Preferred Name

Thiazolidinedione Antidiabetic Agent
Synonyms
Definitions

Any antidiabetic agent with the glitazone (thiazolidinedione) base structure with antihyperglycemic activity. Glitazone antidiabetic agents selectively bind to and stimulate the nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma. This results in the selective transcription of a number of insulin-sensitive genes involved in glucose metabolism. This eventually enhances insulin sensitivity, reduces insulin resistance and decreases hepatic gluconeogenesis. PPARs function as transcription factors that regulate expressions of genes involved in cellular differentiation, development, and metabolism (carbohydrate, lipid, protein), as well as tumorigenesis; PPARgamma is expressed at high levels in adipose tissue.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C98241

code

C98241

Contributing_Source

GDC

definition

Any antidiabetic agent with the glitazone (thiazolidinedione) base structure with antihyperglycemic activity. Glitazone antidiabetic agents selectively bind to and stimulate the nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma. This results in the selective transcription of a number of insulin-sensitive genes involved in glucose metabolism. This eventually enhances insulin sensitivity, reduces insulin resistance and decreases hepatic gluconeogenesis. PPARs function as transcription factors that regulate expressions of genes involved in cellular differentiation, development, and metabolism (carbohydrate, lipid, protein), as well as tumorigenesis; PPARgamma is expressed at high levels in adipose tissue.

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C177537

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C157711

Is_Value_For_GDC_Property

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C99532

label

Thiazolidinedione Antidiabetic Agent

Maps_To

Thiazolidinedione

Preferred_Name

Thiazolidinedione Antidiabetic Agent

prefixIRI

NCIT:C98241

prefLabel

Thiazolidinedione Antidiabetic Agent

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS_CUI

C3273907

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C29711

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