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Zum Mechanismus der appetit- und gewichtsteigernden Wirkung von Cyproheptadin

II. Veränderungen im Kohlenhydratstoffwechsel

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In einer Dosierung von 4 mal 4 mg täglich ruft Cyproheptadin = 1 - Methyl - 4-(5- dibenzo - [a, e,] cycloheptatrienyliden) - piperidinhydrochlorid bei Patienten mit klinisch asymptomatischem Diabetes mellitus eine allgemeine Verbesserung oder Normalisierung der im oralen Standardglucose-toleranztest ermittelten Kohlenhydratstoffwechsellage hervor. Bei nichtdiabetischen Patienten ergibt sich keine Veränderung der Glucosetoleranz gegenüber unvorbehandelten Kontrollen. Es besteht Grund zt der Annahme, daß Cyproheptadin — ähnlich wie Biguanide — auch in den Kohlenhydratstoffwechsel gesunder Personen eingreift, die Auswirkungen aber durch unbekannte Kompensationsmaßnahmen maskiert sind. Mögliche Rückwirkungen peripherer Änderungen im Kohlenhydratstoffwechsel auf zentralnervöse Fütterungsmechanismen werden besprochen.

Summary

Following oral administration for 14 to 21 days at a dose of 4 times 4 mg daily the effect of cyproheptadine = 1-methyl-4-(5-dibenzo - [a, e]cycloheptatrienylidene) piperidine hydrochloride on carbohydrate metabolism was re-examined. Cyproheptadine was shown to ameliorate or to normalize carbohydrate metabolism in patients with clinically asymptomatic diabetes mellitus as determined by means of a standard oral glucose tolerance test. The drug was not observed to alter the glucose tolerance in non-diabetic patients. There are arguments to suppose that cyproheptadine like biguanides has any effects on the metabolism of glucose in non-diabetic subjects too, but which are normally masked by compensatory actions. Possible reactions of peripheral changes of the carbohydrate metabolism on hypothalamic “feeding mechanisms” are discussed.

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Mertz, D.P., Stelzer, M. Zum Mechanismus der appetit- und gewichtsteigernden Wirkung von Cyproheptadin. Klin Wochenschr 47, 1194–1197 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01484881

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