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- Title
Anal pressure in experimental diabetes.
- Authors
Tieppo, Juliana; Kretzmann Filho, Nélson A.; Seleme, Maura; Fillmann, Henrique S.; Berghmans, Bary; Marroni, Norma Possa
- Abstract
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic endocrine disorder that affects many systems, the gastrointestinal system often being among the affected systems. This experimental study work was designed to demonstrate altered anal sphincter pressures in an experimental model of diabetes mellitus (DM). Male Wistar rats (mean weight = 250 g) were used and randomized in two groups ( n = 10): CO = control and DM. DM was induced by administering a single dose of streptozotocin. Glycemic levels were measured at the start (time = 0) and end (time = 60) of the experiment and anorectal manometry at the end. DM rats presented a significant increase in glycemia at day 60 (DM = 407.14 ± 73.76) as compared to the control group (time 0 = 175.7 ± 18.62 and time 60 = 198.04 ± 28.66). Anorectal manometry showed a significant decrease in anal pressure in the DM group at day 60 (DM = 34.2 ± 4.97) as compared to the CO group at the same time (CO = 67.4 ± 2.06), with P < 0.01 and P < 0.001 (Student's t test). The results suggest that DM, due to the high glycemic levels, lead to alterations such as anal sphincter hypotony, which may cause complications such as fecal incontinence.
- Subjects
DIABETES; ENDOCRINE diseases; GASTROINTESTINAL system; LABORATORY rats; FECAL incontinence; DEFECATION disorders
- Publication
International Journal of Colorectal Disease, 2009, Vol 24, Issue 12, p1395
- ISSN
0179-1958
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00384-009-0751-x