Published in:
01-09-2000 | Adis New Drug Profile
Nateglinide
A Viewpoint by Willy J. Malaisse
Author:
Willy J. Malaisse
Published in:
Drugs
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Issue 3/2000
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Excerpt
Nateglinide is a non-sulphonylurea insulinotropic agent belonging to the family of so-called meglitinide analogues.[
1] Conformational analysis,[
2] characterisation of ionophoretic activity[
3] and structures of calcium complexes,[
4] detailed studies of uptake[
5] and effects on nutrient catabolism,[
6] cationic flux,[
7] biosynthetic[
8,
9] and insulinotropic[
10] actions in isolated rat pancreatic islet cells indicate that nateglinide owes its insulin-releasing properties to the direct inactivation of ATP-sensitive K
+ channels in islet β-cells. …