title: In vivo and in vitro effects of a new hypoglycemic agent, 2-(3-methylcinnamylhydrazono)-propionate (BM 42.304) on glucose metabolism in guinea pigs.
abstract: A new compound, 2-(3- methylcinnamylhydrazono )-propionate (BM 42.304), showed a dose dependent hypoglycemic effect in starved guinea pigs after both oral and intraperitoneal administration. In contrast to biguanides (phenformin and metformin) the new compound produced only a moderate increase in blood lactate concentration and did not alter the content of adenine nucleotides in the freeze-clamped liver in vivo. Gluconeogenesis from a variety of precursors in the perfused guinea-pig liver was also inhibited by BM 42.304. These properties suggest that the compound deserves further investigation in connection with its potential usefulness for the treatment of diabetes.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002934:Cinnamates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005943:Gluconeogenesis / Q000187:drug effects; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007773:Lactates / Q000097:blood; D019344:Lactic Acid; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D002934:Cinnamates; D005227:Fatty Acids; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007773:Lactates; D019344:Lactic Acid; C039804:BM 42304; D005947:Glucose