Improved insulin sensitivity by bezafibrate in rats - Relationship to fatty acid composition of skeletal-muscle triglycerides

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Matsui, HR
Okumura, K
Kawakami, K
Hibino, M
Toki, Y
Ito, T
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10.2337/diabetes.46.3.348
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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We investigated the effect of the lipid-lowering agent, bezafibrate, on insulin sensitivity in a dietary model of insulin resistance. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups: control group, administered a standard diet; high-fructose group, given a 40% fructose diet; high-fructose plus lard group, given a 40% fructose diet with 7% lard; and bezafibrate group, given a 40% fructose plus 7% lard diet with 10 mg . kg(-1) . day(-1) of oral bezafibrate. Insulin action was assessed after 2 weeks with a steady-state plasma glucose (SSPG) level. The fatty acid (FA) composition of skeletal-muscle triglycerides was also determined, A higher SSPG level (20.9 +/- 0.9 vs. 16.5 +/- 1.1 mmol/l in the control group, P < 0.05) as well as a higher systolic blood pressure (120 +/- 2 vs. 101 +/- 2 mmHg, P < 0.01) was observed in the high-fructose plus lard group, but not in the high-fructose group. These changes were prevented by bezafibrate administration. The FA composition of skeletal-muscle triglycerides demonstrated a higher percentage of saturated and monounsaturated FAs (P < 0.01) and a lower percentage of polyunsaturated FAs (P < 0.01) in the high-fructose plus lard group versus the control group. These changes were consistent with differences in the dietary intake of FAs. Bezafibrate virtually normalized the FA composition in the high-fructose plus lard group. The ratio of C20:4 to C20:3, an index of Delta 5 desaturase activity, was significantly higher in the bezafibrate group versus the high-fructose plus lard group (8.60 +/- 0.76 vs. 2.04 +/- 0.27, P < 0.01). In conclusion, the dietary FA composition was closely related to insulin resistance in rats fed 40% fructose. Bezafibrate increased Delta 5 desaturase activity. Such action may contribute to the improvement of insulin sensitivity.
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