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1.
Arch Dermatol ; 136(12): 1461-9, 2000 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11115156

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of topical alitretinoin gel (9-cis-retinoic acid [LGD1057], Panretin gel; Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc, San Diego, Calif) in cutaneous Kaposi sarcoma (KS). DESIGN: Open-label, within-patient, controlled, dose-escalating phase 1 and 2 clinical trials. In all patients, 1 or more cutaneous KS lesions were treated with alitretinoin gel, and at least 2 other lesions served as untreated controls for up to 16 weeks. Alitretinoin (0.05% or 0.1% gel) was applied twice daily for the first 2 weeks and up to 4 times daily thereafter, if tolerated. SETTING: Nine academic clinical centers. PATIENTS: One hundred fifteen patients with biopsy-proven acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related KS. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: AIDS Clinical Trials Group response criteria. RESULTS: Statistically significant clinical responses were observed in 31 (27%) of 115 patients for the group of treated index lesions compared with 13 (11%) for the group of untreated control lesions (P<.001). Responses occurred with low CD4(+) lymphocyte counts (<200 cells/microL) and in some patients with refractory response to previous systemic anti-KS therapy. The incidence of disease progression was significantly lower for treated index lesions compared with untreated control lesions (39/115 [34%] vs 53/115 [46%]; P =.02). Alitretinoin gel generally was well tolerated, with 90% of treatment-related adverse events confined to the application site and only mild or moderate in severity. CONCLUSIONS: Alitretinoin gel has significant antitumor activity as a topical treatment for AIDS-related KS lesions, substantially reduces the incidence of disease progression in treated lesions, and is generally well tolerated.


Subject(s)
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/drug therapy , Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use , Sarcoma, Kaposi/drug therapy , Skin Neoplasms/drug therapy , Tretinoin/therapeutic use , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/pathology , Administration, Cutaneous , Adult , Alitretinoin , Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Drug Administration Schedule , Gels , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Sarcoma, Kaposi/pathology , Skin Neoplasms/pathology , Treatment Outcome , Tretinoin/administration & dosage , United States
2.
Ann Oncol ; 11(11): 1387-9, 2000 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11142476

ABSTRACT

Although advanced renal-cell carcinoma (RCC) responds poorly to standard therapies, phase I-II trials have shown activity for combinations of interferon-alpha2b (IFN) with a retinoid. Alitretinoin (9-cis RA) is an endogenous retinoid with high binding affinity for both RAR and RXR receptor families. This phase I-II study enrolled 38 patients with RCC in a dose-escalation study of tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and efficacy of twice daily oral 9-cis RA with subcutaneous IFN. In contrast to studies with similar doses of daily 9-cis RA, PK studies found a consistent reduction in 9-cis RA concentrations of about 50% after multiple b.i.d. doses of 30 or 50 mg/m2, independent of cotreatment with IFN. In the phase I portion, toxicities included systemic symptoms typical of IFN and biochemical abnormalities previously associated with retinoids. Two patients experienced dose-limiting toxicity at 50 mg/m2 b.i.d. of 9-cis RA, thus the recommended phase II dose was 30 mg/m2 b.i.d. One of twenty-six evaluable patients achieved a durable objective partial remission, and repeated dosing with this regimen was poorly tolerated. This combination of retinoid and interferon is not recommended for further study in RCC.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use , Carcinoma, Renal Cell/drug therapy , Immunologic Factors/therapeutic use , Interferon-alpha/therapeutic use , Kidney Neoplasms/drug therapy , Tretinoin/therapeutic use , Adult , Aged , Alitretinoin , Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage , Antineoplastic Agents/adverse effects , Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacokinetics , Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/etiology , Combined Modality Therapy , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Drug Administration Schedule , Drug Synergism , Fatigue/chemically induced , Female , Fever/chemically induced , Humans , Immunologic Factors/administration & dosage , Immunologic Factors/adverse effects , Immunologic Factors/pharmacokinetics , Interferon alpha-2 , Interferon-alpha/administration & dosage , Interferon-alpha/adverse effects , Interferon-alpha/pharmacokinetics , Male , Middle Aged , Nephrectomy , Pain/chemically induced , Recombinant Proteins , Remission Induction , Treatment Failure , Tretinoin/administration & dosage , Tretinoin/adverse effects , Tretinoin/pharmacokinetics
3.
Clin Cancer Res ; 5(7): 1658-64, 1999 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10430065

