Study on animal model of testing food allergenicity in BN rat].

Nana Sun, Chunlai Liang, Qiannan Zhang, Xin Zhang, Wenming Cui, Wei Wang, Xudong Jia

Wei sheng yan jiu = Journal of hygiene research 2012 May

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To establish a BN rat model for testing food allergenicity. BN rats of both sex and aged 4 and 8 weeks were exposed to different doses of ovalbumin (OVA) (1.00 mg, 0.10 mg and 0.01 mg) by intraperitoneal injection on the 1st, 5th and 10th day of the study and observed for 35 days. Blood samples were taken on the 28th and 35th day of the study from orbital plexus and serum specific IgE (OVA sIgE) were determined by ELISA. Compared with the control group, the concentrations of OVA sIgE of 8-week female BN rats on the 28th and 35th day were significantly increased when 1.00 mg and 0.10 mg OVA was applied (P < 0.05). The concentrations of OVA sIgE of 8-week male BN rats on the 28th day were significantly higher than that in the control group when 0.10 mg and 0.01 mg OVA was applied (P < 0.05). And the concentrations of OVA sIgE of 8-week male BN rats on the 35th day were significantly higher than that in the control group when 1.00 mg OVA was applied (P < 0.05). The concentrations of OVA sIgE of 4-week male BN rats on the 35th day were significantly higher than the control group when 1.00 mg OVA was applied (P < 0.05). Female rats were more sensitive than male rats to different doses of OVA administered intraperitoneally; 8-week rats were more sensitive than 4-week rats; the better dose of OVA for sensitizing BN rats was 0.10 mg or 1.00 mg. Therefore, an ideally sensitized animal model could be established by administering 8-week female BN rats with 0.10 mg or 1.00 mg OVA intraperitoneally in 35 days later.

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Nana Sun, Chunlai Liang, Qiannan Zhang, Xin Zhang, Wenming Cui, Wei Wang, Xudong Jia. Study on animal model of testing food allergenicity in BN rat]. Wei sheng yan jiu = Journal of hygiene research. 2012 May;41(3):459-61