著者
Satoshi NOZAWA Hitomi ODA Ran AKIYAMA Kaori UEDA Kaori SAEKI Saori SHONO Natsuki MARUYAMA Atsuki MURATA Hiroyuki TAZAKI Akihiro MORI Yutaka MOMOTA Daigo AZAKAMI Toshinori SAKO Katsumi ISHIOKA
出版者
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.14-0033, (Released:2014-05-15)
被引用文献数
2 5

Hyperadrenocorticism (HAC) is a common endocrine disorder in dogs, in which excess glucocorticoid causes insulin resistance. Disturbance of insulin action may be caused by multiple factors, including transcriptional modulation of insulin signal molecules which lie downstream of insulin binding to insulin receptors. In this study, gene expressions of insulin signal molecules were examined using neutrophils of the HAC dogs (the untreated dogs and the dogs which had been treated with trilostane). Insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-1, IRS-2, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-K), protein kinase B/Akt kinase (Akt)-2 and protein kinase C (PKC)-lambda were analyzed in the HAC dogs and compared with those from normal dogs. The IRS-1 gene expressions decreased by 37% and 35% of the control dogs in the untreated and treated groups, respectively. The IRS-2 gene expressions decreased by 61% and 72%, the PI3-K gene expressions decreased by 47% and 55% and the Akt-2 gene expressions decreased by 45% and 56% of the control dogs, similarly. Collectively, gene expressions of insulin signal molecules are suppressed in the HAC dogs, which may partially contribute to the induction of insulin resistance.
著者
Kana MIMURA Akihiro MORI Peter LEE Kaori UEDA Hitomi ODA Kaori SAEKI Toshiro ARAI Toshiro SAKO
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.12-0310, (Released:2013-03-01)
被引用文献数
1 5

Diet therapy is an important treatment component available for obese cats. In this study, the impact of four commercially available prescription diet regimens [1 for general use and 3 aimed at treating obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM)] on short-term post-prandial serum glucose, insulin, triglyceride and non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) concentrations was investigated with five obese cats. The diet regimens used were as follows: C/D dry (general use: moderate protein, moderate fat, high carbohydrate and low fiber); M/D dry (DM: high protein, high fat, low carbohydrate and high fiber); W/D dry (DM: high protein, low fat, high carbohydrate and high fiber); and Diabetic dry (DM: high protein, low fat, low carbohydrate and high fiber). A significant reduction (10–13%) in postprandial glucose (area under the curve; AUC) was observed with the M/D and Diabetic diets, which both contained lower concentrations of carbohydrates than the C/D diet. An accompanying significant reduction (30–36%) in postprandial insulin AUC was also observed with the three DM diets, which all had higher amounts of fiber, as compared with the C/D diet. Lastly, a significant increase (32–65%) in postprandial NEFA AUC was observed with the M/D and Diabetic diets as compared with the C/D diet. Therefore, dietary amounts of carbohydrates and fiber, as opposed to protein content or dietary fat, appear to have a very significant impact on post-prandial glycemia and subsequent insulin requirement levels in obese cats. In addition, dietary amounts of carbohydrate may also impact lipid metabolism in obese cats.