title: Administration of vanadyl sulfate by gavage does not normalize blood glucose levels in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
abstract: Vanadyl sulfate trihydrate was given by gavage to streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats for 21 days at doses of 0, 25, 50, or 75 mg/kg/day. In marked contrast to the reduction in plasma glucose observed in diabetic animals given vanadyl sulfate via drinking water, diabetic rats given vanadyl by gavage were not characterized by normoglycemia. Similarly, in contrast to the normalizing effect of vanadyl in drinking water, vanadyl by gavage had only a minimal influence on diabetes associated hyperphagia and polydipsia. Despite the lack of marked effect of vanadyl by gavage on the above parameters, tissue vanadium accumulation in the gavaged rats was similar to that reported for rats given vanadium by drinking water. The present results (taken together with previous data) show that the administration of vanadium by gavage is not a viable alternative to the use of insulin in diabetes treatment.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Toxicology and Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Reus, Spain.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Domingo
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Llobet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Corbella
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004333:Drug Administration Routes; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013270:Stomach; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014639:Vanadium / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017968:Vanadium Compounds
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D017968:Vanadium Compounds; D014639:Vanadium; C034028:vanadyl sulfate