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. 2011 Jan-Jun;2(1):80–86. doi: 10.4103/0976-9668.82314

The effect of nitric oxide inhibitors and Snitroso-Nacetylpenicillamine on glucose concentration in an animal model

Sophia Bryan 1, Ruby Alexander-Lindo 1,✉, Tara Dasgupta 1, Donovan McGrowder 2
PMCID: PMC3312705  PMID: 22470240

Abstract

Background:

Nitric oxide (NO) is becoming an increasingly important signaling molecule implicated in a growing number of physiological and pathophysiological processes. Research on the effect of NO donors on glucose metabolism in peripheral tissues have grown rapidly in the last decade. This study examined the effects of NGmethyl-L-arginine acetate (L-NMMA) and NGmethyl-L-arginine ester (L-NAME) on fasting and postprandial blood glucose concentrations. The study also investigated if L-NMMA and L-NAME decrease the hyperglycemic effect caused by the NO donor S-nitrosoN-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP) in normoglycemic rats.

Results:

L-NAME and L-NMMA significantly lowered the postprandial blood glucose concentrations. Mean postprandial blood glucose concentrations in rats treated with L-NAME were 5.04 ± 0.07 mmol/L at 120 min, 4.62 ± 0.19 mmol/L at 150 min and 4.36 ± 0.17 mmol/L at 180 min time points compared with 5.46 ± 0.14 (P = 0.029), 5.20 ± 0.17 mmol/L (P = 0.036), and 4.89 ± 0.14 mmol/L (P = 0.015) at the same time points respectively for saline control. Mean blood glucose concentrations in rats treated with L-NMMA were 4.35 ± 0.23 mmol/L (P = 0.0018) at 120 min, 4.60 ± 0.14 mmol/L (P = 0.090) at 150 min and 3.88 ± 0.16 mmol/L (P 0.001) at 180 min. There were significant differences in mean postprandial blood glucose concentrations in rats treated with SNAP, compared with those treated with L-NAME and SNAP at 90 min (P = 0.012), 180 min (P = 0.013) and 210 min (P < 0.0001). In addition, there were significant differences in mean postprandial blood glucose concentrations in rats treated with SNAP compared with those treated with L-NMMA and SNAP at 90 min (P = 0.0011), 180 min (P = 0.015) and 210 min (P = 0.0077).

Conclusion:

The nitric oxide synthase [NOS] inhibitors were effective in reducing postprandial blood glucose concentration in rats treated with SNAP. This suggests that although SNAP is an effective antihypertensive agent it decreases glucose tolerance which can be improved by the use of NOS inhibitors such as L-NMMA or L-NAME. These drugs could be beneficial in controlling blood glucose tolerance in rats administered with SNAP, and possibly in humans.

Keywords: Glucose, NG-methyl-L-arginine acetate, NG-methyl-L-arginine ester, nitric oxide, S-nitro-N-acetylpenicillamine

INTRODUCTION

Nitric oxide (NO) is a novel type of messenger molecule, which is involved in the signal transduction of many different physiological functions.[1,2] There has been increasing evidence of the many and diverse biological functions of endogenous NO in cardiovascular, nervous and immune systems. Nitric oxide is produced in a variety of tissues from the amino acid, L-arginine, through the activation of different isoforms of (NOS).[3] The latter exists in three isoforms including endothelial (eNOS), neuronal (nNOS) and inducible (iNOS) forms.[4] Neuronal NOS is the most abundant isoform found in skeletal muscle and is located preferentially at neuromuscular junctions.[5] Endothelial NOS is present in the vascular endothelium and in skeletal muscles. Both nNOS and eNOS synthesize small amounts of NO and require activation by Ca2+-calmodulin, making them sensitive to agents and processes that increase intracellular calcium.[6]

L-NAME (NGmethyl-L-arginine ester) and L-NMMA (NGmethyl-L-arginine acetate) are used widely as NOS inhibitors.[7,8] They are inhibitors of the formation of NO from L-arginine by the vascular endothelium and smooth muscle. Rees et al., reported that L-NAME was about 10-fold more potent than L-NMMA in increasing blood pressure.[7] While physiological levels of NO can stimulate glucose uptake and oxidation in skeletal muscle and adipocytes,[9] chronic administration of L-NAME in drinking water decreased glucose tolerance in rats.[10] Further, eNOS knockout mice have hyperinsulinemia and impaired insulin-stimulated glucose uptake relative to control mice.[11] These findings suggest that NO could play an important regulatory role in glucose metabolism.

