Design and Development of In Vivo Sensor Systems: The Long and Tortured Road to a Self-Contained, Implantable Glucose Sensor for Diabetes Management

Author(s):  
Christina Thomas ◽  
Rachel Weller Roska ◽  
Robert E. Carlson
2020 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kondeti Ramudu Shanmugam ◽  
Bhasha Shanmugam ◽  
Gangigunta Venkatasubbaiah ◽  
Sahukari Ravi ◽  
Kesireddy Sathyavelu Reddy

Background : Diabetes is a major public health problem in the world. It affects each and every part of the human body and also leads to organ failure. Hence, great progress made in the field of herbal medicine and diabetic research. Objectives: Our review will focus on the effect of bioactive compounds of medicinal plants which are used to treat diabetes in India and other countries. Methods: Information regarding diabetes, oxidative stress, medicinal plants and bioactive compounds were collected from different search engines like Science direct, Springer, Wiley online library, Taylor and francis, Bentham Science, Pubmed and Google scholar. Data was analyzed and summarized in the review. Results and Conclusion: Anti-diabetic drugs that are in use have many side effects on vital organs like heart, liver, kidney and brain. There is an urgent need for alternative medicine to treat diabetes and their disorders. In India and other countries herbal medicine was used to treat diabetes. Many herbal plants have antidiabetic effects. The plants like ginger, phyllanthus, curcumin, aswagandha, aloe, hibiscus and curcuma showed significant anti-hyperglycemic activities in experimental models and humans. The bioactive compounds like Allicin, azadirachtin, cajanin, curcumin, querceitin, gingerol possesses anti-diabetic, antioxidant and other pharmacological properties. This review focuses on the role of bioactive compounds of medicinal plants in prevention and management of diabetes. Conclusion: Moreover, our review suggests that bioactive compounds have the potential therapeutic potential against diabetes. However, further in vitro and in vivo studies are needed to validate these findings.


2022 ◽  
pp. 193229682110706
Author(s):  
Yutaro Inoue ◽  
Yasuhide Kusaka ◽  
Kotaro Shinozaki ◽  
Inyoung Lee ◽  
Koji Sode

Background: The bacterial derived flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)-dependent glucose dehydrogenase (FADGDH) is the most promising enzyme for the third-generation principle-based enzyme sensor for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Due to the ability of the enzyme to transfer electrons directly to the electrode, recognized as direct electron transfer (DET)-type FADGDH, although no investigation has been reported about DET-type FADGDH employed on a miniaturized integrated electrode. Methods: The miniaturized integrated electrode was formed by sputtering gold (Au) onto a flexible film with 0.1 mm in thickness and divided into 3 parts. After an insulation layer was laminated, 3 openings for a working electrode, a counter electrode and a reference electrode were formed by dry etching. A reagent mix containing 1.2 × 10−4 Unit of DET-type FADGDH and carbon particles was deposited. The long-term stability of sensor was evaluated by continuous operation, and its performance was also evaluated in the presence of acetaminophen and the change in oxygen partial pressure (pO2) level. Results: The amperometric response of the sensor showed a linear response to glucose concentration up to 500 mg/dL without significant change of the response over an 11-day continuous measurement. Moreover, the effect of acetaminophen and pO2 on the response were negligible. Conclusions: These results indicate the superb potential of the DET-type FADGDH-based sensor with the combination of a miniaturized integrated electrode. Thus, the described miniaturized DET-type glucose sensor for CGM will be a promising tool for effective glycemic control. This will be further investigated using an in vivo study.


1990 ◽  
Vol 259 (5) ◽  
pp. E601-E613 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. P. Widmaier

Glucoprivation represents a model stress in which activation of different stress responses at different ages can be monitored both in vivo and in vitro. Physiological data indicate rat brain contains a liver/pancreas-type glucose sensor, yet no biochemical or immunocytochemical evidence exists for such a sensor. Young rats appear to lack normal hypothalamic glucose-sensing ability and do not show typical secretory patterns of corticotropin-releasing factor, adrenocorticotropic hormone, or corticosterone after experimentally induced glucoprivation. However, they hypersecrete catecholamines and glucagon (compared with adults) and thrive on fuel sources other than glucose that are abundant after birth. High steroid levels during the first 24 h after birth may be critical for inducing gluconeogenic enzymes and promoting differentiation of tissues like pancreas. Neonatal rats also have unique control systems to combat the damaging effects of other stresses like hypoxia; these systems may disappear in adults. Thus the definition of stress may change during development, and the compensatory mechanisms employed to combat stress change from neonatal to adult life and are intricately related to the metabolic needs of the animal.


2015 ◽  
Vol 58 (9) ◽  
pp. 4086-4086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennie Georgsson ◽  
Fredrik Bergström ◽  
Anneli Nordqvist ◽  
Martin J. Watson ◽  
Charles D. Blundell ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 341-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Enderle ◽  
Isabella Moser ◽  
Cecil Kannan ◽  
Karl Otfried Schwab ◽  
Gerald Urban

Background: Continuously measured glucose and lactate levels in interstitial fluid (ISF) may markedly differ from their respective blood levels. Methods: Combining microdialysis with a bioanalytical microsystem, the interstitial glucose and lactate concentrations of eight male volunteers with different body mass index (BMI) were monitored during a 2-fold glucose tolerance test over the period of three hours. Results: Significant correlations were found between abdominally measured sensor results and reference measurements ( R2 = .967 for glucose and R2 = .936 for lactate, P < .05). The physiological delay of the abdominally observed glucose appearance in the ISF correlated positively with the BMI ( R2 = .787, P < .05). The relative in vivo recovery of glucose and lactate was inversely proportional to the BMI of the volunteers ( R2 = .540 for glucose, R2 = .609 for lactate, P < .05). One subject with a BMI of > 34 kg/m2 showed abdominally as well as the antebrachially significantly reduced tissue glucose values compared to blood glucose values ( P < .001). Conclusions: A very good correlation between abdominally measured sensor results and the results of the reference method verified the reliability of the BioMEMS. The abdominally measured glucose level in ISF decreased significantly with increasing BMI. Therefore, an in vivo calibration of glucose levels in ISF with blood levels seems to be necessary especially in markedly obese subjects.


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