... therapeutic agents for the treatment of dia-betes [7]. The mechanism of action of the anti-diabetic agents used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, in- clude increasing insulin release, improving glucose ... Furthermore, thioglycosides are not metabolized in the intestine [27]. Therefore, a chemical reaction to convert the substance in its active form, after intestinal absorption like in the case of ... phosphate-buffered saline (PBS; Invitrogen, Karlsruhe, Germany) and then incubated with 0.1 ml of a solution containing 5 µM CC2-DMPE and 0.02% pluronic acid in PBS. After in- cubation in the dark for 30 min at...