ABSTRACT

LGD1069 [Targretin; 4-[1-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-3,5,5,8,8-pentamethyl-2-naphtalenyl) propenyl] benzoic acid] is a novel synthetic retinoid X receptor-selective retinoid that has been recently identified. The goals of this study were to determine the safety, toxicity, pharmacokinetics (PKs), and metabolic profile of LGD1069 in advanced cancer patients. Sixty patients received oral LGD1069 at doses ranging from 5-1000 mg/m2/day with PK sampling performed on days 1 and 15. No dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) were observed up to the 500 mg/m2/day dose level. DLT observed at and above 650 mg/m2/day included skin desquamation, hyperbilirubinemia, transaminase elevation, leukopenia, and diarrhea. Asymptomatic, dose-related alterations in lipid and thyroid metabolism were also observed. DLTs frequently observed with retinoic acid receptor-selective retinoids and pan agonists, including headache, mucocutaneous toxicity, and hypercalcemia, were not dose-limiting with LGD1069. Day 1 LGD1069 Cmax and area under the curve values increased dose-proportionately up to 800 mg/m2/day. Repeat-dose (day 15) area under the curve values varied between 25 and 105% of day 1 values. Although no objective tumor responses were observed, tumor progression may have been substantially arrested or delayed in non-small cell lung cancer (5 of 16) and in head and neck cancer (1 of 5), as well as other tumor types. At the higher dose levels, the molar concentration of LGD1069 was up to 10-fold higher than observed with other retinoids, yet toxicity was minimal. LGD1069 is an retinoid X receptor-selective retinoid agonist with a more favorable PK and toxicity profile than previously studied retinoids and merits further investigation as a chemopreventive and anticancer agent. On the basis of this Phase I trial, the recommended Phase II dose is 500 mg/m2/day.


Subject(s)
Anticarcinogenic Agents/therapeutic use , Neoplasms/drug therapy , Tetrahydronaphthalenes/therapeutic use , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Anticarcinogenic Agents/adverse effects , Anticarcinogenic Agents/pharmacokinetics , Bexarotene , Female , Headache/chemically induced , Humans , Leukopenia/chemically induced , Male , Middle Aged , Neoplasm Staging , Neoplasms/metabolism , Tetrahydronaphthalenes/adverse effects , Tetrahydronaphthalenes/pharmacokinetics , Treatment Outcome
4.
Leukemia ; 12(10): 1518-21, 1998 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9766493

ABSTRACT

The use of all-trans retinoic acid (RA) for remission induction markedly increases survival of patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) compared to patients treated solely with cytotoxic chemotherapy. However, clinical resistance to this agent develops rapidly, which has been associated with a progressive decline in plasma drug concentrations. Previous studies suggested that 9-cis RA, a retinoid receptor 'pan agonist' did not induce its own catabolism to the same extent as all-trans RA. Therefore, we conducted a dose-ranging study of this compound in patients with both relapsed and newly diagnosed APL. We treated 18 patients with morphologically diagnosed APL (13 relapsed, five newly diagnosed). The daily dose of 9-cis RA ranged from 30 to 230 mg/m2/day given as a single oral dose. Four of 12 (33%) relapsed patients (three of whom were previously treated with all-trans RA) and four of five (80%) newly diagnosed patients achieved complete remission. The sole failure in the newly diagnosed group died early from an intracranial hemorrhage. One other patient with t(9;12) translocation had substantial hematologic improvement. The drug was generally well tolerated; headache and dry skin were the most common adverse reactions. Three patients were treated with corticosteroids for signs of incipient 'RA syndrome.' These preliminary data suggest that 9-cis RA is an effective agent for remission induction and deserves further investigation in patients with retinoid-sensitive APL.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use , Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/drug therapy , Tretinoin/therapeutic use , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Alitretinoin , Antineoplastic Agents/adverse effects , Child , Child, Preschool , Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12 , Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9 , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Female , Humans , Infant , Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/blood , Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/genetics , Leukocyte Count/drug effects , Male , Middle Aged , Platelet Count/drug effects , Recurrence , Translocation, Genetic , Tretinoin/adverse effects
5.
Clin Cancer Res ; 4(6): 1437-42, 1998 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9626460

