Diabetic kidney disease(DKD)is a prevalent complication of diabetes,often leading to end-stage renal disease.Animal models have been widely used to study the pathogenesis of DKD and evaluate potential therapies.Howeve...Diabetic kidney disease(DKD)is a prevalent complication of diabetes,often leading to end-stage renal disease.Animal models have been widely used to study the pathogenesis of DKD and evaluate potential therapies.However,current animal models often fail to fully capture the pathological characteristics of renal injury observed in clinical patients with DKD.Additionally,modeling DKD is often a time-consuming,costly,and labor-intensive process.The current review aims to summarize modeling strategies in the establishment of DKD animal models by utilizing meta-analysis related methods and to aid in the optimization of these models for future research.A total of 1215 articles were retrieved with the keywords of“diabetic kidney disease”and“animal experiment”in the past 10 years.Following screening,84 articles were selected for inclusion in the meta-analysis.Review manager 5.4.1 was employed to analyze the changes in blood glucose,glycosylated hemoglobin,total cholesterol,triglyceride,serum creatinine,blood urea nitrogen,and urinary albumin excretion rate in each model.Renal lesions shown in different models that were not suitable to be included in the metaanalysis were also extensively discussed.The above analysis suggested that combining various stimuli or introducing additional renal injuries to current models would be a promising avenue to overcome existing challenges and limitations.In conclusion,our review article provides an in-depth analysis of the limitations in current DKD animal models and proposes strategies for improving the accuracy and reliability of these models that will inspire future research efforts in the DKD research field.展开更多
Animal models provide an opportunity to assess the optimal treatment way and the underlying mechanisms of direct clinical application of adipose-derived stem cells(ADSCs).Previous studies have evaluated the effects of...Animal models provide an opportunity to assess the optimal treatment way and the underlying mechanisms of direct clinical application of adipose-derived stem cells(ADSCs).Previous studies have evaluated the effects of primitive and induced ADSCs in animal models of Parkinson’s disease(PD).Here,eight databases were systematically searched for studies on the effects and in vivo changes caused by ADSC intervention.Quality assessment was conducted using a 10-item risk of bias tool.For the subsequent meta-analysis,study characteristics were extracted and effect sizes were computed.Ten out of 2324 published articles(n=169 animals)were selected for further meta-analysis.After ADSC therapy,the rotation behavior(10 experiments,n=156 animals)and rotarod performance(3 experiments,n=54 animals)were improved(P<0.00001 and P=0.0003,respectively).The rotation behavior test reflected functional recovery,which may be due to the neurogenesis from neuronally differentiated ADSCs,resulting in a higher pooled effect size of standard mean difference(SMD)(−2.59;95%CI,−3.57 to−1.61)when compared to that of primitive cells(−2.18;95%CI,−3.29 to−1.07).Stratified analyses by different time intervals indicated that ADSC intervention exhibited a long-term effect.Following the transplantation of ADSCs,tyrosine hydroxylase-positive neurons recovered in the lesion area with pooled SMD of 13.36[6.85,19.86].Transplantation of ADSCs is a therapeutic option that shows long-lasting effects in animal models of PD.The potential mechanisms of ADSCs involve neurogenesis and neuroprotective effects.The standardized induction of neural form of transplanted ADSCs can lead to a future application in clinical practice.展开更多
Background Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder.Therapeutically,a transplantation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells(BMMSCs)can play a beneficial role in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease.Howeve...Background Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder.Therapeutically,a transplantation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells(BMMSCs)can play a beneficial role in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease.However,the relevant mechanism remains to be fully elucidated.Main body Subsequent to the transplantation of BMMSCs,memory loss and cognitive impairment were significantly improved in animal models with Alzheimer’s disease(AD).Potential mechanisms involved neurogenesis,apoptosis,angiogenesis,inflammation,immunomodulation,etc.The above mechanisms might play different roles at certain stages.It was revealed that the transplantation of BMMSCs could alter some gene levels.Moreover,the differential expression of representative genes was responsible for neuropathological phenotypes in Alzheimer’s disease,which could be used to construct gene-specific patterns.Conclusions Multiple signal pathways involve therapeutic mechanisms by which the transplantation of BMMSCs improves cognitive and behavioral deficits in AD models.Gene expression profile can be utilized to establish statistical regression model for the evaluation of therapeutic effect.The transplantation of autologous BMMSCs maybe a prospective therapy for patients with Alzheimer’s disease.展开更多
