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The role of the polyol pathway in diabetes mellitus. 1991

A Collier, and M Small

Gartnaval General Hospital, Glasgow.

The mechanism by which hyperglycaemia leads to diabetic complications has not been fully elucidated. Non-enzymatic glycosylation leads to considerable functional and structural alteration of proteins. Hyperglycaemia also induces changes in intracellular metabolites, particularly in the polyol pathway. Aldose reductase inhibitors, which block the polyol pathway, have been shown to prevent complications in animal models, and this provides the rationale for the large scale trials that are presently being conducted.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007093	Imidazoles	Compounds containing 1,3-diazole, a five membered aromatic ring containing two nitrogen atoms separated by one of the carbons. Chemically reduced ones include IMIDAZOLINES and IMIDAZOLIDINES. Distinguish from 1,2-diazole (PYRAZOLES).
D009281	Naphthalenes	Two-ring crystalline hydrocarbons isolated from coal tar. They are used as intermediates in chemical synthesis, as insect repellents, fungicides, lubricants, preservatives, and, formerly, as topical antiseptics.
D010793	Phthalazines	Bicyclic heterocyclic compounds containing a BENZENE ring fused to PYRIDAZINE.
D003920	Diabetes Mellitus	A heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by HYPERGLYCEMIA and GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE.
D006019	Glycolysis	A metabolic process that converts GLUCOSE into two molecules of PYRUVIC ACID through a series of enzymatic reactions. Energy generated by this process is conserved in two molecules of ATP. Glycolysis is the universal catabolic pathway for glucose, free glucose, or glucose derived from complex CARBOHYDRATES, such as GLYCOGEN and STARCH.	Embden-Meyerhof Pathway,Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas Pathway,Embden Meyerhof Parnas Pathway,Embden Meyerhof Pathway,Embden-Meyerhof Pathways,Pathway, Embden-Meyerhof,Pathway, Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas,Pathways, Embden-Meyerhof
D006031	Glycosylation	The synthetic chemistry reaction or enzymatic reaction of adding carbohydrate or glycosyl groups. GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES carry out the enzymatic glycosylation reactions. The spontaneous, non-enzymatic attachment of reducing sugars to free amino groups in proteins, lipids, or nucleic acids is called GLYCATION (see MAILLARD REACTION).	Protein Glycosylation,Glycosylation, Protein
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006943	Hyperglycemia	Abnormally high BLOOD GLUCOSE level.	Postprandial Hyperglycemia,Hyperglycemia, Postprandial,Hyperglycemias,Hyperglycemias, Postprandial,Postprandial Hyperglycemias
D000449	Aldehyde Reductase	An enzyme that catalyzes reversibly the oxidation of an aldose to an alditol. It possesses broad specificity for many aldoses. EC 1.1.1.21.	Aldose Reductase,Aldose Reductase Ia,Aldose Reductase Ib,Erythrose Reductase,Xylose Reductase,Reductase Ia, Aldose,Reductase Ib, Aldose,Reductase, Aldehyde,Reductase, Aldose,Reductase, Erythrose,Reductase, Xylose
D012236	Rhodanine

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