Document Detail


Impact of the Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor Vildagliptin on Glucose Tolerance and β-Cell Function and Mass in Insulin Receptor Substrate-2-Knockout Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22315446     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Type 2 diabetes is characterized by diminished pancreatic β-cell mass and function. Glucagon-like peptide-1 has been reported to increase islet cell proliferation and reduce apoptosis of β-cells in rodents. In this study, we explored the effect of chronic administration of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor vildagliptin on glucose tolerance, β-cell function, and β-cell mass in Irs2-knockout (Irs2(-/-)) mice. Wild-type and Irs2(-/-) mice were fed a high-fat diet for 20 wk, with or without vildagliptin. In both genotypes of mice, vildagliptin significantly decreased the area under the curve (0-120 min) of blood glucose and increased the insulin response to glucose during the oral glucose tolerance test. In the oral glucose tolerance test performed 1 d after discontinuation of vildagliptin administration, the area under the curve (0-120 min) of blood glucose was still significantly decreased and the insulin response to glucose was significantly increased in the Irs2(-/-) mice treated with vildagliptin as compared with the values in the mice not treated with vildagliptin. Histochemical analysis of the pancreatic islets revealed significant increase of the β-cell mass and decrease in the proportion of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling-positive β-cells but no significant increase of the bromodeoxyuridine incorporation in Irs2(-/-) mice treated with vildagliptin. Our results suggest that vildagliptin improved glucose tolerance and increased the β-cell mass by reducing β-cell apoptosis in the Irs2(-/-) mice, and that the reduction of β-cell apoptosis by vildagliptin was independent of the Irs2 expression in the cells.
Authors:
Koichiro Sato; Akinobu Nakamura; Jun Shirakawa; Tomonori Muraoka; Yu Togashi; Kazuaki Shinoda; Kazuki Orime; Naoto Kubota; Takashi Kadowaki; Yasuo Terauchi
Related Documents :
8299486 - Benfluorex decreases insulin resistance and improves lipid profiles in obese type 2 dia...
22311416 - Translationally controlled tumour protein is associated with podocyte hypertrophy in a ...
22339716 - Vitamin d status and the predictors of circulating t helper 1-type immunoglobulin level...
403756 - Effect of glucose infusion on the concentration of individual serum free amino acids du...
22015446 - Resveratrol protects against hyperglycemia-induced oxidative damage to mitochondria by ...
15553226 - Simultaneous extraction of urea and glucose by reverse iontophoresis in vivo.
Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-2-7
Journal Detail:
Title:  Endocrinology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1945-7170     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-2-8     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375040     Medline TA:  Endocrinology     Country:  -    
Other Details:
Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism (K.S., A.N., J.S., T.M., Y.To., K.S., K.O., Y.Te.), Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Japan; and Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases (N.K., T.K.), Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Targeted Pituitary Overexpression of Pituitary Adenylate-Cyclase Activating Polypeptide Alters Postn...
Next Document:  Angiogenic Deficiency and Adipose Tissue Dysfunction Are Associated with Macrophage Malfunction in S...