title: Effects of nitrendipine on glucose tolerance and serum insulin and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels in insulin-resistant obese and hypertensive men.
abstract: To determine whether the calcium channel blocker nitrendipine improves glucose tolerance, lowers circulating insulin, and raises serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) levels in insulin-resistant men, a total of 15 obese and hypertensive men were enrolled in a single blind, placebo-controlled study. A nitrendipine group (n = 8) and a placebo group (n = 7) were studied before and after treatment with either nitrendipine (10 mg) or a placebo capsule, twice daily for 7 days, by determining serum insulin, glucose, and DHEA-S levels in the fasting state and during an oral glucose tolerance test. Nitrendipine treatment 1) lowered fasting serum insulin from 265 +/- 24 to 194 +/- 22 pmol/L (P < 0.01) without changing fasting serum glucose, 2) reduced both the area under the curve for glucose (from 1246 +/- 31 to 1091 +/- 26 mmol/L.min; P < 0.005) and the area under the curve for insulin (from 123.6 +/- 9.4 to 82.9 +/- 10.0 nmol/L.min; P < 0.015) during the oral glucose tolerance test, and 3) increased fasting serum DHEA-S by 63% from 4.21 +/- 0.17 to 6.84 +/- 0.21 mumol/L (P = 0.0001). No change was noted in the placebo group. We conclude that nitrendipine treatment is associated with improved glucose tolerance, reduced fasting and glucose-stimulated serum insulin levels, and increased circulating DHEA-S levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de Clinicas Caracas, Venezuela.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Beer
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Jakubowicz
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Beer
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Arocha
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Nestler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood; D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood*; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008297:Male; D009568:Nitrendipine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D012044:Regression Analysis
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone; D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate; D009568:Nitrendipine