A study on diabetic retinopathy in spontaneously diabetic rats (WBN/Kob)

2008 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18500335
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Laboratory animal science
• Research Institution: Setsunan University
• Principal Investigator: 松浦 哲郎 Setsunan University, 薬学部, 准教授 (20268494)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NARAMA Isao 摂南大学, 薬学部, 教授 (80268490) ; OZAKI Kiyokazu 摂南大学, 薬学部, 講師 (40268496)
• Project Period (FY): 2006 – 2008
• Keywords: 糖尿病 / 網膜症 / 動物モデル / 病理

Research Abstract

長期に糖尿病状態を継続した雄WBN/Kobラットでは毛細血管の基底膜の変化を主とする超微形態変化が生じていることが明らかになるとともに、血管への白血球接着がこの変化に関与している可能性が明らかになった。またこの糖尿病ラットの虹彩では明らかに微小血管癌が増加しており、本モデルには糖尿病性のルビオーシス様の変化も誘発されていることが明らかとなった。したがって、本WBN/Kobラットはヒトの糖尿病網膜症のモデルとして有用性が高いことが判明した。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Paradoxical effects of a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, etodolac, on proliferative changes of forestomach in alloxan-induced diabetic rats (2009)
  • Author(s): Sano T, Ozaki K, Kodama Y, Matsuura T, Narama I
  • Journal Title: Exp Toxicol Pathology (In press)
• [Journal Article] Prevention of proliferative changes of forestomach mucosa by blood glucose control with insulin in alloxan-induced diabetic rats (2009)
  • Author(s): Sano T, Ozaki K, Kodama Y, Matsuura T, Narama I
  • Journal Title: Cancer Science (In press)
• [Journal Article] Morphological study on dental caries induced in WBN/KobSlc rats (Rattus norvegicus) fed a standard laboratory diet (2009)
  • Author(s): Y. Fukuzato, T. Matsuura, K. Ozaki, L Narama
  • Journal Title: Laboratory Animals (In press)
• [Journal Article] Pigment epithelium-derived factor inhibits advanced glycation endproduct-induced retinal vascular hyper-permeability by blocking reactive oxygen species-mediated vascular endothelial growth factor expression (2006)
  • Author(s): Yamagishi S, Nakamura K, Matsui T, Inagaki Y, Takenaka K, Jinnouchi Y, Yoshida Y, Matsuura T, Narama I, et al.
  • Journal Title: J Biol Chem 281 Pages: 20213-20220
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Induction of squamous cell carcinoma of forestomach in diabetic rats by single alloxan treatment (2006)
  • Author(s): Kodama Y, Ozaki K, Sano T, Matsuura T, Akagi H, Narama I
  • Journal Title: Cancer Sci. 97 Pages: 1023-1030
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Microangiopathy associated with drug-induced retinal degeneration in rats and mice (2008)
  • Author(s): T. Matsuura, K. Ozaki, I. Narama
  • Organizer: Society of Toxicologic Pathology 27^<th> Annual Symposium
  • Place of Presentation: San Francisco
  • Year and Date: 20080000
• [Presentation] Insulin-induced hypoglycemic peripheral neuropathy in spontaneous diabetic WBN/Kob rats (2007)
  • Author(s): Ozaki K, Matsuura T, Narama I
  • Organizer: 25^<th> European society of veterinary pathology
  • Place of Presentation: Munich
  • Year and Date: 20070000
• [Presentation] アロキサン誘発糖尿病ラットにおける網膜内血管の超微形態変化について (2007)
  • Author(s): 神原一太郎, 松浦哲郎, 尾崎清和, 奈良間功
  • Organizer: 第13回日本糖尿病眼学会総会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都
  • Year and Date: 20070000
• [Presentation] Typical diabetic intraretinal angiopathy in spontaneously diabetic rats (WBN/Kob) (2006)
  • Author(s): Matsuura T, Ozaki K, Narama I
  • Organizer: 19^<th> World Diabetes Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Cape Town
  • Year and Date: 20060000
• [Presentation] Long-term hyperglycemia induces severe intraretinal angiopathy in alloxan- treated diabetic rats (2006)
  • Author(s): Kobara I., Matsuura T, Ozaki K, Narama I.
  • Organizer: 19^<th> World Diabetes Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Cape Town
  • Year and Date: 20060000
• [Presentation] 2型糖尿病モデル(db/db)マウスを用いた糖尿病網膜症研究 (2006)
  • Author(s): 神原一太郎, 松浦哲郎, 尾崎清和, 奈良間功
  • Organizer: 第21回日本糖尿病合併症学会
  • Place of Presentation: 弘前市
  • Year and Date: 20060000