To observe the effects of the micronutrients on oxidative and autoimmune destruction of islets so as to prevent a person from the onset and development of type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM), the interleukin-4 and inter...To observe the effects of the micronutrients on oxidative and autoimmune destruction of islets so as to prevent a person from the onset and development of type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM), the interleukin-4 and interleukin-10 expressions of lymphocytes in peripheral blood and spleen of T1DM rats were determined by flow cytometry. GSH-Px activity and MDA level in the rats' pancreas were measured using biochemical methods. The insulin contents in serum and β cell insulin secret storage were tested by RIA and IHC, respectively. There was an increase in the percentages of IL-4 and IL-10 positive lymphocytes in the peripheral blood and spleen of the groups of rats supplemented with various combinations of micronutrients(p 〈0.01 and p 〈0.05, respectively) ; the blood glucose concentration decreased (p 〈 0. 05 ) ; both the functional β cell in islets and the insulin content in pancreatic tissue increased (p 〈 0. 05 and p 〈0. 01 ) ; the GSH-Px activity and MDA level of pancreas in the rats enhanced and decreased respectively(p 〈0. 01 and p 〈 0. 05). The results suggest that micronutrients may alleviate the islet lesions by upregulating the expressions of IL-4 and IL-10 and lowering oxidative stress in diabetic rats .展开更多
基金Supported Partly by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.39870667)the Program for Scientific ResearchFoundation of Jilin Province,China(No.2002-714)the Key Scientific Research Project from the Third Clinical College of Jilin University,China.
文摘To observe the effects of the micronutrients on oxidative and autoimmune destruction of islets so as to prevent a person from the onset and development of type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM), the interleukin-4 and interleukin-10 expressions of lymphocytes in peripheral blood and spleen of T1DM rats were determined by flow cytometry. GSH-Px activity and MDA level in the rats' pancreas were measured using biochemical methods. The insulin contents in serum and β cell insulin secret storage were tested by RIA and IHC, respectively. There was an increase in the percentages of IL-4 and IL-10 positive lymphocytes in the peripheral blood and spleen of the groups of rats supplemented with various combinations of micronutrients(p 〈0.01 and p 〈0.05, respectively) ; the blood glucose concentration decreased (p 〈 0. 05 ) ; both the functional β cell in islets and the insulin content in pancreatic tissue increased (p 〈 0. 05 and p 〈0. 01 ) ; the GSH-Px activity and MDA level of pancreas in the rats enhanced and decreased respectively(p 〈0. 01 and p 〈 0. 05). The results suggest that micronutrients may alleviate the islet lesions by upregulating the expressions of IL-4 and IL-10 and lowering oxidative stress in diabetic rats .