Rosiglitazone Screen Test

Sample

Hypoglycemic functional foods

Storage

2-8°C in dark, sealed, dry place, no frozen.

Detection Limit

0.5 ng/mL

General Description

Rosiglitazone (trade name Avandia) is an antidiabetic drug in the thiazolidinedione class. It works as an insulin sensitizer, by binding to the PPAR in fat cells and making the cells more responsive to insulin. It was patented in 1987 and approved for medical use in 1999. Despite rosiglitazone's effectiveness at decreasing blood sugar in type 2 diabetes mellitus, studies showed apparent associations with increased risks of heart attacks and death.(Chen, X., et al., 1996)