J Neurogastroenterol Motil.
2015 Oct;21(4):581-588. 10.5056/jnm15058.
Visceral Hypersensitivity and Altered Colonic Motility in Type 2 Diabetic Rat
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- 1Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, USA.
- 2Center for Pain Research, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
- 3Department of Physiology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
- 4Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. twkim@mail.knu.ac.kr
- 5Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. isyang@snu.ac.kr
- KMID: 2381307
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5056/jnm15058
Abstract
- BACKGROUND/AIMS
Abnormal visceral sensitivity and disordered motility are common in patients with diabetes mellitus. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether visceral sensation and bowel motility were altered in a rat model of type 2 diabetes mellitus accompanied by weight loss.
METHODS
A type 2 diabetic rat model in adulthood was developed by administrating streptozotocin (STZ; 90 mg/kg, i.p.) to neonatal rats. Eight weeks after STZ administration, rats with blood glucose level of 200 mg/dL or higher were selected and used as diabetic group (n = 35) in this study. Abdominal withdrawal reflex and arterial pulse rate were measured to examine visceral nociception induced by colorectal distension (0.1-1.0 mL). The amplitude, frequency, and area under the curve (AUC) of spontaneous phasic contractions of colonic circular muscles were recorded in vitro to examine colonic motility.
RESULTS
STZ-treated diabetic rats gained significantly less weight for 8 weeks than control (P < 0.01). Forty-eight percent of the diabetic rats showed enhanced visceral nociceptive response to colorectal distension. Diabetic rats did not differ from control rats in colorectal compliance. However, the frequency and AUC, not the amplitude, of colonic spontaneous contraction in vitro was significantly decreased in diabetic rats compared to control rats (P < 0.01 in frequency and P < 0.05 in AUC).
CONCLUSIONS
These results demonstrate visceral hypersensitivity and colonic dysmotility in a rat model of type 2 diabetes mellitus accompanied by weight loss.
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