Use of monohydrate dextrose in zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a model to induce hyperglycemia

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1 Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran

2 Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Marine Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Noor, Iran

3 Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran

10.22034/AEJ.2022.326693.2745

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to establish hyperglycemia in zebrafish (Danio rerio) using dextrose monohydrate as a suitable and inexpensive alternative to glucose in the diabetic process. A number of 90 adult fish with an average weight of 316.38 ± 53.74 mg were selected and after adaptation were subjected to different doses of dextrose monohydrate for 24 days in two treatments of diabetic and control treatments each with three replicates. Blood samples were taken at the beginning of the experiment and also on the seventh, sixteenth and twenty-fifth days after inducing hyperglycemia to check the glucose levels. Comparison of blood glucose levels between the diabetic and control treatments showed an increase in fasting blood glucose levels from 41.17 to 188.67 after immersion in dextrose solution for 24 days. Also in glucose tolerance test in diabetic treatment, glucose level remained above 600 mg/dl after 90 minutes. In general, the results showed that the use of dextrose in a gradual manner causes hyperglycemia and this method can be used to induce type 2 diabetes.

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Journal of Animal Environment
Volume 14, Issue 4
February 2023
Pages 187-192

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