在仓鼠的背部皮肤：皮肤利什曼病Antileishmanial药物筛选的一个有用的模型
Summary
Optimization of the experimental hamster model for cutaneous leishmaniasis by intradermal injection of Leishmania promastigotes at the dorsal skin. This approach is useful during inoculation, follow-up, characterization of lesions, application of treatments and obtaining of clinical samples. Locomotion, search for food and water, play and social activities are preserved.
Abstract
传统上，仓鼠实验接种在鼻子或脚垫。然而，在这些网站溃疡并不总是发生，测量病灶大小，是一个很难的过程和动物显示困难，吃饭，呼吸，因为移动的病变。为了优化皮肤利什曼病，年轻的成年男性和女性的金黄地鼠，仓鼠模型（Mesocricetus鲫鱼 ）皮内注射在背侧皮肤与1至1.5×L0 7 promastigotes的利什曼物种及后续病变的进展进行评估，最多16周后感染。金黄地鼠被选中，因为它被认为是足够的生物模型，以评估对利什曼原虫的药物，因为它们很容易受到感染不同物种。皮肤感染仓鼠但控制慢性病灶，临床演变与人类观察到的迹象类似的结果。因此，建立Øf的感染程度测量根据病灶硬结和溃疡面积的大小是可行的。这种方法已被证明它的多功能性，易于管理，在接种跟进和表征不同处理后通过不同的方式，获得临床标本典型病变（溃疡），应用的治疗。动物的生命质量有关运动使用这种方法，还保存着寻找食物和水，游戏和社交活动。
Protocol
Discussion
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in the tropics and neotropics. It is often referred to as a group of diseases because of the varied spectrum of clinical manifestations, which range from small cutaneous nodules to gross mucosal tissue destruction. Most available drugs are costly, require long treatment regimens and are becoming increasingly ineffective, necessitating the discovery of new drugs.
The mouse model is widely used but has some disadvantages. Thus for example, on the basis of the l…
Divulgations
The authors have nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
This study was supported by grants from The Committee for Research at the University of Antioquia (CODI), The Colombian Institute for Development of Science and Technology – COLCIENCIAS and The Center for Development of Products against Tropical Diseases – CIDEPRO.
Materials
| Name of the reagent | Type | Company | Catalogue number |
| Ketamine | Reagent | Holliday –Scott S.A | |
| Xilacine | Reagent | Synthesis | |
| PBS | Reagent | GIBCO | 14190-136 |
| Digital caliper | Equipment | Fisher | 15-077-958 |
| Giemsa | Reagent | SIGMA | GS1L-1L |
| Formalin | Reagent | Nova lab | 11273 |
| Paraffin | Reagent | Pechiney Plastic Packaging | PM-996 |
| Haemotoxilin | Reagent | Nova lab | 10870103 |
| Eosin | Nova lab | 10870203 | |
| Kodak Ektachem dry chemistry | Equipment | Kodak Ektachem | DT-60 |
| meglumine antimoniate | Reagent | Aventis | |
| Microscopy | Equipment | Nikon | YS2-T |
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