Suppression of type 2 diabetes mellitus-induced aortic ultrastructural alterations in rats by insulin: an association of vascular injury biomarkers.

Suppression of type 2 diabetes mellitus-induced aortic ultrastructural alterations in rats by insulin: an association of vascular injury biomarkers. Ultrastruct Pathol. 2020 Jun 13;:1-8 Authors: Alzamil NM, Dawood AF, Hewett PW, Bin-Jaliah I, Assiri AS, Abdel Kader DH, Eid RA, Haidara MA, Al-Ani B Abstract Diabetes represents a major public health problem and an estimated 70% of people with diabetes die of cardiovascular complications. The protective effect of insulin treatment against ultrastructural damage to the tunica intima and tunica media of the aorta induced by type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has not been investigated before using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Therefore, we induced T2DM in rats using high fat diet and streptozotocin (50 mg/kg) and administered insulin daily by i.v injection for 8 weeks to the treatment group. Whereas, the T2DM control group were left untreated for the duration of the experiment. A comparison was also made between the effect of insulin on aortic tissue and the blood level of biomarkers of vascular injury, inflammation, and oxidative stress. T2DM induced profound ultrastructural damage to the aortic endothelium and vascular smooth muscle cells, which were substantially protected with insulin. Furthermore, insulin returned blood sugar to a control level and significantly (p < .05) inhibited diabetic up-regulation of endothelial and leukocyte intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM...
Source: Ultrastructural Pathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Tags: Ultrastruct Pathol Source Type: research