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Repaglinide at a cellular level

M Krogsgaard Thomsen, K Bokvist, M Høy, K Buschard, J J Holst, P Lindström, J Gromada

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Abstract

To investigate the hormonal and cellular selectivity of the prandial glucose regulators, we have undertaken a series of experiments, in which we characterised the effects of repaglinide and nateglinide on ATP-sensitive potassium ion (KATP) channel activity, membrane potential and exocytosis in rat pancreatic alpha-cells and somatotrophs. We found a pharmacological dissociation between the actions on KATP channels and exocytosis and suggest that compounds that, unlike repaglinide, have direct stimulatory effects on exocytosis in somatotrophs and alpha- and beta-cells, such as sulphonylureas and nateglinide, may have a clinically undesirable general stimulatory effect on cells within the endocrine system.

Original languageEnglish
JournalDiabetes, Nutrition and Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
Volume15
Issue number6 Suppl
Pages (from-to)15-8
Number of pages4
ISSN0394-3402
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Carbamates/pharmacology
  • Cyclohexanes/pharmacology
  • Electrophysiology
  • Exocytosis/drug effects
  • Hypoglycemic Agents/pharmacology
  • Islets of Langerhans/cytology
  • Membrane Potentials/drug effects
  • Nateglinide
  • Phenylalanine/analogs & derivatives
  • Piperidines/pharmacology
  • Postprandial Period
  • Potassium Channels/drug effects
  • Rats

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