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  • Title: Effects of cyclosporin on autoimmune diabetes induced in mice by streptozotocin: beta cell-toxicity and rebound of insulitis after cessation of treatment.
    Author: Sai P, Maugendre D, Loreal O, Maurel C, Pogu S.
    Journal: Diabete Metab; 1988; 14(4):455-62. PubMed ID: 3066654.
    Abstract:
    We have investigated the effects of an oral cyclosporin (CsA) treatment on "autoimmune" diabetes induced in CD1 male mice by 5 low doses (40 mg/kg/day) of streptozotocin (SZ). CsA (50, 25, or 12.5 mg/kg/day) induced significant hyperglycaemia and insulinopenia by the 3rd day after the last SZ injection, whereas mice receiving SZ only remained non diabetic at that time. Enhancement of SZ-induced diabetes by CsA was thus noted. Mice receiving CsA and SZ displayed a significantly higher number of degranulated and necrotic beta cells. Similarly, CsA enhanced "toxic" diabetes produced by a single high dose of SZ. Furthermore, mice treated with CsA alone displayed glucose intolerance, insulinopenia, and high pancreatic CsA content. These abnormalities were reversed by 2 weeks after CsA withdrawal. Islets isolated from CsA treated mice displayed in vitro decreased stimulated insulin secretion. During the period of administration, CsA led to a decrease of Lyt 1 +/Lyt 2 + ratio in spleen cells and prevented the insulitis in low dose SZ-treated mice. However, at CsA withdrawal, a rebound of insulitis occurred with a higher intensity. Immunohistochemical phenotyping on frozen pancreatic sections revealed that Lyt 1 + lymphocytes predominated on Lyt 2 + cells in the rebound insulitis. In this model: (1) CsA impairs glucose stimulated insulin release and alters beta cells. This reversible toxic effect accounts for enhancement of SZ-induced diabetes; (2) insulitis was slackened by CsA but developed, as a rebound, with CsA withdrawal associated with a prominence of Lyt 1 + lymphocytes.
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