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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2014, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (7): 761-765.

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Effects of ketotifen on insulin resistance in high-carbon hydrate-fat diet rats

ZOU Liu-yi, WANG Mei-rong, NI Lian-song   

  1. Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2013-07-06 Revised:2014-06-16 Published:2014-07-21

Abstract: AIM: To investigate the effects of ketotifen on insulin resistance in high-carbon hydrate-fat diet wistar rats. METHODS: Male SD rats were randomly divided into three groups: group A (basal diet), group B (high-carbon hydrate-fat diet), group C (high-carbon hydrate-fat diet and ketotifen). And then the body weights, fasting blood glucose (FBG), fasting insulin (FINS) , riglyceride (TG) and low density lipoprotein cholesterin (LDL-C), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor nectosis factor-α (TNF-α) in serum and liver were measured. RESULTS:Compared with group A, the body weights, FBG and FINS of group B significantly were increased (P<0.05). Compared with group B, the insulin sensitivity index (ISI) and hepatic glycogen levels of group C significantly were increased (P<0.05), the body weights, FBG, FINS, TG and LDL-C levels, IL-6 and TNF-α levels in serum and liver were reduced (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Ketotifen can ameliorate insulin resistance in high-carbon hydrate-fat diet wistar rats by reducing the body inflammatory reaction.

Key words: ketotifen, mast cell, insulin resistance, IL-6, TNF-α

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