title: Effect of a long acting glucagon selective somatostatin analogue on plasma glucose, insulin and glucagon levels in the anaesthetized rat during arginine infusion.
abstract: The effects of somatostatin and a long acting, glucagon selective somatostatin analog (des-Ala1Gly2[His4,5-D-TrP8]-somatostatin) used studied during arginine tolerance tests in normal anaesthetized rats. Arginine infusion in control animals resulted in a rapid increase in plasma insulin and glucagon, and an increase of 15 +/- 5 mg/dl in plasma glucose. Somatostatin infusion (1 mg/kg/h) resulted in suppression of basal insulin secretion and a decrease in arginine-induced insulin and glucagon release. Glucose levels increased rapidly during the combined arginine-somatostatin infusion reaching a peak of 72 +/- 10 mg/dl above basal levels. Similar results were obtained when somatostatin was injected SC (1 mg/kg) at times 0, 15, 30, and 45 minutes (arginine infused from 30-60 minutes). A single injection (1 mg/kg) of the long-acting somatostatin analogue resulted in significant inhibition of basal insulin and glucagon release; during arginine infusion glucagon levels rose only slightly, the insulin response was, however, nearly normal, and only a small arginine-induced increase in glucose levels was observed. Carbohydrate absorption was not influenced by either somatostatin or the analogue.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D005934:Glucagon / Q000097:blood*; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D013004:Somatostatin; D005934:Glucagon; D001120:Arginine