Effect of acute administration of metoclopramide on insulin secretion in man

Lelio Morricone, Massimo Murari, Marco Bombonato, Francesco Caviezel

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Abstract

The effect of acute i.v. administration of 2.5 mg metoclopramide (MCP), an antidopaminergic agent with low serotoninergic activity, on blood insulin and glucose concentrations was studied in 9 healthy men. MCP was able to significantly decrease basal serum insulin levels (from 6.8 ± 1.1 to 4.3 ± 0.7 μU/ml in 120 min; p

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)53-57
Number of pages5
JournalActa Diabetologica Latina
Volume27
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 1990

Keywords

  • Blood glucose
  • Insulin
  • Metoclopramide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Internal Medicine
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Endocrinology

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