streptozotocin-induced diabetes C57BL/6 mouse

小鼠经口灌胃葡萄糖负荷的耐受试验。禁食 4–6 小时；普通饮食按 1 g/kg、高脂饮食 4 周以上按 0.5 g/kg 给予 50% 葡萄糖溶液；负荷前及负荷后 15、30、60、90、120 分钟测定血糖。不同组别与样本量按具体研究设计确定，本方案不预设实验分组。

小鼠腹腔注射胰岛素后的耐量试验。禁食 4–6 小时；按 1–1.2 U/kg 给予胰岛素；负荷前及负荷后 15、30、60、90、120 分钟测定血糖。不同组别与样本量按具体研究设计确定，本方案不预设实验分组。

FFPE 肾组织切片的 PAS 染色流程，按源方案 FFPE 分支执行脱蜡、复水、氧化、Schiff 显色、苏木素复染、脱水透明和封片。具体切片厚度、视野与定量方法按研究设计确定。

基线与负荷后 15、30、60、90、120 分钟血糖时间序列；可计算血糖曲线下面积。

基线与负荷后 15、30、60、90、120 分钟血糖时间序列；可计算血糖下降百分比或曲线下面积。

340 nm吸光度变化对应的葡萄糖浓度。

输出为达到既定高血糖阈值的成模动物；本方案不主张与某一原论文的给药操作等同，仅为可采用的诱导实现。

肾小球基底膜、系膜基质和糖蛋白呈 PAS 阳性（品红/紫红色），细胞核呈蓝色；按研究设计进行肾小球系膜扩张或病变范围判读。

输出为每样品尿白蛋白浓度（mg/l），按标准曲线插值报告；该读数本身不是白蛋白/肌酐比值，换算比值需另测尿肌酐。

Fasting Fasting begins first thing in the morning (around 9am). Fast mice for 4-6 hours before OGTT begins. Transfer mice to clean cage and wire top. Keep water bottles during the fasting period. 1. If using High Fat diet (HFD), save food to give back at the end of the OGTT. 1. mark tails with a sharpie for easier identification during OGTT. OGTT Weigh mouse to obtain body weight for dose calculations. Calculate bolus dose of glucose (**1g/kg**). Weight of mouse (g) x 2 = ul sterile glucose (50% dextrose) solution *If using HFD for 4 weeks or more, use 0.5g/kg (weight of mouse (g) x 1 = ul sterile glucose (50% dextrose) solution) GTT- template spreadsheet.xlsx OGTT Prepare syringes using 1cc syringe and 18G oral gavage needle. Load all syringes with calculated glucose dose and position in front of home cage. OGTT Prior to the delivery of the sterile glucose (50% dextrose) solution, a time “zero” blood glucose level must be measured. Restrain mouse and clean tail with 70% ethanol/gauze. Extract a small amount of blood from the tail vein onto One Touch Ultra blood glucose strips used with the One Touch Ultra 2 blood glucose monitoring system. Blood can be collected into microvette tubes that can be used to extract plasma which can be assayed for plasma insulin (see step 9 for plasma collection). Microvette tubes are blood collection tubes with a capillary. Tap tube until all the blood is collected in the tube. Place on ice until plasma collection. OGTT Administer the correct dose of sterile glucose (50% dextrose) solution using the syringe and gavage needle. - Restraint of the Mouse, avoiding an excessively tight grip of the mouse, as this will induce a panic response. Ensure that the mouse cannot bite you and cannot move its head. - Gravity alone should be used to move the cannula down the esophagus. While gliding the cannula, rotate slightly as the cannula goes past the epiglottis and into the esophagus.The mouse should swallow the cannula, and this can be observed. - Inject the fluid slowly. - The cannula is then gently removed and the animal is returned to its cage. OGTT Begin timing from the point of successfully delivering the sterile glucose (50% dextrose) solution. OGTT Test and record the blood glucose level (see step 4) at times 15, 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes after the initial glucose delivery. Record each value on Glucose Tolerance Test record sheet (template found on Step 2). Record condition of animal throughout and after procedure on the Glucose Tolerance Test record sheet. Extract a small amount of blood from the tail veil at 15, 30, 60 and 120 minutes as well as testing the blood glucose level. *skip blood collection at 90 minutes to ensure not to exceed 0.007 ml blood/ g body weight. OGTT Return food and environmental enrichments to cages. Plasma collection Place tubes into pre-chilled centrifuge. Centrifguge for 2 mins at 2000 rpm. 00:02:00 4 °C Plasma collection Remove the callipary-lid and dispose in biohazard bin. Place the base lid and seal the microvette (click position). Plasma collection Centrifuge at 4°C for 10 mins at 10 000 rpm. 00:10:00 4 °C Plasma collection Using a pipette, transfer the plasma (top transparent layer) to a clean and labelled tube. Store plasma samples at -20°C until assayed. Plasma collection Assay for insulin plasma on a STELLUX Chemi Rodent Insulin ELISA kit by ALPCO. See protocol at:

