NAC decreases insulin resistance induced by FFA in rats / 基础医学与临床

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the changes of peripheral insulin resistance after lipid infusion and the effect of N-acetylcystein(NAC) intervention.Methods Thirty-seven normal male SD rats,eight weeks old,were randomly divided into three groups,FFA group,NS group and NAC group(using into NAC 300 mg/(kg?d) two weeks before infusion).Catheters were implanted into right atrium via the jugular vein and left carotid artery.A technique for a 48-h infusion in unrestrained rats was used for triglyceride and heparin or saline infusion.The infusion period started on day 2 after surgery.48-h after infusion,we determined free fat acid(FFA),nitrotyrosine,malonaldehyde(MDA),reduced glutathione hormone(GSH) level in plasma.The glucose infusion rat(GIR) was measured by hyperinsulinemia euglycemic clamp to evaluated the perpherial insulin resistance.The expressions of IRS-1,IRS-2 gene in muscle were detected by real time PCR.Results(1)The FFA,nitrotyrosine and MDA con-centrations in FFA group were higher than that in NS group,but GSH level in plasma was lower.NAC intervention could reverse these effects.(2)GIR was decreased significantly in FFA group as compared with NS group[(8.34?1.8)mg/(min?kg)] vs[(13.56?1.7)mg/(min?kg)],(P