Abstract
The present study was conducted to assess the effect of chromium (Cr) administration on glucose tolerance in insulin-dependent diabetes that accompanies hypertension. Four rat groups were used: stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP) and normotensive Wister Kyoto rats (WKY) with and without streptozotocin (SZ, 40 mg/kg)-induced diabetes. Each group of rats was subdivided to the Cr-dose group and the control group. The Cr-dose group, which was intraperitoneally administered Cr solution (20 μg trivalent chromium/kg body weight/d for 4 weeks), and the control group (saline) were studied for plasma glucose and plasma insulin during intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (IPGTT) and insulin action by isolated adipocytes. For diabetic SHRSP showing the highest plasma glucose and lowest plasma insulin among the four groups, Cr administration led to the greatest reduction in plasma glucose without a significant effect on plasma insulin during IPGTT. For each diabetic WKY and normal SHRSP and WKY, those given Cr showed lower levels of plasma glucose with lower levels of plasma insulin than the controls. For diabetic SHRSP, glucose uptake by isolated adipocytes in the Cr-dose group was higher than that in the control group. This effect of Cr administration involved enhancement of insulin responsiveness and sensitivity, attributed to enhanced affinity of the insulin receptor. A similar tendency was observed for diabetic WKY. However, for normal SHRSP and WKY, the increase in glucose uptake due to Cr administration coincided only with enhanced insulin responsiveness. Thus, Cr administration alleviated the diabetic condition or glucose intolerance that accompanies serious essential hypertension such as that shown in SHRSP, and its effect may be mediated in part by enhanced insulin action.
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