Objective: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists have been shown to reduce atherosclerosis in non-diabetic mice. We hypothesized that treatment with GLP-1R agonists would reduce the development of atherosclerosis in diabetic Apoe-/- mice.
Results: Exendin-4 treatment (10 nmol/kg/day) of high-fat diet-induced glucose-intolerant mice for 22 weeks did not significantly reduce oral glucose tolerance (P=0.62) or HbA1c (P=0.85), and did not reduce plaque size at the aortic sinus (P = 0.35). Taspoglutide treatment for 12 weeks (0.4-mg tablet/month) of diabetic mice reduced body weight (P<0.05), food intake (P<0.05), oral glucose tolerance (P<0.05), intrahepatic triglycerides (P<0.05) and cholesterol (P<0.001), and plasma IL-6 levels (P<0.01); increased insulin:glucose (P<0.05); and unaltered oral lipid tolerance (P=0.21), plasma triglycerides (P=0.45) or cholesterol (P=0.92). Nonetheless, taspoglutide unaltered aortic atherosclerosis (P=0.18, sinus; P=0.19, descending aorta) or macrophage infiltration (P=0.45, sinus; P=0.26, arch).
Conclusions: GLP-1R activation in either glucose-intolerant or diabetic mice does not significantly modify the development of atherosclerosis.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/42405 |
| Date | 15 November 2013 |
| Creators | Panjwani, Naim |
| Contributors | Drucker, Daniel J. |
| Source Sets | University of Toronto |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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