Hypoglycemic effect of S(-)-hydroxyhexamide, a major metabolite of acetohexamide, and its enantiomer R(+)-hydroxyhexamide. Life sciences. [Life Sci] Journal article

Title	Hypoglycemic effect of S(-)-hydroxyhexamide, a major metabolite of acetohexamide, and its enantiomer R(+)-hydroxyhexamide.
Author(s)	Imamura Y, Sanai K, Seri K, Akita H
Institution	Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Japan. yorishig@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
Source	Life Sci 2001 Sep 7; 69(16):1947-55.
MeSH	Acetohexamide Administration, Oral Animals Blood Glucose Comparative Study Cricetinae Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Hypoglycemic Agents Insulin Islets of Langerhans Male Rabbits Rats Rats, Wistar Stereoisomerism Time Factors
Abstract	A short-lasting hypoglycemic effect was observed when S(-)-hydroxyhexamide (S-HH), a major metabolite of acetohexamide, and its enantiomer R(+)-hydroxyhexamide (R-HH), were administered orally to rats. Since the reductive metabolism of acetohexamide is known to be reversible in rats, oral administration of R-HH may exhibit the hypoglycemic effect through the generation of acetohexamide. However, oral administration of R-HH to rabbits, in spite of their inability to oxidize R-HH to acetohexamide, caused a significant decrease and increase, respectively, of plasma glucose and insulin levels. Furthermore, both S-HH and R-HH were found to stimulate the secretion of insulin from hamster HIT T15 cells (pancreatic beta-cells). These results provide further evidence that both R-HH and S-HH exhibit a significant hypoglycemic effect.
Language	eng
Pub Type(s)	Journal Article
PubMed ID	11693275

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