Comparison of Efficacies of a Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Inhibitor and α-Glucosidase Inhibitors in Oral Carbohydrate and Meal Tolerance Tests and the Effects of Their Combination in Mice

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Isao Tanaka¹  Yoshiaki Sato¹  Richard Clark¹  Osamu Takenaka¹  Nobuyuki Yasuda¹  Takao Saeki¹  Takashi Inoue¹  Kazuto Yamazaki¹  Tadashi Nagakura¹ 

[1] Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Eisai Co., Ltd., Japan

关键词: dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitor;    α-glucosidase inhibitor;    combination effect;    tolerance test;   

DOI  :  10.1254/jphs.FP0061376

学科分类：药学

来源: Nihon Yakuri Gakkai Henshuubu / Japanese Pharmacological Society

【 摘 要 】

References(32)Cited-By(17)E3024 (3-but-2-ynyl-5-methyl-2-piperazin-1-yl-3,5-dihydro-4H-imidazo[4,5-d]pyridazin-4-one tosylate) is a dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitor. Since the target of both DPP-IV inhibitors and α-glucosidase inhibitors is the lowering of postprandial hyperglycemia, we compared antihyperglycemic effects for E3024 and α-glucosidase inhibitors in various oral carbohydrate and meal tolerance tests using normal mice. In addition, we investigated the combination effects of E3024 and voglibose on blood glucose levels in a meal tolerance test using mice fed a high-fat diet. ER-235516-15 (the trifluoroacetate salt form of E3024, 1 mg/kg) lowered glucose excursions consistently, regardless of the kind of carbohydrate loaded. However, the efficacy of acarbose (10 mg/kg) and of voglibose (0.1 mg/kg) varied with the type of carbohydrate administered. The combination of E3024 (3 mg/kg) and voglibose (0.3 mg/kg) improved glucose tolerance additively, with the highest plasma active glucagon-like peptide-1 levels. This study shows that compared to α-glucosidase inhibitors, DPP-IV inhibitors may have more consistent efficacy to reduce postprandial hyperglycemia, independent of the types of carbohydrate contained in a meal, and that the combination of a DPP-IV inhibitor and an α-glucosidase inhibitor is expected to be a promising option for lowering postprandial hyperglycemia.

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