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ArticleNeurochemical research2011

Expression of cholinergic, insulin, vitamin D receptors and GLUT 3 in the brainstem of streptozotocin induced diabetic rats: effect of treatment with vitamin D₃.

T Peeyush Kumar, Jes Paul, Sherin Antony, C S Paulose

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Article in Neurochemical research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

T Peeyush KumarCell Biology-Cardio Vascular Unit, Department of Biological and Medical Research, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, P.O. BOX 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia.
Jes Paul
Sherin Antony
C S Paulose
Cochin University of Science and Technology · INKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre · SA

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Abstract

Complications arising from diabetes mellitus include cognitive deficits, neurophysiological and structural changes in the brain. The current study investigated the expression of cholinergic, insulin, Vitamin D receptor and GLUT 3 in the brainstem of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Radioreceptor binding assays and gene expression were done in the brainstem of male Wistar rats. Our results showed that B(max) of total muscarinic, muscarinic M3 receptors was increased and muscarinic M1 receptor was decreased in diabetic rats compared to control. A significant increase in gene expression of muscarinic M3, α7 nicotinic acetylcholine, insulin, Vitamin D₃ receptors, acetylcholine esterase, choline acetyl transferase and GLUT 3 were observed in the brainstem of diabetic rats. Immunohistochemistry studies of muscarinic M1, M3 and α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors confirmed the gene expression at protein level. Vitamin D₃ and insulin treatment reversed diabetes-induced alterations to near control. This study provides an evidence that diabetes can alter the expression of cholinergic, insulin, Vitamin D receptors and GLUT 3 in brainstem. We found that Vitamin D₃ treatment could modulate the Vitamin D receptors and plays a pivotal role in maintaining the glucose transport and expressional level of cholinergic receptors in the brainstem of diabetic rats. Thus, our results suggest a therapeutic role of Vitamin D₃ in managing neurological disorders associated with diabetes.

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alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAnimalsBlood GlucoseBrain StemCholecalciferolDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalGlucose Transporter Type 3InsulinMaleRatsRats, WistarReceptor, InsulinReceptor, Muscarinic M1Receptor, Muscarinic M3Receptors, CalcitriolReceptors, Nicotinicalpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorBlood GlucoseCholecalciferolChrna7 protein, ratGlucose Transporter Type 3InsulinReceptor, InsulinReceptor, Muscarinic M1Receptor, Muscarinic M3Receptors, CalcitriolReceptors, Nicotinic

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