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Background  Hypertension has been associated to diabetes, and participates in the development of diabetic complications. The spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) is the gold standard model for the study of hypertension, and experimental diabetes has been currently investigated in SHR. Wistar-Kyoto rat is usually taken as control for SHR, however, regarding the glycemic homeostasis, WKY may be similar to SHR, when compared to the standard Wistar rat, importantly affecting the interpretation of data.  Slc2a4  gene, which encodes the GLUT4 protein, is expressed in insulin-sensitive tissues, such as muscle cells and adipocytes, and alteration in  Slc2a4 /GLUT4 expression is inversely related to glycemic levels. We investigated the effect of diabetes on the expression of  Slc2a4 /GLUT4 and glycemic control in Wistar-Kyoto and SHR.    Findings   Slc2a4  mRNA (Northern-blotting) and GLUT4 protein (Western-blotting) were investigated in skeletal muscles (soleus and extensor digitorum longus) of Wistar, Wistar-Kyoto and SHR, rendered or not diabetic for 1 month. Non-diabetic SHR shows hyperinsulinemia, and unaltered GLUT4 expression. The hyperglycemia was significantly attenuated in diabetic Wistar-Kyoto and SHR, compared to that observed in diabetic Wistar, although all of them presented the same hypoinsulinemic levels. Besides, diabetes significantly reduced  Slc2a4 /GLUT4 in Wistar, as expected; however, that was not observed in diabetic Wistar-Kyoto and SHR.    Conclusions  Non-diabetic SHR is insulin resistant, despite unaltered GLUT4 expression. Diabetic Wistar-Kyoto and diabetic SHR presented high  Slc2a4 /GLUT4 expression in skeletal muscle, as compared to diabetic Wistar. This  Slc2a4 /GLUT4 regulation does not depend on insulin level and possibly protects the WKY and SHR from severe glycemic impairment.

Decreased diabetes-induced glycemic impairment in WKY and SHR involves enhanced skeletal muscle Slc2a4/GLUT4 expression