ArticleBiochemistry and biophysics reports2024
Physical exercise improved the hematological effect of vitamin D in type 2 diabetes mellitus-induced nephrotoxicity in rats.
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- The molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential of p53 in kidney injury repair: a perspective on the p53alpha/delta133p53alpha signaling axis.Renal failure · 2025Review
- Vitamin D in male sexual functions: unwrapping the sunshine hormone activities in erectile function and beyond.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Review
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Introduction: Globally, one of the major causes of renal dysfunction is diabetes mellitus (DM), and diabetic-induced nephrotoxicity has been linked with anemia. Presently, numerous antidiabetic drugs have been designed for the management of this disorder but they possess their undesirable effects such as anemia and acute kidney injury. Hence, we explore the use of vitamin D with or without exercise for the management of DM-induced renal dysfunction. Methods: Thirty-six (36) Wistar rats were randomly separated into six (6) groups: control (vehicle treated), diabetes untreated (HFD + STZ), diabetes + vitamin D (HFD + STZ + vitamin D), diabetes + exercise (HFD + STZ + exercise), diabetes + vitamin D + exercise (HFD + STZ + vitamin D+ exercise), diabetes + metformin (HFD + STZ + metformin). Results: Vitamin D with or without exercise significantly reduced T2DM-induced hyperglycemia. Also, a decrease in T2DM-induced increase in urea, creatinine, lactate dehydrogenase, lactate, cholesterol, and triglyceride and a rise in DM-associated reduction in high-density lipoprotein. These events were associated with a significant increase in red blood cells, hematocrit value, hemoglobin, erythropoietin, and a decrease in white blood cell count. Furthermore, vitamin D with or without exercise reversed T2DM-induced increase in pro-oxidant and pro-inflammatory markers. This observed oxido-inflammatory response was associated with a significant increase in xanthine oxidase activities and uric acid concentration. Interestingly, better recovery rates from DM-associated hematological imbalance were discovered in rats co-treated with vitamin D and exercise. Conclusion: Our findings revealed that exercise enhanced the hematological effect of vitamin D in HFD + STZ-induced T2DM animals.
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