effects of a series of vanadium dipicolinate complexes in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Coord Chem Rev 2011; 255:2258-2269. [PMID: 23049138 PMCID: PMC3461829 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2011.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The effects of oral treatment of rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes with a range of vanadium dipicolinate complexes (Vdipic) and derivatives are reviewed. Structure-reactivity relationships are explored aiming to correlate properties such as stability, to their insulin-enhancing effects. Three types of modifications are investigated; first, substitutions on the aromatic ring, second, coordination of a hydroxylamido group to the vanadium, and third, changes in the oxidation state of the vanadium ion. These studies allowed us to address the importance of coordination chemistry, and redox chemistry, as modes of action. Dipicolinate was originally chosen as a ligand because the dipicolinatooxovanadium(V) complex (V5dipic), is a potent inhibitor of phosphatases. The effect of vanadium oxidation state (3, 4 or 5), on the insulin-enhancing properties was studied in both the Vdipic and VdipicCl series. Effects on blood glucose, body weight, serum lipids, alkaline phosphatase and aspartate transaminase were selectively monitored. Statistically distinct differences in activity were found, however, the trends observed were not the same in the Vdipic and VdipicCl series. Interperitoneal administration of the Vdipic series was used to compare the effect of administration mode. Correlations were observed for blood vanadium and plasma glucose levels after V5dipic treatment, but not after treatment with corresponding V4dipic and V3dipic complexes. Modifications of the aromatic ring structure with chloride, amine or hydroxyl groups had limited effects. Global gene expression was measured using Affymetrix oligonucleotide chips. All diabetic animals treated with hydroxyl substituted V5dipic (V5dipicOH) and some diabetic rats treated with vanadyl sulfate had normalized hyperlipidemia yet uncontrolled hyperglycemia and showed abnormal gene expression patterns. In contrast to the normal gene expression profiles previously reported for some diabetic rats treated with vanadyl sulfate, where both hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia were normalized. Modification of the metal, changing the coordination chemistry to form a hydroxylamine ternary complex, had the most influence on the anti-diabetic action. Vanadium absorption into serum was determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy for selected vanadium complexes. Only diabetic rats treated with the ternary V5dipicOH hydroxylamine complex showed statistically significant increases in accumulation of vanadium into serum compared to diabetic rats treated with vanadyl sulfate. The chemistry and physical properties of the Vdipic complexes correlated with their anti-diabetic properties. Here, we propose that compound stability and ability to interact with cellular redox reactions are key components for the insulin-enhancing activity of vanadium compounds. Specifically, we found that the most overall effective anti-diabetic Vdipic compounds were obtained when the compound administered had an increased coordination number in the vanadium complex.
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- Gail R. Willsky
- University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY USA
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- University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY USA
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- University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY USA
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- University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY USA
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- Present Address: Dept of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler TX, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO, USA
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- University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY USA
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- College of Life Sciences, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- University at Buffalo, Center for Computational Research, Buffalo NY USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO, USA
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Hypoglycemic Properties of Oxovanadium (IV) Coordination Compounds with Carboxymethyl-Carrageenan and Carboxymethyl-Chitosan in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Mice. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2011; 2011:691067. [PMID: 21804857 PMCID: PMC3144733 DOI: 10.1155/2011/691067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2011] [Accepted: 06/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In order to avoid low absorption, incorporation, and undesirable side effects of inorganic oxovanadium compounds, the antidiabetic activities of organic oxovanadium (IV) compounds in alloxan-induced diabetic mice were investigated. Vanadyl carboxymethyl carrageenan (VOCCA) and vanadyl carboxymethyl chitosan (VOCCH) were synthesized and administrated through intragastric administration in different doses for 20 days in alloxan-induced diabetic mice. Glibenclamide was administrated as the positive control. Our results showed that low-dose group, middle-dose group, and high-dose group of VOCCA and VOCCH could significantly reduce the levels of blood glucose (P < 0.05) compared with untreated group, but not in normal mice. Besides, high-dose groups of VOCCA and VOCCH exhibited more significant hypoglycemic activities (P < 0.01). After treated with VOCCH, the oral glucose tolerance of high-dose group of VOCCH was improved compared with model control group (P < 0.05).
