title: [Improvement of glucose tolerance in diabetics under nicardipine therapy].
abstract: Present study was carried out in order to control if glucose tolerance and insulin secretion changed during nicardipine treatment in healthy or in non-insulin dependent diabetics. In the 8th day of therapy with nicardipine (40 mg/day), glucose tolerance and insulin secretion were unmodified in a group of 20 non-diabetic patients. At the same time glucose tolerance was found improved in the group of 14 non-insulin dependent diabetic without a contemporary variation of insulin secretion. Such a result, note-worthy for a drug frequently administered to diabetics, could be due to inhibited glucagon secretion, or to increased glucose uptake by hepatocytes.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Palermo - Istituto di Clinica Medica I.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Custro
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Scafidi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Calanni
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Casiglia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009529:Nicardipine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D009529:Nicardipine
vernacular_title: Miglioramento della tolleranza al glucosio in diabetici in terapia con nicardipina.