title: Gatifloxacin-induced histamine release and hyperglycemia in rats.
abstract: Gatifloxacin, a fluoroquinolone antimicrobial agent, has been reported to cause both hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia in diabetic and non-diabetic patients. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the mechanism of gatifloxacin-induced hyperglycemia in normal and diabetic rats. Rats received a single intravenous injection of gatifloxacin and samples of their arterial blood were collected periodically. Diabetic rats were produced by the injection of streptozotocin and nicotinamide. In normal rats, the concentration of serum glucose decreased after the injection of gatifloxacin at 50mg/kg, while it increased with gatifloxacin at 100mg/kg. The concentrations of serum epinephrine and histamine increased after the injection of gatifloxacin at 100mg/kg. The increases in serum glucose and epinephrine concentrations were reduced by pretreatment with diphenhydramine at 1mg/kg. In diabetic rats, the concentration of serum glucose actually increased after the injection of gatifloxacin at 50mg/kg, concomitant with increases in the serum epinephrine and histamine concentrations. The concentration of serum immunoreactive insulin slightly increased after the injection of gatifloxacin at 50mg/kg. In addition, repeated oral administration of gatifloxacin to rats at 300 mg/kg twice a day for 7 days did not change glucose tolerance. In conclusion, gatifloxacin-induced release of histamine can contribute to an increase in the serum epinephrine concentration and hyperglycemia in normal rats. In diabetic rats, lower doses of gatifloxacin can induce hyperglycemia owing to the low level of insulin secretion that they exhibit compared with normal animals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuyoshi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishiwata
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yasuhara
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy; D004155:Diphenhydramine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000097:blood; D024841:Fluoroquinolones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077734:Gatifloxacin; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D006636:Histamine Release / Q000187:drug effects*; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced*; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D001786:Blood Glucose; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D007328:Insulin; D004155:Diphenhydramine; D000077734:Gatifloxacin; D004837:Epinephrine