Oral insulin improves metabolic parameters in high fat diet fed rats

Autor: LEANDRO C. LIPINSKI, LOUISE B. KMETIUK, PAULO C.F. MATHIAS, ANANDA MALTA, GIOVANI M. FAVERO, TATIANE A. RIBEIRO, ALCEU TOLEDO, MARIO R. MONTEMOR NETTO, MARCOS R.S. RODRIGUES
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Iss 0 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1678-2690
0001-3765
DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765201720170040
Popis: ABSTRACT Introduction/Aim: The gut has shown to have a pivotal role on the pathophysiology of metabolic disease. Food stimulation of distal intestinal segments promotes enterohormones secretion influencing insulin metabolism. In diabetic rats, oral insulin has potential to change intestinal epithelium behavior. This macromolecule promotes positive effects on laboratorial metabolic parameters and decreases diabetic intestinal hypertrophy. This study aims to test if oral insulin can influence metabolic parameters and intestinal weight in obese non-diabetic rats. Methods: Twelve weeks old Wistar rats were divided in 3 groups: control (CTRL) standard chow group; high fat diet low carbohydrates group (HFD) and HFD plus daily oral 20U insulin gavage (HFD+INS). Weight and food consumption were weekly obtained. After eight weeks, fasting blood samples were collected for laboratorial analysis. After euthanasia gut samples were isolated. Results: Rat oral insulin treatment decreased body weight gain (p
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