Term Name: | insulin-sensitizing drug |
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Synonyms: | glitazonas, glitazone drug, glitazones, insulin sensitisers, insulin sensitizers, insulin-sensitising drug, insulin-sensitizing agent, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonist, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonists, PPAR-gamma agonist, PPAR-gamma agonists, PPARgamma agonist, PPARgamma agonists, proliferator activated receptor gamma agonist, proliferator activated receptor gamma agonists, thiazolidinediones, tiazolidinedionas |
Definition: | An agent which overcomes insulin resistance by activation of the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPAR-gamma). |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:50864] ( EBI ) |