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Desoky, N., El-Bassossy, H., Fahmy, A. (2013). CHARACTERIZATION OF A RAT MODEL OF INSULIN DEFICIENCY INDUCED VASCULAR COMPLICATION. Zagazig University Medical Journal, 19(5), 1-7. doi: 10.21608/zumj.2013.4288
Nora Desoky; Hany El-Bassossy; Ahmed Fahmy. "CHARACTERIZATION OF A RAT MODEL OF INSULIN DEFICIENCY INDUCED VASCULAR COMPLICATION". Zagazig University Medical Journal, 19, 5, 2013, 1-7. doi: 10.21608/zumj.2013.4288
Desoky, N., El-Bassossy, H., Fahmy, A. (2013). 'CHARACTERIZATION OF A RAT MODEL OF INSULIN DEFICIENCY INDUCED VASCULAR COMPLICATION', Zagazig University Medical Journal, 19(5), pp. 1-7. doi: 10.21608/zumj.2013.4288
Desoky, N., El-Bassossy, H., Fahmy, A. CHARACTERIZATION OF A RAT MODEL OF INSULIN DEFICIENCY INDUCED VASCULAR COMPLICATION. Zagazig University Medical Journal, 2013; 19(5): 1-7. doi: 10.21608/zumj.2013.4288

CHARACTERIZATION OF A RAT MODEL OF INSULIN DEFICIENCY INDUCED VASCULAR COMPLICATION

Article 16, Volume 19, Issue 5, September 2013, Page 1-7  XML PDF (483.37 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/zumj.2013.4288
Authors
Nora Desoky1; Hany El-Bassossy1; Ahmed Fahmy2
1Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Egypt
Abstract
Vascular dysfunction is one of the important diabetic complications. Here we fully characterized a rat model of streptozotocin (STZ) induced vascular complication.
Diabetes was induced by single intraperitoneally injection of STZ (50 mg.kg-1, ip).Blood pressure (BP) and isolated aorta responses phenylephrine (PE), KCl, acetylcholine (ACh), sodium nitroprusside (SNP) were recorded after 6, 8 and 10 weeks of STZ injection.In addition, serum levels of glucose, tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα), lipids, advancedglycation end products (AGEs), and arginase activity were determined. Furthermore, aortic reactive oxygen species(ROS) generation, hemeoxygenase-1 expression and collagen deposition were examined.
Streptozotocin injection resulted in a significant hyperglycemia after 3 days of injection which was stable for 10 weeks. Diabetes was associated with a significant increasein BP after 6 weeks which was stable at 8 weeks. Aorta isolated from diabetic animals showed exaggerated contractility to PE and KCland impaired relaxation to ACh compared to control after 6 weeks which were clearer at 8 weeks of STZ injection. In addition, diabetic animals showed significant increases in serum levels of lipids, AGEs, TNFα and arginase enzyme activity after 8 weeks of STZ compared to control. Furthermore, aortae isolated from diabetic animals were characterized by increased ROS generation and collagen deposition.
In conclusion, injecting rats with STZ at dose 50 mg.kg-1 produces a model of diabetic vascular complication after 8 weeks that are characterized by hypertension, disturbed vascular reactivity, elevated serum lipids, inflammatory cytokines and enzymes and enhanced aortic ROS generation and collagen deposition.
Keywords
diabetes; Aorta; Hypertension; vascular reactivity, rat
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