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Streptozotocin-induced diabetes results in depression of growth rate, cardiac myofibril ATPase activity, and elevated plasma glucose levels. Reversibility of these changes with daily insulin injections and pancreatic islet cell transplants was investigated and compared. Cardiac myofibril ATPase activities (mumol Pi X mg-1 X min-1) were depressed in the uncontrolled diabetic (D) group over the complete range of Ca2+ concentrations tested (e.g., 0.057 +/- 0.017 at 10 microM free Ca2+) with respect to the control (C) group (0.113 +/- 0.009). Neither the transplanted (T) group (0.128 +/- 0.017) nor the insulin injected (I) group (0.111 +/- 0.014) was significantly different from the C animals. Normal growth rates were restored in both I and T groups, whereas in the D group weight gains were negligible in comparison. Cardiac myofibril protein yields (in mg/g wet wt) were not significantly different among groups. These findings indicate that both islet cell transplants and daily insulin injections are capable of normalizing plasma glucose levels, cardiac myofibril ATPase activity, and growth rates in STZ-diabetic rats.
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PMID:Insulin and islet cell transplants: effects on diabetic rat cardiac myofibril ATPase. 295 Jul 68

The effects of experimental diabetes on renal tubular Na,K-ATPase activity were measured 4, 7, 14, 21, 28, and 56 days after ip injection of streptozotocin (STZ; 60 mg/kg) in rats. Significant increases in serum and urinary glucose levels as well as urinary volume and electrolyte output were observed 24 h after STZ injection. The elevated serum and urinary glucose levels were maintained during the entire 8-week experimental period, while urinary volume and electrolyte output showed an initial rising phase, reaching a peak at approximately 2-3 weeks, followed by a stabilization phase at a level lower than the peak effect, but still significantly higher than that in the saline-citrate-treated controls. A significant increase (+25.3%) in renal outer medullary Na,K-ATPase activity was observed 4 days after the induction of STZ-diabetes, while similar increases were not observed in the cortical regions until after 7 days of experimental diabetes. These elevated renal cortical and outer medullary enzyme activities, however, were subsequently maintained during the entire 8-week experimental period. In addition, a similar time course of development of renal hypertrophy, as indicated by increases in kidney weights and kidney protein to DNA ratios, was observed after the induction of STZ-diabetes in rats. Therefore, the present data indicate that renal hypertrophy and increased renal Na,K-ATPase develop early and with a similar time course after induction of STZ diabetes in rats and may mediate the gradual amelioration of excessive renal electrolyte loss seen in this experimental condition. Since Na,K-ATPase-mediated ion transport is the major consumer of metabolic energy in the kidney and is centrally important to renal function, it is suggested that the early and pronounced increase in renal Na,K-ATPase seen in diabetes is an essential component of the renal hypertrophy and hyperfunction seen in this disease and may represent an important adaptive change in the kidneys in response to glucose osmotic diuresis in the experimental diabetic animals.
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PMID:Development of renal hypertrophy and increased renal Na,K-ATPase in streptozotocin-diabetic rats. 301 53

Pancreatic function was determined in the diabetic rats prepared with STZ, a compound specifically damaging B-cells of the islets. The results indicated that in STZ rats the amylase content and the level of amylase mRNA in pancreas were significantly decreased. Studies in vitro showed that the binding of 125I-insulin with diabetic acini was much higher than that of control (P < 0.01). The uptake of the 3H-glucose, the incorporation of 3H-leucine in acini, and the Na(+)-K+ ATPase activity in acinar membrane of diabetic rats were also significantly lower than that of the control rats (P < 0.01). However, the above-mentioned alternations could be reversed by replacement of insulin. These results indicate that insulin plays an important regulating role on the function of pancreatic acini.
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PMID:[Effect of insulin on the function of pancreatic exocrine]. 757 Jan 8

