Direct vasodilatory activity of red wine in streptozotocin-diabetic rats (original) (raw)

2013

Abstract

Introduction: Red wine is antioxidant and direct, endothelium-dependent vasodilator. Diabetes mellitus (DM) alters vascular responsiveness as a result of oxidative stress and chronic high blood glucose. The present study was designed to examine red wine vasodilatory activity in the rats with streptozotocin-induced type 1 DM. Materials and methods: DM was induced with intaperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (55 mg/kg) to male Sprague-Dawley rats. The DM rats were treated once a week with long-lasting insulin therapy. 14 months after induction of DM, control (C, non- diabetic, 14 months old) and diabetic rats were anesthetized and thoracic aortas excised (N=15 per group). The isolated aortic rings were precontracted with noradrenaline (10-7 M) and randomly exposed to red wine (“Zlatan Plavac” 2008, Plenkovic), acetylcholine or sodium nitroprusside. Vasodilation was measured, dose- response curves analyzed. Results: Red wine induced vasodilation in control and diabetic aorta. DM did...

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