title: The influence of 2,2-dimethyl-1-(4-methylphenyl)-1-propanone (SaH 50-283) on food efficiency in rats.
abstract: The present studies were undertaken to investigate the possible mechanism(s) of action of 2,2-dimethyl-1-(4-methylphenyl)-1-propanone (SaH 50-283) on food efficiency in rats. SaH 50-283, unlike phenformin (DBI), did not inhibit glucose absorption. However, hyperglycemia induced by oral maltose, lactose or starch load was markedly inhibited in animals pretreated with SaH 50-283. The ED25 for lowering blood sugar levels following an oral maltose load was calculated to be 12 mg/kg. SaH 50-283 could be administered as long as 7 hr prior to a maltose load and still maintain its effect. Food efficiency was significantly (P less than .01) lowered in rats pretreated with SaH 50-283 1 hr prior to a 2 hr feeding period of a purified high carbohydrate diet. It was concluded that the lowering of maltase activity in the brush border of animals treated with SaH 50-283 could partially account for its mechanism of action in lowering food efficiency in rats.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000378:metabolism; D005502:Food; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000187:drug effects; D007659:Ketones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008112:Liver Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008320:Maltose / Q000378:metabolism; D008660:Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects*; D008871:Microvilli / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D007328:Insulin; D007659:Ketones; D008112:Liver Glycogen; D008320:Maltose; D005947:Glucose