ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2022
Vitamin D regulates insulin and ameliorates apoptosis and oxidative stress in pancreatic tissues of rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes.
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- The role of vitamin D signalling in β cell apoptosis: a systematic review.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026Pooled it
- Exploring vitamin D levels and the impact of vitamin D supplementation in pregnant women with diabetes: meta-analysis.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Synergistic modulation of insulin resistance and ovarian oxidative stress by alpha-lipoic acid and vitamin D in an experimental rat model of polycystic ovary syndrome.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The Role of Vitamin D in Diabetes Ketosis and Ketoacidosis.Chronic diseases and translational medicine · 2025Article
- Metformin and vitamin D combination therapy ameliorates type 2 diabetes mellitus-induced renal injury in male Wistar rats.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Article
- Type 1 Diabetes Autoimmunity: To What Extent Vitamin D is Beneficial.Biochemistry research international · 2025Review
- Vitamin DExperimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Synergistic Effects of Vitamin D and Exercise on Diabetes-induced Gonadotoxicity in Male Wistar Rats: Role of Xanthine Oxidase/Uric Acid and Nrf2/NfkB Signaling.Cell biochemistry and biophysics · 2024Article
- Antioxidant Functions of Vitamin D and CYP11A1-Derived Vitamin D, Tachysterol, and Lumisterol Metabolites: Mechanisms, Clinical Implications, and Future Directions.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Nonlinear relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and lipid profile in Chinese adults.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- The impact of vitamin D on the etiopathogenesis and the progression of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children and adults.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Review
- Vitamin D Alleviates Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Mitigating Oxidative Stress-Induced Pancreatic β-Cell Impairment.Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association · 2023Article
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Abstract
This study was designed to evaluate the potential therapeutic efficacy of vitamin D (Vit D) in averting the harmful effects of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). Forty male Wistar rats were allotted into four groups: (1) the control, (2) Vit D, (3) streptozotocin (STZ), and (4) STZ + Vit D groups. Rats co-treated with Vit D had significantly (p < 0.05) decreased levels of cortisol; proinflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6); and malondialdehyde (MDA). Meanwhile, the levels of insulin significantly (p < 0.05) increased, whereas the activity of the antioxidant system, including glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, and total antioxidant capacity (TAC), significantly (p < 0.05) decreased. Histopathological examination revealed the destruction of beta cells in the islets of Langerhans in rats with diabetes. Meanwhile, immunoexpression revealed an increase in the immunoreactivity of caspase-3 and endothelial nitric oxide synthase and a reduction in the immunoreactivity of insulin in rats with diabetes. In conclusion, Vit D ameliorated the harmful biochemical impact of diabetes mellitus, probably by increasing insulin secretion and sensitivity, ameliorating β-cell function, and decreasing cortisol levels; also, the anti-inflammatory effect of Vit D reduces the number of proinflammatory cytokines (e.g., IL-6) and increases the activity of the antioxidant system, such as GSH, SOD, TAC, and catalase while reducing lipid peroxidation enzymes (e.g., MDA).
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