Damazio RG, Zanatta AP, Cazarolli LH, Mascarello A, Chiaradia LD, Nunes RJ, Yunes RA, Silva FR
Nitrochalcones: Potential in vivo insulin secretagogues. [JOURNAL ARTICLE]
Biochimie 2009 Sep 8.
In this study, the in vivo and in vitro antihyperglycemic activity of chalcone derivatives of 3,4-methylenedioxy, with a substituent electron-acceptor nitro group in the A or B ring, was investigated. As expected, the second generation sulfonylurea glipizide stimulated insulin secretion and reduced glycemia over the study period. Also, it was demonstrated for the first time that chalcones are able to increase insulin secretion and this event was coincident with serum glucose-lowering in the oral glucose tolerance test. Additionally, the chalcones studied had a similar effect on insulin secretion and serum glucose-lowering as glipizide. The effect of chalcones in terms of inducing insulin secretion was greater than that of glipizide after 30 min. Moreover, chalcones were not able to stimulate glucose uptake in soleus muscle, either in the presence of insulin or in the absence of this hormone. In addition, the oral treatment with chalcones did not alter glycemia in diabetic rats. These reports indicate that the effect of chalcones on serum glucose-lowering in hyperglycemic-normal rats is mainly a consequence of insulin secretion, highlighting these chalcones as novel compounds with strong antihyperglycemic properties.
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