Dextrose is absorbed by rectum in hypoglycemic rats.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-2003
Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of the rectal administration of dextrose in raising the serum glucose in a hypoglycemic rat model. A randomized, prospective, controlled experimental study was performed using 18-h fasted, acutely anesthetized Harlan Sprague-Dawley rats made hypoglycemic by the intravenous infusion of insulin at 3 U/kg/h for 2 h. At 1 h into the infusion, study rats received 1, 2, or 3 g/kg of 50% dextrose solution infused into the rectum using a balloon tipped catheter. Control animals received an equivolume, equi-osmolar (as compared to the 3 g/kg dose) amount of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-400 by rectum. Blood glucose (BG) measurements were made using blood obtained from the portal vein and a femoral artery. Intravenous insulin administered at 3 U/kg/h consistently produced BG levels 60% of baseline at 60 min and 80% of baseline at 120 min. BG levels in portal and arterial circulation increased after rectal dextrose. In general, portal venous values were greater than arterial after rectal dextrose. The greatest increase was seen 30 min after dextrose by rectum in animals receiving 3 g/kg. A 50% dextrose administered by rectum in hypoglycemic rats is absorbed in quantities sufficient to raise BG in the arterial and portal circulation.
Volume
24
Issue
3
First Page
253
Last Page
257
ISSN
0736-4679
Published In/Presented At
McGee, D., Chen, A., & de Garavilla, L. (2003). Dextrose is absorbed by rectum in hypoglycemic rats. The Journal of emergency medicine, 24(3), 253–257. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0736-4679(02)00752-7
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
12676292
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article