title: Antipyrine kinetics in undernourished diabetics.
abstract: In developing countries diabetics frequently suffer from varying grades of malnutrition. The combined effect of malnutrition and non-insulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM) on the drug metabolising enzyme system has been evaluated using antipyrine as a protodrug. All the patients were under treatment and their plasma glucose values were within normal limits. The AUC of antipyrine was similar in all the groups. Although none of the kinetic parameters was altered in normal diabetics, the clearance of antipyrine was decreased and its half life was prolonged, with an increase in volume of distribution, in undernourished diabetics compared to undernourished controls. The results indicate that diabetes per se may not influence antipyrine kinetics when the blood glucose is well under control, but in the presence of undernutrition, it significantly alters the disposition of the drug.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Shobha
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Raghuram
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krishnaswamy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D000983:Antipyrine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D012709:Serum Albumin; D000983:Antipyrine