scholarly journals The use of second generation sulfonylurea agents and the role of glurenorm in the therapy of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

1995 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-14
Author(s):  
M. I. Balabolkin ◽  
L. B. Nedosugova

Sulfonylurea drugs stimulate the 1st phase of insulin secretion, activate adenylate cyclase, inhibit phosphodiesterase or cause prolonged depolarization of the beta cell membrane. The peripheral effect of the hypoglycemic action of sulfonylurea drugs is mediated through the effect on insulin receptors. It is clearly shown that sulfonylureas lead to an increase in the number of receptors on target cells (hepatocytes, muscle and adipose tissue, lymphocytes and other cells). It is known that patients with type II diabetes mellitus have a decrease in both the number of receptors and their affinity. The increase in the number of receptors on the membrane of target cells is not due to their de novo synthesis, but by improving the return of the receptor to the membrane from the cytosol, where they are translocated as an insulin-receptor complex after the interaction of insulin with the corresponding receptor. One of the sulfonylurea drugs of the second generation is Gliquidone (glurenorm). This drug has one advantage, distinguishing it from other sulfonylurea drugs. About 95% of the drug is excreted from the body through the gastrointestinal tract, and only 5% is extracted by the kidneys. Therefore, it is the drug of choice in the treatment of diabetic patients with nephropathy, given the fact that the drug is metabolized in the liver and eliminated through the bile ducts into the intestine. Naturally, the question arises of the possibility of its influence on the liver function of patients who have been receiving long-term treatment with glurenorm.

10.1038/985 ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 292-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Concannon ◽  
Kathryn J. Gogolin-Ewens ◽  
David A. Hinds ◽  
Beth Wapelhorst ◽  
V. Annem Morrison ◽  
...  

1990 ◽  
Vol 123 (5) ◽  
pp. 550-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Goldstein ◽  
Anna Simpson ◽  
Paul Saenger

Abstract. In addition to increased glycosylation of hemoglobin, abnormalities of other heme proteins such as cytochrome P-450 might also occur in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Antipyrine is a useful marker drug for cytochrome P-450 dependent hepatic drug metabolism. Antipyrine kinetics and urinary excretion of antipyrine metabolites were measured in 14 patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in poor metabolic control. Improvement in diabetic control in 9 patients, as measured by more normal HbA1 values, led to normalization of plasma antipyrine half-time (t½) and metabolism: the mean antipyrine t½ slowed from 4.7±0.2 (sem) initially to 7.8±0.3 h in these 9 patients and was thus nearly identical to that of normal subjects 8.6±1.0. Antipyrine plasma clearance improved in the 9 diabetic patients whose diabetic control improved. The apparent volume of distribution was normal on both occasions in the diabetic patients. These findings provide a new argument for tight metabolic control in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.


2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 627-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Handan Boyar ◽  
Belma Turan ◽  
Feride Severcan

Diabetes mellitus (DM) can be accepted as a heterogenous multi organ disorder that can affect various systems of the human body. Disorders include retinopathy, neuropathy, cardiomyopathy, musculoskeletal abnormalities such as diminished bone formation and bone healing retardation. Low bone mineral density is often mentioned as a complication for patients with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type I DM). Streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic rats are good models for investigation of the complications of insulin dependent diabetes. In the present study, the effects of STZ induced diabetes on the mineral environment of rat bones namely femur and tibia were studied by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic technique. The results revealed that mineral crystal sizes increased and carbonate content decreased for diabetic femur and tibia. These changes can be due to the formation of osteoporosis which is widely seen in diabetic patients.


2000 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek W.R. Gray ◽  
Nicolas Titus ◽  
Lionel Badet

The long-term complications of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus have become a major health care problem, and it is now clear that they arise from inadequate homeostatic control of blood glucose by injected replacement insulin. Transplantation of pancreatic islets is arguably the most logical approach to restoring metabolic homeostasis in people with diabetes. This review looks at the current status of human islet transplantation and the problems that remain. These include: (1) the limited supply of human islet tissue available for transplantation; (2) the adverse effects of current immunosuppressive protocols on diabetic patients; (3) the problems of primary nonfunction of the transplanted islets; (4) the rejection of islets; and (5) the recurrence of autoimmune diabetic disease. Some of the approaches that might solve these problems are then examined: (1) immune modulation to reduce or prevent immune attack by the recipient's immune system; (2) immunoisolation to prevent recognition of the islet graft; (3) induction of tolerance; (4) xenotransplantation using islets derived from animals; and (5) gene therapy.