ABSTRACT

9-cis-Retinoic acid (9-cis-RA) and all-trans-RA (ATRA) are naturally occurring hormones. The nuclear receptors that mediate the effects of retinoids are the retinoic acid receptors (RARs) and the retinoid X receptors (RXRs). ATRA binds RAR with high affinity but does not bind to RXR, whereas 9-cis-RA, an isomer of ATRA, is a ligand that binds and transactivates both RARs and RXRs. The goals of this study were to determine the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and metabolic profile of 9-cis-RA in advanced cancer patients. Forty-one patients received oral 9-cis-RA (ALRT1057; Panretin capsules) at doses ranging from 5-140 mg/m2/day. Twenty-six patients were treated once daily with up to 140 mg/m2; a subsequent cohort of 15 patients were treated twice daily (b.i.d.) at 100-140 mg/m2/day (50, 60, and 70 mg/m2 b.i.d.) to evaluate a b.i.d. dosing regimen. Headache was the most frequent adverse event and was dose limiting in 3 of 41 patients. Skin toxicity was the next most common toxicity and was seen in 11 of 41 patients; it was typically mild and limited to skin dryness and erythema. Other toxicities included conjunctivitis, flushing, diarrhea, transaminitis, hypercalcemia, and asymptomatic hypertryglyceridemia. Toxicities were typically dose related, occurred primarily above 83 mg/m2/day, and were not ameliorated by b.i.d. dosing. No tumor responses were observed. The mean day 1 area under the plasma concentration-time curve and peak plasma concentration values were dose-proportional over all dose levels, whereas day 15 area under the plasma concentration-time curve and peak plasma concentration values were nonlinear above 83 mg/m2/day, suggesting that 9-cis-RA induced its own metabolism at doses equal to and above 140 mg/m2/day. 9-cis-RA is a retinoid receptor pan agonist with a more favorable pharmacokinetic and toxicity profile than that observed with previously studied retinoids and merits further investigation.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacokinetics , Antineoplastic Agents/toxicity , Neoplasms/drug therapy , Tretinoin/pharmacokinetics , Tretinoin/toxicity , Administration, Oral , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Alitretinoin , Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage , Capsules , Drug Administration Schedule , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Tretinoin/administration & dosage
6.
J Clin Oncol ; 15(2): 790-5, 1997 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9053506

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: The retinoid response is mediated by nuclear receptors, including retinoic acid receptors (RARs) and retinoid "X" receptors (RXRs). All-trans retinoic acid (RA) binds only RARs, while 9-cis RA is an agonist for both RARs and RXRs. Recently, LGD1069 was identified as a highly selective RXR agonist with low affinity for RARs. We undertook a dose-ranging study to examine the safety, clinical tolerance, and pharmacokinetics of LGD1069 in patients with advanced cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Fifty-two patients received. LGD1069 administered orally once daily at doses that ranged from 5 to 500 mg/m2 for 1 to 41 weeks. Treatment proceeded from a starting dose of 5 mg/m2. Pharmacokinetic sampling was performed on selected patients on days 1, 15, and 29. RESULTS: Reversible, asymptomatic increases in liver biochemical tests were the most common dose-limiting adverse effect. Less prominent reactions included leukopenia, hypertriglyceridemia, and hypercalcemia. Characteristic retinoid toxicities, such as cheilitis, headache, and myalgias/arthralgias, were mild or absent. Two patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma experienced major antitumor responses. Pharmacokinetic studies obtained in 27 patients at eight dose levels showed that the day 1 area under the plasma concentration-times-time curves (AUCs) were proportional to dose. At all doses studied, the day 1 AUCs were similar to those on days 15 and 29, indicating a lack of induced metabolism. CONCLUSION: LGD1069 is a unique compound that exploits a newly identified pathway of retinoid receptor biology that may be relevant to tumor-cell proliferation and apoptosis. Further investigation of this drug is warranted. Based on the results of this study, a dose of 300 mg/m2 is recommended for single-agent trials.


