Research Article

Delta Cell Hyperplasia in Adult Goto-Kakizaki (GK/MolTac) Diabetic Rats

Table 1

Postprandial insulinemia in hyperglycemic rats and fasting glycemia in all rats within studied groups.

Goto-Kakizaki ratsWistar rats
20 weeks25 weeks42 weeks20 weeks25 weeks42 weeks

Insulinemia  (pmol⋅L−1) 
Average ± SD (median)
442 ± 99 (453)134 ± 71 (112) 
p  <  0.05
340 ± 92 (355)386 ± 153 (337)404 ± 266 (343)401 ± 171 (424)

6 weeks15 weeks37 weeks6 weeks15 weeks37 weeks

Glycemia  (mmol⋅L−1) 
Average ± SD (median)
8.7 ± 0.7 (8.6) 
16.2 ± 4.6 (17.2)

p  <  0.001
15.9 ± 3.4 (17.1)

p  <  0.001
7.5 ± 0.6 (7.6) 
6.3 ± 0.4 (6.3) 
6.3 ± 0.3 (6.3) 

Statistical significance between age-matched groups of Goto-Kakizaki versus Wistar rats is noted. For insulinemia estimations .