General Information:

Id: 2,001 (click here to show other Interactions for entry)
Diseases: Diabetes mellitus, type II - [OMIM]
Insulin resistance
Mus musculus
db/db mouse
article
Reference: Shao J et al.(2006) Beneficial effects of candesartan, an angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker, on beta-cell function and morphology in db/db mice. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 344: 1224-1233 [PMID: 16650382]

Interaction Information:

Comment Glucose tolerance test revealed that candesartan (an angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker) treatment improved glucose tolerance with the modest increase in serum insulin level in db/db mice.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 15854

drug/chemical compound

Candesartan

increases_activity of

process

insulin secretion

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