Subject(s)
Anticarcinogenic Agents/pharmacology , Neoplasms/blood , Tetrahydronaphthalenes/pharmacology , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Anticarcinogenic Agents/administration & dosage , Anticarcinogenic Agents/adverse effects , Anticarcinogenic Agents/pharmacokinetics , Area Under Curve , Bexarotene , Drug Administration Schedule , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Neoplasms/drug therapy , Tetrahydronaphthalenes/administration & dosage , Tetrahydronaphthalenes/adverse effects , Tetrahydronaphthalenes/pharmacokinetics
7.
Clin Cancer Res ; 2(3): 471-5, 1996 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9816192

ABSTRACT

The retinoid response is mediated by families of nuclear receptors, the retinoic acid receptors (RARs), and the retinoid X receptors. All-trans retinoic acid (RA) binds only RARs and induces its own metabolism. In contrast, 9-cis RA is a newly identified agonist for both RARs and retinoid X receptors. We undertook a dose-ranging study to examine the safety, clinical tolerance, and pharmacokinetics of 9-cis RA in patients with advanced cancer. Thirty-four patients received once daily p.o. doses of 9-cis RA (administered as LGD1057) ranging from 5 to 230 mg/m2 for 4 weeks. Pharmacokinetic studies were performed on 28 patients at seven dose levels. 9-cis RA was generally well tolerated. Headache was the most common dose-limiting adverse effect. Other prominent reactions included facial flushing, myalgia, dyspnea, hypertriglyceridemia, and hypercalcemia. Relative to other retinoids, mucocutaneous reactions were mild. No major antitumor responses were observed. Pharmacokinetic analysis revealed that the day 1 area under the plasma concentration x time curves (AUCs) were proportional to the dose. Up through doses of 140 mg/m2, the day 1 AUCs were similar to those on days 15 and 29. At higher doses, however, AUCs tended to decline with repeat dosing. 9-cis RA is a novel compound that exploits a newly identified pathway of retinoid receptor biology that may be relevant to tumor cell proliferation and differentiation. We recommend a dose of 140 mg/m2 for single-agent trials utilizing a once-daily schedule of administration.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use , Neoplasms/drug therapy , Receptors, Retinoic Acid/agonists , Transcription Factors/agonists , Tretinoin/therapeutic use , Adult , Aged , Alitretinoin , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Retinoid X Receptors , Tretinoin/adverse effects , Tretinoin/pharmacokinetics
8.
Blood ; 85(11): 3021-7, 1995 Jun 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7756637

ABSTRACT

9-cis retinoic acid (RA) is a high-affinity ligand for both retinoic acid receptors (RARs) and retinoid "X" receptors (RXRs). Although all-trans RA does not bind to RXRs, RAR/RXR heterodimers or RXR/RXR homodimers bind to specific DNA response elements and modulate proliferation and differentiation of normal and malignant cells. Because the development of clinical resistance to all-trans RA has been associated with a progressive decrease in plasma drug concentrations, we evaluated the ability of 9-cis RA to induce in vitro cytodifferentiation in subclones of a retinoid-sensitive and resistant APL cell line (NB4) and in short-term cultures of fresh leukemic cells aspirated from patients. We also evaluated the clinical activity and pharmacokinetics of 9-cis RA (LGD 1057) in patients with APL who were previously treated with all-trans RA. In vitro tests of both retinoid-sensitive NB4 cells, as well as samples of fresh cells from 11 patients with APL, showed relatively equivalent degrees of sensitivity to both 9-cis RA and all-trans RA at concentrations ranging from 10(-6) to 10(-8) mol/L; however, no substantial cytodifferentiation was observed using either drug alone or in combination (10(-6) mol/L of each) in retinoid-resistant NB4 cells. Seven patients with APL who had previously relapsed from a remission induced by all-trans RA were treated with 9-cis RA at daily oral doses ranging from 30 to 230 mg/m2. Pharmacokinetic studies showed that the mean terminal plasma half-life of 9-cis RA (1.3 hours) changed very little after several weeks of dosing, although the mean change per dose level in area under the plasma concentration x time curves and peak plasma concentrations showed a decrease by 49% and 45%, respectively. Peak plasma concentrations equaled or exceeded concentrations that were effective against retinoid-sensitive cells in vitro. Despite these favorable pharmacokinetic results, only one of the seven patients achieved complete remission, corroborating in vitro studies of blasts from three of the nonresponders that showed a relatively equivalent degree of resistance to both retinoids. Our results suggest that while 9-cis RA may not induce its own catabolism to the same degree as all-trans RA, this feature does not appear to overcome clinically acquired resistance to all-trans RA in APL. Nonetheless, the drug can induce complete remissions in patients with APL and may be useful for extended therapy in other diseases. Future studies should address the use of lower doses in patients who have not previously received retinoid therapy.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)


