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ArticlePloS one2017

IVGTT-based simple assessment of glucose tolerance in the Zucker fatty rat: Validation against minimal models.

Micaela Morettini, Emanuela Faelli, Luisa Perasso, Sandro Fioretti, Laura Burattini, Piero Ruggeri, Francesco Di Nardo

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Micaela MorettiniDepartment of Information Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Emanuela FaelliDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Luisa PerassoDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Sandro FiorettiDepartment of Information Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Laura BurattiniDepartment of Information Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Piero RuggeriDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Francesco Di NardoDepartment of Information Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5362-3776

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Abstract

For the assessment of glucose tolerance from IVGTT data in Zucker rat, minimal model methodology is reliable but time- and money-consuming. This study aimed to validate for the first time in Zucker rat, simple surrogate indexes of insulin sensitivity and secretion against the glucose-minimal-model insulin sensitivity index (SI) and against first- (Φ1) and second-phase (Φ2) β-cell responsiveness indexes provided by C-peptide minimal model. Validation of the surrogate insulin sensitivity index (ISI) and of two sets of coupled insulin-based indexes for insulin secretion, differing from the cut-off point between phases (FPIR3-SPIR3, t = 3 min and FPIR5-SPIR5, t = 5 min), was carried out in a population of ten Zucker fatty rats (ZFR) and ten Zucker lean rats (ZLR). Considering the whole rat population (ZLR+ZFR), ISI showed a significant strong correlation with SI (Spearman's correlation coefficient, r = 0.88; P<0.001). Both FPIR3 and FPIR5 showed a significant (P<0.001) strong correlation with Φ1 (r = 0.76 and r = 0.75, respectively). Both SPIR3 and SPIR5 showed a significant (P<0.001) strong correlation with Φ2 (r = 0.85 and r = 0.83, respectively). ISI is able to detect (P<0.001) the well-recognized reduction in insulin sensitivity in ZFRs, compared to ZLRs. The insulin-based indexes of insulin secretion are able to detect in ZFRs (P<0.001) the compensatory increase of first- and second-phase secretion, associated to the insulin-resistant state. The ability of the surrogate indexes in describing glucose tolerance in the ZFRs was confirmed by the Disposition Index analysis. The model-based validation performed in the present study supports the utilization of low-cost, insulin-based indexes for the assessment of glucose tolerance in Zucker rat, reliable animal model of human metabolic syndrome.

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Glucose Tolerance TestAnimalsBiomarkersBlood GlucoseBody WeightDisease Models, AnimalFastingGlucoseInsulinInsulin ResistanceInsulin-Secreting CellsMaleRatsRats, ZuckerBiomarkersBlood GlucoseGlucoseInsulin

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PMCPMC5338807

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