Metabolic effects of three weeks administration of the beta-adrenoceptor agonist BRL 26830A
1992
Connacher, A.A. | Bennet, W.M. | Jung, R.T. | Rennie, M.J.
BRL 26830A is a thermogenic beta-adrenergic agonist drug which has an anti-obesity effect in animals and diet-restricted obese man. This study was undertaken in obese subjects who were not calorie restricted to assess the effect of three weeks drug administration on energy expenditure and glucose, amino acid and fatty acid metabolism in the post-absorptive and fed states. Stable isotope tracers were employed to determine kinetic data both at baseline and during adrenaline infusion. There was no evidence of BRL 26830A causing a major shift in fuel metabolism or having an anabolic effect. Baseline plasma concentrations of glycerol (P < 0.01) and palmitate (P < 0.01) were reduced, glucose remained within the normal range, whereas insulin decreased after BRL 26830A. Re hypoaminoacidaemic effect of adrenaline was attenuated by BRL 26830A (P < 0.01 for branched-chain amino acids, P < 0.05 for total amino acids). The results suggest that BRL 26830A improves insulin sensitivity and causes selective down-regulation of adrenergic receptors. The increased insulin sensitivity may be a useful therapeutic effect for this class of drug and suggests a possible role in the treatment of obese non-insulin dependent diabetic patients.
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