title: Insulin resistance and mechanical dysfunction in hearts of Wistar rats with streptozotocin-induced non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
abstract: The present study correlates the insulin resistance seen in the myocardium of rats with streptozotocin-induced non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus with insulin secretory defects, hyperglycaemia and disease duration. Two-day-old male Wistar rats were given a bolus injection of streptozotocin (0.09 mg/g body weight) which caused glucose intolerance when these animals reached adulthood. Although these rats developed a progressive resistance to the actions of insulin in the heart this did not correlate with the development of glucose intolerance. However, a correlation was seen with a shift in insulin secretory response from hyper- to hypo-secretion which developed between 6 and 14 months of age. Moreover, this shift in secretory pattern can be associated with the onset of a cardiac mechanical malfunction.
authors: Department of Pharmacology, University of South Alabama, Mobile.
authors: S W
authors: SW
authors: Schaffer
authors: G L
authors: GL
authors: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin