Lactic acidosis during metformin intoxication is classically mainly attributed to diminished lactate clearance through liver gluconeogenesis. Here we studied 6 healthy, sedated and mechanically ventilated pigs to clarify whether high dose of metformin also increases skeletal muscle lactate production. Each animal had two microdialysis catheters inserted in gluteus muscles, one per side. One catheter was infused with saline (control) while the other one was infused with metformin diluted in saline (1 M), both at a rate of 0.3 μl/min. Dialysate lactate concentration and lactate-to-pyruvate ratio, a marker of the balance between anaerobic glycolysis and aerobic (mitochondrial) metabolism, were measured every 3 h, for 12 h. Continuous infusion of metformin caused a progressive rise in dialysate lactate level (p = 0.007) and lactate-to-pyruvate ratio (p < 0.001) compared to that of saline, as for mitochondrial "poisoning". These findings suggest that skeletal muscle lactate overproduction contributes to the development of metformin-induced lactic acidosis.

Protti, A., Properzi, P., Magnoni, S., Santini, A., Langer, T., Guenzani, S., et al. (2016). Skeletal muscle lactate overproduction during metformin intoxication: An animal study with reverse microdialysis. TOXICOLOGY LETTERS, 255, 43-46 [10.1016/j.toxlet.2016.05.010].

Skeletal muscle lactate overproduction during metformin intoxication: An animal study with reverse microdialysis

Magnoni, S;Langer, T;
2016

Abstract

Lactic acidosis during metformin intoxication is classically mainly attributed to diminished lactate clearance through liver gluconeogenesis. Here we studied 6 healthy, sedated and mechanically ventilated pigs to clarify whether high dose of metformin also increases skeletal muscle lactate production. Each animal had two microdialysis catheters inserted in gluteus muscles, one per side. One catheter was infused with saline (control) while the other one was infused with metformin diluted in saline (1 M), both at a rate of 0.3 μl/min. Dialysate lactate concentration and lactate-to-pyruvate ratio, a marker of the balance between anaerobic glycolysis and aerobic (mitochondrial) metabolism, were measured every 3 h, for 12 h. Continuous infusion of metformin caused a progressive rise in dialysate lactate level (p = 0.007) and lactate-to-pyruvate ratio (p < 0.001) compared to that of saline, as for mitochondrial "poisoning". These findings suggest that skeletal muscle lactate overproduction contributes to the development of metformin-induced lactic acidosis.
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Diabetes; Lactic acidosis; Metformin; Microdialysis; Mitochondria;
Diabetes; Lactic acidosis; Metformin; Microdialysis; Mitochondria; Toxicology
English
2016
255
43
46
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Protti, A., Properzi, P., Magnoni, S., Santini, A., Langer, T., Guenzani, S., et al. (2016). Skeletal muscle lactate overproduction during metformin intoxication: An animal study with reverse microdialysis. TOXICOLOGY LETTERS, 255, 43-46 [10.1016/j.toxlet.2016.05.010].
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