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ArticleIrish journal of medical science2018

Effect of paricalcitol on pancreatic oxidative stress, inflammatory markers, and glycemic status in diabetic rats.

T M Ali, B El Esawy, A Elaskary

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Article in Irish journal of medical science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

T M AliDepartment of Clinical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, P. O. Box 888, Taif, 21974, Saudi Arabia. tarek70ali@gmail.com.
B El EsawyDepartment of Clinical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, P. O. Box 888, Taif, 21974, Saudi Arabia.
A ElaskaryDepartment of Clinical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, P. O. Box 888, Taif, 21974, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Azhar University · EGMansoura University · EGTaif University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study is designed to explore the effect of paricalcitol (vitamin D receptor agonist) on pancreatic oxidative stress, inflammatory markers, and adiponectin and glycemic status in diabetic rats. MATERIALS AND

methodsForty Sprague-Dawley male rats aged 10-12 weeks (150-250 g) were used in this study. Type 2 diabetes was developed by providing 4 weeks of high-fat-diet feeding before one shot of streptozotocin injection (40 mg/kg i.p.). Four study groups were designed as normal control rats, diabetic control vehicle-treated, diabetic paricalcitol-treated (0.8 μg/kg), and diabetic glibenclamide-treated (0.6 mg/kg) groups with 10 animals in each. After treatment of diabetic rats for 3 months, pancreatic inflammatory and oxidative stress markers, plasma adiponectin, glycemic status parameters, and histopathological pancreatic islet changes were evaluated.

resultsParicalcitol and glibenclamide treatment significantly (P < 0.05) decreased plasma glucose, insulin resistance, and pancreatic malondialdehyde and tumor necrosis factor-α levels. Moreover, they significantly (P < 0.05) increased plasma fasting insulin, C-peptide, adiponectin, pancreatic IL-2, catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and reduced glutathione when contrasted with diabetic control rats. Furthermore, they prevented extensive histopathological damage in the pancreas of diabetic rats.

conclusionsParicalcitol reduced pancreatic oxidative stress and inflammatory markers, and improved glycemic status in diabetic rats.

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AnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalErgocalciferolsMaleOxidative StressPancreasRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyErgocalciferolsparicalcitolDiabetes mellitusGlibenclamideInflammatory markersOxidative stressPancreasParicalcitolStreptozotocin

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