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Liboiron BD. Insulin-Enhancing Vanadium Pharmaceuticals: The Role of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Methods in the Evaluation of Antidiabetic Potential. HIGH RESOLUTION EPR 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-84856-3_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Katoh A, Matsumura Y, Yoshikawa Y, Yasui H, Sakurai H. Evaluation of insulin-mimetic activities of vanadyl and zinc(II) complexes from the viewpoint of heterocyclic bidentate ligands. J Inorg Biochem 2008; 103:567-74. [PMID: 19162327 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2008.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2008] [Revised: 12/05/2008] [Accepted: 12/10/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Vanadyl sulfate (VOSO(4)) has been clinically tested in diabetic patients since 1995. Oral administrations of VOSO(4) improved the type 2 diabetic state with respect to plasma glucose, HbA(1c), and fructosamine levels. The development of toxicity by increasing the administration of VOSO(4) should be avoided. One method was the utilization of vanadyl complexes with coordination compounds that are low-toxic and low-molecular-weight ligands to enhance the permeation of the metal ion to lipid bilayer membrane. Over a decade we have focused on a variety of heterocyclic compounds as bidentate ligands for metal ions. Vanadyl and zinc(II) complexes of 1-substituted 3-hydroxy-2-methyl-4(1H)-pyridinethiones, 4,5,6-substituted 1-hydroxy-2(1H)-pyrimidinones, 4-(p-substituted)phenyl-3-hydroxythiazole-2(3H)-thiones, 3-hydroxypyrone, 1-alkyl- or 1-phenylalkyl-3-hydroxy-2(1H)-pyridinethiones, optically active 1-substituted 3-hydroxy-4(1H)-pyridinethiones, and 5-dialkylsulfonamido- or 5,7-bis(dialkylsulfonamido)-8-hydroxyquinolines were prepared, and their insulin-mimetic activities were evaluated in terms of IC(50) values which stand for a 50% inhibitory concentration of the free fatty acid release from isolated rat adipocytes. In this article, the relationship between the insulin-mimetic activity and the partition coefficient, the chirality, the substituent effect, molecular weight, the pK(a) value, and the coordination mode was discussed. In vivo blood glucose-lowering effects of the vanadyl complex with 1-hydroxy-4,6-dimethyl-2(1H)-pyrimidinone in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats and the zinc(II) complexes with 4-(p-chlorophenyl)thiazole- and 4-methylthiazole-2(3H)-thione in KK-A(y) mice were also discussed.
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- Akira Katoh
- Department of Materials and Life Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University, 3-3-1 Kitamachi, Kichijoji, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, Japan.
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Sheela A, Roopan SM, Vijayaraghavan R. New diketone based vanadium complexes as insulin mimetics. Eur J Med Chem 2008; 43:2206-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2008.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2007] [Revised: 12/11/2007] [Accepted: 01/10/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Basuki W, Hiromura M, Adachi Y, Tayama K, Hattori M, Sakurai H. Enhancement of insulin signaling pathway in adipocytes by oxovanadium(IV) complexes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 349:1163-70. [PMID: 16970914 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.08.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2006] [Accepted: 08/25/2006] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Recently, we have found that some oxovanadium(IV) complexes are potent insulin-mimetic compounds for treating both type I and type II diabetic animals. However, the functional mechanism of oxovanadium(IV) complexes is not fully understood. In this report, we have shown that oxovanadium(IV)-picolinate complexes such as VO(pa)(2), VO(3mpa)(2), and VO(6mpa)(2) act on the insulin signaling pathway in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Among them, VO(3mpa)(2) was found to be the highest potent activator in inducing not only the phosphotyrosine levels of both IRbeta and IRS but also the activation of downstream kinases in the insulin receptor, such as Akt and GSK3beta, which in turn translocated the insulin-dependent GLUT4 to the plasma membrane. Then, we examined whether or not oxovanadium(IV)-picolinates exhibit the hypoglycemic activity in STZ-induced diabetic mice, and found that VO(3mpa)(2) is more effective than the others in improving the hyperglycemia of the animals. Our present data indicate that both activation of insulin signaling pathway, which follows the GLUT4 translocation to the plasma membrane, and enhancement of glucose utilization by oxovanadium(IV) complexes cause the hypoglycemic effect in diabetic animals.
