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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Volume 6, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/srep26563
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81471031, 30901808]
- Technology and Innovation Project of Shaanxi Province [2011KTCL03-20]
- Key Novel Drug Discovery of Major National Science and Technology Projects [2013ZX09509106]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [xjj2014143]
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Long-term, high dosage protamine zinc insulin (PZI) treatments produce adverse reactions. The trace element selenium (Se) is a candidate for the prevention of diabetes due to anti-oxidative stress activity and the regulation of glycometabolism. In this study, we aimed to investigate the anti-diabetic effects of a combination of PZI and Se on type 2 diabetes. Diabetic KKAy mice were randomized into the following groups: model group and groups that were subcutaneously injected with PZI, Se, high or low dose PZI + Se for 6 weeks. PZI combined with Se decreased the body weight and fasting blood glucose levels. Moreover, this treatment also improved insulin tolerance, as determined by the reduced values from the oral glucose tolerance test and insulin tolerance test, and increased insulin levels and insulin sensitivity index. PZI combined with Se ameliorated skeletal muscle and beta-cell damage and the impaired mitochondrial morphology. Oxidative stress was also reduced. Furthermore, PZI combined with Se upregulated phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and downregulated protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B). Importantly, the low dosage combination produced effects similar to PZI alone. In conclusion, PZI combined with Se improved glycometabolism and ameliorated the tissue and mitochondrial damage, which might be associated with the PI3K and PTP1B pathways.
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