The temporal pattern of changes in the specific activities of retinal Na+, K(+)-ATPase (Na, K-ATPase) and Mg(2+)-ATPase (Mg-ATPase) were determined at several time intervals following the onset of diabetes in streptozotocin-induced diabetic (STZ: at 1, 2, 4 and 6 months) Long-Evans hooded rats, spontaneously diabetic Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF: at 1, 2 and 4 months) rats and their age-matched controls. These animals were utilized as models for insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), respectively. Na, K-ATPase specific activity, using 10(3) M ouabain, was decreased (-6% to -14%) at all time points after the appearance of hyperglycemia in the ZDF rat, but was reduced only after 4 and 6 months in the STZ rat (-8% and -14%, respectively). In contrast, Mg-ATPase activity was significantly increased (13%) after 4 months in the ZDF rat and after 6 months in the STZ rat (8%). The concentration-dependent inhibitory effects of ouabain (10(-9) to 10(-3) M) on the activity of Na, K-ATPase in diabetic rats and age-matched controls was used to assess the time-dependent effects of diabetes on the alpha 3-high ouabain affinity or the alpha 1-low ouabain affinity retinal Na, K-ATPase isozymes. The retinal Na, K-ATPase activity for the alpha 3 isozyme was significantly lower at all times examined for the ZDF (-5% to -26%) and STZ-induced diabetic rats (-8% to -14%). This was reflected in the markedly decreased half-maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC50) of ouabain for the alpha 3 isozyme. For example, after four months of diabetes, the mean +/- SEM IC50 values were 12 +/- 3 nM in the STZ rats and 48 +/- 6 nM in the age-matched controls and 19 +/- 3 nM in the ZDF rats and 30 +/- 4 nM in the age-matched controls. In contrast, the activity of the alpha 1 isozyme was slightly, but significantly, decreased at 2 and 4 months in the ZDF rats (-4% to -7%) and after 4 and 6 months in the STZ-induced diabetic rats (-3% to -9%) while the IC50 values were unchanged. Moreover, the Hill coefficient for the alpha 3 isozyme was decreased in both diabetic groups while it was unchanged for the alpha 1 isozyme.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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PMID:Alterations in retinal Na+, K(+)-ATPase in diabetes: streptozotocin-induced and Zucker diabetic fatty rats. 813 34

We have previously reported that chronic hypertension develops consistently in Wistar rats with a 25% reduction in renal mass (RRM) following the induction of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) with streptozotocin (STZ, 65 mg/kg body weight, intravenously). In this study, we examined the role of the endogenous digitalis-like substance in the development of hypertension. Four groups of rats were studied: 1) 25% RRM rats with STZ-induced IDDM (25-DM), 2) normal rats with STZ-induced IDDM (2K-DM), 3) 25% RRM rats with vehicle treatment (25-V), and 4) normal rats with vehicle treatment (2K-V). In 25-DM rats, blood pressure progressively increased during the 3 weeks after STZ treatment and was associated with microalbuminuria, low plasma renin activity, and extracellular volume expansion. In contrast, the 2K-DM, 25-V, and 2K-V rats remained normotensive. Furthermore, the plasma and urine levels of digoxin-like immunoreactive factor (DIF), determined by digoxin radioimmunoassay (Baxter), were significantly higher in hypertensive 25-DM rats than in their controls. The same was the case for plasma digitalis-like substance (DLS), determined by exposing canine Na+,K(+)-ATPase to plasma fractions and observing the percent inhibition. Increased DIF and DLS in hypertensive 25-DM rats was associated with a significant decrease in Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity of microsomes prepared from the left and right ventricles, when compared with microsomes from normotensive 2K-DM animals. Microsomal 5'-nucleotidase, a plasma membrane marker, was unchanged. The DIF and DLS correlated significantly with each other and with myocardial Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity and mean blood pressure. These results suggest that increased endogenous digitalis-like substance, which inhibits cardiovascular muscle cell Na(+)-K(+)-pump activity, may be involved in the mechanism of hypertension associated with IDDM in 25% RRM rats.
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PMID:Role of digitalis-like substance in the hypertension of streptozotocin-induced diabetes in reduced renal mass rats. 839 Feb 68

