Effect of duodenal-jejunal bypass on skeletal muscle insulin signaling in Goto-Kakizaki rats / by Ruben Carnell Sloan III.

Author/creator Sloan, Ruben Carnell
Other author Gavin, Timothy P.
Other author East Carolina University. Department of Exercise and Sport Science.
Format Theses and dissertations
Publication Info[Greenville, N.C.] : East Carolina University, 2009.
Description50 pages : illustrations (some color), digital, PDF file
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Summary Gastric bypass surgery (RYGBP) for the treatment of obesity has proven to clinically reverse type 2 diabetes mellitus. RYGBP involves both gastric reduction and bypass of the proximal small intestine. Duodenal-Jejunal Bypass (DJB) is a surgical procedure that bypasses the proximal small intestine without gastric reduction and has been shown to improve oral glucose tolerance in Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats, a non-obese animal model of T2DM. We hypothesized that DJB may improve oral glucose tolerance in GK rats by improving insulin signaling in skeletal muscle, the main depot for insulin stimulated glucose uptake. DJB was performed on male 10-12 week old GK rats (GK-DJB), and sham operations were performed on GK rats (GK-Sham). Insulin stimulated IRS-1, phospho-serine 307 of IRS-1, Akt, and phospho-Akt were determined using Western blot. Phospho-Akt was significantly higher in GK-DJB when compared to GK-Sham in soleus and tended to be higher in gastrocnemius (p=0.107). Akt was significantly higher in GK-DJB when compared to GK-Sham in gastrocnemius and tended to be higher in soleus (p=0.074). Phospho-serine 307 of IRS-1 and total IRS-1 were not different between GK-DJB and GK-Sham in gastrocnemius. In conclusion, bypassing the proximal small intestine (DJB) improves components of skeletal muscle insulin signaling in GK rats, providing mechanistic evidence for the improvement in oral glucose tolerance associated with DJB.
General notePresented to the faculty of the Department of Exercise and Sport Science.
General noteAdvisor: Timothy P. Gavin.
General noteTitle from PDF t.p. (viewed May 25, 2010).
Dissertation noteM.S. East Carolina University 2009.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
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