is an oral hypoglycemic agent used to treat non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.Treatment of diabetes associated with obesity or vascular disease, for adults with type 2 diabetes.Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. reduces blood glucose levels by stimulating insulin secretion from the β-cells of the islets of Langerhans.is an oral antihyperglycemic agent used for the treatment of diabetes mellitus type II. It belongs to the sulfonylurea class of insulin secretagogues, which stimulates β cells of the pancreas to release insulin. binds to the β cell sulfonyl urea receptor (SUR1), further blocking the ATP sensitive potassium channels. Therefore, the potassium efflux substantially decreases, causing depolarization of the β cells. Then the voltage-dependent calcium channels in the β cell are open, resulting in calmodulin activation, which in turn leads to exocytosis of insulin containing secretorty granules. Recent studies have also shown that can effectiveimprove anti-oxidant status and nitric oxide-mediated vasodilation in Type 2 diabetes and protect pancreatic beta-cells from damage by hydrogen peroxide.
is an oral antihyperglycemic agent used for the treatment of diabetes mellitus type II. It belongs to the sulfonylurea class of insulin secretagogues, which stimulates β cells of the pancreas to release insulin. binds to the β cell sulfonyl urea receptor (SUR1), further blocking the ATP sensitive potassium channels. Therefore, the potassium efflux substantially decreases, causing depolarization of the β cells. Then the voltage-dependent calcium channels in the β cell are open, resulting in calmodulin activation, which in turn leads to exocytosis of insulin containing secretorty granules. Recent studies have also shown that can effectiveimprove anti-oxidant status and nitric oxide-mediated vasodilation in Type 2 diabetes and protect pancreatic beta-cells from damage by hydrogen peroxide.
