Description
IndinavirisanantiviraldrugthattreatsHIV,actingasaproteaseinhibitor;thiscompoundalsoexhibitsanti-diabeticandanticancerchemotherapeuticactivities.Likeotherantivirals,indinaviralsoexertseffectsoninsulinresistanceandglucosetolerance.Invitro,indinavirdecreasesphosphorylationoftheinsulinreceptorβsubunit,inhibitstheGLUT4glucosetransporter,anddecreaseslevelsoftheinsulinreceptor,sterolregulatoryelementbindingprotein1(SREBP1),andPPAR-γ,impairingADIpocytefunctionandalteringinsulinsensitivity.Indiabeticrats,indinavirincreasesglucosetoleranceandhyperglycemia,potentiallythoughinductionofthesuppressorofcytokinesignaling1(SOCS1)signalingcascade.Indinavirmayalsoexhibitchemotherapeuticpotential,asitinhibitsadenocarcinomatumorgrowthinvivo;thisactivitymaybedependentoninhibitionofmatrixmetalloproteinases.Additionally,indinavirinhibitsmultipleisotypesofcalpain,preventingapoptosisincellularmodels.
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