Selective Reversible Inhibition of Liver Carnitine Palmitoyl-Transferase 1 by Teglicar Reduces Gluconeogenesis and Improves Glucose Homeostasis

Diabetes - Tập 60 Số 2 - Trang 644-651 - 2011
Roberto Conti1, Edoardo Mannucci2, Pompeo Pessotto1, Emanuela Tassoni3, Paolo Carminati4, Fabio Giannessi1, Arduino Arduini1
1Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, sigma-tau s.p.a, Rome, Italy
2Diabetes Agency, Careggi Teaching Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
3Department of Chemical Research, sigma-tau s.p.a, Rome, Italy
4Paolo Carminati, sigma-tau s.p.a, Rome, Italy

Tóm tắt

OBJECTIVE

We have developed a new antihyperglycemic agent (teglicar) through the selective and reversible inhibition of the liver isoform of carnitine palmitoyl-transferase 1 (L-CPT1).

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

Glucose production was investigated in isolated hepatocytes and during pancreatic clamps in healthy rats. Chronic treatments on C57BL/6J, db/db, high-fat fed mice, and rats were performed to understand glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity.

RESULTS

In isolated hepatocytes, teglicar concentration dependently reduced ketone bodies and glucose production up to 72 and 50%, respectively. In rats, teglicar reduced the endogenous glucose production (−62%) without affecting peripheral glucose utilization. Heart 2-[3H]deoxyglucose uptake in mice was also not affected, confirming in vivo the drug selectivity toward L-CPT1. Chronic treatment in db/db mice (50 mg/kg/bid; 45 days) reduced postabsorptive glycemia (−38%), water consumption (−31%), and fructosamine (−30%). Such antidiabetic activity was associated with an improved insulin sensitivity assessed by the insulin tolerance test. A significant 50% increase in hepatic triglyceride content (HTGC) was found, although plasma alanineaminotransferase was not altered. In addition, long-term teglicar administration to high-fat fed C57BL/6J mice normalized glycemia (−19%) and insulinemia (−53%). Long-term teglicar administration (30 days, 80 mg/kg) in healthy overnight-fasted rats slightly reduced basal glycemia (−20%, ns), reduced basal insulin levels by 60%, doubled triglycerides, and increased free-fatty acids (+53%). HTGC was markedly increased, but liver and peripheral insulin sensitivity assessed by hyperinsulinemiceuglycemic clamp were not affected.

CONCLUSIONS

Teglicar, in vitro and in animal models, reduces gluconeogenesis and improves glucose homeostasis, refreshing the interest in selective and reversible L-CPT1 inhibition as a potential antihyperglycemic approach.

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