Effects of red mold dioscorea with pioglitazone, a potentially functional food, in the treatment of diabetes

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing rapidly, and its treatment with pioglitazone is likely to induce rhabdomyolysis. We aimed to determine the effect of cotreatment with pioglitazone and red mold dioscorea (RMD) produced by Monascus purpureus NTU 568 on pancreas function in stre...

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Main Authors: Chien-Li Chen, Tzu-Ming Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Food and Drug Analysis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1021949815000794