title: 2,5-anhydro-D-mannitol: a fructose analogue that increases food intake in rats.
abstract: We examined the effects on food intake and plasma fuels of 2,5-anhydro-D-mannitol (2,5-AM; 2-deoxy-D-fructose), a fructose analogue that inhibits hepatocyte gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis in vitro. 2,5-AM (50-800 mg/kg po) given to rats during the diurnal fast produced a dose-related increase in food intake during the 2 h after administration. A 200-mg/kg dose of 2,5-AM decreased plasma glucose, increased plasma ketone bodies, free fatty acids, and glycerol, and had no effect on triglycerides. Normal and diabetic rats given 2,5-AM (200 mg/kg ip) increased food intake to the same extent. These results suggest that, unlike other substrate analogues that increase food intake, 2,5-AM increases feeding by creating a metabolic state that resembles fasting.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000503:physiopathology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects*; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008353:Mannitol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D008353:Mannitol; C031765:2,5-anhydromannitol