Indução experimental do Diabetes mellitus em ratos Wistar submetidos à injeção intraperitoneal de aloxana em diferentes doses

Abstract

This study was to compare the effects the action diabetogenic of alloxan in different doses, through its administration intraperitoneally (ip) in Wistar rats. The animals were distributed randomly four in experimental groups: experimental control group (GC), consisting of 30 rats subjected to injection (ip) of sodium chloride solution 0.9%; Group 1 (G1), 2 (G2) and 3 (G3) consisting of 60 rats each, subject to injection (ip) alloxan 2% at doses of 120, 150 and 200 mg/kg, respectively. Were evaluated during 15 days, on the following parameters: blood glucose, weight, water intake, dietary intake, urination chemical examination of urine (glucose, ketone bodies, and other parameters). It was concluded that the dose of 120 mg/kg alloxan at 2% (ip), when compared to the doses was most efficient, compared to the objectives of this study, it induced diabetes in a larger number of animals and promoted a low percentage of deaths.