Effects of MDMA on blood glucose levels and brain glucose metabolism

2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 916-925 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Soto-Montenegro ◽  
J. J. Vaquero ◽  
C. Arango ◽  
G. Ricaurte ◽  
P. García-Barreno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Brain Glucose ◽  
Brain Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Blood Glucose Levels

scholarly journals Glucose metabolism and incretins level in morbidly obese patients and in patients after biliopancreatic diversion performed for morbid obesity

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-31
Author(s):  
I I Dedov ◽  
G A Melnichenko ◽  
E A Troshina ◽  
N V Mazurina ◽  
N A Ogneva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Biliopancreatic Diversion ◽  
Plasma Insulin ◽  
Fasting Glucose ◽  
Morbidly Obese ◽  
Obese Patients ◽  
Insulin Levels ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Blood Glucose Levels

We’ve studied a carbohydrate metabolism in morbidly obese (MO) patients and the patients after bariatric surgery. The patients of the 1st group had BMI40 (n=22) and no history of diabetes mellitus. Patients after biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) performed for MO were included in the 2nd group (n=23). The 3rd group was a control group of normal weight healthy subjects (n=22). Blood glucose levels, insulin, GLP-1, GIP and glucagon during the OGTT (with 75 g of glucose) at 0, 30, 60 and 120 minutes were measured in all patients. In MO group fasting glucose levels were the highest. Impaired glucose metabolism was revealed in 68.2% of patients (n=10). Impaired fasting glucose (IFG) was diagnosed in 4 cases (18.2%), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in 11 patients (50%). In the BPD postprandial blood glucose levels (120 min) were lower if compared to the other groups. In 4 individuals (17.4%) we found postprandial hypoglycemia (2.8 mmol/l). Patients of the MO group had the highest fasting insulin levels and HOMA-IR (p0.001). The maximum of insulin concentration was seen on minute 30 of the OGTT in the 2nd and 3rd groups, and it was significantly higher in the post-bariatric patients (p=0.026). In MO group the maximum of the plasma insulin levels were on the 60th minute and were still elevated after 120 minutes. Fasting and stimulated (on the 30th minute) levels of GLP-1 were significantly higher after BPD (р=0.037 and p=0.022 at 0 and 30 min, respectively). Morbidly obese patients had higher fasting and stimulated GIP. Fasting glucagon concentrations were similar in the surgical and control groups, while the people with MO had higher initial levels of glucagon (p=0.013) and it was not suppressed during the OGTT (p=0.076). Glucose intolerance and insulin resistance incidence was higher in MO patients. Hyperglucagonemia, increased GIP and decreased GLP-1 levels are observed in MO patients. Stimulated plasma insulin and GLP-1 concentrations were significantly increased in patients who underwent BPD, and may cause postprandial hypoglycemia.

Relationship of substrate level to turnover rate in fasted adult and newborn dogs

1988 ◽  
Vol 254 (2) ◽  
pp. E137-E143 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Hulman ◽  
R. Kliegman ◽  
J. Heng ◽  
E. Crouser
Keyword(s):  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Inverse Function ◽  
Glucose Disposal ◽  
Glucose Turnover ◽  
Metabolic Clearance ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Blood Glucose Levels ◽  
Glucose Clearance ◽  
Plasma Insulin Levels

Glucose turnover, clearance and response to insulin were determined in fasted newborn and adult dogs. Fasting levels of glucose and insulin and rates of glucose turnover and clearance were not different between the two groups. Blood glucose correlated with basal glucose turnover in newborn pups but not in adult dogs. Glucose turnover was not related to fasting plasma insulin levels. Glucose clearance was an inverse function of blood glucose levels among newborn but not adult dogs. Glucose clearance and blood glucose levels were not related to insulin concentrations. In response to euglycemic hyperinsulinemia, glucose metabolism increased 4-fold among adults but only 1.7-fold in pups. Hyperglycemic hyperinsulinemia increased glucose metabolism in both groups but to a much greater extent in the pups. Euglycemic hyperinsulinemia increased the metabolic clearance rate of glucose 4.2-fold among adults but only 1.8-fold in newborn dogs. In response to hyperglycemic hyperinsulinemia glucose clearance rates were now similar. Despite euglycemic hyperinsulinemia, the newborn dog had an attenuated response to insulin, demonstrating lower rates of glucose metabolism and glucose clearance. The response to the hyperglycemic stimuli suggests that maximal glucose uptake was not achieved during hyperinsulinemia alone. This response supports the concept of glucose-mediated regulation of glucose disposal in newborn animals.

