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Pyruvate Improved Insulin Secretion Status in a Mitochondrial Diabetes Mellitus Patient.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 May 2016
Inoue Takeshi, Murakami Nobuyuki, Ayabe Tadayuki, Oto Yuji, Nishino Ichizo, Goto Yu-Ichi, Koga Yasutoshi, Sakuta Ryoichi
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Mitochondrial diabetes is a rare form of diabetes mellitus accounting for up to 1% of all diabetes. Pyruvate therapy has been reported to be a potential therapeutic choice for patients with mitochondrial diseases. CASE DESCRIPTION: Water-based sodium pyruvate solutions (0.5 g/kg, thrice daily) were administrated orally to a 32-year-old Japanese male with mitochondrial diabetes and myopathy caused by...
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