Abstract |
The effect of a single oral administration of M16209 (1-(3-bromobenzo[b] furan-2-yl-sulfonyl) hydantoin), a novel aldose reductase inhibitor, on serum glucose was investigated. In normal rats, M16209 (100 mg/kg) had a weak hypoglycemic effect but markedly stimulated the disappearance of serum glucose in intravenous glucose tolerance tests. In diabetic rats, M16209 (100 mg/kg) significantly suppressed the hyperglycemia of streptozotocin-induced, mildly diabetic rats and stimulated serum glucose disappearance in neonatally streptozotocin-induced, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus ( NIDDM) rats in glucose tolerance tests. Additionally, M16209 augmented insulin secretion in glucose-loaded, normal and NIDDM rats and restored the reduced serum insulin in streptozotocin-induced, mildly diabetic rats. M16209, however, showed no hypoglycemic effect in severely diabetic rats. In contrast, gliclazide, a sulfonylurea, showed a much more potent hypoglycemic effect in normal rats than in mildly diabetic rats. These results suggest that M16209 suppresses hypoglycemia through augmentation of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. The antihyperglycemic activity of M16209, combined with its potent aldose reductase inhibiting activity, is expected to be beneficial in the treatment of diabetic complications.
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Authors | K Nakayama, N Murakami, M Ohta, K Kato, K Ida, M Mizota, I Miwa, J Okuda |
Journal | European journal of pharmacology
(Eur J Pharmacol)
Vol. 276
Issue 1-2
Pg. 77-83
(Mar 24 1995)
ISSN: 0014-2999 [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 7781698
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Benzofurans
- Blood Glucose
- Hydantoins
- Hypoglycemic Agents
- Insulin
- M 16209
- Streptozocin
- Aldehyde Reductase
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Topics |
- Aldehyde Reductase
(antagonists & inhibitors)
- Animals
- Benzofurans
(pharmacology)
- Blood Glucose
(analysis)
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental
(blood, drug therapy)
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
(blood, drug therapy)
- Hydantoins
(pharmacology)
- Hypoglycemic Agents
(pharmacology)
- Insulin
(metabolism)
- Insulin Secretion
- Male
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Streptozocin
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