| 摘要 |
It has been newly found out that ascochlorin, which is a publicly known fat-soluble antibiotic, and its homologs serve as a ligand of retinoid X receptor and react in vivo with the amino group of serum protein to form Schiff bases without showing any side effect of retinoid. Ascochlorin and its homologs are usable in treating and/or preventing diseases or conditions which can be relieved by the retinoid X receptor ligand-dependent gene signal transcriptional regulation (for example, diseases caused by the expression of insulin resistance, hypertension, cerebrovascular diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune diseases, Ca metabolic error, complication of diabetes, arteriosclerosis, etc.). Moreover, they can inhibit denaturation and/or necrosis of pancreatic Langerhans islet beta -cells and, therefore, are usable in making these cells to sustain the insulin productivity. |