S-Nitrosothiols (RSNO) are an important class of NO donor drugs, which break down to form NO and the corresponding disulfide.[12] Interest in s-nitrosothiols was heightened by the discovery that they occur naturally in vivo, principally as the s-nitrosothiol of plasma albumin, at a concentration of approximately 7 μmol/L.[13] There are a large number of animal and clinical studies demonstrating their advantageous features, especially in the cardiovascular system. S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) and S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP) are two s-nitrosothiols that are common sources of nitric oxide (NO) in the biomedical field. S-nitrosoglutathione reduces platelet adhesion in bypass grafts,[14] thrombosis following coronary angioplasty[15] and emboli that dissociate from carotid plaques.[16] A three-min intracoronary infusion of SNAP before the ischemic period has been shown to decrease infarct size and improve coronary endothelial function.[17] Research on the effect of NO donors on glucose metabolism in skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, smooth muscle and adipose tissue has grown rapidly in the last decade. Most research has focused on skeletal muscle and the role of NO in the modulation of skeletal muscle glucose transport remains controversial.[18,19] Further, experimental evidence from animal studies suggested that SNAP had a beneficial effect of reducing blood pressure, however, this was associated with decreased glucose tolerance.[20,21] This study examined the effects of L-NMMA and L-NAME on fasting and postprandial blood glucose concentrations. The study also sought to investigate if L-NMMA and L-NAME decrease the hyperglycemic effect caused by the NO donor S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP) in normoglycemic rats.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Rats were obtained from the Basic Medical Sciences Animal House, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. Healthy male and female Sprague-Dawley mixed breed rats were used within the weight range of 250-350 g. The rats were kept in separate cages according to their sex to eliminate the possibility of impregnation. The rats were fed a daily diet of Purina Lab Chow and water administered ad libitum. All procedures were approved by and conducted in accordance with the guidelines of The University of the West Indies Animal Care and the Use Committee. Ethical approval was obtained from University Hospital of the West Indies/University of the West Indies/Faculty of Medical Sciences Ethics Committee.

Sample preparation

A dosage of 30 mg/kg-1 body weight (BW) of L-NAME and L-NMMA [Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, MO, USA] was used for analysis. L-NAME and L-NMMA were dissolved in saline (0.3 mL; 0.9% NaCl) just before the beginning of the analysis. The solution was then administered into the tail vein of the rat immediately after the first fasting blood sample was obtained for analysis.

A dosage of 12.5 mg/kg BW of SNAP was used for the analysis. Dimethyl sulfoxide [(DMSO; 0.3 mL, 50%); Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, USA] was used to dissolve SNAP just before the beginning of the analysis. The solution was then administered into the tail vein of the rat immediately after the first testing blood sample was obtained for analysis.

Oral glucose tolerance test

The oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was carried out using an automated method. Standard solutions were used to calibrate the glucometer from Miles Inc. Diagnostics Division, Indiana, USA. The OGTT was used to determine the effect of L-NAME and L-NMMA via intraveneous administration on blood glucose concentration in normal rats. Rats were fasted for approximately 15 h, during which only water was given ad libitum. The duration of the OGTT was approximately 3½ h. A fasting blood sample (F1, 0 min), was taken from the rat's tail immediately after which the control (saline), inhibitor (L-NAME or L-NMMA) was administered at a dosage of 30 mg/kg-1 BW intravenously in the rat's tail) later, another blood sample was taken at 30 min (F2) and at 60 min (0 h). Immediately after the 60 min (0 h) fasting sample was taken, a glucose load at a dosage of 1.75 g/kg BW was administered orally, after which postprandial blood samples were taken at 0.5-h intervals for a further 2.5 h. Readings were taken in duplicate at each time interval and averaged. In rats treated with SNAP and either L-NAME or L-NMMA, SNAP was administered after the first fasting blood sample was taken at 0 min (F1) and L-NMMA or L-NAME was administered after 30 min (after the second fasting blood sample was taken; F2). Upon completion of the experiments the rats were fed their daily supply of Purina Lab Chow and returned to the UWI animal house. Nitric oxide formation was measured as plasma nitrate/nitrite concentration, using the Griess reaction. Greiss Reagent was then used to quantitatively determine the total nitrite present in deproteinized plasma via spectrophotometry. The absorption maxima was read at a wavelength of 540 nm.[22]

Statistical analysis

Each data point was expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM). The significance between groups and within groups was determined using the Student's t-test or the Two-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), P ≤ 0.05 was considered to be significant.

