Objective To explore the effect of D-galactose(D-gal) on murine pancreatic injury and its pathogenesis.Methods C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into control group and D-gal model group [D-gal 120 mg/(kg · d) for 42 days].On the 2nd day after drug injection completed,the peripheral blood was taken for measuring the level of fasting blood glucose(FBG) and fasting insulin(FINS);and then the organ index of pancreas was calculated by the ratio of pancreatic wet weight(mg) and mouse body weight(g);HE stain was routinely prepared to observe the histologic structure of pancreatic tissue;the TEM was used to analyze ultrastructural changes of pancreatic cells;the pancreatic frozen sections were prepared to test senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) and its relative absorbance(RA) of positively stained cells in the pancreatic islets;immunohistochemistry assays to study advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and its RA;pancreas tissue homogenate was made to detect the content of superoxide dismutase(SOD),malonaldehyde(MDA) and total antioxidant capacity(T-AOC).Results In D-gal group mice,the FBG increased(P＜0.05) and FINS reduced;pancreas wet weight and organ increased obviously (P＜0.01);light microscopic structure of the pancreas presented without typical pathologic change,however the single nucleated cell's area within the islet was increased significantly(P＜0.05);the pancreas endocrine and exocrine cells were showed the ultrastructure damaged and lipofuscin formation increased;the RA of positive pancreas cells in SA-β-gal staining increased(P＜0.05);the RA of AGEs positive regional expression markedly increased (P＜0.01);the content of SOD and T-AOC decreased (P ＜ 0.05),the content of MDA increased (P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Aging mice model replicated by D-gal can cause the pancreatic injury,its mechanisms may be closely related to oxidative injury of pancreatic cells caused by D-gal.

The field of traditional Chinese medicine has a long history of applying modern science method in related research,and has made significant achievements in the field of disease and syndrome animal models.This paper reviewed the development history of the animal model of spleen deficiency syndrome,summarized and commented the modeling method,animal selection,evaluation index,digestive system disease and syndrome combination model.Small rodents,such as rats,are commonly used as representative animal models in research.Currently,the academic community mostly focuses on etiology and pathogenesis modeling,with limited use of chemical drugs and physical factors for modeling.The most common approach is the complex factor modeling method.Evaluation indicators include traditional Chinese medicine syndrome indicators,quantitative indicators related to"spleen"function and characteristics,as well as prescription counter-indicators.The focus of current research is the combination of disease patterns related to spleen deficiency,such as functional diarrhea/dyspepsia.The research on animal models of spleen.