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Current Trends in <strong>Biotechnology</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Pharmacy</strong> Vol. 5 (3) 1338-1345 July 2011, ISSN 0973-8916 (Print), 2230-7303 (Online) In-vitro Evaluation <strong>of</strong> Rat Small Intestine as a Gluconeogenic Organ During Fasting G . Gajalakshmi, V. Kowsalya <strong>and</strong> M. Ch<strong>and</strong>rasekar* Department <strong>of</strong> Physiology, Meenakshi Medical College <strong>and</strong> Research Institute, Enathur Kancheepuram, India * For Correspondence - mch<strong>and</strong>ru1959@hotmail.com 1338 Abstract The liver <strong>and</strong> kidneys maintain the blood glucose levels in periods <strong>of</strong> fasting, starvation, low-carbohydrate diets, or intense exercise by gluconeogenesis. The present study was designed to evaluate whether small intestine provides substrates for hepatic gluconeogenesis during fasting in an in-vitro model using rat everted sac technique. Healthy adult male albino Swiss rats were chosen for this study <strong>and</strong> divided into three groups consisting <strong>of</strong> control as well as 4 <strong>and</strong> 6 days <strong>of</strong> fasting animals respectively. The parameters studied were animal body weight, jejunal intestinal weight, <strong>and</strong> protein content <strong>of</strong> the jejunum, estimation <strong>of</strong> glucose, pyurvate <strong>and</strong> lactate dehydrogenase levels. Data were analyzed by one way analysis <strong>of</strong> variance (ANOVA) followed by Tukey’s multiple comparison. The significant level was fixed at p