Aim: To explore the effect of alloxan time administerDrug on establishing diabetic rabbit model.
Methods: Thirty-six healthy rabbits, weighed 2-2.5kg, were randomly divided into one time administerDrug group (Group A, n=12), two times administerDrug group (Group B, n=12) and three times administerDrug group(Group C, n=12). Every rabbit was injected with alloxan of 150mg/kg. The three groups were measured for fasting blood-glucose. The success rate and death rate of each group were also calculated.
Results: The success rate of diabetic rabbit model in Group B was higher than that in Group A (P<0.01) but its death rate was lower than that of Group A (P<0.01); the success rate of diabetic rabbit model in Group C was highest but the death rate was the lowest in the three groups.
Conclusion: Separate administration of alloxan can improve success rate in establishing diabetic rabbit model, decrease the death rate and keep the stability of model.
Keywords: alloxan; death rate; diabetes; rabbit; success rate.