RESULTS

Rats administered saline (control solvent) exhibited a typical glucose tolerance curve. There was an increase in blood glucose concentration from a fasting blood sample 0 min (F1) value of 3.51 ± 0.09 mmol/L to a peak of 5.46 ± 0.14 mmol/L at 120 min (1 h, postprandial) after ingestion of a glucose load of 1.75 g/kg BW. This was followed by a gradual decrease to near normal concentration of 4.41 ± 0.11 mmol/L at 210 min [2.5 h, postprandial; Figure 1].

Figure 1.

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Effect of SNAP, L-NAME and L-NMMA on fasting and postprandial blood glucose concentrations

The NOS inhibitors, L-NAME and L-NMMA significantly lowered the postprandial blood glucose concentrations at the 120 min (1.0 h, postprandial), 150 min (1.5 h, postprandial), 180 min (2 h, postprandial) time points. The significant mean postprandial blood glucose concentrations in rats treated with L-NAME were 5.04 ± 0.07 mmol/L at 120 min, 4.62 ± 0.19 mmol/L at 150 min and 4.36 ± 0.17 mmol/L at 180 min time points compared with 5.46 ± 0.14 (P = 0.029), 5.20 ± 0.17 mmol/L (P = 0.036), and 4.89 ± 0.14 mmol/L (P = 0.015) at the same time points respectively for saline controls [Figure 1]. L-NMMA-treated rats showed greater reduction in blood glucose concentrations compared with L-NAMEtreated rats. Mean blood glucose concentrations in rats treated with L-NMMA were 4.35 ± 0.23 mmol/L (P = 0.0018) at 120 min, 4.60 ± 0.14 mmol/L (P = 0.090) at 150 min and 3.88 ± 0.16 mmol/L (P=0.001) at 180 min compared with those values at the same time points in saline control. The NO donor, SNAP significantly increased the postprandial blood glucose concentrations at the 90 min (0.5 h, postprandial), 120 min (1.0 h, postprandial), 150 min (1.5 h, postprandial), 180 min (2 h, postprandial) time points. The mean postprandial blood glucose concentrations in rats treated with SNAP were 5.92 ± 0.18 mmol/L at 90 min, 5.87 ± 0.13 mmol/L at 120 min, 5.75 ± 0.13 mmol/L at 150 min, and 5.81 ± 0.16 mmol/L at 180 min time points [Figure 1].

Administration of L-NAME and SNAP resulted in significant increase in fasting and postprandial blood glucose concentrations compared with the administration of L-NAME only. The fasting blood glucose concentration at 30 min (F2) was 5.78 ± 0.21 compared with 3.85 ± 0.13 mmol/L (P = 0.0001) in rats treated with only L-NAME. Mean postprandial blood glucose concentrations in rats treated with L-NAME and SNAP were 5.57 ± 0.28 mmol/L at the 150 min time point compared with 4.62 ± 0.19 (P = 0.016) in rats treated with L-NAME only [Figure 2]. There were significant differences between mean postprandial blood glucose concentrations in rats treated with SNAP, compared with those treated with L-NAME and SNAP at the 90 min (P = 0.012), 180 min (P = 0.013) and 210 min time points [P < 0.0001; Figure 2].

Figure 2.

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Effect of SNAP, L-NAME, and SNAP and L-NAME on fasting and postprandial blood glucose concentrations

Administration of L-NMMA and SNAP also resulted in significant increase in fasting and postprandial blood glucose concentrations compared with the administration of L-NMMA only. The fasting blood glucose concentration at 30 min (F2) was 4.56 ± 0.15 mmol/L compared with 3.88 ± 0.04 mmol/L (P = 0.019) in rats treated with only L-NMMA. The significant mean postprandial blood glucose concentrations in rats treated with L-NMMA and SNAP were 5.55 ± 0.10 mmol/L at 120 min and 4.78 ± 0.15 mmol/L at 210 min compared with 4.35 ± 0.23 (P = 0.0001) and 3.90 ± 0.05 mmol/L (P = 0.016) at the same time points respectively for rats treated with L-NMMA only [Figure 3]. Further, there were significant differences between mean postprandial blood glucose concentrations in rats treated with SNAP compared with those treated with L-NMMA and SNAP at the 90 min (P = 0.0011), 180 min (P = 0.0150) and 210 min time points [P = 0.0077; Figure 3].

