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Current Trends in <strong>Biotechnology</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Pharmacy</strong><br />

Vol. 5 (3) 1338-1345 July 2011, ISSN 0973-8916 (Print), 2230-7303 (Online)<br />

In-vitro Evaluation <strong>of</strong> Rat Small Intestine as a Gluconeogenic<br />

Organ During Fasting<br />

G . Gajalakshmi, V. Kowsalya <strong>and</strong> M. Ch<strong>and</strong>rasekar*<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Physiology, Meenakshi Medical College <strong>and</strong> Research Institute, Enathur<br />

Kancheepuram, India<br />

* For Correspondence - mch<strong>and</strong>ru1959@hotmail.com<br />

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Abstract<br />

The liver <strong>and</strong> kidneys maintain the blood<br />

glucose levels in periods <strong>of</strong> fasting, starvation,<br />

low-carbohydrate diets, or intense exercise by<br />

gluconeogenesis. The present study was designed<br />

to evaluate whether small intestine provides<br />

substrates for hepatic gluconeogenesis during<br />

fasting in an in-vitro model using rat everted sac<br />

technique. Healthy adult male albino Swiss rats<br />

were chosen for this study <strong>and</strong> divided into three<br />

groups consisting <strong>of</strong> control as well as 4 <strong>and</strong> 6<br />

days <strong>of</strong> fasting animals respectively. The<br />

parameters studied were animal body weight,<br />

jejunal intestinal weight, <strong>and</strong> protein content <strong>of</strong><br />

the jejunum, estimation <strong>of</strong> glucose, pyurvate <strong>and</strong><br />

lactate dehydrogenase levels. Data were analyzed<br />

by one way analysis <strong>of</strong> variance (ANOVA)<br />

followed by Tukey’s multiple comparison. The<br />

significant level was fixed at p

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