Subject(s)
Immunologic Factors/therapeutic use , Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/therapy , Tretinoin/therapeutic use , Administration, Oral , Adult , Aged , Biomarkers, Tumor/analysis , Cell Differentiation/drug effects , Cell Division/drug effects , Drug Resistance , Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor , Female , Half-Life , Humans , Immunologic Factors/pharmacology , Male , Middle Aged , Neoplasm Proteins/analysis , Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/analysis , Recombinant Fusion Proteins/analysis , Remission Induction , Retinoids/pharmacology , Salvage Therapy , Treatment Outcome , Tretinoin/pharmacology , Tumor Cells, Cultured/drug effects
9.
Diabetes Care ; 17(7): 711-5, 1994 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7924782

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: Previous studies demonstrated that protein meals and amino acid (AA) infusions increase glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and renal plasma flow (RPF) and that somatostatin (SRIH) infusion inhibits these increments. We tested whether a single AA such as alanine could increase GFR and RPF and whether the changes in GFR and RPF could be explained on the basis of changes in glucagon, growth hormone (GH), and insulin. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: In the first experiment, alanine was infused with or without SRIH in five normal subjects. In the second experiment, five other subjects were infused with SRIH on three separate occasions. In a control study, insulin, glucagon, and GH were given at replacement doses; in a hyperglucagonemia study, glucagon was given at a rate of 0.2 microgram.kg-1.h-1 (hypoglucagonemia); and in a high GH study, GH was given at a rate of 2 micrograms.kg-1.h-1. GFR and RPF were measured using insulin and para-aminohippurate, respectively. RESULTS: Alanine increased GFR and RPF, whereas SRIH inhibited these changes (P < 0.05). Hyperglucagonemia or high GH with or without insulin failed to increase RPF or GFR. CONCLUSIONS: A single AA such as alanine increases GFR and RPF, and this increase is dependent on a factor inhibited by SRIH. Although GH, glucagon, and insulin are factors inhibited by SRIH, none of these factors explains the changes in RPF and GFR in our acute studies.


Subject(s)
Alanine/pharmacology , Dietary Proteins , Glomerular Filtration Rate , Kidney/blood supply , Somatostatin/pharmacology , Adult , Eating , Glomerular Filtration Rate/drug effects , Glucagon/administration & dosage , Glucagon/blood , Glucagon/pharmacology , Growth Hormone/administration & dosage , Growth Hormone/pharmacology , Humans , Infusions, Intravenous , Insulin/administration & dosage , Insulin/blood , Insulin/pharmacology , Male , Reference Values , Regional Blood Flow/drug effects , Somatostatin/administration & dosage
10.
Obstet Gynecol ; 82(2): 198-205, 1993 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8336864

