Abstract
A previously validated in vitro technique was used to determine the effect of once daily injections of NPH insulin (NPH) and/or islet cell transplantation on the jejunal uptake of 0.5-40 mM glucose and galactose into the jejunum of streptozotocin-diabetic rats. Glucose uptake was greater in untreated diabetic rats than in control animals due to a higher maximal transport rate and a higher passive permeability of the jejunum, and a lower value of the apparent Michaelis constant. Galactose uptake was greater in diabetic rats due to a higher maximal transport rate, but there was also a higher value of the apparent Michaelis constant. This enhanced uptake of glucose and galactose was reduced and normalized by daily injections of NPH insulin or by islet cell transplantation. It is concluded: the jejunal uptake of glucose and galactose is increased in diabetic rats, but the kinetic basis for this change was different for the two sugars; insulin therapy may correct the enhanced uptake of some nutrients in diabetic rats and islet cell transplantation may be at least as effective as exogenous insulin in modifying the intestinal adaptation to diabetes.
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