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EXPERT OPINION ON INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGS
Volume 17, Issue 4, Pages 575-581Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1517/13543784.17.4.575
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aldose reductase inhibitors; complications; diabetes; neuropathy; ranirestat
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Background: There are currently very few drugs available to directly treat diabetic complications. Those that are indicated clinically provide symptomatic relief and do not address the underlying biochemical problems. The involvement of the sorbitol pathway in complications has provided mechanistic insights into the biochemistry of complications and the key enzyme, aldose reductase, has become an attractive pharmacologic target. Objective: Among the aldose reductase inhibitors, the most promising is ranirestat. This review outlines the studies with ranirestat and compares its efficacy with other similar inhibitors. Methods: A survey of in vitro and in vivo studies was conducted, and with publicly available data from clinical trials, ranirestat efficacy was compared with other similar agents. Results/conclusion: Ranirestat is safe, exhibits some efficacy and is perhaps the only agent advanced enough in clinical trials to warrant further consideration for diabetic complications.
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