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Catalogue of animal models from Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus

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Reference Name Animal specie Strain Thematic area Specific pathology Description
AT164 Xenograft model of Pharynx and Larynx Cancer Mice (Mus-musculus); NOD SCID gamma NOD SCID gamma Oncology Oncology & Inmuno Oncology, pharmacology
Cancer cells will be injected subcutaneously since early tumor formation
AT145 Orthotopic models derived from Colorectal Organoid models modified with FmC (lentivirus luciferase and mCherry) from Msh2loxP/vCre mouse model Mice (Mus musculus) Cecum orthotopic models Oncology Colorectal Cancer
AT118 5xFAD model Alzheimer
Mice (Mus musculus) C57BL/6 5xFAD Neurovascular diseases Alzheimer
APP/PS1 double transgenic mouse co-expressing 5 AD family mutations and additively increasing Aβ42 production. It is considered a model of accelerated production of amyloid plaques, showing Aβ plaques and neurodegeneration from three months and spatial memory deficits from 4-5 months (Oakley et al., 2006). Unlike APP23, this model does not show Aβ deposition in cerebral blood vessels.
AT129 Cyclosporine (CsA)-induced Renal Toxicity model Mice (Mus musculus) C57BL/6 Nephrology Renal toxicity
Model generated by intramuscular injection of cyclosporine (CsA)
AT012 Dexamethasone-induced Glaucoma Mice (Mus musculus) C57BL/6 Diseases of the sense organs (skin, eyes and ears) Glaucoma
Dexamethasone induces intraocular hypertension and a degeneration of the optic nerve
AT013 Diabetic rats by injection with streptozotocin (STZ) Rat (Rattus norvegicus) Long-Evans
Sprague-Dawley
Type 2 Diabetes; Type 1 Diabetes Diabetic Macular Edema
The low-dose streptozotocin model has been widely used for years in numerous publications with excellent results. The main advantage of drug delivery-based models is that the degree of β-cell disruption can be regulated according to the dose of toxin administered. This diabetic rat constitutes a good model because it generates vascular dysfunction and retinal neurodegeneration similar to human pathogenesis and allows obtaining sufficient amounts of retinal RNA or protein for experimental procedures. 1 dose of 65 mg/kg of STZ solution intraperitoneally. A week after stabilization, weight and blood glucose are measured. If the injected rats have a blood glucose level of > 250 mg/dl, they are considered diabetic.
AT014 DIO (diet-induced obesity) Mice (Mus musculus) C567BL/6 Endocrinology Disorders of body’s energy balance; Obesity; Type 2 diabetes
This model exhibits servere obesity and altered glucose homeostasis (glucose intolerance and insulin resistance) after being fed with a high fat diet (45% Kcal from fat) or very high fat diet (60 % kcal from fat).
AT130 Drug-induced pathological Cardiac Remodelling mouse model Mice (Mus musculus) C57BL/6J Cardiovascular diseases Heart failure
Model generated by Implantation of subcutaneous isoproterenol release pump
AT131 Drug-induced pathological Cardiac Remodelling mouse model Mice (Mus musculus) C57BL/6J Cardiovascular diseases Heart failure
Model generated by Implantation of subcutaneous angiotensin II release pump
AT015 Dry macular degeneration murine model Mice (Mus musculus) DKO rd8 (Ccl2-/-/Cx3cr1-/-/Crb1rd8/rd8) Diseases of the sense organs (skin, eyes and ears) Age-related macular degeneration
The DKO rd8 is obtained by crossing the C57BL/6NJ strain (homozygous for the Crb1rd8 mutation, the B6.129S4-*Ccl2tm1Rol*/J strain (homozygous for the Ccl2tm1Rol (Ccl2-/-) mutation), and the B6. 129P-*Cx3cr1tm1Litt*/J strain (homozygous for the Cx3cr1tm1Litt (Cx3cr1-/-) mutation). Availability: Cryopreserved

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