六味地黄丸对自发性2型糖尿病大鼠血浆脂联素水平的影响

目的 观察六味地黄丸对自发性2型糖尿病大鼠模型血浆脂联素水平的影响.方法 自发性2型糖尿病大鼠OLETF鼠40只,随机分为六味地黄丸干预组和对照组,LETO鼠10只作为正常对照组.干预组从8周龄起以六味地黄丸2.4 mg·kg-1·d-1灌胃给药,其余两组以等量清水灌胃.定期OGTT试验,监测各组大鼠摄食及体质量增长情况,每周称量大鼠体质量和摄食量.于8、32和40周龄时分批宰杀大鼠.检测血浆脂联素、血浆胰岛素水平.结果 与对照组相比,干预组的血浆脂联素水平均明显增加.对照组血浆脂联素水平与LETO组相比显著降低.结论 OLETF鼠血浆脂联素水平与胰岛素敏感性呈正相关.六味地黄丸早期干预能明显增加OLETF鼠血浆脂联素水平,改善OLETF鼠胰岛素抵抗.

Effects of Liuweidihuang pills on plasma adiponectin level in OLETF rats

OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of Liuweidihuang (LWDH) pills on plasma adiponectin level in Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats. METHODS: Forty male OLETF rats were randomized into LWDH and control OLETF groups (n=20), and 10 male Long-Evans Tokushima Otsuka (LETO) rats served as the normal control group (LETO group). The rats in LWDH group were given LWDH pills (daily dose of 2.4 mg/kg) intragastrically since the age of 8 weeks, and the two control groups received water only. Regular blood glucose test was performed using oral glucose tolerance test, and the body weight and food intake of the rats were recorded on a weekly basis. At 8, 32 and 40 weeks of age, respectively, the rats were sacrificed for measurement of plasma adiponectin and plasma insulin. RESULTS: The food intake of the OLETF rats in both groups were significantly greater than the LETO rats (P<0.01). The rats in LWDH group developed diabetes since 30 weeks of age with an incidence of 28.6% at 40 weeks, which was significantly lower than that in the control OLETF rats (P< 0.01). CONCLUSION: Plasma adiponectin level is positively correlated to insulin sensitivity in OLETF rats, in which LWDH pills can increase the plasma level of adiponectin and improve the status of insulin resistance.