Mouse Models for Studying Diabetic Nephropathy

Q1 Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Current protocols in mouse biology Pub Date : 2015-06-01 DOI:10.1002/9780470942390.mo140192

Bryna S.M. Chow, Terri J. Allen

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Abstract

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a term used to describe kidney damage cause by diabetes. With DN as one of the leading causes of end-stage renal disease worldwide, there is a strong need for appropriate animal models to study DN pathogenesis and develop therapeutic strategies. To date, most experiments are carried out in mouse models as opposed to other species for several reasons including lower cost, ease of handling, and easy manipulation of the mouse genome to generate transgenic and knockout animals. This unit provides detailed insights and technical knowledge in setting up one of the most widely used models of DN, the streptozotocin (STZ)-induced model. This model has been extensively exploited to study the mechanism of diabetic renal injury. The advantages and limitations of the STZ model and the availability of other genetic models of DN are also discussed. © 2015 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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研究糖尿病肾病的小鼠模型

糖尿病肾病(DN)是一个用来描述由糖尿病引起的肾脏损害的术语。DN是世界范围内终末期肾脏疾病的主要病因之一，因此迫切需要合适的动物模型来研究DN的发病机制和制定治疗策略。迄今为止，大多数实验都是在小鼠模型中进行的，而不是在其他物种中进行，原因包括成本较低，易于处理，易于操纵小鼠基因组以产生转基因和基因敲除动物。本单元提供详细的见解和技术知识，建立最广泛使用的DN模型之一，链脲佐菌素(STZ)诱导的模型。该模型已被广泛用于研究糖尿病肾损伤的机制。讨论了STZ遗传模型的优点和局限性以及其他遗传模型的可用性。©2015 by John Wiley &儿子,Inc。

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