Abstract:
Objective To study the effect and possible mechanism of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) on obese rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Methods A total of 60 rats were randomly divided into normal control group (group A, n=15), simple obesity group (group B, n=15), obesity group with type 2 diabetes mellitus (group C, n=15) and sleeve gastrectomy group (group D, n=15). The rats underwent corresponding modeling and intervention for 8 weeks, respectively. SPSS 22.0 statistical software was used for data analysis. Fasting blood glucose (FBG), insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR), area under the curve of glucose tolerance test (OGTT) (AUC), lipid metabolism indexes [total cholesterol (TC), triacylglycerol (TG)], inflammation indexes [C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6)] and serum amylase (AMY) levels in rats The experimental data of glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) and cysteine proteolytic enzyme 12 (Caspase-12) in pancreatic tissue were expressed by (). The multi-group comparison was performed by one-way ANOVA analysis, and the comparison between groups was performed by LSD test. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results Only 3 rats in group D died after operation, and the rest were successfully modeled. Before operation, the body weight of rats in groups B, C and D was significantly higher than that in group A (P < 0.05), and the FBG level and OGTTAUC value in groups C and D were significantly higher than those in groups A and B (P < 0.05). After 2 to 8 weeks, the body weight of group B was higher than that of group A (P < 0.05), and the body weight and FBG level of group D were lower than that of group C (P < 0.05). At 8 weeks after operation, the OGTT AUC and HOME-IR index of rats in group D were significantly lower than those in group C (P < 0.05). The levels of TG, CRP, IL-6 and AMY in group D were significantly lower than those in group C (all P < 0.05). Compared with group A, the islet cells of group B and group C were irregular and disordered, the cell boundaries were blurred, and there were empty vesicles in the interstitial of islets, indicating the presence of lipid deposition due to inflammatory infiltration. The pathological changes of group C were more serious than that of group B. The above pathological changes of rats in group D were less than those in group C. The protein expressions of GRP78 and Caspase-12 in group D were significantly lower than those in group C (P < 0.05).
Conclusion SG surgery can reduce the body weight and blood glucose level in obese rats with T2DM model, improve glucose and lipid metabolism, reduce insulin resistance, and alleviate pancreatic injury, which may be related to inhibiting the activation of GRP78/Caspase-12 pathway.
Key words:
Sleeve Gastrectomy,
Obesity,
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus,
Glycolipid Metabolism,
Pancreatic Injury,
GRP78/Caspase-12 Pathway
Lingkai Meng, Dayong Li, Ning Wang, Guiming Wang, Bingnan Zhang, Ruotong Li, Lifeng Pan. Effect and mechanism of sleeve gastrectomy on obese rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus[J]. Chinese Journal of Operative Procedures of General Surgery(Electronic Edition), 2024, 18(06): 638-642.