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy, endocrine effects, and safety of Zoladex (goserelin acetate) and danazol in the treatment of premenopausal women with endometriosis in a multicenter, randomized, open study. METHODS: Three hundred fifteen patients with stages I-IV endometriosis (revised American Fertility Society [AFS] classification) were treated with Zoladex, 3.6 mg every 28 days by subcutaneous injection, or danazol, 400 mg orally twice daily for 24 weeks. Efficacy was assessed by determination of pelvic signs and symptoms scores and revised AFS endometriosis scores. Endocrine effects were determined by measurements of hormone levels. Safety was evaluated by physical examination, laboratory indices, occurrence of adverse events, and bone mineral density changes. RESULTS: Both treatments significantly (P < .0001) reduced mean subjective signs and symptoms scores both during and after therapy. The mean percent reduction in the revised AFS endometriosis score after 24 weeks of treatment was 53% for Zoladex and 33% for danazol, and reduction in the endometrial implants score was 56% for Zoladex and 46% for danazol. Serum estradiol levels decreased to the postmenopausal range in the Zoladex group and to the early follicular phase range in the danazol group. Hypoestrogenic effects occurred more frequently with Zoladex, whereas androgenic side effects were more common with danazol. There was a higher percentage of withdrawals due to adverse events with danazol than with Zoladex. Mean bone mineral density decreased from baseline by 5.4% in the Zoladex group and increased by 1.0% in the danazol group at the end of treatment. CONCLUSION: Zoladex is as well tolerated and as effective as danazol in the treatment of premenopausal women with endometriosis.


Subject(s)
Danazol/therapeutic use , Endometriosis/drug therapy , Goserelin/therapeutic use , Pelvic Neoplasms/drug therapy , Administration, Oral , Adult , Danazol/administration & dosage , Danazol/adverse effects , Drug Implants , Estradiol/blood , Female , Goserelin/administration & dosage , Goserelin/adverse effects , Humans
12.
Am J Physiol ; 257(2 Pt 1): E193-7, 1989 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2669514

ABSTRACT

To further define the cellular alteration(s) involved in the impaired glucose transport associated with chronic uremia, we examined the concentration and translocation of glucose transport systems in adipocytes isolated from partially nephrectomized uremic rats. Uremic animals, compared with matched controls, had increased blood urea nitrogen and serum insulin, whereas serum glucose was unchanged. In agreement with previous work, 125I-insulin binding to its receptor was unaltered and transport of 2-deoxy-D-glucose was decreased in both the absence (basal) and presence of a maximal (7 nM) insulin concentration by 44 and 35%, respectively. To assess the movement and concentration of glucose transport systems in various membrane fractions prepared from basal and insulin-treated (20 nM) uremic fat cells, the technique of D-glucose-inhibitable cytochalasin B binding was utilized. In plasma membranes isolated from these cells the concentration of glucose transporters was decreased by 16 (P less than 0.01) and 30% (P less than 0.005) in basal and insulin-treated cells, respectively. Concomitantly, microsomal membranes prepared from uremic cells treated in the absence and presence of insulin had a 28 (P less than 0.01) and 15% (P less than 0.05) decrease in concentration of glucose transport systems, respectively. Additionally, glucose transporter concentration was significantly decreased by 17% (P less than 0.025) in total membranes prepared from uremic cells. Thus, impairment of glucose transport in uremic fat cells can be attributed to a postbinding defect that, at least in part, results from a decrease in the total concentration of glucose transporters.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


Subject(s)
Insulin Resistance , Insulin/pharmacology , Monosaccharide Transport Proteins/metabolism , Uremia/metabolism , Adipose Tissue/metabolism , Animals , Cell Membrane/metabolism , Cytochalasin B/pharmacology , Glucose/metabolism , Intracellular Membranes/drug effects , Intracellular Membranes/metabolism , Male , Microsomes/metabolism , Nephrectomy , Rats , Rats, Inbred Strains , Receptor, Insulin/metabolism , Reference Values
13.
Diabetes ; 37(2): 147-53, 1988 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3391339