scholarly journals Nighttime Administration of Nicotine Improves Hepatic Glucose Metabolism via the Hypothalamic Orexin System in Mice

Endocrinology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 157 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Tsuneki ◽  
Takashi Nagata ◽  
Mikio Fujita ◽  
Kanta Kon ◽  
Naizhen Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Oral Intake ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Active Period ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Blood Glucose Levels ◽  
Deficient Mice

Abstract Nicotine is known to affect the metabolism of glucose; however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Therefore, we here investigated whether nicotine promoted the central regulation of glucose metabolism, which is closely linked to the circadian system. The oral intake of nicotine in drinking water, which mainly occurred during the nighttime active period, enhanced daily hypothalamic prepro-orexin gene expression and reduced hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetic db/db mice without affecting body weight, body fat content, and serum levels of insulin. Nicotine administered at the active period appears to be responsible for the effect on blood glucose, because nighttime but not daytime injections of nicotine lowered blood glucose levels in db/db mice. The chronic oral treatment with nicotine suppressed the mRNA levels of glucose-6-phosphatase, the rate-limiting enzyme of gluconeogenesis, in the liver of db/db and wild-type control mice. In the pyruvate tolerance test to evaluate hepatic gluconeogenic activity, the oral nicotine treatment moderately suppressed glucose elevations in normal mice and mice lacking dopamine receptors, whereas this effect was abolished in orexin-deficient mice and hepatic parasympathectomized mice. Under high-fat diet conditions, the oral intake of nicotine lowered blood glucose levels at the daytime resting period in wild-type, but not orexin-deficient, mice. These results indicated that the chronic daily administration of nicotine suppressed hepatic gluconeogenesis via the hypothalamic orexin-parasympathetic nervous system. Thus, the results of the present study may provide an insight into novel chronotherapy for type 2 diabetes that targets the central cholinergic and orexinergic systems.

scholarly journals Glucose Metabolism After Pancreatectomy: Opposite Extremes Between Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Distal Pancreatectomy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fumimaru Niwano ◽  
Naru Babaya ◽  
Yoshihisa Hiromine ◽  
Ippei Matsumoto ◽  
Keiko Kamei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Glucose Tolerance ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Distal Pancreatectomy ◽  
Exocrine Function ◽  
Model Assessment ◽  
Partial Pancreatectomy ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Blood Glucose Levels

Abstract Context The rate of glucose metabolism changes drastically after partial pancreatectomy. Objective This work aims to analyze changes in patients’ glucose metabolism and endocrine and exocrine function before and after partial pancreatectomy relative to different resection types (Kindai Prospective Study on Metabolism and Endocrinology after Pancreatectomy: KIP-MEP study). Methods A series of 278 consecutive patients with scheduled pancreatectomy were enrolled into our prospective study. Of them, 109 individuals without diabetes, who underwent partial pancreatectomy, were investigated. Data were compared between patients with pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD, n = 73) and those with distal pancreatectomy (DP, n = 36). Results Blood glucose levels during the 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (75gOGTT) significantly decreased after pancreatectomy in the PD group (area under the curve [AUC] –9.3%, P < .01), and significantly increased in the DP population (AUC + 16.8%, P < .01). Insulin secretion rate during the 75gOGTT and glucagon stimulation test significantly decreased after pancreatectomy both in the PD and DP groups (P < .001). Both groups showed similar homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) values after pancreatectomy. Decrease in exocrine function quality after pancreatectomy was more marked in association with PD than DP (P < .01). Multiple regression analysis indicated that resection type and preoperative HOMA-IR independently influenced glucose tolerance-related postoperative outcomes. Conclusions Blood glucose levels after the OGTT differed markedly between PD and DP populations. The observed differences between PD and DP suggest the importance of individualization in the management of metabolism and nutrition after partial pancreatectomy.

scholarly journals Changes induced by sucrose administration on glucose metabolism in pancreatic islets in normal hamsters

