Editor-in-Chief Hatice Kübra Elçioğlu Vice Editors Levent Kabasakal Esra Tatar Online ISSN 2630-6344 Publisher Marmara University Frequency Bimonthly (Six issues / year) Abbreviation J.Res.Pharm. Former Name Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal
Journal of Research in Pharmacy 2022 , Vol 26 , Issue 2
The protective effects of vitamin D3 on histopathology of pancreas and liver in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
Asija ZAČIRAGIĆ1,Višnja MUZIKA3,Amina VALJEVAC1,Amela DERVIŠEVIĆ1,Maja MITRAŠINOVIĆ-BRULIĆ2,Muhamed FOČAK2,Esad ĆOSOVIĆ3,Selma ALIČELEBIĆ3,Samra ČUSTOVIĆ3,Damir SULJEVIĆ2
1Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
3Department of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
DOI : 10.29228/jrp.130 The purpose of this study was to explore possible protective effects of vitamin D3 on serum glucose concentration, body weight and histopathology of pancreas and liver. Animals were divided into 3 groups: Control group (n=6), streptozotocin (STZ) group (n=6) and streptozotocin + vitamin D3 (STZ+D3) group (n=6). Rats in the STZ+D3 group starting from the 7th day of experiment were given vitamin D3 for 14 days. Glucose levels and body weight were measured on the 1, 7, 14 and 21st day of experiment. Qualitative histological analysis of pancreas and liver was done using the light microscope with a digital camera. Differences between the groups were tested by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Dunnett's posttest. Differences in repeated measures were tested using paired t-test. On day 14 and 21, blood glucose level in STZ+D3 group was significantly higher compared to the control group of animals but significantly lower than the glucose level registered in STZ group of rats. On day 14 and day 21, body weight in STZ rats was significantly lower compared to weight in STZ+D3 and control groups of rats. Morphological changes, such as shrinkage of islets, vacuolation of both endocrine and exocrine cells, were observed in pancreas of STZ group of animals but were nearly absent in STZ+D3 rats. Similarly, STZ+D3 group of rats showed preserved liver histoarchitecture. Obtained results suggest that vitamin D3 treatment reduces hyperglycemia, exerts beneficial effects on body weight and alleviates histopathological changes in pancreas and liver in STZ-induced diabetic rats. Keywords : Diabetes mellitus; streptozotocin; vitamin D3; pancreas; liver
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