title: [Early induction of diabetes in NOD mice by streptozotocin].
abstract: To clarify whether the non-obese diabetes prone (NOD) mouse has an unusual pancreatic sensitivity to damage, mice were administered streptozotocin in high dose (direct beta cell toxic) or multiple low-dose (autoimmune-insulitis generating) regimen. NOD mice were found to be less sensitive to the diabetogenic effects of high-dose streptozotocin than C57BL/6 mice, but were exquisitely responsive to the multiple low dose regimen when compared to C57BL/6 or C3H/HeJ mice. These results suggest that the basic defect in NOD mice resides in the immune system and that the NOD mouse may be a useful model to investigate the relationships between environmental factors and intrinsic genetic predisposition to diabetes.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D013045:Species Specificity; D013311:Streptozocin
chemical_list: D013311:Streptozocin
vernacular_title: Induction précoce du diabète chez la souris NOD par la streptozotocine.