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Title: Tetrahydroindenoindole inhibits the progression of diabetes in mice.

Authors: Shertzer, Howard G; Schneider, Scott N; Kendig, Eric L; Clegg, Deborah J; D'Alessio, David A; Johansson, Elisabet; Genter, Mary Beth

Published In Chem Biol Interact, (2009 Jan 15)

Abstract: Diabetes is characterized by elevated fasting blood glucose (FBG) resulting from improper insulin regulation and/or insulin resistance. Herein we used female C57BL/6J mouse models for type 1 diabetes (streptozotocin [STZ] treatment) and type 2 diabetes (high-fat diet) to examine the ability of 4b,5,9b,10-tetrahydroindeno[1,2-b]indole (THII) to intervene in the progression of diabetes. THII (100 microM in drinking water) significantly diminished and partially reversed the increase in FBG levels produced by STZ. After 10 weeks on a high-fat diet, mice had normal FBG levels, but exhibited fasting hyperinsulemia and loss of glucose tolerance. THII significantly diminished these changes in glucose and insulin. In isolated liver mitochondria, THII inhibited succinate-dependent H(2)O(2) production, while in white adipose tissue, THII inhibited NADPH oxidase-mediated H(2)O(2) production and lipid peroxidation. Without intervention, such oxidative processes might otherwise promote diabetogenesis via inflammatory pathways. THII also increased O(2) consumption and lowered respiratory quotient (CO(2) produced/O(2) consumed) in vivo, indicating a greater utilization of fat for metabolic fuel. Increased metabolic utilization of fat correlated with a decrease in the rate of body weight gain in THII-treated mice fed the high-fat diet. We conclude that THII may retard the progression of diabetes via multiple pathways, including the inhibition of oxidative and inflammatory pathways.

PubMed ID: 18823964 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: Adipose Tissue, White/drug effects; Adipose Tissue, White/enzymology; Animals; Blood Glucose/metabolism; Body Composition/drug effects; Cell Respiration/drug effects; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/pathology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/pathology; Diabetes Mellitus/blood; Diabetes Mellitus/pathology*; Dietary Fats; Disease Progression; Hyperglycemia/prevention & control; Indoles/pharmacology*; Insulin/blood; Mice; Mitochondria, Liver/drug effects; Mitochondria, Liver/metabolism; Models, Biological; NADPH Oxidases/metabolism; Oxidative Stress/drug effects; Streptozocin

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