文摘Diabetic kidney disease(DKD)is a prevalent complication of diabetes,often leading to end-stage renal disease.Animal models have been widely used to study the pathogenesis of DKD and evaluate potential therapies.However,current animal models often fail to fully capture the pathological characteristics of renal injury observed in clinical patients with DKD.Additionally,modeling DKD is often a time-consuming,costly,and labor-intensive process.The current review aims to summarize modeling strategies in the establishment of DKD animal models by utilizing meta-analysis related methods and to aid in the optimization of these models for future research.A total of 1215 articles were retrieved with the keywords of“diabetic kidney disease”and“animal experiment”in the past 10 years.Following screening,84 articles were selected for inclusion in the meta-analysis.Review manager 5.4.1 was employed to analyze the changes in blood glucose,glycosylated hemoglobin,total cholesterol,triglyceride,serum creatinine,blood urea nitrogen,and urinary albumin excretion rate in each model.Renal lesions shown in different models that were not suitable to be included in the metaanalysis were also extensively discussed.The above analysis suggested that combining various stimuli or introducing additional renal injuries to current models would be a promising avenue to overcome existing challenges and limitations.In conclusion,our review article provides an in-depth analysis of the limitations in current DKD animal models and proposes strategies for improving the accuracy and reliability of these models that will inspire future research efforts in the DKD research field.
基金The authors acknowledge the financial support from the Research Fund for Doctor Innovation of Peking Union Medical College(2019-1001-14)Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality(5171001)+1 种基金CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(2019-I2M-1-006)Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality(5202024).
文摘Animal models provide an opportunity to assess the optimal treatment way and the underlying mechanisms of direct clinical application of adipose-derived stem cells(ADSCs).Previous studies have evaluated the effects of primitive and induced ADSCs in animal models of Parkinson’s disease(PD).Here,eight databases were systematically searched for studies on the effects and in vivo changes caused by ADSC intervention.Quality assessment was conducted using a 10-item risk of bias tool.For the subsequent meta-analysis,study characteristics were extracted and effect sizes were computed.Ten out of 2324 published articles(n=169 animals)were selected for further meta-analysis.After ADSC therapy,the rotation behavior(10 experiments,n=156 animals)and rotarod performance(3 experiments,n=54 animals)were improved(P<0.00001 and P=0.0003,respectively).The rotation behavior test reflected functional recovery,which may be due to the neurogenesis from neuronally differentiated ADSCs,resulting in a higher pooled effect size of standard mean difference(SMD)(−2.59;95%CI,−3.57 to−1.61)when compared to that of primitive cells(−2.18;95%CI,−3.29 to−1.07).Stratified analyses by different time intervals indicated that ADSC intervention exhibited a long-term effect.Following the transplantation of ADSCs,tyrosine hydroxylase-positive neurons recovered in the lesion area with pooled SMD of 13.36[6.85,19.86].Transplantation of ADSCs is a therapeutic option that shows long-lasting effects in animal models of PD.The potential mechanisms of ADSCs involve neurogenesis and neuroprotective effects.The standardized induction of neural form of transplanted ADSCs can lead to a future application in clinical practice.
基金This work was supported by grants Beijing Natural Science Foundation(No.517100)National Key Research and Development Project(No.2017YFA0105200)CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(CIFMS)(2016-I2M-2-006).
文摘Background Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder.Therapeutically,a transplantation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells(BMMSCs)can play a beneficial role in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease.However,the relevant mechanism remains to be fully elucidated.Main body Subsequent to the transplantation of BMMSCs,memory loss and cognitive impairment were significantly improved in animal models with Alzheimer’s disease(AD).Potential mechanisms involved neurogenesis,apoptosis,angiogenesis,inflammation,immunomodulation,etc.The above mechanisms might play different roles at certain stages.It was revealed that the transplantation of BMMSCs could alter some gene levels.Moreover,the differential expression of representative genes was responsible for neuropathological phenotypes in Alzheimer’s disease,which could be used to construct gene-specific patterns.Conclusions Multiple signal pathways involve therapeutic mechanisms by which the transplantation of BMMSCs improves cognitive and behavioral deficits in AD models.Gene expression profile can be utilized to establish statistical regression model for the evaluation of therapeutic effect.The transplantation of autologous BMMSCs maybe a prospective therapy for patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
