Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine ›› 2020, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (2): 128-135.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-5817.2020.02.007

Special Issue: 实验动物资源开发与利用

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Analysis of Incidence of Spontaneous Histopathological Lesions in Young SD Rats

HUANG Jisheng1,2,3, WU Shuyi1, ZHAN Jinhe1, NI Qingchun1   

  1. 1. Drug Non-clinical Evaluation Center of Guangzhou Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Guangzhou General Pharmaceutical Research Institute Co. Ltd., 510240, China;
    2. School of Basic Medical Sciences, Center for Post-Doctoral Studies of Southern Medical University, 510515, China;
    3. Post-Doctoral Research Center of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd., 510130, China
  • Received:2019-08-26 Online:2020-04-25 Published:2020-12-18

Abstract: Objective To study the incidence of spontaneous histopathological lesions of young SPF SD rats at different growth and development stages, to provide information for drug nonclinical safety evaluation especially for pediatric drugs. Methods The samples were collected from SD rats in day 51 (PND51), day 65 (PND65), day 111 (PND111) and day 139 (PND139) after born as control groups in safety evaluation studies in recent 2 years. The pathological sections and histomorphological features of SD rats were observed under an optical microscope, and the incidence of pathological changes was also observed. Result The spontaneous lesions of young SPF SD rats at different times were analyzed and reported. The high incidence lesions occurred mainly in heart, liver, kidney and other organ lesions. The incidence and levels of spontaneous histopathological lesions of liver, heart and kidney were increased and developed with the rats growing. Conclusion The spontaneous lesions and their incidence in young SPF SD rats in drug toxicology research can provide some reference for relevant scientist.

Key words: Juvenile animal, SD Rat, Developmental toxicity, Spontaneous lesions, Histopathology

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