Effect of Verapamil on Serum Level of Salinomycin in Diabetic Rats
- 1 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran
- 2 Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran
Abstract
Problem statement: The aim of present study was evaluation function of P-glycoprotein with or without verapamil in normal and diabetic rats; which the function of P-glycoprotein was indirectly evaluated by detection of serum slainomycin concentration with HPLC method. Approach: This study was carried in 4 groups of rats including normal rats which received salinomycin and verapamil together salinomycin; and diabetic rats which received salinomycin and verapamil together salinomycin. Serum concentration of salinomycin was measured by HPLC after 3 h from its administration. Results: Results show the serum concentration of salinomycin significantly elevated in diabetic rats which received verapamil together salinomycin; while this concentration did not significantly change in other groups. Conclusion: Since the p-glycoprotein activity decreases in diabetic conditions and verapamil inhibits it; probably transport of salinomycin from blood to tissues or its elimination was decreased that caused its elevated serum concentration.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2011.860.863
Copyright: © 2011 Hossein Najafzadeh, Said Reza Fatemi and Amir Ashna. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the
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Keywords
- Salinomycin significantly
- verapamil inhibits
- diabetes induction
- HPLC method
- serum concentration
- p-glycoprotein
- diabetic rats
- serum level
- tumor cells