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Objective To obtain more physiological data of Leptin knockout SD rats available for the user , the long-term observation of fasting blood glucose and pathological phenotypes were performed .Methods The protein expression levels in liver tissues were determined by western blot .Body weight of Leptin knockout rats ( Leptin-/-) and littermate lean rats (Leptin+/+) were weighed up at 1,3,6,8 months of age.Fasting blood glucose of Leptin +/+rats and Leptin-/-rats at 1,3,6,8 months of age were measured using One Touch? brand blood glucose monitoring systems.Pathological changes of pancreas and livers of Leptin -/-rats were observed by the method of HE staining and Immunohistochemistry (IHC).Results Short null Lepin proteins were expressed in liver tissues from Leptin -/-rats. Leptin-/-rats become heavier than Leptin +/+rats since they were one month old .The body weight of Leptin -/-rats at 8 months of age was twice as heavy as Leptin +/+rats, female Leptin-/-rats weighing 884g, and male Leptin-/-rats weighing 1200g.Overt hyperglycemia was observed during the first month after birth .Compared with Leptin+/+female rats,the fasting blood glucose of Leptin -/-female rats was increased by 40%-26%from 1 to 6 months old. After that, blood glucose values decreased and eventually become nearly normal at 8 months of age.Pathological examination indicated that Leptin -/-rats at 8 months of age had a fatty liver , more pancreas islets with lager volume and more beta cells with increased insulin secretion .Conclusion Leptin-/-rat were characterized by obesity , fatty liver, islet cell hyperplasia and early hyperglycemia .
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Objective To investigate the effect of life style combined with dietary intervention on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD).Method One hundred and twenty five subjects of NAFLD with overweight and obesity,aged 30-60 years,were enrolled in the study from the group for physical examination in Health Administration Center of our hospital during 2006-2007.They were diagnosed to be 48 mild,70 moderate and 7 severe cases by ultrasonic tomography.A regime of dietary intervention combined with exercise was planned according to 3 d dietary survey before intervention.They were asked to follow the therapeutic menus and exercise instruction during 12 mon of the study.We followed up the subjects and gave them instructions regularly in the whole period of study.Results After 12 mon interven-tion,the body weight(BW),body mass index(BMI),waist-hip ratio(WHR),serum total cholesterol(TC),triglycerides(TG),low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C) and alanine glutamate aminotransferase(ALT) of the subjects were decreased significantly.High density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C) was not changed.By ultrasonic tomography,16% of the subjects recovered to normal,and 77 moderate to severe cases deceased to 31,with reduction rate 59.7%.Conclusion Good therapeutic effects were observed after 12 mon of dietary intervention combined with rational exercise.
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Objective To observe the effect of diet control combined with exercise on hyperlipi-demia,hyperglycemia and high blood pressure in overweight subjects. Method One hundred and four subjects (75 men and 29 women )were chosen from 6789 persons for medical examinations at health administration centre of our hospital from August to December in 2005. All of them met the following requirements: age 35-60,BMI value 24—28,high blood lipids ,high blood glucose or high blood pressure ,never using any drugs and excluding diseases with defects of heart ,liver or renal function and osteoarthritis diseases affecting physical activities. They were required to follow the plan of diet control and exercise for 24 w. The changes of their body weights (BW) ,body mass index (BMI),waist-hip ratio (WHR),total cholesterol (TC),total triglyceride (TG),high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C),low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C),fasting plasma glucose(FPG),2 hours plasma glucose (2 hPG),glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c),systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were observed . Results After 24 w intervention by diet control and exercise ,the BW ,BMI,FPG,2hPG ,HbAlc ,TC ,TG,LDL-C and SBP of the subjects studied were decreased drastically. HDL-C and DBP were not changed. Conclusion Scientific and reasonable diet pattern and rational exercise can lower the hyperlipidemia ,hyperglycemia and hypertension in overweight subjects.