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Regulation of metabolic pathways in liver and kidney during experimental diabetes: Effects of antidiabetic compounds

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Diabetes has been classified as a disease of glucose overproduction by tissues, mainly liver and glucose underutilization by insulin requiring tissues like liver, adipose and muscle due to lack of insulin. There is, however, glucose over utilization in tissues not dependent on insulin for glucose transport like kidney, nerve and brain. There are serious complications due to this excess glucose in these tissues and their reversal is important for a good metabolic control and normalisation of other parameters. Insulin, trace metals and some plant extracts have been used to see the reversal effects of the complications of diabetes in liver and kidney in experimental diabetes. Almost complete reversal of the metabolic changes has been achieved in the activities of key enzymes of metabolic pathways in liver and kidney and an effective glucose control has been achieved suggesting a combination of therapies in the treatment of metabolic disturbance of the diabetic state.

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Baquer, N.Z., Gupta, D. & Raju, J. Regulation of metabolic pathways in liver and kidney during experimental diabetes: Effects of antidiabetic compounds. Indian J Clin Biochem 13, 63–80 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02867866

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