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Manuscript received 20 March 1996. Initial reviews completed 15 May 1996. Revision accepted 3 September 1996.
Groupe de Recherche sur le Pathologis Oocydatives (GREPO), Domaine de la Merci, 38700 La Tronche, France
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of vitamin E in rats fed a high fructose diet which leads to insulin resistance, on some components of the free radical defense system and on insulin sensitivity. The rats (postweaning, 50 g) were divided into three groups: the control group (C, n = 16), which received a purified diet containing 60 g/100 g carbohydrates, the high fructose-fed group (FT, n = 16), fed a diet in which 56.8% of the carbohydrate as fructose, and a high fructose and vitamin E-fed group (FVE, n = 16), fed the FT diet supplemented with 3.4 g vitamin E/kg diet (vs. 0.17 g/kg in C and FT groups). The duration of the treatment was 6 wk. Insulin sensitivity was determined in half of the rats in each group using the euglycemic hyperinsulinic glucose clamp technique. The remaining rats were investigated for plasma glucose, insulin, triglyceride and fructosamine concentrations and for components of the free radical defense system. The FT group had a significantly lower insulin sensitivity than the C group. Basal glycemia was not different among the groups. In comparison with the C group, the FT group had a greater lipid peroxidation, as indicated by the higher concentrations of plasma thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and blood disulfide glutathione (GSSG) and the lower Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase (Cu-Zn SOD) activity. These markers approached the values of the controls after addition of vitamin E. Moreover, the FVE group had a higher insulin sensitivity than the FT group, but it remained lower than in the C group. These results show that a high fructose diet in rats leads to insulin resistance and a defect in the free radical defense system. Vitamin E supplementation improves insulin sensitivity in fructose-fed rats.
Key words: rats, fructose, insulin sensitivity, vitamin E, oxidative stress.
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