ISSN:
1432-0428
Keywords:
Diabetic rats
;
wheat germ agglutinin
;
N-acetyl glucosamine
;
glomerular basement membrane
;
lectin histochemistry
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary This study was designed to establish whether specific early changes in carbohydrate content of proteins in the glomerulus of the diabetic rat could be detected. Lectin staining of kidney sections from streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were compared with similar sections from healthy and diabetic rats that were treated with insulin. Animal groups were killed 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after induction of diabetes. There were no differences in the staining of the glomerular basement membrane between control, insulin-treated and diabetic rats for the lectins concanavalin A, lotus tetragonolobus, soybean and kidney bean, with and without trypsinisation. Staining of the glomerulur basement membrane with wheat germ agglutinin after trypsinisation was significantly increased in the diabetic group when compared to both healthy and insulin-treated groups (p 〈 0.01). It was concluded that, in experimental diabetes mellitus in the rat, there is an accumulation of substances in the glomerular basement membrane and mesangium with an affinity for wheat germ agglutinin, most probably N-acetyl glucosamine, and this is partially prevented by insulin treatment.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00453500
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