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ArticleDiabetes & metabolism journal2020

Role of Intestinal Microbiota in Metabolism of Voglibose In Vitro and In Vivo.

Mahesh Raj Nepal, Mi Jeong Kang, Geon Ho Kim, Dong Ho Cha, Ju-Hyun Kim, Tae Cheon Jeong

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Article in Diabetes & metabolism journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mahesh Raj NepalYeungnam University College of Pharmacy, Gyeongsan, Korea.
Mi Jeong KangYeungnam University College of Pharmacy, Gyeongsan, Korea.
Geon Ho KimYeungnam University College of Pharmacy, Gyeongsan, Korea.
Dong Ho ChaYeungnam University College of Pharmacy, Gyeongsan, Korea.
Ju-Hyun KimYeungnam University College of Pharmacy, Gyeongsan, Korea.
Tae Cheon JeongYeungnam University College of Pharmacy, Gyeongsan, Korea.
Yeungnam University College

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea 2017RIDIA3B04033313NRF NRF-2017RIDIA3B04033313Yeungnam University 219-A-380-154
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVoglibose, an α-glucosidase inhibitor, inhibits breakdown of complex carbohydrates into simple sugar units in intestine. Studies showed that voglibose metabolism in the liver might be negligible due to its poor intestinal absorption. Numerous microorganisms live in intestine and have several roles in metabolism and detoxification of various xenobiotics. Due to the limited information, the possible metabolism of voglibose by intestinal microbiota was investigated in vitro and in vivo.

methodsFor the in vitro study, different concentrations of voglibose were incubated with intestinal contents, prepared from both vehicle- and antibiotics-treated mice, to determine the decreased amount of voglibose over time by using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Similarly, in vivo pharmacodynamic effect of voglibose was determined following the administration of voglibose and starch in vehicle- and antibiotic-pretreated non-diabetic and diabetic mice, by measuring the modulatory effects of voglibose on blood glucose levels.

resultsThe in vitro results indicated that the remaining voglibose could be significantly decreased when incubated with the intestinal contents from normal mice compared to those from antibiotic-treated mice, which had less enzyme activities. The in vivo results showed that the antibiotic pretreatment resulted in reduced metabolism of voglibose. This significantly lowered blood glucose levels in antibiotic-pretreated mice compared to the control animals.

conclusionThe present results indicate that voglibose would be metabolized by the intestinal microbiota, and that this metabolism might be pharmacodynamically critical in lowering blood glucose levels in mice.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalGlycoside Hydrolase InhibitorsInositolMiceGlycoside Hydrolase InhibitorsInositolvogliboseAnti-bacterial agentsBlood glucoseGastrointestinal microbiomeMetabolismVoglibose

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PMCPMC7801763
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