Mechanism of action of metformin: insulin receptor and postreceptor effects in vitro and in vivo

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
I G Fantus, R Brosseau

Abstract

Metformin (Met) is a biguanide oral hypoglycemic agent used in the treatment of noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). To define whether the glucose-lowering effects are mediated via alterations of insulin receptors, the effects of Met in vitro in rat adipocytes and in vivo in patients with poorly controlled NIDDM were studied. In vitro exposure of rat adipose tissue to metformin for 20 h resulted in a significant increase in insulin binding (mean +/- SEM percent specific [125I]insulin bound per 10(5) adipocytes: control, 1.35 +/- 0.13; Met, 1.69 +/- 0.18; P less than 0.02). No change occurred after 2 h of exposure or less. In contrast, after only 1 h of preincubation. Met alone stimulated [U-14C]glucose oxidation by 58 +/- 15.5% (P less than 0.01). Met did not stimulate glucose oxidation in the presence of a high insulin concentration. For the in vivo studies, oral glucose tolerance tests and monocyte [125I]insulin binding assays were performed before and after 7 days of Met treatment (2 g/day) in 18 patients with poorly controlled NIDDM. All patients responded to Met with a decrease in fasting and postglucose plasma glucose concentrations, but no change in insulin concentrations [pre-Met vs. post-Met: fasting plasma ...Continue Reading

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