INS and Hyperglycemia: Administration of dexamethasone (1.0 mg / kg, i.m.)caused hyperglycemia with a parallel increase in the concentrations of serum insulin, total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C) and triglycerides (TG) as well as in renal lipid peroxidation (LPO) and relative risk ratio (RR).