1995 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 515-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriele Duran ◽  
Peter Herschbach ◽  
Sabine Waadt ◽  
Friedrich Strian ◽  
Angela Zettler

The reliability, construct validity, and discriminant validity of a new self-report questionnaire, the Questionnaire on Stress in Diabetic Patients, were assessed in a sample of 617 patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The 90-item inventory is designed to assess psychosocial stress associated with problems in daily living with diabetes. One of the intended uses is to identify psychosocial factors hampering patient compliance with the necessary treatment regimen. Values of Cronbach alpha ranged from 0.63 to 0.88. The results provide initial evidence for the reliability and validity of the instrument.


Author(s):  
Waqas T Qureshi ◽  
Mohammad Zaidan ◽  
Mohammad Alqarqaz ◽  
David Lanfear ◽  
Fatima Khalid ◽  
...  

Background: Exercise capacity has been shown to predict outcomes in the general population. However, the prognostic value of Exercise capacity in patients with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) has not been extensively evaluated. Methods: We included 10768 consecutive diabetic patients (3600 (33%) IDDM and 7168 NIDDM (67%)) who underwent exercise testing between 1991 and 2008. Baseline characteristics and exercise data were collected prospectively at the time of testing including Metabolic Equivalents (METS). The primary endpoint is all cause mortality confirmed by the social security death index. Results: Patents with IDDM were older, more often females (46% vs. 41%) with higher prevalence of hypertension (83% vs. 77%) and prior coronary disease (21% vs. 17%). Patients with NIDDM achieved more than 10 METS more often (36% vs. 30%, p<0.0001). After a median follow-up duration of 6.4 years (Range 1-18 years), 2143 patients (20%) died. Kaplan Meier survival curves are shown below. Using Multivariable Cox Hazard Proportional Analysis, IDDM (Hazard ratio 1.45, 95% CI 1.3 -1.6, p<0.0001 (in comaprison to NIDDM)) and METS achieved (HR 0.82, 95% CI 0.80-0.83, p<0.0001 per METS achieved) were associated with decreased survival. Conclusions: In this large cohort of diabetic patients, decreased Exercise capacity is independently associated with decreased survival over long follow-up duration.


1985 ◽  
Vol 249 (3) ◽  
pp. E317-E325 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. Zerbe ◽  
F. Vinicor ◽  
G. L. Robertson

Patients with uncontrolled insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus have elevations in plasma vasopressin that cannot be accounted for totally by recognized osmotic or nonosmotic stimuli. To investigate the possibility that regulation of vasopressin secretion is abnormal in this disease, we characterized the vasopressin response to osmotic and hemodynamic stimuli in five uncomplicated, well-controlled insulin-dependent diabetics, and compared the results with those found in nondiabetic volunteers. During osmotic stimulation with hypertonic saline, plasma vasopressin increased in close linear correlation with plasma osmolality or sodium in both groups. However, in the diabetics, the lines describing the relationships between plasma sodium and vasopressin were shifted significantly to the left of normal, suggesting resetting of the osmostat. This shift was not due to abnormal stimulation by hyperglycemia, because increasing plasma glucose and osmolality by intravenous infusion of hypertonic dextrose produced no increase in plasma vasopressin in diabetics or normals. Tilt tests produced a slightly exaggerated increase in plasma vasopressin in diabetics, but their basal and upright pulse rate, blood pressure, plasma renin activity, norepinephrine, and hematocrit were all normal. The results indicate that in diabetic patients the osmoreceptor for osmotic regulation of vasopressin secretion is reset in such a way that higher plasma vasopressin levels are observed at comparable levels of plasma sodium. The exact cause and consequence of this abnormality remain to be determined.


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