Amodiaquine improves insulin resistance and lipid metabolism in diabetic model mice.
Hoe-Yune JungBobae KimHye Guk RyuYosep JiSoyoung ParkSeung Hee ChoiDohyun LeeIn-Kyu LeeMunki KimYou Jeong LeeWoojin SongYoung Hee LeeHyung Jin ChoiChang-Kee HyunWilhelm Heinrich HolzapfelKyong-Tai KimPublished in: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism (2018)
Our findings suggest that amodiaquine exerts beneficial effects on glucose and lipid metabolism by concurrent activation of PPARα/γ. Furthermore, amodiaquine acts as an alternative insulin-sensitizing agent with a positive influence on lipid metabolism and has potential to prevent and treat type 2 diabetes while reducing the risk of lipid abnormalities.