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NMR Studies of Streptozotocin Effects on Rat Plasma Fatty Acids

XU Wen-xin1,2, AN Yan-peng1,2, TANG Hui-ru1*   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance (Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Wuhan 430071, China;
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2012-05-14 Revised:2012-05-21 Online:2013-06-05 Published:2013-06-05
  • About author:*Corresponding author: Tang Hui-ru,Tel: 027-87198430,E-mail: huiru.tang@wipm.ac.cn.
  • Supported by:

    国家重点基础研究发展计划(“973”计划)资助项目(2009CB118804, 2010CB912501,2007CB914701),国家自然科学基金资助项目(20825520, 20775087, 20775086,21175149),中国科学院知识创新工程资助项目(KJCX2-YW-W11, KSCX1-YW-02).

Abstract:

Lipid metabolic dysfunction is a well-accepted risk factor of diabetic complications. Cardiovascular complications of diabetes are the leading cause of diabetic death. In this work, the dynamic changes in plasma levels of unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs) were measured, using diffusion-edited 1H NMR spectroscopy, in a rat model of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced type 1 diabetes. The results showed that STZ treatment induced elevated UFAs and monounsaturated fatty acids levels in the plasma, and the dynamic changes of fatty acid ratios correlated well with the progression of diabetes. It was proposed that plasma levels of UFAs might be more sensitive indicators for development of type 1 diabetes than clinical lipid screening indices, such as triglyceride (TG) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels. 

Key words: NMR, plasma, fatty acid, streptozotocin

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