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Observational studyIndian journal of pharmacology

Impact of oral anticholinergic on insulin response to oral glucose load in patients with impaired glucose tolerance.

Sandeep Lahiry, Mitali Chatterjee, Sudip Chatterjee

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Observational study in Indian journal of pharmacology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sandeep LahiryDepartment of Pharmacology, IPGMER, Kolkata, India.
Mitali ChatterjeeDepartment of Pharmacology, IPGMER, Kolkata, India.
Sudip ChatterjeeDepartment of Endocrinology, VIMS, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPreliminary data indicates there is a cholinergic basis to insulin secretion. AIMS &

objectiveTo investigate the impact of oral anticholinergics on insulin secretion in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), in comparison with volunteers having normal glucose tolerance (NGT). Material & Methods: This prospective observational study recruited 10 IGT and 10 NGT subjects. An oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was conducted twice in the absence and presence of hyoscine butyl-bromide (HBB). The plasma glucose (PG) and insulin levels were serially estimated at 30-min increments for 2 h after the OGTT. Early (ΔI30/ΔPG30) & late (insulin/PGAUC 60-120) phase insulin activity were assessed subsequently.

resultsThe study constituted of 10 IGT (4M/6F, BMI: 28.80 ± 2.30) and 10 NGT (5M/5F, BMI: 23.00 ± 0.80) subjects. In the NGT group, the pre-HBB mean glucose levels (0-120 min) were comparable with those recorded after HBB intake. However, after HBBB, the mean insulin levels decreased significantly at t = 90 and 120min, confirmed by attenuated late phase insulin activity in IGT (P = 0.023) & NGT (P = 0.006) group. On the other hand, in the IGT group, however, HBB did not impact on the mean PG and insulin levels (0-120 min).

conclusionsOur study findings indicate that insulin secretion is influenced by cholinergic system and that oral anticholinergics may attenuate the late phase insulin activity in varying degrees of glycemic status.

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Administration, OralAdultAgedBlood GlucoseButylscopolammonium BromideCholinergic AntagonistsFemaleGlucoseGlucose IntoleranceHumansInsulin-Secreting CellsInsulin SecretionMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesBlood GlucoseButylscopolammonium BromideCholinergic AntagonistsGlucoseImpaired glucose toleranceincretininsulinoral anticholinergic

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PMID34414907
PMCPMC8411968
OpenAlexW3196197518

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