title: Development of a cardiomyopathy in a model of noninsulin-dependent diabetes.
abstract: Wistar rats were injected with streptozotocin (SZ) at 3 days of age. This maneuver produced a marked glucose intolerance, as determined by intraperitoneal glucose tolerance tests, but plasma fasting and nonfasting glucose values remained at or near normal throughout the 12-mo study period. Hearts obtained from these glucose-intolerant rats exhibited a progressive cardiomyopathy that consisted of both contractile and metabolic abnormalities. Contractile abnormalities were characterized by reductions in aortic output, ventricular pressure, and cardiac work. Associated with these mechanical defects was a decrease in glucose utilization. These abnormalities were not ameliorated by acute exposure to insulin or changes in the work load of the heart. These results demonstrate that, in the rat, a progressive cardiomyopathy results from persistent glucose intolerance in the absence of fasting hyperglycemia. This cardiomyopathy is reminiscent of that described in human noninsulin-dependent diabetes.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Schaffer
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000150:complications*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013311:Streptozocin
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D013311:Streptozocin; D005947:Glucose