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- Title
In vivo chloroquine-induced inhibition of insulin degradation in a diabetic patient with severe insulin resistance.
- Authors
Blazar, Bruce R.; Whitley, Chester B.; Kitabchi, Abbas E.; Tsai, Michael Y.; Santiago, Julio; White, Neil; Stentz, Frankie B.; Brown, David M.; Blazar, B R; Whitley, C B; Kitabchi, A E; Tsai, M Y; Santiago, J; White, N; Stentz, F B; Brown, D M
- Abstract
We report on a 26-yr-old patient with an 11-yr history of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus who exhibited insulin resistance with a requirement of up to 15,000 U of intravenous (i.v.) insulin/day. Attempts to diminish her insulin requirement by administration of sulfated insulin or Trasylol were unsuccessful, with the patient remaining resistant to subcutaneous (s.c.) and i.v. administration of pure pork insulin. Chloroquine phosphate therapy (500 mg twice a day) resulted in a decreased requirement for i.v. insulin (700 U/day as compared with the pretreatment requirement of 8400 U/day). Accelerated insulin degradation in s.c. fat tissue of the patient before treatment with chloroquine was demonstrated. This activity was decreased by 64% during chloroquine therapy. Inhibition of insulin degrading activity (IDA) during chloroquine therapy was associated with reductions in the leukocyte lysosomal enzymes alpha-galactosidase and hexosaminidase-A but not hexosaminidase-B and beta-glucuronidase. This study constitutes the first reported use of chloroquine for treatment of insulin resistance as a result of accelerated insulin degradation, and it provides evidence of the effectiveness of this agent in this rare condition.
- Publication
Diabetes, 1984, Vol 33, Issue 12, p1133
- ISSN
0012-1797
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.2337/diab.33.12.1133