2001 ◽  
Vol 171 (3) ◽  
pp. 551-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
ML Massa ◽  
MI Borelli ◽  
H Del Zotto ◽  
JJ Gagliardino
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Beta Cell ◽  
Cell Function ◽  
Normal Male ◽  
Insulin Levels ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Blood Glucose Levels ◽  
Glucose Phosphorylation

We correlated the changes in glucose-induced insulin secretion with those observed in glucose metabolism and hexokinase/glucokinase activity in islets from normal sucrose-fed hamsters. Blood glucose and insulin levels were measured in normal male hamsters fed with (S5) or without (C5) 10% sucrose in the drinking water for 5 weeks. Isolated islets (collagenase digestion) from both groups of animals were used to study insulin secretion, (14)CO(2) and (3)H(2)O production from D-[U-(14)C]-glucose and D-[5-(3)H]-glucose respectively, with 3.3 or 16.7 mM glucose in the medium, and hexokinase/glucokinase activity (fluorometric assay) in islet homogenates. Whereas S5 and C5 animals had comparable normal blood glucose levels, S5 showed higher insulin levels than C5 hamsters (2.3+/-0.1 vs 0.6+/-0.03 ng/ml, P<0.001). Islets from S5 hamsters released significantly more insulin than C5 islets in the presence of low and high glucose (3.3 mM glucose: 0.77+/-0.04 vs 0.20+/-0.06 pg/ng DNA/min, P<0.001; 16.7 mM glucose: 2.77+/-0.12 vs 0.85+/-0.06 pg/ng DNA/min, P<0.001) and produced significantly higher amounts of (14)CO(2) and (3)H(2)O at both glucose concentrations ((14)CO(2): 3.3 mM glucose: 0.27+/-0.01 vs 0.18+/-0.01, P<0.001; 16.7 mM glucose: 1.44+/-0.15 vs 0.96+/-0.08, P<0.02; (3)H(2)O: 3.3 mM glucose: 0.31+/-0.02 vs 0.15+/-0.01, P<0.001; 16.7 mM glucose: 1.46+/-0.20 vs 0.76+/-0.05 pmol glucose/ng DNA/min, P<0.005). The hexokinase K(m) and V(max) values from S5 animals were significantly higher than those from C5 ones (K(m): 100.14+/-7.01 vs 59.90+/- 3.95 microM, P<0.001; V(max): 0.010+/-0.0005 vs 0.008+/- 0.0006 pmol glucose/ng DNA/min, P<0.02). Conversely, the glucokinase K(m) value from S5 animals was significantly lower than in C5 animals (K(m): 15.31+/-2.64 vs 35.01+/-1.65 mM, P<0.001), whereas V(max) figures were within a comparable range in both groups (V(max): 0.048+/-0.009 vs 0.094+/-0.035 pmol glucose/ng DNA/min, not significant). The glucose phosphorylation ratio measured at 1 and 100 mM (hexokinase/glucokinase ratio) was significantly higher in S5 (0.26+/-0.02) than in C5 animals (0.11+/-0.01, P<0.005), and it was attributable to an increase in the hexokinase activity in S5 animals. In conclusion, sucrose administration increased the hexokinase/glucokinase activity ratio in the islets, which would condition the increase in glucose metabolism by beta-cells, and in beta-cell sensitivity and responsiveness to glucose. These results support the concept that increased hexokinase rather than glucokinase activity causes the beta-cell hypersensitivity to glucose, hexokinase being metabolically more active than glucokinase to up-regulate beta-cell function.

scholarly journals Ishige okamurae reduces blood glucose levels in high-fat diet mice and improves glucose metabolism in the skeletal muscle and pancreas

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye-Won Yang ◽  
Myeongjoo Son ◽  
Junwon Choi ◽  
Seyeon Oh ◽  
You-Jin Jeon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Blood Glucose Level ◽  
High Fat Diet ◽  
Saline Group ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Blood Glucose Levels ◽  
Ishige Okamurae

