Establishment of animal model of pregnant rat with subclinical hypothyroidism
YU Xiao-hui, LI Si-qi, ZHU Shuai-jun
The Endocrine Institute and The Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Endocrine Diseases, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning, China
Abstract:ObjectiveTo establish the animal model of pregnant rat with subclinical hypothyroidism. Methods60 female adult Wistar rat were divided into three groups: (i) overt hypothyroidism (OH) group: total removal of the rats’ thyroid. (ii) subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) group: after total removal of the rats’ thyroid, levothyroxine were given to the rats by miniosmotic pumps and the rate was 1.0µg/(100g·d). (iii) control group: the false thyroid surgery was carried out. The serum samples were collected from all the three groups at baseline, preconception, 10th, 13th, 17th gestational days and at delivery. Thyroid function was detected at all the time points. ResultsAt baseline, thyroid function indexes levels were similar among the three groups. After thyroid surgery, TSH levels of OH group were always higher than those of SCH group and control group (all P<0.01). And TT4 levels were always lower than those of other two groups (all P<0.01). In SCH group, from preconception to delivery serum TSH levels were always higher than those of control group (all P<0.05). Serum TT4 levels were always similar with those of control group (all P>0.05). ConclusionAfter total removal thyroid and optimal dose of levothyroxine infusion with miniosmotic pump, a successful animal model of pregnant rat with subclinical hypothyroidism can be established.
于晓会,刘爱华,朱帅俊,刘迪杰,单忠艳,滕卫平. 孕期亚临床甲减大鼠模型的建立[J]. 实用预防医学, 2015, 22(6): 686-688.
YU Xiao-hui, LI Si-qi, ZHU Shuai-jun. Establishment of animal model of pregnant rat with subclinical hypothyroidism. , 2015, 22(6): 686-688.
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