title: [Changes in pentobarbital hypnosis and hepatic metabolism in streptozotocin-diabetic mice].
abstract: The present study deals with the hypnotic effect of pentobarbital (Pento) in relation to its metabolism in hepatic microsomes in streptozotocin (STZ, 170 mg/kg, i.p.) injected mice. Liver weight (mg/10 g body wt.) of STZ-treated mice was larger than that of the controls throughout the experimental period. Although the shortening of sleeping time induced by Pento (60 mg/kg, i.p.) was always observed, Pento-metabolizing enzyme activity (by the method of Kato et al., 1964) increased in mice with diabetes for 2 and 4 weeks but decreased in mice with diabetes for 8 weeks. Induction following phenobarbital (100 mg/kg, s.c.) and inhibition by SKF 525-A (10 mg/kg, i.p.) of hepatic metabolizing enzyme were found in both control and mice with diabetes for 2, 4 and 8 weeks, but these were not definitely correlated to their hepatic Pento-metabolizing enzyme activities. STZ-induced hyperglycemia and shortening of sleeping time by Pento were completely prevented by the pretreatment with nicotinamide (500 mg/kg, i.p.). NPH-insulin injection partially decreased hyperglycemia in STZ-diabetic mice, but sleeping time by Pento was not significantly affected. These results suggest that the hyposensitivity to Pento in STZ-diabetic mice is partially related to an abnormality of metabolism in liver such as the hyperglycemic state.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism*; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D009536:Niacinamide / Q000494:pharmacology; D010424:Pentobarbital / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011335:Proadifen / Q000494:pharmacology; D012890:Sleep / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D009536:Niacinamide; D011335:Proadifen; D010424:Pentobarbital