loading...| Preferred Name |
Anti-diabetic Agent |
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| Synonyms |
Anti-diabetic Agent Anti-diabetics Antidiabetic Agent |
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| Definitions |
Any substance used to reduce hyperglycemia or treat disorders associated with diabetes. Based on their mechanism of action, this class of agents can be classified to the following groups: directly acting insulomimetics, which activates insulin receptors; indirectly acting insulinomimetics, which increase insulin release such as sulfonylureas or which potentiate the effect of insulin such as metformin; those act directly on the metabolism of glucose such as inhibitors of glucosidases and inhibitors of aldose reductase. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C29711 |
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| code |
C29711 |
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| DEFINITION |
Any substance used to reduce hyperglycemia or treat disorders associated with diabetes. Based on their mechanism of action, this class of agents can be classified to the following groups: directly acting insulomimetics, which activates insulin receptors; indirectly acting insulinomimetics, which increase insulin release such as sulfonylureas or which potentiate the effect of insulin such as metformin; those act directly on the metabolism of glucose such as inhibitors of glucosidases and inhibitors of aldose reductase. |
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| FULL_SYN |
Anti-diabetic Agent Anti-diabetics Antidiabetic Agent |
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| label |
Anti-diabetic Agent |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Anti-diabetic_Agent |
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| Preferred_Name |
Anti-diabetic Agent |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C29711 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Chemical Viewed Functionally |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0935929 |
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| subClassOf |