In the study of Hung et al. (2022), to investigate the effect of acarbose (Ab) on preventing the progression of diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetic mice, 50 mg/kg body weight of Acarbose was administered to high-fat diet (HFD)-fed db/db mice. The results revealed that Ab stabilized the plasma glucose and indirectly improved the insulin sensitivity and renal functional biomarkers in diabetic mice.
"Hung et al. Acarbose Protects Glucolipotoxicity-Induced Diabetic Nephropathy by Inhibiting Ras Expression in High-Fat Diet-Fed db/db Mice. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23(23), 15312."