Introduction:

Streptozotocin is currently one of the most used diabetogenic agents to generate biological models of diabetes due to its chemical properties, so it is necessary to study the consequences of STZ for the organism of the laboratory animal.

Objective:

To evaluate in a period of 90 days the effects of neonatal injection of streptozotocin in Wistar rats on biochemical indicators and oxidative stress in liver and kidney.

Methods:

Diabetes was induced neonatally by 100 mg of streptozotocin in Wistar rats. Blood glucose, insulin and oxidative stress indicators in liver and kidney were determined in 5 animals per group at days 5, 10, 20, 30, 60, 90 of birth.

Results:

Blood glucose and insulin showed significant differences in the STZ-group respect to the control group in all interventions. The maximum value of hyperglycemia was observed on day-5. The concentration of nitrates and nitrites in liver was higher than in kidney. In liver tissue of the STZ-group, this indicator was significantly higher on days 10-20 compared to the control. In all interventions, reduced glutathione consumption was demonstrated in the STZ-group compared to control in both organs. In the liver of STZ rats no lipid or protein damage was demonstrated. However, in the kidney, significant damage in both biomolecules was detected in the STZ-group on day-5.

Conclusions:

Neonatal streptozotocin cytotoxicity as well as induced glucose and insulin concentrations had a negative impact on oxidative stress indicators studied in liver and kidney tissue.

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