The effects of oral vanadate supplementation on intestinal morphometry and glucose transport were examined in STZ-induced diabetic and age-matched control male Sprague-Dawley rats. Animals received 0.1 mg/ml vanadium pentoxide in their drinking water over 14 days. Vanadate reduced intestinal glucose maximal transport capacity in both diabetic and control animals. In jejunum tissue, this decrease in glucose absorption was a direct consequence of downregulation of the glucose carrier and was not related to changes in mucosal morphometry. In the ileum tissue of control animals, the vanadate-induced decrease in glucose maximal transport capacity occurred in conjunction with an increase in carrier affinity and mucosal morphometric measurements. In the ileum tissue of diabetic animals, the vanadate-induced decrease in glucose maximal transport capacity occurred with a decrease in mucosal morphometric measurements. Na(+)-K(+)-adenosine triphosphatase activity was affected by vanadate only in diabetic animals. These results demonstrate that oral vanadate supplementation results in downregulation of the small intestinal sodium-dependent glucose carrier in both diabetic and nondiabetic rats. Furthermore, the vanadate effect may be occurring at the cellular level.
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PMID:Oral vanadate reduces Na(+)-dependent glucose transport in rat small intestine. 839 10

L-Fucose is a monosaccharide that occurs in low concentrations in normal serum but has been shown to be increased in diabetic individuals. In cultured mammalian cells, L-fucose is a potent competitive inhibitor of myo-inositol transport. Abnormal myo-inositol metabolism has been proposed to be a factor in the development of diabetic complications. To test the hypothesis that myo-inositol deficiency may be responsible for the electrophysiological and biological defects in diabetic neuropathy, rats were fed a diet containing 10 or 20% L-fucose for a period of 6 wk. After 3 wk, the L-fucose diets in two groups of rats were supplemented with 1% myo-inositol. At the end of the study protocol, motor nerve conduction velocity, sciatic nerve tissue Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity, and myo-inositol content were determined. These results were compared with those of STZ-induced diabetic rats fed either a normal diet or a diet containing 1% myo-inositol or with those given 450 mg/kg body wt of sorbinil. Serum L-fucose levels were significantly increased in rats fed a diet containing 10 or 20% L-fucose. In comparison, the serum L-fucose levels in the diabetic rats were increased to a lesser extent. Motor nerve conduction velocity was significantly slower in rats fed a 10 or 20% L-fucose diet. Sciatic nerve composite and ouabain-sensitive Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity and myo-inositol content was also significantly decreased. Supplementation of 1% myo-inositol to the L-fucose-containing diet restored nerve myo-inositol levels and significantly improved Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity and motor nerve conduction velocity.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Reduced motor nerve conduction velocity and Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity in rats maintained on L-fucose diet. Reversal by myo-inositol supplementation. 839 26

The salt-sensitive phenotype of yeast cells deficient in the phosphoprotein phosphatase, calcineurin, was used to identify genes from the higher plant Arabidopsis thaliana that complement this phenotype. cDNA clones corresponding to two different sequences, designated STO (salt tolerance) and STZ (salt tolerance zinc finger), were found to increased tolerance of calcineurin mutants and of wild-type yeast to both Li+ and Na+ ions. STZ is related to Cys2/His2-type zinc-finger proteins found in higher plants, and STO is similar to the Arabidopsis CONSTANS protein in regions that may also be zinc fingers. Although neither protein has sequence similarity to any protein phosphatase, STO was able to at least partially compensate for all tested additional phenotypic effects of calcineurin deficiency, and STZ compensated for a subset of these effects. Salt tolerance produced by STZ appeared to be partially dependent on ENA1/PMR2, a P-type ATPase required for Li+ and Na+ efflux in yeast, whereas the effect of STO on salt tolerance was independent of ENA1/PMR2. STZ and STO were found to be expressed in Arabidopsis roots and leaves, whereas only STO message was detectable in flowers. An apparent increase in the level of STZ mRNA was observed in response NaCl exposure in Arabidopsis seedlings, but the level of STO mRNA was not altered by this treatment.
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PMID:Two classes of plant cDNA clones differentially complement yeast calcineurin mutants and increase salt tolerance of wild-type yeast. 866 38

