Synergic insulin sensitizing effect of rimonabant and BGP-15 in Zucker-obese rats

Pathol Oncol Res. 2013 Jul;19(3):571-5. doi: 10.1007/s12253-013-9620-6. Epub 2013 May 3.

Abstract

Abdominal obesity is referred for as a common pathogenic root of multiple risk factors, which include insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and a pro-atherogenic and pro-inflammatory state. Irrespective of its psychiatric side effects, rimonabant through blocking cannabinoid-1 receptor (CB1R) induces an increase in whole body insulin sensitivity. The aim of this work was to study the effect of selected doses of another insulin sensitizer compound BGP-15, and rimonabant on insulin resistance in Zucker obese rats with a promise of inducing insulin sensitization together at lower doses than would have been expected by rimonabant alone. We found that BGP-15 potentiates the insulin sensitizing effect of rimonabant. The combination at doses, which do not induce insulin sensitization by themselves, improved insulin signaling. Furthermore our results suggest that capsaicin-induced signal may play a role in insulin sensitizing effect of both molecules. Our data might indicate that a lower dose of rimonabant in the treatment of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes is sufficient to administer, thus a lower incidence of the unfavorable psychiatric side effects of rimonabant are to be expected.

MeSH terms

  • Analysis of Variance
  • Animals
  • Blood Glucose / metabolism
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Drug Synergism
  • Glucose / administration & dosage
  • Glucose / metabolism
  • Glucose Clamp Technique
  • Hyperinsulinism / drug therapy
  • Hyperinsulinism / metabolism
  • Insulin / administration & dosage*
  • Insulin / metabolism*
  • Insulin Resistance*
  • Male
  • Obesity / blood
  • Obesity / drug therapy*
  • Obesity / metabolism*
  • Oximes / pharmacology*
  • Piperidines / pharmacology*
  • Pyrazoles / pharmacology*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Zucker
  • Rimonabant

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • Insulin
  • Oximes
  • Piperidines
  • Pyrazoles
  • Glucose
  • BGP 15
  • Rimonabant