TZD Dictionary Medical AcronymDefinition TZDThiazolidinedione(class of diabetes drugs) TZDTime Zone Definition TZDTime Zone Designator TZDTamburaši Za Dušu TZDTurbo Zone Direct TZDTowards Zero Deaths(highway safety initiative; Minnesota) TZDTotal Zenith Delay ...
Meta-analyses of clinical trials suggest that the use of the thiazolidinedione (TZD), rosiglitazone, in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus may increase the risk of myocardial ischaemic events by 3040%. Although these controversial data must be interpreted with caution, in the absence of definit...
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The renewed interest in fat has occurred simultaneously with a tremendous increase in global rates of obesity and type diabetes; this is not coincidence, of course. We have reached the inflection point at which the global burden of suffering due to overnutrition outpaces that due to ...
Those newly formed fat cells can now be filled with yet more fat and glucose. In fact, a new class of diabetic drugs (called TZD drugs) appear to work by stimulating the production of new fat cells, which gives the blood glucose and fatty acids another place to go. Oh yeah, if the ...
The study is a randomised, single-centre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group clinical trial to evaluate the effect of rosiglitazone on integrated cardiovascular performance in a cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) at increased risk for developing heart failure (HF)...
It is licensed for use with metformin, sulphonylurea, thiazo-lidinedione (TZD) or combination metformin/sulphony-lurea. Vildagliptin was next to gain regulatory approval and is licensed for use with metformin, sulphonylurea or TZD. Concerns remain with regard to hepatotoxicity for vildagliptin ...
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma is activated by thiazolidinediones (TZDs), widely used as insulin-sensitizing agents for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. TZDs have been shown to induce apoptosis in a variety of mammalian cells. In vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), ...