ABSTRACT

We evaluated the possibility that impaired insulin-receptor kinase activity contributes to insulin resistance by examining in vitro receptor tyrosine kinase activity and in situ receptor phosphorylation in four models of insulin resistance. Adipocytes from streptozocin-induced nonketotic diabetic (STZ-D), glucocorticoid-treated, fasted, and chronically uremic rats showed reduced basal and maximally insulin-stimulated 2-deoxy-D-glucose transport compared with matched controls. Adipocytes from these models were also resistant to stimulation of hexose transport by hydrogen peroxide, a postbinding insulin mimicker. Changes in the number of insulin receptors per cell could not account for these alterations in transport. Cell surface 125I-labeled insulin binding was 142% of control in STZ-D and 129% with fasting and unchanged in glucocorticoid excess and chronic uremia. Insulin-stimulated tyrosine kinase was measured by means of a synthetic substrate, Glu80Tyr20. Partially purified receptors from these resistant models had unaltered kinase activity when normalized to soluble 125I-insulin binding. In situ stimulation of receptor phosphorylation by 7 and 100 nM insulin was determined after equilibration of adipocytes with 32PO4. Compared with matched controls, these intact cells, from all four resistant models, had insulin-stimulated receptor phosphorylation that was unchanged per unit of cell surface binding. Similar to results with insulin, hydrogen peroxide stimulation of in situ receptor phosphorylation was unchanged in each model. Thus, both in vitro and in situ measures of receptor phosphorylation suggest that the cellular alterations leading to insulin resistance in these adipocytes resides beyond phosphorylation of the insulin receptor.


Subject(s)
Adipose Tissue/metabolism , Insulin Resistance , Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism , Receptor, Insulin/metabolism , Adipose Tissue/cytology , Animals , Biological Transport , Cell Membrane/metabolism , Deoxyglucose/metabolism , Phosphorylation
14.
Diabetologia ; 29(11): 798-801, 1986 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3817337

ABSTRACT

The cellular mechanism(s) by which the biguanide, metformin, exerts its antihyperglycaemic effect was investigated. Rat adipocytes were either treated acutely (2 h) or maintained in a biochemically defined medium (20 h) in the presence or absence of metformin (1 X 10(-4) mol/l). Exposure to the drug resulted in a significant enhancement (p less than 0.01) of hexose transport in both the absence (basal) and presence of insulin. Stimulation of transport was not explained by the increase in the basal state alone, since the incremental response to maximally effective concentrations of insulin was significantly enhanced p less than 0.025. Insulin-receptor tyrosine kinase activity was examined under the same experimental conditions. Activity of the kinase was unaltered as evaluated by phosphorylation of an artificial substrate and by phosphorylation of the receptor in situ. Furthermore, in this investigation neither insulin receptor number nor affinity was changed in adipose tissue treated with metformin. These studies indicate that metformin potentiates the effect of insulin on glucose transport at a site(s) beyond insulin receptor binding and phosphorylation.


Subject(s)
Adipose Tissue/drug effects , Metformin/pharmacology , Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism , Receptor, Insulin/drug effects , Animals , Blood Glucose/metabolism , Hexoses/metabolism , Male , Phosphorylation , Rats , Rats, Inbred Strains
15.
Am J Med ; 79(2B): 13-22, 1985 Aug 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3898828

ABSTRACT

Insulin resistance is a prominent feature of three clinical conditions: obesity, impaired glucose tolerance, and non-insulin-dependent (type II) diabetes mellitus. Numerous studies over the past 15 years have provided a better understanding, from both a clinical and cellular standpoint, of the pathophysiology of these insulin-resistant states as well as of insulin action. In addition, it has recently been recognized that correction of glucose intolerance leads to an improvement in insulin secretion and a reduction in insulin resistance. Examination of the most recent data suggests that the basis for insulin resistance in these common clinical disorders is often multifactorial. In uncomplicated obesity, the cellular alterations responsible for insulin resistance appear to be at the level of the hepatic insulin receptor and in post-binding processes in peripheral target tissues. In type II diabetes, a post-binding defect(s) in peripheral tissues appears to be the primary lesion. In humans, many of the factors that mediate the changes leading to insulin resistance are still unknown and are the object of current investigations.


Subject(s)
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/physiopathology , Insulin Resistance , Obesity/physiopathology , Receptor, Insulin/physiology , Adipose Tissue/drug effects , Adipose Tissue/metabolism , Animals , Blood Glucose/metabolism , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/diet therapy , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Glucose/metabolism , Glucose Tolerance Test , Humans , Insulin/metabolism , Insulin/pharmacology , Insulin/therapeutic use , Insulin Secretion , Liver/metabolism , Monocytes/metabolism , Obesity/complications , Protein Kinases/metabolism , Protein-Tyrosine Kinases , Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex/metabolism , Receptor, Insulin/drug effects , Sulfonylurea Compounds/therapeutic use
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