title: Opposite lipemic response of Wistar rats and C57BL/6 mice to dietary glucose or fructose supplementation.
abstract: The metabolic effects of carbohydrate supplementation in mice have not been extensively studied. In rats, glucose- and fructose-rich diets induce hypertriacylglycerolemia. In the present study, we compared the metabolic responses to two monosaccharide supplementations in two murine models. Adult male Wistar rats (N = 80) and C57BL/6 mice (N = 60), after 3 weeks on a standardized diet, were submitted to dietary supplementation by gavage with glucose (G) or fructose (F) solutions (500 g/L), 8 g/kg body weight for 21 days. Glycemia was significantly higher in rats after fructose treatment (F: 7.9 vs 9.3 mM) and in mice (G: 6.5 vs 10 and F: 6.6 vs 8.9 mM) after both carbohydrate treatments. Triacylglycerolemia increased significantly 1.5 times in rats after G or F supplementation. Total cholesterol did not change with G treatment in rats, but did decrease after F supplementation (1.5 vs 1.4 mM, P < 0.05). Both supplementations in rats induced insulin resistance, as suggested by the higher Homeostasis Model Assessment Index. In contrast, mice showed significant decreases in triacylglycerol (G: 1.8 vs 1.4 and F: 1.9 vs 1.4 mM, P < 0.01) and total cholesterol levels (G and F: 2.7 vs 2.5 mM, P < 0.05) after both monosaccharide supplementations. Wistar rats and C57BL/6 mice, although belonging to the same family (Muridae), presented opposite responses to glucose and fructose supplementation regarding serum triacylglycerol, free fatty acids, and insulin levels after monosaccharide treatment. Thus, while Wistar rats developed features of plurimetabolic syndrome, C57BL/6 mice presented changes in serum biochemical profile considered to be healthier for the cardiovascular system.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patologia Clínica e Núcleo de Medicina e Cirurgia Experimental, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13084-971 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: E M V
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Albuquerque
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Faria
authors.forename: H C F
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Castilho
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000009:adverse effects; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005632:Fructose / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D005947:Glucose / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D014280:Triglycerides; D005632:Fructose; D002784:Cholesterol; D005947:Glucose