Abstract

BEQUER, L et al. Moderate Hyperglycemia Induction in Wistar Rats by Neonatal Streptozotocin Inoculation: Subcutaneous or Intraperitoneal Injection?. Rev. argent. endocrinol. metab. [online]. 2014, vol.51, n.4, pp.178-184. ISSN 1851-3034.

Animal experimentation is an important tool for understanding the pathophysiological mechanisms characterizing diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMT2). Based on the fact that it is necessary to know the implication of each variant selected in DMT2 models, in this case of moderate hyperglycemias, we propose to evaluate the metabolic and oxidative stress status in adult rats after neonatal [subcutaneous (SC) or intraperitoneal (IP)] administration of streptozotocin (STZ). Thus, DMT2 was induced by either SC or IP injection of 100 mg/Kgbody weight of streptozotocin (STZ) in 2 day-old rat female offsprings. Neonates designated as controls received only vehicle in a similar schedule. Groups of 10 animals were defined by the route of injection (SC or IP). Hyperglycemia developed at 6 weeks of life in both experimental groups; however, rats from the group receiving STZ SC displayed a significantly higher weekly average of blood glucose levels and a poorer glycemic control during the experiment (indicated by the peripheral glycosylated hemoglobin levels). At 12 weeks of age, euthanasia was performed, and indicators of kidney function, peripheral lipid profile and oxidative stress parameters were studied. In STZ-treated rats, there were no significant differences in circulating concentrations of lipids, uric acid, MDA and PAOP, compared with controls. Interestingly, peripheral creatinine and urea concentrations were significantly higher in STZ SC-treated rats than in both CONTROL SC and STZ IP rats. We conclude that, although the DMT2 phenotype could be obtained by neonatal STZ administration by either route, the phenotype developed by animals inoculated with STZ by the SC route was more similar to that occurring in the human diabetic syndrome, mainly as regards renal function parameters. Rev Argent Endocrinol Metab 51:178-184, 2014 No financial conflicts of interest exist.

Keywords : Diabetes mellitus; Streptozotocin; Animal models; Moderate hyperglycemia; Subcutaneous injection.

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