Fasting Fasting begins first thing in the morning (around 9am). Fast mice for 4-6 hours before ITT begins. Transfer mice to clean cage and wire top. Keep water bottles during the fasting period. 1. If using High Fat diet (HFD), save food to give back at the end of the ITT. 1. Mark tails with a sharpie for easier identification during ITT. Insulin Solution prep Stock 1: 50ul of 100U/ml Humulin R into 4950ul of cold sterile 1X PBS. Invert solution 3-4 times to mix. Stock 2: 1ml of Stock 1 into 9ml of cold sterile 1X PBS. Invert solution 3-4 times to mix. Keep on ice until use ITT Weigh mouse to obtain body weight for dose calculations. Calculate bolus dose of insulin (**1-1.2 units/kg**). Weight of mouse (g) x 10 = ul insulin stock 2 solution ITT - template spreadsheet.xlsx ITT Prepare syringes using 1cc syringe and 26G needle. Load all syringes with calculated insulin dose and position in front of home cage. ITT Prior to the delivery of the insulin solution, a time “zero” blood glucose level must be measured. Restrain mouse and clean tail with 70% ethanol/gauze. Extract a small amount of blood from the tail vein onto One Touch Ultra blood glucose strips used with the One Touch Ultra 2 blood glucose monitoring system. ITT Administer the correct dose of Insulin solution using an IP (intraperitoneal) injection method. - Restrain the mouse. Then place the mouse is in dorsal recumbency with the head down allowing the viscera to move cranially. - Using the bend of the knee and the ventral abdominal midline as landmarks, the needle is inserted half way between the midline and lateral side of the animal at the natural bend of the knee. Insert the needle at a 30 to 45 degree angle into either the left or right lower abdominal quadrant. - Prior to injection, aspirate to make sure the needle has not penetrated a blood vessel, the intestines or the urinary bladder. When aspirating the syringe, you should see an air bubble in the hub of the needle, and not any form of fluid. - Inject and return mouse to cage. ITT Begin timing from the point of successfully delivering the insulin solution. ITT Test and record the blood glucose level (see step 5) at times 15, 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes after the initial glucose delivery. Record each value on Insulin Tolerance Test record sheet (template found on step 2). Record condition of animal throughout and after procedure on the Insulin Tolerance Test recored sheet. ITT Return food and environmental enrichments to cages.

Calibrate Cobas for Glucose analysis by running a multi analyte standard and two control serum. Calibrate Cobas for Glucose analysis by running a multi analyte standard and two control serum. Sample Handling as performed by the Cobas Mira Plus. Sample Handling as performed by the Cobas Mira Plus. a) Pipette 3 µL of sample into cuvette. b) Absorbance is measured at 340 nm. c) Add 100 µL of Glucose liquid reagent. d) Mixture is incubated at 37ºC for 10 minutes. e) Absorbance is measured at 340 nm. Change in absorbance is calculated.

