In SDT fatty rats with type 2 diabetes, liraglutide increased citrate synthase activity in the soleus muscle, independently of blood glucose and blood pressure.
In plain wordsIn rats with type 2 diabetes, liraglutide raised a marker of mitochondrial content in a leg muscle.
- Peptide
- Liraglutide
- Outcome
- IncreaseCitrate synthase activity in soleus muscle
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
Spontaneously diabetic Torii (SDT) fatty rats- Comparator
- Vehicle-treated SDT fatty rats
- Outcome group
- Mitochondrial function · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · 8 weeksAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
In the soleus of SDT fatty rats, liraglutide led to greater citrate synthase activity and cytochrome c oxidase subunit 5 B protein expression, independently of blood glucose and blood pressure levels.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Male SDT fatty rats (8-week-old) were provided liraglutide, or insulin-hydralazine for 8 weeks; control SDT fatty rats and SD rats were administered a vehicle.