Turkish Society of Physiological Sciences, 47th Turkish Physiology Congress, 1-4 November 2022, Antalya, Türkiye, Antalya, Türkiye, 1 - 04 Kasım 2022, ss.47, (Özet Bildiri)
AIM: Ethanol leads to physiopathological disorders by affecting
metabolic processes related to glucose metabolism and lipid
profile. Darbepoetin alfa (DA) is an analogue of recombinant
human erythropoietin (rHuEPO). In our study, we aimed to
investigate the effects of darbepoetin alfa (DA) on the changes
glucose and lipid metabolism and asprosin levels induced by
ethanol in rats.
METHODS: 40 Wistar-Albino male rats were divided into four
groups of control (C) (3.15 ml/kg isocaloric glucose solution, ig),
ethanol (E) (3 g/kg 20% ethanol solution, ig), DA (0.25 µg/kg, ip)
and E+DA. Fasting blood glucose (FBG) was measured on the first
day, 15th and 30th days. On the 30th day, triglyceride, total
cholesterol, HDL and insulin levels in serum and asprosin levels in
plasma were measured. Liver tissues were investigated by
histopathological methods.
RESULTS: FBG was significantly lower in E+DA group on the 30th
day compared with C group (p<0.05). Serum insülin and triglyceride
levels were significantly higher in E+DA group compared with C and
E groups (p<0.05). There was no statistically difference between
the groups in HOMA-IR, in the plasma asprosin levels, in the serum
total cholesterol and HDL levels. Histopathologically, diffuse
microvesicular fat accumulation in hepatocytes, and extensive
dilatation and hyperemia in sinusoids were observed in E group
compared with C group. In the E+DA group, these pathological
findings were significantly reduced.
CONCLUSION: In our study, it was observed that ethanol had no
effect on asprosin levels, insulin resistance and lipid profile
depending on the ethanol dose and ethanol exposure time. In the
E+DA group, the decrease in FBG within physiological limits is due
to an increase in insulin level. In our study, there was an increase
in serum triglyceride levels with the combined effect of ethanol
and DA.
Keywords: Ethanol, Darbepoetin alpha, Asprosin, Glucose
metabolism, Lipid profile.