Prepare the buffers and solutions as described below. Please note that the STZNa-Citrate solution should be prepared imm Prepare the buffers and solutions as described below. Please note that the STZNa-Citrate solution should be prepared immediately prior to injection so as to avoid degradation of the STZ. Mice should be fasted prior to injection; four hours is usually sufficient. Mice should be fasted prior to injection; four hours is usually sufficient. Place one mouse in the Isoflurane drop jar, according to your local IACUC anesthesia standards. Place one mouse in the Isoflurane drop jar, according to your local IACUC anesthesia standards. Remove mouse when breathing has slowed and animal is anesthetized Remove mouse when breathing has slowed and animal is anesthetized Inject appropriate amount of the STZ solution IP so the final dosage is **50 mg/kg mouse** Inject appropriate amount of the STZ solution IP so the final dosage is **50 mg/kg mouse** Allow mouse to awaken and place back in cage Allow mouse to awaken and place back in cage Repeat procedure for each animal; keep in mind that Isoflurane will need to be reloaded after every third or fourth anim Repeat procedure for each animal; keep in mind that Isoflurane will need to be reloaded after every third or fourth animal for proper anesthesia. Each mouse should be given one injection for 5 days consecutively. Each mouse should be given one injection for 5 days consecutively. Supply mice with 10% sucrose water, if necessary, to avoid sudden hypoglycemia post-injection. Supply mice with 10% sucrose water, if necessary, to avoid sudden hypoglycemia post-injection. **Mice should be tested for sufficient levels of hyperglycemia at 4 weeks postinjection. **If any of the experimental an **Mice should be tested for sufficient levels of hyperglycemia at 4 weeks postinjection. **If any of the experimental animals are not sufficiently diabetic, the low dose STZ protocol should be re-administered to those mice only at week 7 post injection to obtain proper levels of hyperglycemia.

Start with FFPE here: Allow PAS “kit” to come to room temperature on the bench. Start with FFPE here: For paraffin sections, deparaffinize in xylene, two changes, 00:03:00 each. Start with FFPE here: Hydrate through graded alcohols, 00:01:00 each: 100%, 100%, 95%, 70%, water Start with FFPE here: Rinse well in distilled water by holding finger over slides, pouring water into sink and adding water. Do this 5 times. Start Frozen samples here: Place in 0.5% Periodic acid for 00:10:00 (to oxidize). Start Frozen samples here: Rinse well in distilled water (follow Step 4). Start Frozen samples here: Pour Schiff’s reagent into Coplin jar containing slides. Allow to sit 15-30 minutes at room temperature (kidney samples ~30 minutes). Start Frozen samples here: Rinse in running warm (~40 °C) distilled or tap water (follow Step 4). The tissue should appear pink after rinsing with warm water. Start Frozen samples here: Place slides in movable gray slide holder. Start Frozen samples here: Counterstain in Hematoxylin (staining line) for 00:01:00. Start Frozen samples here: Rinse well in distilled water, starting with blue container next to hematoxylin (follow Step 4). Start Frozen samples here: Quickly dip slides into “Bluing” agent (0.5% ammonium hydroxide). Start Frozen samples here: Rinse 1 minute in distilled water until pink color is visible (follow Step 4). Start Frozen samples here: Dehydrate through graded alcohols, 10 short dips in each: 95%, 95%, 100%, 100% If the last 100% ethanol rinse is colored by residual stain, additional washing in new 100% ethanol solution should be performed. Start Frozen samples here: Fix in 2 rounds of xylenes, 00:01:00 each (in the hood). Start Frozen samples here: Coverslip slides: - Place coverslip on paper towel - Add 2-3 drops of cytoseal to edge (depending on size) - Dip slide into xylenes, take out and roll the xylene lengthwise on slide - Line up slide and cover slip and slowly place the slide on the coverslip - If needed, use dissecting tool to remove bubbles Start Frozen samples here: Image slides using a Leica brightfield scanner, AxioScan Z1 slide scanner (or equivalent) at 20x (~1 µm spatial resolution) and save as.tiff or.jpg file.

Prepare working reagent. Prepare working reagent. Prepare standards by serially diluting 200 mg/l standard 1:1 to make 100, 50, 25, 12.5, 6.25 standards. Prepare standards by serially diluting 200 mg/l standard 1:1 to make 100, 50, 25, 12.5, 6.25 standards. Add 25 μl of standard and sample to each well. Add 25 μl of standard and sample to each well. Add 125 μl of working reagent. Read in fluorimeter using 590 nm excitation and 616 nm emission. Add 125 μl of working reagent. Read in fluorimeter using 590 nm excitation and 616 nm emission. _**IMPORTANT: **__Make sure not to add any bubbles to the wells when dispensing reagents, this will interfere with reading in the platereader._ Use a polynomial 2nd order curve fit to construct a standard curve. Interpolate the values of the unknowns using the sta Use a polynomial 2nd order curve fit to construct a standard curve. Interpolate the values of the unknowns using the standard curve.