Rapid pacing-induced preconditioning is recaptured by farnesol treatment in hearts of cholesterol-fed rats: Role of polyprenyl derivatives and nitric oxide |
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Authors: | Ferdinandy Peter Csonka Csaba Csont Tamás Szilvássy Zoltán Dux László |
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Institution: | (1) Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada |
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Abstract: | Sodium selenate, administered intraperitoneally (i.p.), resulted in an improvement in glucose tolerance in treated diabetic rats. Fed rat plasma glucose levels were reduced by selenate treatment in streptozotocin diabetic rats. The lowest values of blood glucose were reached within 3 weeks of beginning the treatment. Food and fluid consumption was reduced in treated compared to untreated diabetic rats. Diabetic treated rats did not release insulin in response to a glucose challenge and insulin release in response to a challenge was markedly reduced in control treated rats. Assessment of heart function using a working heart apparatus showed that treated diabetic rats with improved blood glucose levels had normal heart function at 8 weeks of diabetes in contrast to hearts from non-treated diabetics. This study extends previous observations on the in vivo insulin-like effects of sodium selenate. |
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Keywords: | diabetes selenium insulin-like heart function |
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