Volgograd Journal of Medical Research

Volgograd Journal of Medical Research

Quarterly Journal of Science and Practice


UDK: УДК 612.084

INFUENCE OF METFORMIN ON DEVELOPMENT OF INSULIN RESISTANCE INDUCED BY HIGH-FAT DIET

N. I. Chepljaeva, D. A. Aleshin, E. S. Vorobiev

Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет, кафедра фармакологии

Резюме

A model of obesity and insulin resistance induced by high-fat diet in rats was simulated. We have provided evidence that the antidiabetic drug of metformin reduces the severity of obesity and insulin resistance, which makes it possible to use a high-fat diet to test compounds with a similar mechanism of action.

Ключевые слова

diabetes mellitus type 2, insulin resistance, high-fat diet, obesity, metformin.

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