General Information:

Id: 1,983 (click here to show other Interactions for entry)
Diseases: Diabetes mellitus, type II - [OMIM]
Insulin resistance
Mus musculus
male
KK-Ay/Ta and C57BL/6J mouse
article
Reference: Shiuchi T et al.(2004) Angiotensin II type-1 receptor blocker valsartan enhances insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscles of diabetic mice Hypertension 43: 1003-1010 [PMID: 15037562]

Interaction Information:

Comment Treatment of KK-Ay mice with the angiotensin II type-1 (AT1) receptor blocker valsartan at a dose of 1 mg/kg per day, which did not influence systolic blood pressure, significantly increased insulin-mediated 2-[3H]deoxy-d-glucose (2-[3H]DG) uptake into skeletal muscle and attenuated the increase in plasma glucose concentration after a glucose load and plasma concentrations of glucose and insulin.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 15552

drug/chemical compound

Valsartan

increases_activity of

process

glucose import

in skeletal muscle
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