title: Increased plasma and tissue levels of vitamin E in the spontaneously diabetic BB rat.
abstract: Increased plasma and tissue levels of vitamin E were found in spontaneously diabetic BB rats (D) as well as asymptomatic/diabetes-prone BB rats (AD) in comparison to levels in non-diabetic control rats (ND). Treatment of D rats with insulin for 30 days returned plasma and tissue values of vitamin E to control levels. The changes reported here could not be explained solely on the basis of variations in total lipid content of plasma. These data suggest the metabolism of vitamin E is altered in asymptomatic and spontaneously diabetic BB rats and this alteration returns to control values following insulin treatment. Furthermore, it might be speculated that these data indicate a relationship between vitamin E and insulin.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000032:analysis; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D014810:Vitamin E; D002784:Cholesterol