In diabetic rats, octreotide did not change body weight, food intake, blood glucose, urinary glucose, HbA1C, fructosamine, serum GH or creatinine clearance versus untreated rats.
In plain wordsIn diabetic rats, octreotide did not change the listed metabolic measures, growth hormone or creatinine clearance versus untreated rats.
- Peptide
- Octreotide
- Outcome
- No significant changeMetabolic measures, GH and creatinine clearance
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
Streptozotocin-diabetic rats- Comparator
- Untreated diabetic rats
- Outcome group
- Kidney function · Kidney and urinary
- Studied dose
- 100 micrograms twice daily · subcutaneous · six monthsAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
No differences were seen between the two diabetic groups in respect to body weight, food intake, blood glucose levels, urinary glucose output, hemoglobin A1C(HbA1C), fructosamine, serum growth hormone (rGH) or creatinine clearance
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
To investigate the long-term effects of SMS on renal hypertrophy and urinary albumin excretion (UAE), streptozotocin-diabetic and non-diabetic rats were treated with two daily subcutaneous injections of SMS (100 micrograms x 2) for six months.
Untreated diabetic and non-diabetic animals were used as reference groups.