Morphological analysis of the pancreas and liver in diabetic KK-Ay mice treated with zinc and oxovanadium complexes.
Morphological analysis of the pancreas and liver in diabetic KK-Ay mice treated with zinc and oxovanadium complexes.
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用锌和氧钒复合物治疗的糖尿病 KK-Ay 小鼠的胰腺和肝脏的形态学分析。
DOI:
10.1039/c4mt00087k
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发表时间:
2014
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影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Airo Tsubura and Hiroyuki Yasui
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作者:
Takayasu Moroki;Yutaka Yoshikawa;Katsuhiko Yoshizawa;Airo Tsubura and Hiroyuki Yasui
The relationship between biometals, such as zinc (Zn2+), vanadium, copper, cobalt, and magnesium ions, and diabetes therapy has been recognized for several years. In particular, the antidiabetic activities of Zn2+and oxovanadium (VO2+) complexes have been measured using biochemical approaches. In the present study, diabetic KK-Aymice were treated with bis(1-oxy-2-pyridine-thiolato)Zn2+(Zn(opt)2) and bis(1-oxy-2-pyridine-thiolato)VO2+(VO(opt)2) for 4 weeks, and the antidiabetic activities of these metal complexes were evaluated using biochemical and morphological methods. Additionally, zinc gluconate (Zn(glc)2) and bis(ethylmaltolato)VO2+(VO(emal)2) were used as reference compounds. Pancreatic islet cells were smaller, and there was a tendency towards a lower islet cell area ratio in Zn(opt)2-treated mice compared with nontreated KK-Aymice. Furthermore, plasma insulin concentrations were significantly reduced to 27.2% of insulin concentrations in nontreated KK-Aymice. These results suggest that Zn(opt)2administration provides morphological and biochemical improvements in hyperinsulinaemia. In contrast, in mice that received Zn(glc)2and VO2+complexes, the islet cell size and islet cell area ratio did not differ from those in nontreated controls. Zn(opt)2- and VO(opt)2-treated mice exhibited significantly lower fat deposition and fat deposition area ratio in the liver (63.6% and 65.8% of nontreated KK-Aymice, respectively) compared to those observed in nontreated KK-Aymice. The differences in morphological improvements of the pancreas and liver owing to Zn(opt)2or VO(opt)2treatment may be explained by differences in the sites of actions of Zn2+and VO2+complexes in different organs in KK-Aymice. In conclusion, Zn(opt)2exhibited superior antidiabetic effects over those of VO(opt)2, and this was owing to greater amelioration of the morphological parameters of the liver and pancreas.