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PhytoMedical Furthers Development of New Class of
Compounds for Type-2 Diabetes
PhytoMedical’s
new class of compounds for type-2 diabetes derived from cinnamon, shown in
independent third-party studies to significantly reduce blood sugar without side
effects.
Princeton,
NJ – March 7, 2007 -
As part of the Company’s ongoing efforts to further the development of its synthesized
analogues for type-2 diabetes, PhytoMedical Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: PYTO)
(FWB: ET6), through its wholly owned subsidiary, today announced that the
Company has entered into an expanded Sponsored Research Agreement with The
Office of Sponsored Projects at Iowa State University.
Under terms of the agreement, PhytoMedical will continue to
undertake its research at ISURF for development of the Company’s novel,
synthesized type A-1 ‘polyphenolic’ compounds – an entirely new, innovative
class of compounds derived from cinnamon, shown in published human and
pre-clinical animal studies to favorably effect type-2 diabetes without side
effects.
A human study of type-2 diabetes patients published in Diabetes
Care, a journal of the American Diabetes Association, showed that
PhytoMedical’s polyphenolic compounds can significantly lower blood sugar by an
average of 18 to 29 percent, triglycerides (fatty acids in the blood) by 23 to
30 percent, LDL (or “bad”) cholesterol by 7 to 27 percent and total cholesterol
by 12 to 26 percent. Changes in HDL (“good”) cholesterol were not significant. Most
importantly, no side effects were reported in the study.
Subsequently, an independent three-year study of human patients
carried out by the Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia
, reported similar findings
related to lower blood sugar levels.
More recently, in animal studies, third-party research
published in Diabetologia, the official journal of the European Association for
the Study of Diabetes, have confirmed that cinnamon-derived compounds are able
to significantly reduce blood glucose levels with no apparent side effects.
“For the estimated 20 million-plus Americans who now have
diabetes, the implications of our research into a highly-effective therapeutic
alternative with no side effects are far-reaching,” explained
Mr. Greg Wujek, President and CEO of PhytoMedical
Technologies, Inc.
“The development of our synthesized type A-1 polyphenols at
Iowa
State
University is leading the
way to an entirely new class of compounds for type-2 diabetes,” continued Mr.
Wujek.
Diabetes, which results from the body’s inability to produce
enough insulin or use it efficiently, affects 18.2 million people in the
United States
,
or 6.3% of the population (American Diabetes Association). The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention expects this number to rise to over 30 million by 2030. As the
leading cause of end-stage renal disease, blindness and lower limb amputations,
diabetes now costs the health care system over $132 billion each year – nearly
one out of every ten health care dollars spent in the
United States
.
About PhytoMedical
Technologies, Inc.
PhytoMedical Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: PYTO; Frankfurt
Stock Exchange: ET6), together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, is a
pharmaceutical company focused on research, development and commercialization
of pharmaceutical products.
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