The Na+,K+-ATPase plays a key role in the absorption of electrolytes, water, and nutrients from the small intestine. The effect of streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus (STZ-DM) on the activity and expression of Na+,K+-ATPase in the rat small intestine was examined in the present study. Diabetes mellitus was induced by a single intraperitoneal injection of STZ (75 mg/kg) and control and STZ-DM rats were killed at day 30 (chronic diabetic state). Levels of Na+,K+-ATPase activity and numbers of sodium pumps were increased two- to threefold in the jejunum and ileum. Sodium pump kinetics were unaltered in STZ-DM. The levels of Na+,K+-ATPase alpha1 and beta1 isoform protein, corresponding mRNAs, and levels of transcription were increased in the jejunal and ileal mucosa of the chronically diabetic rat. The increases in Na+,K+-ATPase functional activity, protein expression, and mRNA were most marked at the level of the ileal mucosa. While a proximal to distal gradient in Na+,K+-ATPase activity and subunit isoform protein levels were observed in both control and diabetic rats, levels of subunit isoform mRNA abundance were similar in both regions of the small intestine in both groups of rats. The alterations in small intestinal Na+,K+-ATPase expression in the chronic diabetic state appear to involve alterations in transcriptional and posttranscriptional events and may likely represent an adaptive response that leads to increased Na+-coupled monosaccharide absorption in the context of a perceived state of nutrient depletion.
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PMID:Small intestinal Na+,K+-adenosine triphosphatase activity and gene expression in experimental diabetes mellitus. 1006 31

The pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy remains unclear, although several factors have been implicated in its pathogenesis. We have examined possible roles of decreased production of nitric oxide, ion channel dysfunction and decreased capacity of nerve regeneration. STZ-induced diabetic rats showed decreases in nociceptive threshold and NADPH-diaphorase positive neurons, nNOS level and cGMP content of DRG at 12 weeks after induction of diabetes. The rats injected by L-NAME, potent nNOS inhibitor, showed decreased nociceptive threshold, although D-NAME, inactive in nNOS inhibition, did not. These results suggest that decreased NO production might be involved in hyperalgesia in diabetic rats. Both hyperglycemia and decreased Na/K-ATPase activity are thought to be characteristic features of diabetic neuropathy. To investigate the presence of ion channel abnormality in diabetic nerves, a Vaseline-gap voltage clamp technique was applied for a single myelinated fibers under 30 mM high glucose plus 0.1 mM ouabain. Since K current was increased, a Ca activated K channel blocker was applied and this increase was shown to be suppressed. Furthermore, Ca channel blockers all suppressed increased K currents, suggesting that the condition induced an increase of Ca influx, thereby increasing Ca activated K currents through K channels. The data are important in that diabetic condition may induce both Ca influx, leading to nerve degeneration, and increased K current, resulting in decreased nerve conduction. Nerve regeneration has been known to be disturbed in diabetic condition. We have shown a decrease in nerve elongation rate in diabetic rats after crush of sciatic nerve, although this decrease was not ameliorated by ARI. Furthermore, Wallerian degeneration was shown to be delayed in diabetic nerves, leading to delayed nerve regeneration. Hyperphosphorylation of both medium and high molecular weight neurofilaments that might be induced by protein kinases including CDK 5 may be involved in the mechanism.
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PMID:[New trend in pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy]. 1037 17


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