Abstract Brown alga (Ishige okamurae; IO) dietary supplements have been reported to possess anti-diabetic properties. However, the effects of IO supplements have not been evaluated on glucose metabolism in the pancreas and skeletal muscle. C57BL/6 N male mice (age, 7 weeks) were arranged in five groups: a chow diet with 0.9% saline (NFD/saline group), high-fat diet (HFD) with 0.9% saline (HFD/saline group). high-fat diet with 25 mg/kg IO extract (HFD/25/IOE). high-fat diet with 50 mg/kg IO extract (HFD/50/IOE), and high-fat diet with 75 mg/kg IO extract (HFD/75/IOE). After 4 weeks, the plasma, pancreas, and skeletal muscle samples were collected for biochemical analyses. IOE significantly ameliorated glucose tolerance impairment and fasting and 2 h blood glucose level in HFD mice. IOE also stimulated the protein expressions of the glucose transporters (GLUTs) including GLUT2 and GLUT4 and those of their related transcription factors in the pancreases and skeletal muscles of HFD mice, enhanced glucose metabolism, and regulated blood glucose level. Our results suggest Ishige okamurae extract may reduce blood glucose levels by improving glucose metabolism in the pancreas and skeletal muscle in HFD-induced diabetes.

scholarly journals Main Organs Involved in Glucose Metabolism

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Lema-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Regulatory System ◽  
Simple Substance ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Postprandial State ◽  
Blood Glucose Levels ◽  
Natural Mechanism ◽  
Glucose Storage

Sugar, or technically known as glucose, is the main source of energy of all cells in the human body. The glucose homeostasis cycle is the mechanism to maintain blood glucose levels in a healthy threshold. When this natural mechanism is broken, many metabolic disorders appear such as diabetes mellitus, and some substances of interest, like glucose, are out of control. In the mechanism to maintain blood glucose, several organs are involved but the role of most of them has been disregarded in the literature. In this chapter, the main organs involved in such a mechanism and their role in glucose metabolism are described. Specifically, the stomach and small intestine, organs of the gastrointestinal system, are the first to play an important role in the regulatory system, because it is where carbohydrates are digested and absorbed as glucose into the bloodstream. Then glucose as a simple substance goes to the liver to be stored as glycogen. Glucose storage occurs due to the delivery of hormones from the pancreas, which produces, stores, and releases insulin and glucagon, two antagonistic hormones with an important role in glucose metabolism. The kidneys assist the liver in insulin clearance in the postprandial state and gluconeogenesis in the post absorptive state. Physiological aspects and the detailed role of every organ involved in glucose metabolism are described in this chapter.

scholarly journals The influence of novel GPR119 agonist on body weight, food intake and glucose metabolism in obesity rats provoked high-fat and -carbohydrate diet

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Nikolaevich Tiurenkov ◽  
Denis Vladimirovich Kurkin ◽  
Dmitry Aleksandrovich Bakulin ◽  
Elena Vladimirovna Volotova ◽  
Mikhail Ayratovich Chafeev
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
High Fat Diet ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
High Carbohydrate ◽  
Blood Glucose Levels ◽  
Gpr119 Agonist

The search for new drugs for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity remains an urgent problem. Drugs with influence on incretin system are widely used in the treatment of T2DM and obesity, since in addition to the hypoglycemic action of their inherent hypophagic effects. With the discovery of GPR119 receptor, there is the opportunity to pharmacological stimulation of endogenous secretion of incretins. Compound ZB-16 is active GPR119 agonist with IC50=7 nM. Its activation leads to increased secretion of the major incretins (GLP-1 and GIP), which are able to influence glucose metabolism and feeding behavior.Aims — to study the effect of GPR 119 receptor agonist compounds ZB-16 on blood glucose, body weight and food intake in rats with obesity.Material and methods.Male rats with initial weight 390—400 g were fed with high-carbohydrate and high-fat diet. During the next four weeks the animals orally received ZB-16 (1 mg/kg) and metformin (400 mg/kg) and then we assessed the level of water and food consumption, blood glucose levels, and performed oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).Results.Compound ZB-16 and metformin reduced fasting blood glucose levels and weight of experimental animals, while the control rats gained weight. GPR119 agonist is more pronounced than metformin reduced the area under the curve «glucose of concentration—time» during the OGTT.Conclusions.Novel GPR119 agonist — ZB-16 is comparable to metformin in hypoglycemic and anorexigenic effect in animals with obesity caused high-carbohydrate and high-fat diet.

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