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Effect of SNAP, L-NMMA, and SNAP and L-NMMA on fasting and postprandial blood glucose concentrations

Rats treated with SNAP and L-NAME had higher blood glucose concentration than those treated with SNAP and L-NMMA at all except the 180 min and 210 min time points. Administration of the NOS inhibitor L-NAME gave a total NO2– concentration of 22.47 ± 3.29 μmol/L and L-NMMA, 15.39 ± 3.09 μmol/L. Administration of L-NAME and SNAP (56.82 ± 13.23 μmol/L), and L-NMMA and SNAP (40.27 ± 7.8 μmol/L) showed that total NO2– concentrations were significantly elevated compared with only L-NAME and L-NMMA respectively [P < 0.05; Figure 4].

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Effect of SNAP, L-NAME and L-NMMA on total nitrite concentration

DISCUSSION

This study found that the NOS inhibitors, L-NAME and L-NMMA significantly lowered postprandial blood glucose concentration. Significant differences in blood glucose concentrations were observed at the 120 min (1.0 h, postprandial), 150 min (1.5 h, postprandial) and 180 min (2.0 h, postprandial) time points for both NOS inhibitors. L-NMMA-treated rats showed greater reduction in postprandial blood glucose concentration in comparison to L-NAME–treated rats at these time points. There are conflicting reports in the literature on the effect of NOS inhibitors on glucose concentration, tolerance, and uptake with most studies investigating the latter.[10,18] Kingwell and colleagues examined the potential role of NO in the regulation of skeletal muscle glucose uptake during exercise. They found that infusion of L-NMMA into the femoral artery during cycling exercise substantially attenuated the increase in leg glucose uptake in healthy young individuals and especially in people with Type 2 diabetes.[18] Rat studies from other laboratories have yielded conflicting results.[19,23] For example, two studies found NOS inhibition prevented increases in contraction-stimulated glucose uptake[23,24] but two other studies reported no effect of NOS inhibition on contraction-stimulated glucose uptake.[19,25] The findings of improved glucose tolerance by the NOS inhibitors are more in keeping with the findings of Kingwell and colleagues.

L-NAME is metabolized by an esterase to yield the active NOS inhibitor, NG-nitroL-arginine[26] and its fasting hypoglycemic effect observed in this study may be due to fact that L-NAME inhibits glucagon release even in the absence of glucose, thus suggesting that NO is a positive modulator of glucagon release. Similar reports have shown that low concentration of L-NMMA inhibits glucagon release[27] which may account for the its observed lowering of the fasting blood glucose concentration, and glucagon is reportedly an initial amplifier of glucosestimulated insulin release.[28]

The postprandial hypoglycemic effect of L-NAME and L-NMMA could also be due to their effect on insulin. Studies have shown that 5 mmol/L of L-NAME inhibited cNOS activity in isolated, intact islets by approximately 60% due to it exerting non-selective effects on insulin secretory mechanisms. Further, 10 mmol/L of L-NAME itself is capable of stimulating insulin release from isolated islets in the presence of a basal, physiological concentration of glucose (7 mmol/L).[29] It has been proposed that high concentrations of L-NAME (>5 mmol/L) may increase insulin release by directly blocking the β-cell K+ ATP channels.[30]

Skeletal muscle is the primary target tissue for insulin stimulation of glucose transport, a regulatory mechanism vital for glucose homeostasis. The insulin released due to L-NAME and L-NMMA may increase glucose transport in this tissue mainly by activating the translocation of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT-4) from an occluded intracellular tubulo-vesicular reservoir to the cell surface.[31] The increase in muscle perfusion[32] is thought to increase the delivery of glucose to muscle cells.[33] Baron and colleagues suggested that approximately 30% of insulin's effects on glucose uptake can be accounted for by increases in muscle perfusion.[33] Further, insulin increases blood flow and glucose delivery in skeletal muscle of both humans[34] and rats[35] and insulin stimulation of glucose uptake in skeletal muscles is NO-dependent.

