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Rosiglitazone treatment reverses elevated malonyl-CoA levels, restores fatty acid oxidation, and improves insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetic subjects.

For type 2 diabetics, rosiglitazone (4mg twice daily for 3 months) was shown to normalize malonyl-CoA levels and restore fatty acid oxidation. This suggests that pharmacological intervention can correct specific muscle metabolic defects associated with insulin resistance.

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All of these abnormalities in the type 2 diabetic group were reversed by rosiglitazone treatment.
Gautam Bandyopadhyay et al. · Diabetes · 2006

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Randomized controlled trial design (implied by treatment group vs non-treatment) with human subjects.

Source

Increased Malonyl-CoA Levels in Muscle From Obese and Type 2 Diabetic Subjects Lead to Decreased Fatty Acid Oxidation and Increased Lipogenesis; Thiazolidinedione Treatment Reverses These Defects

Gautam Bandyopadhyay et al. · Diabetes · 2006

DOI 10.2337/db06-0062

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