title: Terminal ileum submucous plexus: Study of the VIP-ergic neurons of diabetic rats treated with ascorbic acid.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the ascorbic acid (AA) supplementation on the neurons that produce the vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) in the submucous plexus of the ileum of rat, four months after the induction of experimental diabetes mellitus with streptozotocin. Three groups of rats were used: C - control, D - diabetic, DA - diabetic receiving AA. We have measured the immunoreactivity and area of 80 cellular bodies of VIP-ergic neurons from each studied group. In the diabetic animals, we have observed hyperphagia, polydipsia, and an increase of glycemia and glycated hemoglobin. The VIP-ergic neurons have presented an increase of their immunoreactivity and the highest profiles when compared to the other groups. In the diabetic animals supplemented with AA it has been observed a small reduction in the glycemia and the water and food intake. We have also noticed smaller immunoreactivity in their VIP-ergic neurons, similar to what we have observed in the control group animals (group C).
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphophysiological Sciences, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Brasil. jnzanoni@uem.br
authors.forename: Jacqueline Nelisis
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Zanoni
authors.forename: Luzmarina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hernandes
authors.forename: Roberto Barbosa
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Bazotte
authors.forename: Marcílio Hubner de
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Miranda Neto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D007082:Ileum / Q000294:innervation*; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013368:Submucous Plexus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D001205:Ascorbic Acid