Possible involvement of leptin in a Mas-receptor agonist, AVE-0991-induced improvement in dyslipidemia and cardiomyopathy in STZ-induced diabetic rats.
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2013-11
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Present study was designed to investigate the possible involvement of leptin in the pharmacological activation of
Mas–receptor in STZ-diabetic rats, with cardiomyopathy. A single administration of STZ (50 mg/kg, i.p.)
produced diabetes which leads to cardiomyopathy after 8 weeks. Estimation of serum glucose has been used as a
marker of hyperglycemia. Cardiomyopathy was assessed by measuring LV collagen content, absolute LV weight,
LVW/BW ratio, LVDP, dp/dtmax and dp/dtmin. Furthermore, serum triglyceride, serum cholesterol and serum
HDL levels were estimated as an index of dyslipidemia. Rat serum leptin was quantitatively estimated by using
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit. STZ-diabetic rats were associated with significant
hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, decreased cardiac functions and decreased serum leptin level. Both the low
and high dose AVE-0991 treatment, significantly decreased hyperglycemia and increased serum leptin level in
diabetic rats. Whereas, AVE-0991 only at high dose significantly improved lipid profile and cardiac function. on
the basis of above, it may be concluded that downstream activation of leptin may be responsible for the beneficial
effect of AVE-0991, a Mas-receptor agonist in STZ-induced diabetic cardiomyopathy in rats.
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AVE-0991, Leptin, Masreceptor, Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
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Yadav Shiv Kumar, Reddy Bijjem V Krishna, Sharma P L. Possible involvement of leptin in a Mas-receptor agonist, AVE-0991-induced improvement in dyslipidemia and cardiomyopathy in STZ-induced diabetic rats. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 2013 Nov; 3(11): 70-75.