論文

査読有り 国際誌
2021年2月

Efficient production of immunodeficient non-obese diabetic/Shi-scid IL2rγnull mice via the superovulation technique using inhibin antiserum and gonadotropin.

Laboratory animals
  • Motohito Goto
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  • Toru Takeo
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  • Riichi Takahashi
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  • Naomi Nakagata

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開始ページ
13
終了ページ
20
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1177/0023677220928091

Severe immunodeficient mice are an essential tool for the examination of the efficacy and safety of new therapeutic technologies as a humanized model. Previously, non-obese diabetic (NOD)/Shi-scid IL2rγnull (NOG) mice were established as immunodeficient mice by combining interleukin-2 receptor-γ chain-knockout mice and NOD/Shi-scid mice. The NOG mice are used frequently in the research of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies and regenerative medicine for human diseases. Establishment of an efficient production system of NOG mice, using optimized reproductive techniques, is required to accelerate research. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of the superovulation technique using equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) and inhibin antiserum (IAS) in NOG mice of various ages (4, 8, 12, 24, or 54 weeks). Additionally, we examined the fertilizing and developmental ability of the oocytes through in-vitro fertilization using frozen-thawed sperm, embryo culture and embryo transfer. The results showed that NOG mice produced the highest number of oocytes at 12 weeks old following the co-administration of eCG and IAS (collectively IASe) (70 oocytes/female). IASe was more effective in increasing the number of oocytes v. eCG at all ages. The IASe-derived oocytes demonstrated the ability to fertilize and develop into blastocysts and pups. Finally, we demonstrated that three strains of genetically modified NOG mice were efficiently produced through the optimized reproductive techniques. In summary, we developed an efficient system for the production of immunodeficient mice using 12-week-old, IASe-treated female NOG mice.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0023677220928091
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32507045
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1177/0023677220928091
  • PubMed ID : 32507045

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