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Antihyperglycemic effects of M16209, a novel aldose reductase inhibitor, in normal and diabetic rats.

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.
AuthorsK Nakayama, N Murakami, M Ohta, K Kato, K Ida, M Mizota, I Miwa, J Okuda
JournalEuropean journal of pharmacology (Eur J Pharmacol) Vol. 276 Issue 1-2 Pg. 77-83 (Mar 24 1995) ISSN: 0014-2999 [Print] Netherlands
PMID7781698 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Benzofurans
  • Blood Glucose
  • Hydantoins
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Insulin
  • M 16209
  • Streptozocin
  • Aldehyde Reductase
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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