Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Show: 20 | 50 | 100
Results 1 - 2 de 2
Filter
Add filters








Year range
1.
Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online) ; 60(2): 138-142, Apr. 2016. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-782151

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT Objective The present study aimed to validate homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in relation to the insulin tolerance test (ITT) in a model of insulin-resistance in Wistar rats induced by a 19-week high-fat diet. Materials and methods A total of 30 male Wistar rats weighing 200-300 g were allocated into a high-fat diet group (HFD) (55% fat-enriched chow, ad lib, n = 15) and a standard-diet group (CD) standard chow, ad lib, n = 15), for 19 weeks. ITT was determined at baseline and in the 19th week. HOMA-IR was determined between the 18-19th week in three different days and the mean was considered for analysis. Area under the curve (AUC-ITT) of the blood glucose excursion along 120 minutes after intra-peritoneal insulin injection was determined and correlated with the corresponding fasting values for HOMA-IR. Results AUC-ITT and HOMA-IR were significantly greater after 19th week in HFD compared to CD (p < 0.001 for both). AUC-OGTT was also higher in HFD rats (p = 0.003). HOMA-IR was strongly correlated (Pearson’s) with AUC-ITT r = 0.637; p < 0.0001. ROC curves of HOMA-IR and AUC-ITT showed similar sensitivity and specificity. Conclusion HOMA-IR is a valid measure to determine insulin-resistance in Wistar rats. Arch Endocrinol Metab. 2016;60(2):138-42.


Subject(s)
Animals , Male , Insulin Resistance/physiology , Diet, High-Fat , Glucose Tolerance Test/methods , Homeostasis , Insulin/blood , Reference Standards , Time Factors , Blood Glucose/analysis , Body Weight , Reproducibility of Results , Sensitivity and Specificity , Fasting , Rats, Wistar
2.
Arq. bras. endocrinol. metab ; 40(3): 156-66, set. 1996.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-209592

ABSTRACT

Os autores abordam a patogênese da nefropatia diabética (ND) em seus aspectos hemodinâmicos-renais e metabólicos, com ênfase na formaçäo da matriz extra celular (MEC). O aumento da pressäo capilar intra-glomerular é um fator patogenético bem estabelecido, mas seu mecanismo de lesäo, embora desconhecido, pode envolver distensäo glomerular, levando a um aumento da produçäo de MEC. Existe entretanto um efeito direto da glicose, observado em glomérulos in vitro, onde altas concentraçöes de glicose estimulam o aumento de síntese da MEC. Este efeito pode ser tanto direto, via ativaçäo da proteina quinase C, como indireto pela formaçäo de produtos de glicosilaçäo nao-enzimática ou pela ativaçao da via dos polióis. O TGF-beta (Transforming Growth Factor Beta) é uma citocina que promove aumento de síntese e a reduçäo da degradaçao da MEC, levando ao acúmulo desta. Aumentos dos níveis de RNAm para TGF-beta no glomérulo de ratos diabéticos já foram documentados nas fases iniciais da ND experimental e a presença de reaçäo imunohistoquímica para TGF-beta já foi detectada em ratos e em pacientes com ND estabelecida. O TGF-beta também regula, in vitro, o aumento de síntese de MEC induzido pela angiotensina II e pelo tromboxane A2. A IGF-1 (Insulin Growth Factor-1) pode ter papel significativo na hipertrofia renal diabética, enquanto que o TNF-alpha (Tumor Necrosis Factor) participa na regulaçäo do aumento da permeabilidade do endotélio glomerular. As demais citocinas (EGF, FGF, IL-1, PDGF e TGF-a) ainda precisam ser melhor estudadas.


Subject(s)
Animals , Cytokines/physiology , Diabetic Nephropathies/etiology , Extracellular Matrix , Transforming Growth Factors/physiology , Fibroblast Growth Factors/physiology , Glucose/physiology , Insulin-Like Growth Factor I/physiology , Interleukin-1/physiology , Kidney/pathology , Kidney/physiopathology , Platelet-Derived Growth Factor/physiology , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/physiology
SELECTION OF CITATIONS
SEARCH DETAIL