title: Effects of miglitol, an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, on glycaemic status and histopathological changes in islets in non-obese, non-insulin-dependent diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rats.
abstract: Miglitol, a 1-deoxynojirimycin derivative, is an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor. In the present study, the effects of acute (single-dose) and chronic (8-week) oral administration of miglitol in Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats, an animal model of type 2 diabetes, were investigated. Dose-dependent decreases in incremental blood glucose concentrations integrated over a period of 2 h (deltaAUC0-2 h) for values of blood glucose after sucrose-loading in miglitol-treated GK rats were observed following an acute oral administration of miglitol (1, 3 or 10 mg/kg body weight). At 10 mg/kg, the deltaAUC0-2 h of blood glucose was decreased by 45 % compared with the control group. Following the oral administration of miglitol in a dietary mixture (10 mg, 20 mg or 40 mg miglitol/100 g control diet) for 8 weeks, the ratio of HbA1c at 8 weeks compared with 0 weeks in GK rats treated with 40 mg miglitol/100 g control diet miglitol was significantly decreased compared with control GK rats without changes in body weight. In oral glucose tolerance testing, miglitol caused a slight decrease in the deltaAUC0-2 h of plasma glucose concentration. In addition, miglitol treatment slightly inhibited the reduction in beta-cell mass, and lessened the irregular contours and fibrosis of the islets in GK rats. These results indicate that miglitol ameliorates the hyperglycaemic state of GK rats and the impaired function of the pancreatic islets, as well as preventing the degeneration of islets in GK rats.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology and COE Program in the 21st Century, University of Shizuoka School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, 52-1 Yada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan. gouda@fns1.u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp
authors.forename: Toshinao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Goda
authors.forename: Kazuhito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suruga
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Komori
authors.forename: Sachi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuranuki
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Makita
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumazawa
mesh_terms: D017485:1-Deoxynojirimycin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000378:metabolism*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D050112:Imino Pyranoses / Q000494:pharmacology; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D050112:Imino Pyranoses; C045621:miglitol; D017485:1-Deoxynojirimycin