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ArticleAnimal models and experimental medicine2025

Adropin modulates pancreatic cell proliferation and glutathione levels in an animal model of type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Ifrah I Ali, Crystal D'Souza, Abderrahim Nemmar, Shreesh Ojha, Ernest A Adeghate

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Ifrah I AliDepartment of Anatomy, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Crystal D'SouzaDepartment of Anatomy, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Abderrahim NemmarDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Shreesh OjhaDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Ernest A AdeghateDepartment of Anatomy, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-1439-1562

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United Arab Emirates University 31M374United Arab Emirates University G00002809United Arab Emirates University G00003388United Arab Emirates University G00003627
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backgroundDiabetes mellitus (DM), a metabolic disorder that leads to chronic hyperglycemia, is one of the topmost global public health concerns according to the International Diabetes Federation. Adropin is a peptide hormone that is primarily involved in energy homeostasis, but its involvement in other biological activities such as lowering hyperlipidemia, and diminishing insulin resistance has also been reported. In this study, we aimed to explore additional effects of adropin on oxidative stress, inflammation, and cell proliferation in an animal model of type 1 DM.

methodsTo achieve our aim, normal and diabetic Wistar rats were treated with adropin (2.1 μg/kg/day) for a period of 10 days. Pancreatic tissue samples were collected for histomorphological analysis and inflammation assay, while blood was collected for oxidative stress assay.

resultsOur results showed that diabetes induction stimulated cell proliferation in both exocrine and endocrine pancreas, and adropin dramatically attenuated this effect in pancreatic exocrine tissue, but not in the islet of Langerhans. In addition, adropin significantly increased glutathione reductase expression in pancreatic tissue, and augmented serum total glutathione in the diabetic rats compared to diabetic untreated rats.

conclusionOur study indicates the potential role of adropin in alleviating oxidative stress in DM.

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Cell ProliferationDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1GlutathioneIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsPancreasPeptidesAnimalsBlood ProteinsDisease Models, AnimalMaleOxidative StressRatsRats, WistarBlood ProteinsENHO protein, ratGlutathioneIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsPeptidesadropincell proliferationcellular inflammationdiabetes mellitusimmunohistochemistryoxidative stresspancreas

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