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ea0029p620 | Diabetes | ICEECE2012

Possible risk factors of type 2 diabetes and role of long term oral hypoglycemic agent, metformin

Chakraborty A. , Chaudhury S. , Bhattacharyya M.

Introduction: Over the past decades diabetes emerged as epidemic dimension due to person’s genetic pre disposition and environmental condition. Despite significant advancement in the development of oral hypoglycemic agents, an ideal drug for treating T2DM and its complication is still a distant reality. Hyperglycemia has a variety of toxic effects, including elevated generation of ROS nitrosative stress and inflammation. This work attempts to explore the role of oxidative...