SR-18292 reduces fasting blood glucose, increases hepatic insulin sensitivity and improves glucose homeostasis in diabetic mice. The high fat diet (HFD) fed mice, a dietary model of obesity and T2D, are treated with SR-18292 (45mg/kg) via I.P. injection for 3 consecutive days and again on day 4 before measuring fasting blood glucose. Strikingly, mice that are treated with SR-18292 have significantly lower levels of fasting blood glucose concentrations compared to matched vehicle-treated control mice. The induction of gluconeogenic gene expression is a regulatory component of the response to fasting. Importantly, gluconeogenic gene expression, specifically that of Pck1, is inhibited in livers isolated from mice treated with SR-18292[1].
