Diabetes, Vol 37, Issue 4 398-404, Copyright © 1988 by American Diabetes Association

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Reversible impairment of glucose-induced insulin secretion in SHR/N-cp rats. Genetic model of type II diabetes

NR Voyles, AM Powell, KI Timmers, SD Wilkins, SJ Bhathena, C Hansen, OE Michaelis and L Recant
Diabetes Research Laboratory, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422.

The SHR/N-cp rat is a new genetically obese model for non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Expression of the diabetes is enhanced by a high-sucrose (54%) diet. After 4 wk on the diet, the cp/cp rats weigh significantly more than their +/? controls, have postprandial hyperglycemia (greater than 400 mg/dl), and are hyperinsulinemic, with immunoreactive insulin (IRI) levels 10- to 20-fold greater than controls. Total pancreatic IRI tends to be increased 1.6-fold in the cp/cp rats (although not significantly). There is no increase in pancreatic proinsulin content as a percent of total IRI. Studies of in vitro pancreatic function were carried out with the isolated nonrecirculating perfused pancreas method. The cp/cp rats (n = 10) showed impaired or absent IRI responses to 16.5 mM glucose, whereas +/? rats (n = 9) responded with classic biphasic curves. Comparison of insulin secreted in 20 min revealed a greater than 53% decrease in IRI secretion in cp/cp rats (P less than .05). A paradoxical hypersecretion of IRI at glucose concentrations of 0-2.7 mM was noted in cp/cp but not lean rats, i.e., 1.8 +/- 0.2 mU/min IRI in cp/cp rats vs. 0.04 +/- 0.007 mU/min in +/? rats. Perfusion of pancreases for 45 min with buffers containing no glucose resulted in restoration of a normal biphasic IRI response to 16.5 mM glucose in the cp/cp rats, whereas response in the lean rats was markedly reduced. Brisk IRI responses to 10 mM arginine in buffers with no glucose also occurred in cp/cp but not +/? rats. Glucagon secretion was relatively suppressed in the cp/cp rats.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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