We investigated the effect of an albumin infusion on enzyme activity, expression level cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1), and oxidative stress in serum liver streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. The STZ treatment enhanced alanine aminotransferase aspartate activities rat compared with those untreated Treatment elevated catalytic activity CYP2E1, stress, decreased reducing potentials liver, su...

Wound healing has been shown to be altered in diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to identify the effects of streptozotocin-induced diabetes on osseointegration. Diabetes was induced in 40-day-old rats by intraperitoneal injection of 70 mg per kg streptozotocin. At 14 days postinjection, implants were placed in the femora of 10 diabetic and 10 age-matched normal rats. Animals were sacr...

Diabetes was induced in rats with Streptozotocin and alloxan and the tumorogenic effects of these two compounds were compared. One hundred thirty Lewis and SpragueDawley rats survived the induction of diabetes with Strepto zotocin. Fifty-six of these animals were sacrificed within 8 months of Streptozotocin administration and three were found to have renal tumors. Twenty-four of 74 (30.8%) Stre...

Diabetes may lead to the development of osteoporosis. Coffee drinking, apart from its health benefits, is taken into consideration as an osteoporosis risk factor. Data from human and animal studies on coffee and caffeine bone effects are inconsistent. The aim of the study was to investigate effects of caffeine at a moderate dose on the skeletal system of rats in two models of experimental diabe...

introduction: hyperalgesia is considered as one the marked signs of subchronic diabetes mellitus that could affect the life style of patients. considering the evidence on the antidiabetic and analgesic effects of nigella sativa (ns), this study was designed to investigate the analgesic effects of ns on formalin-induced nociceptive responses (standard formalin test) in streptozotocin (stz)-induc...

Background: The most devastating manifestations of diabetes mellitus are vascular complications. Although there are many factors involved in the pathogenesis of diabetic vasculopathy, many studies suggest a role for glucose–induced oxidative stress. Studies in animal models, have demonstrated that the administration of antioxidants restores normal endothelial functions. The study was designed t...

Diabetic disease is known to suppress male reproductive activity in laboratory animals and humans. The present study was designed to evaluate whether streptozotocin-induced diabetes increases apoptotic cell death in rat testes through activation of the JNK and Bax pathway. Diabetes was induced by a single intravenous injection of streptozotocin (40 mg/kg) and testis samples were collected after...

objective(s):painful diabetic neuropathy is associated with hyperexcitability and hyperactivity of spinal cord neurons. however, its underlying pathophysiological mechanisms have not been fully clarified. induction of excitatory/inhibitory neurotransmission imbalance at the spinal cord seems to account for the abnormal neuronal activity in diabetes. protective properties of neurosteroids have b...

background and objective: chronic diabetes mellitus (dm) leads to cardiovascular dysfunction. diosgenin is a natural steroidal saponin with cardiovascular protective potential. in this research study, the beneficial effect of diosgenin was evaluated on some markers of oxidative stress in cardia tissue of streptozotocin (stz)-diabetic rats. materials and methods: male wistar rats (n = 28) were d...

Metformin has been used for the treatment of diabetes, whereas atorvastatin reduces the incidence of atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease. Therefore, combined treatment with meformin plus atorvastatin may be beneficial in diabetic patients associated with cardiac disease. The present study was designed to evaluate the combination therapy of metformin and atorvastatin on streptozotocin-ind...