title: Gender related differential effects of Omega-3E treatment on diabetes-induced left ventricular dysfunction.
abstract: The present study was designed to determine whether there are beneficial effects of intake of Omega-3E (containing 70% pure omega-3 and 2% natural vitamin E) in cardiac dysfunction of diabetic rats. We also examined whether there are gender-related differences in the responses to the intake of Omega-3E on the heart dysfunction. Experiments were performed by using Langendorff-perfused hearts from normal, diabetic (with 50 mg/kg streptozotocin), and Omega-3E (50 mg/kg body weight/day) treated diabetic 3-month-old Wistar rats. Omega-3E treatment of the diabetics caused small, but significant decrease (13% and 14% female versus male) in the blood glucose level. Omega-3E treatment of the diabetic female rats did not prevent diabetes-induced decrease in left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP) and increase in left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) with respect to the control female rats. On the other hand, the treatment of diabetic male rats caused significant recovery in depressed LVDP. Furthermore, such treatment of diabetic female and male rats caused significant recovery in depressed rates of changes of developed pressure. This effect was more significant in males. Besides, Omega-3E caused significant further lengthening in the diabetes-induced increased time to the peak of the developed pressure in females, while it normalized the lengthening in the relaxation of the developed pressure in diabetic males. In addition, Omega-3E treatment caused significant restorations in the diabetes-induced altered activities of antioxidant enzymes without any significant gender discrepancy. Present data show that there are gender related differences in diabetic heart dysfunction and the response to antioxidant treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biophysics, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tuncay
authors.forename: A Aytac
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Seymen
authors.forename: Evrim
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tanriverdi
authors.forename: Nazmi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yaras
authors.forename: Berivan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tandogan
authors.forename: N Nuray
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Ulusu
authors.forename: Belma
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Turan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000150:complications*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013311:Streptozocin; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D014810:Vitamin E; D013311:Streptozocin