Abstract:Background
Steroid diabetes mellitus (SDM) is a metabolic syndrome caused by an increase in glucocorticoids, and its pathogenesis is unclear. 18F-FDG PET/CT can reflect the glucose metabolism of tissues and organs under living conditions, and plays an important role in diabetes research. Here, PET/CT imaging of SDM and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) rats was used to observe the changes of glucose metabolism in major glucose metabolism organs and immunohistochemical analysis to explore the possible pathogenes… Show more
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