title: Effect of gliclazide on plasma lipids and pancreatic beta cell function in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Eighteen patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), who were newly diagnosed or had their oral hypoglycemic agents discontinued for more than 3 months, were studied to evaluate the effect of gliclazide on glycemic control, plasma lipids and beta cell function. The mean fasting plasma glucose (249 +/- 11 vs 170 +/- 10 mg/dl, p < 0.001), postprandial plasma glucose (353 +/- 16 vs 237 +/- 16 mg/dl, p < 0.001) and HbA1C (9.6 +/- 0.4 vs 6.5 +/- 0.3% p < 0.001) decreased significantly after 3-months of gliclazide treatment. The beta cell function showed a significant increase in fasting serum C-peptide (1.8 +/- 0.2 vs 2.1 +/- 0.3 ng/ml, p < 0.05) and an insignificant increment in serum C-peptide after glucagon stimulation (2.2 +/- 0.3 vs 2.2 +/- 0.4 ng/ml, p < 0.1). In 8 cases with an initial serum cholesterol above 200 mg/dl, the serum cholesterol decreased significantly (236 +/- 8 vs 200 +/- 12 mg/dl, p < 0.05). However, LDL-cholesterol (164 +/- 8 vs 145 +/- 13 mg, p > 0.05) and HDL-cholesterol (66 +/- 5 vs 54 +/- 9 mg, p > 0.05) showed insignificant decrease after gliclazide therapy. In 4 patients with hypertriglyceridemia, the serum triglyceride decreased (441 +/- 161 vs 239 +/- 73 mg/dl, p > 0.1), but this was not statistically significant. These findings suggest that hyperglycemia, fasting serum C-peptide levels and hypercholesteremia are significantly improved after a 3-month period of gliclazide therapy in NIDDM patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Juang
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: B Y
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002096:C-Peptide / Q000032:analysis; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005907:Gliclazide / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002096:C-Peptide; D008055:Lipids; D005907:Gliclazide