title: General administration of cyclohexenonic long-chain fatty alcohol ameliorates hyperreactivity of STZ-induced diabetic rat aorta.
abstract: Diabetic neuropathy, a major complication of diabetes mellitus, is associated with the development of vascular dysfunction and autonomic neuropathy. We studied the effects of cyclohexenonic long-chain fatty alcohol (FA) on streptozotocin-diabetic hyperreactivity in the rat aorta smooth muscle. The rats were divided randomly into four groups and were maintained for 4 weeks: age-matched control rats, diabetic rats without treatment with FA, and diabetic rats treated with FA (2 and 8 mg/kg, i.p. everyday). The serum glucose and insulin levels were determined, and the contractile responses of the aorta induced by a thromboxane A2 agonist, U46619 and KCl were investigated. Treatment with FA did not alter rats' diabetic status, i.e., body weight, thickness of the aorta, serum glucose levels, and serum insulin levels, but significantly improved the diabetic-induced hyperreactivity of the rat aorta in a dose-dependent manner. Removal of endothelium did not change contractile force between groups. In histological examinations, thinning of smooth muscle bundle in the wall of aorta was observed in the diabetic rat, which was not significantly improved by treatment with FA. Our data indicate that FA can prevent hyperreactivity in the diabetic aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Science, Division of Molecular Pharmacology, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 86 Nishimachi, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukako
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Motoaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Itaru
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Kohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shomori
authors.forename: Hiroto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Tomoharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kono
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Satoh
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003512:Cyclohexanones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005233:Fatty Alcohols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000378:metabolism; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012016:Reference Values; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: C420963:3-(15-hydroxypentadecyl)-2,4,4-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one; D001786:Blood Glucose; D003512:Cyclohexanones; D005233:Fatty Alcohols; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D000109:Acetylcholine