Oral Administration of Bis(aspirinato)zinc(II) Complex Ameliorates Hyperglycemia and Metabolic Syndrome-Like Disorders in Spontaneously Diabetic KK-Ay Mice: Structure-Activity Relationship on Zinc-Salicylate Complexes

In recent years, the number of patients suffering from diseases, such as cancer, apoplexy, osteoporosis, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing worldwide. Type 2 diabetes, a lifestyle-related disease, is recognized as a serious disease. Various types of pharmaceutics for diabetes have been used. Since the relationship between diabetes and biometals such as vanadium, copper, and zinc ions has been recognized for many years, we...