Potential protective effect of vitamin D on aortic tissue of Streptozotocin-induced diabetic vascular damage in adult male rats | ||
| SVU-International Journal of Medical Sciences | ||
| Article 21, Volume 4, Issue 2, July 2021, Pages 185-195 PDF (1.31 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original research articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/svuijm.2020.43151.1005 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nahla Ismail* 1; Dorreia A.M. Zaghloul2; Wafaa Mubarak2; Ayman Amer2 | ||
| 1Human Anatomy and Emberyology, Faculty of Medicine, South valley University , Qena, Egypt | ||
| 2Human Anatomy and Embryology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Diabetes mellitus is a major risk factor of cardiovascular disease. There is evidence that vitamin D decreases type 1 diabetes mellitus risk during early adulthood and improves insulin secretion and resistance in diabetic patients. low vitamin D level was observed to increase the cardiovascular disease. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the protective effect of vitamin D on diabetic vascular damages in aorta. Materials and Methods: 40 adult male rats were randomly divided into: group I(control), group II (vitamin D), group III (diabetic) and groupVI (diabetic plus Vitamin D)(n = 10 rats /each group). Injection of streptozotocin (60 mg/kg) as a single dose intraperitoneal to induce diabetes. Vitamin D was administered orally every other day in a dose of 12.5 mg/kg. After 12weeksof treatment period, aortic samples were collected for histological examination. Results: Morphological changes of aortic tissue in diabetic untreated group in the form of reduction of tunica media thickness and areas of tunica intima detachment. The elastic lamellae became irregular, fragmented or branched. Shrunken dark or lysed nuclei of smooth muscle fibers were seen in tunica media of diabetic group. The diabetic treated group with vitamin D showed more or less normal structure of the layers of aortic tissuewith comparable thickness to the control group. Conclusion: Vitamin D may reduce the vascular complications and tissue injuries induced by diabetes in aorta. This effect has a positive influence on the function of the cardiovascular system. Keywords: Diabetes, Vitamin D, Aorta. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Diabetes; Vitamin D; Aorta | ||
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