The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor pravastatin stimulates insulin secretion through organic anion transporter polypeptides.

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Summary

Pravastatin has pleiotropic effects on islets through membrane transport under high fat/glucose conditions, and when fat-loaded db/db mice were treated with pravastsatin, glucose intolerance and insulin resistance were prevented.

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2010-01-01
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Pravastatin, Glucose transporter, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Chemistry

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