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ArticleAnimal models and experimental medicine2024

Modified streptozotocin-induced diabetic model in rodents.

Anton Lennikov, Farris ElZaridi, Menglu Yang

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Anton LennikovDepartment of Ophthalmology, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Mass Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Farris ElZaridiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Mass Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Menglu YangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Mass Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3264-7194

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Massachusetts Lions Charitable FoundationU.S. Department of Defense HT9425-23-1-1045
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced type I diabetes mellitus (DM) models have been pivotal in diabetes research due to their ability to mimic the insulin-dependent hyperglycemia akin to human type I diabetes. However, these models often suffer from poor induction rates and low survival post-STZ induction, especially in long-term experiments, necessitating insulin supplementation, which introduces additional variables to experiments. To address this, we present a novel modification to the STZ-induced DM model in C57BL/6J mice to improve survival rates without insulin supplementation. Our method involves non-fasting, low-dose STZ injections dissolved in pH-neutral phosphate buffer saline instead of acidic sodium citrate buffer, administered over 5 days. We observed hyperglycemia induction in 94.28% of mice within a week post-injection, with stable high blood glucose levels, stable body weight, and minimal mortality up to 21 weeks. Notably, omitting 10% sucrose in water and fasting did not affect hyperglycemia induction. Our findings suggest that the modified protocol not only decreases the experimental effort of the researchers, but reduces animal stress and mortality, thus enhancing experimental outcomes and animal welfare. By optimizing the STZ-induced DM model in C57BL/6J mice, our study provides a valuable resource for researchers aiming to study diabetes and its complications while minimizing experimental variability and animal usage.

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Blood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalMice, Inbred C57BLStreptozocinAnimalsBody WeightDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Disease Models, AnimalHyperglycemiaMaleMiceBlood GlucoseStreptozocinhyperglycemianon‐fastingstreptozotocinType 1 diabetes mellitus

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PMID39350510
PMCPMC11528383

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