Research hones in on therapies and diagnosis of bowel diseases
...Basiliximab has been proven effective as a steroid sensitizer in steroid resistant UC both in the lab and in humans. This uncontrolled pilot study examined an extended series of 30 steroid resistant UC patients treated with basiliximab. Twenty patients with moderately active disease and 10 patients with sever...Combination therapy w/ ACTOS (pioglitazone HCI) shown to improve components of diabetic dyslipidemia
...ucted to evaluate the effects of ACTOS, an insulin sensitizer belonging to the thiazolidinedione (TZD) class of ...es," noted Dr. Khan. ACTOS is known as an insulin sensitizer because it directly targets insulin resistance, a condition in which the body does not effectively u...Insulin sensitizer has anti-inflammatory effect in diabetics
SAN FRANCISCO -- A drug used widely as an insulin sensitizer appears also to have a significant anti-inflammatory effect in diabetics, a property that could make it useful in helping to prevent heart disease in these patients, a study by endocrinologists at the University at Buffalo has found. Results of the ...