title: Effects of sitagliptin treatment on dysmetabolism, inflammation, and oxidative stress in an animal model of type 2 diabetes (ZDF rat).
abstract: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the chronic effect of sitagliptin on metabolic profile, inflammation, and redox status in the Zucker Diabetic Fatty (ZDF) rat, an animal model of obese type 2 diabetes. Diabetic and obese ZDF (fa/fa) rats and their controls (ZDF +/+) were treated during 6 weeks with vehicle (control) and sitagliptin (10 mg/kg/bw). Glucose, HbA1c, insulin, Total-c, TGs, IL-1beta, TNF-alpha, CRPhs, and adiponectin were assessed in serum and MDA and TAS in serum, pancreas, and heart. Pancreatic histology was also evaluated. Sitagliptin in diabetic rats promoted a decrease in glucose, HbA1c, Total-c, and TGs accompanied by a partial prevention of insulinopenia, together, with a decrease in CRPhs and IL-1beta. Sitagliptin also showed a positive impact on lipid peroxidation and hypertension prevention. In conclusion, chronic sitagliptin treatment corrected the glycaemic dysmetabolism, hypertriglyceridaemia, inflammation, and hypertension, reduced the severity of the histopathological lesions of pancreatic endocrine and exocrine tissues, together with a favourable redox status, which might be a further advantage in the management of diabetes and its proatherogenic comorbidities.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, IBILI, Medicine Faculty, University of Coimbra, 3000-354 Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Edite
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Teixeira-de-Lemos
authors.forename: Filipa
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Belmiro
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Parada
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mega
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vala
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Patrícia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garrido
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sereno
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Velada
authors.forename: Andreia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: Frederico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: Flávio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Reis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D054873:Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D053583:Interleukin-1beta / Q000097:blood; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects*; D010179:Pancreas / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D011719:Pyrazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D000068900:Sitagliptin Phosphate; D014230:Triazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D054873:Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007328:Insulin; D053583:Interleukin-1beta; D008055:Lipids; D011719:Pyrazines; D000068900:Sitagliptin Phosphate; D014230:Triazoles