<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the present study was to examine, evaluate and compare the effects of administered dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibitors saxagliptin and sitagliptin on lipid status parameters and blood pressure in rats with streptozotocine induced diabetes mellitus type 2. Forty-eight Wistar albino rats were divided randomly into 4 groups: 1. group I: control healthy group; 2. group II: rats with diabetes mellitus type 2; 3. group III: rats with diabetes mellitus type 2+ treated with 0.6 mg/kg of sitagliptin; 4. group IV: rats with diabetes mellitus type 2 treated with 0.45 mg/kg of saxagliptin. The rats from experimental groups were fed with a high-fat diet for 4 weeks and after 6–8 h of starvation received one dose of streptozotocin (STZ) intraperitoneally (25 mg/kg body weight) to induce type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Animals with fasting glucose above 7 mmol/L and insulin over 6 mmol/L were included in the study as rats with T2DM. Upon completion of the experiments, the blood was collected from the anesthetized animals and serum triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TCH), high density lipoprotein (HDL), and low density lipoprotein (LDL) were measured using spectrophotometry and commercial kits. At the beginning of the study and the day before sacrificing animals, the blood pressure and heart rate were measured by a tail-cuff noninvasive method. DPP4 inhibitors, as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists, were associated with modest reductions in DBP, LDL-C, TCH, and TGL and significant improvement in HDL, SBP and HR.</p></abstract>

The aim of the present study was to examine, evaluate and compare the effects of administered dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibitors saxagliptin and sitagliptin on lipid status parameters and blood pressure in rats with streptozotocine induced diabetes mellitus type 2. Forty-eight Wistar albino rats were divided randomly into 4 groups: 1. group I: control healthy group; 2. group II: rats with diabetes mellitus type 2; 3. group III: rats with diabetes mellitus type 2+ treated with 0.6 mg/kg of sitagliptin; 4. group IV: rats with diabetes mellitus type 2 treated with 0.45 mg/kg of saxagliptin. The rats from experimental groups were fed with a high-fat diet for 4 weeks and after 6–8 h of starvation received one dose of streptozotocin (STZ) intraperitoneally (25 mg/kg body weight) to induce type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Animals with fasting glucose above 7 mmol/L and insulin over 6 mmol/L were included in the study as rats with T2DM. Upon completion of the experiments, the blood was collected from the anesthetized animals and serum triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TCH), high density lipoprotein (HDL), and low density lipoprotein (LDL) were measured using spectrophotometry and commercial kits. At the beginning of the study and the day before sacrificing animals, the blood pressure and heart rate were measured by a tail-cuff noninvasive method. DPP4 inhibitors, as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists, were associated with modest reductions in DBP, LDL-C, TCH, and TGL and significant improvement in HDL, SBP and HR.

The Effects of DPP4 Inhibitors on Lipid Status and Blood Pressure in Rats with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

1st Moscow State Medical University I.M. Sechenov

Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy

Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Physiology

Experimental and Applied Biomedical Research (EABR)

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EFEKTI INHIBITORA DPP4 NA LIPIDNI STATUS I KRVNI PRITISAK PACOVA OBOLELIH OD DIABETES MELLITUS-A TIP 2

The aim of the present study was to examine, evaluate and compare the effects of administered dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibitors saxagliptin and...

The Effects of DPP4 Inhibitors on Lipid Status and Blood Pressure in Rats with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

Article Category: Original Scientific Article

Publié en ligne: 31 déc. 2019

Pages: 301 - 307

Reçu: 04 juil. 2019

Accepté: 08 juil. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjecr-2019-0037

Mots clés
DPP4 inhibitors, lipid status, blood pressure, diabetes mellitus type 2, rats

© 2019 Stefani Bolevich et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Effects of DPP4 Inhibitors on Lipid Status and Blood Pressure in Rats with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

Article Category: Original Scientific Article

Publié en ligne: 31 déc. 2019

Pages: 301 - 307

Reçu: 04 juil. 2019

Accepté: 08 juil. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjecr-2019-0037

Mots clésDPP4 inhibitors, lipid status, blood pressure, diabetes mellitus type 2, rats

© 2019 Stefani Bolevich et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
DPP4 inhibitors, lipid status, blood pressure, diabetes mellitus type 2, rats