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- Wanny Basuki
- Department of Analytical and Bioinorganic Chemistry, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Nakauchi-chio, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
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Saha TK, Yoshikawa Y, Yasui H, Sakurai H. Oxovanadium(IV)–Porphyrin Complex as a Potent Insulin-Mimetic. Treatment of Experimental Type 1 Diabetic Mice by the Complex [meso-Tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrinato]oxovanadate(IV)(4−). BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2006. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.79.1191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Kawabe K, Yoshikawa Y, Adachi Y, Sakurai H. Possible mode of action for insulinomimetic activity of vanadyl(IV) compounds in adipocytes. Life Sci 2006; 78:2860-6. [PMID: 16337244 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2005.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2005] [Accepted: 11/07/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Vanadyl(IV) ions (+4 oxidation state of vanadium) and their complexes have been shown to have in vitro insulinomimetic activity and to be effective in treating animals with diabetes mellitus. Although, researchers have proposed many vanadyl compounds for the treatment of diabetes patients, the mode of action of vanadyl compounds remains controversial. In order to evaluate the mode of action of these compounds, we examined the insulinomimetic activity of VOSO4, bis(picolinato)oxovanadyl(IV), and bis(maltolato)oxovanadyl(IV) in the presence of several inhibitors relevant to the glucose metabolism. After confirming that these vanadyl compounds were incorporated in the adipocytes as estimated by ESR method, we evaluated the mode of action by examining free fatty acids (FFA) release in the adipocytes. Inhibition of FFA release by these vanadyl compounds was found to be reversed by the addition of inhibitors, typically by cytochalasin B (glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) inhibitor), cilostamide (phosphodiesterase inhibitor), HNMPA-(AM)3 (tyrosine kinase inhibitor), and wortmannin (PI3-k inhibitor), indicating that these compounds affect primarily GLUT4 and phosphodiesterase, as named "ensemble mechanism". Based on these results, we suggest that vanadyl compounds act on at least four sites relevant to the glucose metabolism, and on GLUT4 and phosphodiesterase in particular in rat adipocytes, which in turn normalizes the blood glucose levels of diabetic animals. The obtained results provide evidence for the role of vanadyl ion and its complexes in stimulation of the uptake and degeneration of glucose.
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- Kenji Kawabe
- Department of Analytical and Bioinorganic Chemistry, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
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Xie M, Gao L, Li L, Liu W, Yan S. A new orally active antidiabetic vanadyl complex – bis(α-furancarboxylato)oxovanadium(IV). J Inorg Biochem 2005; 99:546-51. [PMID: 15621288 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2004.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2004] [Revised: 10/21/2004] [Accepted: 10/22/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Bis(alpha-furancarboxylato)oxovanadium(IV)--a new orally active antidiabetic vanadyl complex has been synthesized, characterized, and tested for bioactivity as insulin-enhancing agents. The complex was administered intragastrically to both normal and STZ-diabetic rats for 4 weeks. The results show that the complex at a dose of 10.0 and 20.0 mg V kg(-1), could significantly lower the blood glucose level rats and ameliorated impaired glucose tolerance in STZ-diabetic, but not in normal rats. It was suggested that the complex exerted an antidiabetic effect in STZ-diabetic rats, which maybe was related to increasing the sensitivity to insulin.
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- Mingjin Xie
- Deparment of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China.
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