Prostaglandins, Glucose Homeostasis, and Diabetes Mellitus

Annual Review of Medicine

Vol. 34:1-12 (Volume publication date February 1983)
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.me.34.020183.000245

Abstract

Prostaglandins of the E series are implicated as regulators of glucose homeostasis because of their effects on glucose production and secretion of insulin and glueagon. PGE is postulated to play a role in the pathophysiology of insulin secretion in adult-onset (Type II) diabetes mellitus. Evidence supporting this hypothesis includes the demonstration that PGE inhibits glucose-induced acute insulin responses in normal humans. Moreover, drugs that inhibit synthesis of PGE improve abnormal insulin secretion in human subjects with Type II diabetes mellitus.