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Quantitative assessment of early experimental diabetes in rats using dynamic contrast-enhanced computed tomography.
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PMID:  19346093     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To quantitatively assess the time course of changes of the renal volume and function in the early phase of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes in rats using dynamic contrast-enhanced computed tomography (DCE-CT). METHODS: The DCE-CT studies were performed in 24 male Sprague-Dawley rats (n=6 for control and n=18 for STZ-treated group) on days 0, 4, 7, 11, and 14 using a multi-detector row CT. The rats of an STZ-treated group were given intraperitoneally 65mg/kg body weight of STZ on day 0, and were divided into two groups based on the blood glucose concentration on day 4 being less than 300mg/dL [STZ-treated group (L), n=8] or greater than 300mg/dL [STZ-treated group (G), n=10]. The contrast clearance per unit renal volume (K(1)) was estimated from the DCE-CT data using the Patlak model. The renal volume (V(CT)) was calculated by manually delineating the kidney on the contrast-enhanced CT image. The contrast clearance of the entire kidney (K) was obtained by K(1)xV(CT). RESULTS: V(CT) in the STZ-treated group was significantly enlarged on day 4 compared to that on day 0 and continued until day 14. Although there were no significant changes in the time course of K(1) in all groups, K in the STZ-treated groups (L) and (G) significantly increased on days 7 and 4, respectively, and continued until day 14, suggesting that hyperfiltration occurs in parallel with renal volume enlargement. CONCLUSION: The present method appears useful for quantitatively evaluating the time course of STZ-induced diabetes in rats, because it allows repeated and simultaneous evaluation of renal morphology and function.
Authors:
Kenya Murase; Akihiro Kitamura; Atsushi Tachibana; Yoshinori Kusakabe; Risa Matsuura; Shohei Miyazaki
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2009-04-05
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of radiology     Volume:  74     ISSN:  1872-7727     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Radiol     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-05     Completed Date:  2010-08-19     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8106411     Medline TA:  Eur J Radiol     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  280-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Physics and Engineering, Division of Medical Technology and Science, Faculty of Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 1-7 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. murase@sahs.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Contrast Media
Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / diagnosis*,  physiopathology
Kidney / pathology
Male
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Renal Insufficiency
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Chemical
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