The phospholipase A2inhibitor methyl indoxam suppresses diet-induced obesity and glucose intolerance in mice

Autor: Abdelkarim Abousalham, E. Goka, D. Y. Hui, M. J. Cope, D. Charmot, J. Buysse, J. Shao, E. D. Labonté, H. T. Chang
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: British Journal of Pharmacology. 157:1263-1269
ISSN: 1476-5381
0007-1188
Popis: Background and purpose: Previous results have shown that mice lacking in the group 1B phospholipase A2 (Pla2g1b) are resistant to obesity and diabetes induced by feeding a diabetogenic high-fat/high-carbohydrate diet. This study examined the potential of using the Pla2g1b inhibitor methyl indoxam as therapy to suppress diet-induced obesity and diabetes. Experimental approach: Male C57BL/6 mice were fed the diabetogenic diet with or without methyl indoxam supplementation. Body weight gain, fasting plasma glucose levels, glucose tolerance and postprandial lysophospholipid absorption were compared. Key results: Wild-type C57BL/6 mice fed the diabetogenic diet without Pla2g1b inhibitor showed 31 and 69% body weight gain after 4 and 10 weeks respectively. These animals also showed elevated plasma glucose levels and were glucose intolerant. In contrast, C57BL/6 mice fed the diabetogenic diet with 90 mg·kg−1 of methyl indoxam gained only 5% body weight after 10 weeks. These animals were also euglycaemic and displayed normal glucose excursion rates in glucose tolerance test. Methyl indoxam suppression of diet-induced body weight gain and glucose intolerance was correlated with the inhibition of Pla2g1b-mediated postprandial lysophospholipid absorption. Conclusions and implications: These results show that oral supplementation of a diabetogenic diet with the Pla2g1b inhibitor methyl indoxam effectively suppresses diet-induced obesity and diabetes in mice. This suggests that Pla2g1b inhibition may be a potentially effective oral therapeutic option for treatment of obesity and diabetes.
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