An outlook to the future of pharmacotherapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus

Czech version

Authors: A. Šmahelová
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika gerontologická a metabolická Lékařské fakulty UK a FN Hradec Králové, přednosta prof. MUDr. Luboš Sobotka, CSc
Published in: Vnitř Lék 2011; 57(11): 954-958
Category: Birthday

Overview

A new class of drugs that affect incretin system has been introduced in clinical practice, and renal glucose reabsorption inhibitors are soon to follow. Clinical practice thus has an access to drugs with mechanisms of action that differ from those of the currently available antidiabetics, and extend our ability to influence the multifaceted metabolic disorder associated with the type 2 diabetes. Non-peptide molecules affecting GLP1 receptor and insulin mimetics are being tested in clinical trials. Research also continues in metabolic modulators of nuclear receptors, glucagon receptor antagonists and cellular glucocorticoid inhibitors. Promising are the compounds that increase glucose utilization (glucokinase activators) and decrease its release (fructose-1,6-diphosphatase inhibitors). Gene therapy is also likely to be used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and its complications.

Key words:
antidiabetics – insulin mimetics – PPAR modulators – incretin treatment – cyrbohydrate digestive enzyme inhibitors – gene therapy

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