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Long-term inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase IV improves glucose tolerance and preserves islet function in mice.

Kvist Reimer, Martina LU ; Holst, J J and Ahrén, Bo LU (2002) In European Journal of Endocrinology 146(5). p.717-727
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Inhibitors of the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)-degrading enzyme, dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV), are being explored in the treatment of diabetes. We examined the long-term influence of a selective, orally active inhibitor of DPPIV (NVP DPP728), in normal female C57BL/6J mice and such mice rendered glucose-intolerant and insulin-resistant by feeding a high-fat diet. DESIGN: In mice fed a standard diet (11% fat) or a high-fat diet (58% fat), NVP DPP728 (0.12 micromol/g body weight) was administered in the drinking water for an 8 week period. RESULTS: DPPIV inhibition reduced plasma DPPIV activity to 0.01+/-0.03 mU/ml vs 3.26+/-0.19 mU/ml in controls (P<0.001). Glucose tolerance after gastric glucose gavage, as judged by... (More)
OBJECTIVES: Inhibitors of the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)-degrading enzyme, dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV), are being explored in the treatment of diabetes. We examined the long-term influence of a selective, orally active inhibitor of DPPIV (NVP DPP728), in normal female C57BL/6J mice and such mice rendered glucose-intolerant and insulin-resistant by feeding a high-fat diet. DESIGN: In mice fed a standard diet (11% fat) or a high-fat diet (58% fat), NVP DPP728 (0.12 micromol/g body weight) was administered in the drinking water for an 8 week period. RESULTS: DPPIV inhibition reduced plasma DPPIV activity to 0.01+/-0.03 mU/ml vs 3.26+/-0.19 mU/ml in controls (P<0.001). Glucose tolerance after gastric glucose gavage, as judged by the area under the curve for plasma glucose levels over the 120 min study period, was increased after 8 weeks by NVP DPP728 in mice fed normal diet (P=0.029) and in mice fed a high-fat diet (P=0.036). This was accompanied by increased plasma levels of insulin and intact GLP-1. Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion from islets isolated from NVP DPP728-treated animals after 8 weeks of treatment was increased as compared with islets from control animals at 5.6, 8.3 and 11.1 mmol/l glucose both in mice fed normal diet and in mice fed a high-fat diet (both P<0.05). Islet insulin and glucagon immunocytochemistry revealed that NVP DPP728 did not affect the islet architecture. However, the expression of immunoreactive glucose transporter isoform-2 (GLUT-2) was increased by DPPIV inhibition, and in mice fed a high-fat diet, islet size was reduced after treatment with NVP DPP728 from 16.7+/-2.6 x 10(3) microm(2) in controls to 7.6+/-1.0 x 10(3) microm(2) (P=0.0019). CONCLUSION: Long-term DPPIV inhibition improves glucose tolerance in both normal and glucose-intolerant mice through improved islet function as judged by increased GLUT-2 expression, increased insulin secretion and protection from increased islet size in insulin resistance. (Less)
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Inbred C57BL, Mice, Islets of Langerhans : physiology, Islets of Langerhans : drug effects, Islets of Langerhans : anatomy & histology, Gastrointestinal, Intubation, Insulin Resistance : physiology, Insulin : blood, Glucose Intolerance : drug therapy, Glucose : pharmacology, Glucose : administration & dosage, Glucagon : blood, Female, Eating, Drinking, Dietary Fats : administration & dosage, Body Weight, Blood Glucose : analysis, CD26 : drug effects, Antigens, CD26 : blood, Animal, Nitriles : therapeutic use, Organ Weight : drug effects, Peptide Fragments : blood, Protease Inhibitors : therapeutic use, Protein Precursors : blood, Pyrrolidines : therapeutic use, Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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European Journal of Endocrinology
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146
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5
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717 - 727
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Society of the European Journal of Endocrinology
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1479-683X
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10.1530/eje.0.1460717
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  author       = {{Kvist Reimer, Martina and Holst, J J and Ahrén, Bo}},
  issn         = {{1479-683X}},
  keywords     = {{Inbred C57BL; Mice; Islets of Langerhans : physiology; Islets of Langerhans : drug effects; Islets of Langerhans : anatomy & histology; Gastrointestinal; Intubation; Insulin Resistance : physiology; Insulin : blood; Glucose Intolerance : drug therapy; Glucose : pharmacology; Glucose : administration & dosage; Glucagon : blood; Female; Eating; Drinking; Dietary Fats : administration & dosage; Body Weight; Blood Glucose : analysis; CD26 : drug effects; Antigens; CD26 : blood; Animal; Nitriles : therapeutic use; Organ Weight : drug effects; Peptide Fragments : blood; Protease Inhibitors : therapeutic use; Protein Precursors : blood; Pyrrolidines : therapeutic use; Support; Non-U.S. Gov't}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{5}},
  pages        = {{717--727}},
  publisher    = {{Society of the European Journal of Endocrinology}},
  series       = {{European Journal of Endocrinology}},
  title        = {{Long-term inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase IV improves glucose tolerance and preserves islet function in mice.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/eje.0.1460717}},
  doi          = {{10.1530/eje.0.1460717}},
  volume       = {{146}},
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