Difference in streptozotocin-induced experimental diabetic model between male and female rats
- VernacularTitle:性别差异对实验性链脲佐菌素糖尿病大鼠造模的影响
- Author:
Xiaolin WANG
;
Zongyin QIU
;
Yongpeng XIA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
rosiglitazone;
type 2 Diabetic rat model;
gender;
streptozotocin
- From:Journal of Third Military Medical University
2003;0(17):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the difference of male and female rats in establishing diabetic model by feeding lardy diet and intraperitoneally injecting a low dose streptozotocin(STZ).Methods Totally 184 male and female Wistar rats(each 92 rats) were induced to diabetes mellitus by feeding lardy diet and intraperitoneally injecting 25 mg/kg STZ for 5 weeks.For the 114 left living rats(70 females and 44 males),they were randomized into female high rosiglitazone group(n=23),male high rosiglitazone group(n=15),female low rosiglitazone group(n=23),male low rosiglitazone group(n=15),female model group(n=24),and male model group(n=14).Rosiglitazone at 2 or 0.5 mg/kg were intragastrically administered to corresponding rats once a day for 4 weeks.Another 8 health female and 8 health male rats receiving same volume solvent served as normal control.The body weight,taken food amount,fasting blood glucose,plasma insulin content and the morphology of the spleen were measured and examined to validate the animal models.Results Blood glucose,total plasma lipids and cholesterol of model rats were markedly increased after STZ injection.And there were some other symptoms of model rats,such as polyuria,polydipsia and polyphagia,which indicated that diabetes had been induced in the models.The male model rats had higher mortality,body weight,triglyceride level and lower plasma insulin than in female(P