title: Hydrazonopropionic acids, a new class of hypoglycemic substances. 4. Hypoglycemic effect of 2-(3-methyl-cinnamylhydrazono)-propionate in the rat and guinea pig.
abstract: The hydrazone-compound 2-(3-methyl-cinnamylhydrazono)-propionate (MCHP) significantly lowered the blood glucose concentration in fasted guinea pigs and rats. A significant decrease of blood glucose levels was observed in fasted guinea pigs already after an intraperitoneal injection of 20.5 mumol/kg MCHP, while much higher doses (about 1000 mumol/kg) were necessary to produce a hypoglycemic effect in the fasted rat. After oral administration MCHP (82.0 mumol/kg) significantly decreased the blood glucose concentration in guinea pigs. Furthermore MCHP caused a dose-dependent increase of plasma free fatty acid concentrations in guinea pigs and rats. In addition, MCHP decreased the concentrations of blood ketone bodies, plasma cholesterol and intrahepatic acetyl-coenzyme A in the guinea pig. All of these findings appear to be due to a reduced fatty acid utilization in the presence of MCHP resulting presumably in an intramitochondrial deficiency of acetyl-CoA. At hypoglycemic effective doses the intramitochondrial and cytoplasmatic redox ratios as well as the hepatic ATP/ADP ratio were not influenced by MCHP in fasted guinea pigs. Even at large doses (123 mumol/kg) MCHP decreased the activity of monoamino oxidase in guinea pigs only by less than 15%. Furthermore MCHP showed under our experimental conditions no relevant influence on the activity of various liver enzymes in plasma, the plasma concentration of creatinine, the plasma triglyceride-glycerol level and on the intrahepatic triglyceride-glycerol concentration of fasted guinea pigs. It is concluded that MCHP meets basic requirements for a potential oral antidiabetic agent.
mesh_terms: D000105:Acetyl Coenzyme A / Q000378:metabolism; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002934:Cinnamates / Q000494:pharmacology; D005215:Fasting; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D002934:Cinnamates; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D000105:Acetyl Coenzyme A; C039804:BM 42304; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase