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Horm Metab Res 1988; 20(7): 387-390
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010843
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Efficacy of Glucose, Ouabain and an Aldose Reductase Inhibitor on 2-[3H] Myo-Inositol Uptake by Human, Rat and Rabbit Erythrocytes

N. Hotta1 , H. Kakuta1 , H. Fukasawa1 , M. Kimura1 , N. Koh1 , H. Matsumae1 , M. Fujimaki2 , N. Sakamoto1
  • 1The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
  • 2Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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1986

1987

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14 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

Myo-inositol uptake by erythrocytes from humans, rabbits and rats was studied with an isotope technique. In human erythrocytes, the inhibitory effect on myo-inositol uptake was stronger with glucose than with ouabain. However, an aldose reductase inhibitor (ONO-2235, 100 μM) or insulin (200 μU/ml) failed to correct the decrease in myo-inositol uptake in packed RBC, produced by either 10 mM glucose or 2 mM ouabain. Ten mM ouabain had an inhibitory effect on myo-inositol uptake in all species, but an inhibitory effect was not observed with 20 mM glucose in rabbit erythrocytes. The results suggest that myo-inositol uptake by erythrocytes may be dependent on the active transport system via sodium-ATPase and that erythrocytes may not be a suitable model to monitor the possible effect of an aldose reductase inhibitor on myo-inositol concentrations in other tissues concerned with diabetic complications.

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Myo-Inositol Glucose - Ouabain - Aldose Reductase Inhibitor - ONO-2235