Rats treated with SNAP and L-NAME, and L-NMMA had higher blood glucose concentration than those treated with L-NAME or L-NMMA only. Further, rats treated with SNAP and L-NAME had higher blood glucose concentration than those treated with SNAP and L-NMMA at all except the 180 min and 210 min time points. Researchers have proposed[36,37] that the inhibitory action of NO released from s-nitrosothiols such as SNAP on glucose-induced insulin release might be exerted through the formation of s-nitrosothiols,[38] thereby impairing thiol groups essential for the nutrient-induced insulin secretory process.[39,40] Further, in vitro studies have shown that NO released from SNAP can have direct effects on isolated hepatocytes, which results in an inhibition of gluconeogenesis, a reduction in glycogen synthesis and an increase in glucose output.[41,42] This could account for the hyperglycemia observed in rats treated with SNAP. In addition, GSNO and sodium nitroprusside (SNP) enhance both glucose transport and GLUT-4 translocation in human vascular smooth muscle cells, bypassing the inhibitory effect of L-NAME[43] which confirms the finding of this study.

The hyperglycemic effect of SNAP is in agreement with previous reports by McGrowder and colleagues who showed that GSNO and SNAP increased postprandial blood glucose concentration in normoglycemic dogs. These investigators showed decreased postprandial plasma insulin concentrations[44] and increased plasma glucagon concentration.[20] Further evidence that could account for the hyperglycemic effect of SNAP is reported by a study by Horton et al which demonstrated that the NO donors SNAP and SIN-1 inhibit gluconeogenesis from isolated rat hepatocytes in a time and dose-dependent manner.[41] They suggested that the mechanism by which this occurs involves a decrease in the amount of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) protein. On the other hand, Sprangers et al showed that glycogen synthesis from glucose in rat hepatocytes was inhibited by SNAP due to decreased glycogen synthase activity (less conversion of glycogen synthase b into a by synthase phosphatase).[45] They also found that glycogen synthesis is more sensitive to inhibition by NO than is gluconeogenesis.[45]

The observed hyperglycemic effect of SNAP in the presence of L-NAME or L-NMMA in normoglycemic rats could arise as a result of a number of factors, including (1) inhibition of the secretory process by NO, such that insufficient insulin is secreted in response to a glucose challenge; (2) a decrease in the vascular permeability of cell membrane by NO, resulting in decreased glucose and insulin delivery to the tissues; (3) the action of NO released from SNAP on the pancreatic islet cells, impairing the first or early phase of the glucose-stimulated insulin release into the blood and (4) NO inhibition of a number of crucial enzymes in the glycolytic pathway and electron chain such as glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) and aconitase respectively resulting in a decrease in glycolysis and glucose oxidation.[46] Of these mechanisms proposed, it is believed that the inhibitory effect of NO on GAPDH plays a significant role in the observed hyperglycemic effect by SNAP.[21]

The excretory form of NO is usually in the form of nitrates (NO3-) and nitrites (NO2-) and the conversion of one form to the next readily takes place in vivo.[22] However, the total nitrite concentration incorporates both NO2- and NO3- species. Plasma NO2– concentration is used as a biological marker of NO formation in the body. Rats treated with SNAP and L-NAME, and SNAP and L-NMMA showed significantly higher total nitrite concentration than those administered with only L-NAME and L-NMMA. The decomposition of SNAP caused an increase in NO concentration which may have been responsible for the observed hyperglycemic effect.

The study involved the use of rat models where there was the co-administration of the NO donor SNAP with NOS inhibitors L-NAME or L-NMMA on fasting and postprandial blood glucose concentrations. This experimental approach of using both NO donors and NOS inhibitors has been used in other studies such as that of Sarma et al who reported that coadministration of SIN-1 with L-NAME and hemoglobin increased the nociceptive threshold in rats.[47]

CONCLUSION

This study found that the NOS inhibitors, L-NAME and L-NMMA significantly lowered postprandial blood glucose concentration in normoglycemic rats while SNAP had the opposite effect. The NOS inhibitors were effective in reducing postprandial blood glucose concentrations in rats treated with SNAP. The observed hyperglycemic effect on administration of SNAP may limit its use as an antihypertensive agent. The decreased glucose tolerance due to SNAP administration could be improved by the use of NOS inhibitors such as L-NMMA or L-NAME.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The authors are grateful to the Office of Graduate Studies and Research, University of the West Indies for providing funding for this research.

Footnotes

Source of Support: Office of Graduate Studies and Research, University of the West Indies

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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