生殖器疱疹动物模型的建立及应用

Establishment and application of animal models of genital herpes

生殖器疱疹主要是由2型人类单纯疱疹病毒引起的性传播疾病.在动物阴道内注射病毒液可以建立生殖器疱疹动物模型,在此基础上还可以进一步建立复发感染模型.利用雌性豚鼠建立生殖器疱疹动物模型对于需要观察皮损变化方面的药效学等研究是较为理想的选择.通过观察豚鼠/小鼠外阴及阴道皮损病变情况并进行评分可以用于生殖器疱疹发病机制的研究,还可以用于抗疱疹病毒新药和疫苗的研究.

Genital herpes is a kind of sexually transmitted disease mainly caused by herpes simplex virus type 2（HSV-2）. Injecting virus into the vagina of animals is a common method to establish animal models of genital herpes, which can be used as a basis for the building of recurrent infection models. It is an ideal option to set up animal models of genital herpes by using femal guinea pigs for the observation of drug efficacy in skin lesions. To assess the lesion changes in vulva and vagina of guinea pigs or mice after the inoculation by a scoring method may be used to study the pathogenesis of genital herpes and to develop new antiviral agents and vaccines.