Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, cilt.11, sa.1, ss.105-111, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)
Ciglitazone is a compound belonging to the
thiazolidinedione (TZD) class and has hypoglycemic
effects. Although ciglitazone is not used as a drug, it
has been used as a template for the development of
other TZD group drugs. Like many TZD group drugs,
ciglitazone causes anemia. In this study, the effects of
ciglitazone on the enzyme activities of Glucose-6-
Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) and Carbonic
Anhydrase II (CA II), which have important functions
in maintaining erythrocyte functions and integrity,
were investigated in vitro. Pure human erythrocyte CA
II and G6PD enzymes were used for activity
measurements. Both esterase and hydratase activities
were measured for CA II. The result of activity
measurements, it was observed that ciglitazone
inhibited CA II (IC50 =0.0063 mM for hydratase
activity, and IC50 =0.047 mM for esterase activity) and
G6PD (IC50 = 0.067 mM) activities. As a result, it was
concluded that these enzyme inhibitions may be
important in the anemia-causing mechanisms of
cigitazone.