| Objective The present study sought to evaluate the miR-34a/Sirtuin1/p53 pro-apoptotic pathway, and reveal its modulation in
diabetic rats undergoing swimming exercise.
Methods Twenty-eight male Wistar rats were divided into four groups. They were inducted to develop diabetes by injection of
streptozotocin. After 12 weeks of swimming, the pancreatic tissue of these rats were removed to be evaluated for the expression
level of Sitruin1/P53/miR-34a through qPCR.
Results Findings indicated a marked rise in the expression of miR-34 and P53 (P < 0.01) as well as a significant decrease in
expression of Sitruin1 (P < 0.01) in the diabetic group. In contrast, swimming resulted in a significant decrease in miR-34a
expression (P < 0.01), and a prominent rise in the level of Sitruin1 in the swimming-trained-diabetic group (P < 0.01).
Additionally, high, moderate and low apoptosis rate were observed in the pancreatic tissue of the diabetic, swimming-trained
diabetic, and control groups, respectively.
Conclusion Our findings suggested a correlation between pancreatic tissue apoptosis rate and miR-34a/Sitruin1/p53 signaling,
that was subject to modulation by training. |