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Absorption and efficiency of insulin after oral administration of insulin-loaded nanocapsules in diabetic rats

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Abstract

Poly(isobutylcyanoacrylate) nanocapsules have been shown to decrease the blood glucose level after oral administration to streptozotocin-induced diabetic fasted rats after 2 days [Diabetes 37 (1988) 246]. Yet, the absorption of insulin in the blood of rats has not been characterised. The aim of this work was to evaluate the biological activity of insulin given orally as nanocapsules. Humalog®-loaded nanocapsules (50 IU/kg) were administered by gavage to streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Thirty minutes to 1 h after oral administration, significant levels of human insulin were detected in rat plasma. However, the concentrations were very heterogenous from one rat to another and no decrease of glycemia could be observed. In addition, parenteral injection of insulin in solution showed that high levels of the protein are necessary to decrease blood glucose concentration in diabetic rats. These concentrations were not reached after oral administration. The same dose of insulin decreased glycemia by 50% in normal rats and by only 25% in diabetics. This suggested that an insulino-resistance was developed by streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

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Acknowledgements

We are indebted to the Eli Lilly Company (Indianapolis, USA) for a generous supply of Humalog®. We are very grateful to Loctite Compagny (Dublin, Ireland) for the supply of Isobutylcyanoacrylate. F. Cournarie was a fellow from the CNRS and Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris.

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