GSBS Student Publications
Title
Development of new-generation HU-PBMC-NOD/SCID mice to study human islet alloreactivity
Publication Date
2007-03-23
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes; Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Allergy and Immunology | Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism | Immunology and Infectious Disease | Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
The use of "humanized" mice represents an appealing translational model for studies of the pathogenesis of immune-mediated diseases and for the evaluation of potential therapeutics. The utility of humanized mice depends on their ability to model the human immune system with high fidelity, and, in this respect, previous models have fallen short. The recently developed NOD-scid Il2rgamma(null) mouse, however, exhibits greatly enhanced ability to support the engraftment of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Herein, we describe the challenges of recapitulating human immunity in humanized mice and features of NOD-scid Il2rgamma(null) mice that help overcome them.
DOI of Published Version
10.1196/annals.1394.011
Source
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2007 Apr;1103:90-3. Epub 2007 Mar 21. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Related Resources
PubMed ID
17376822
Repository Citation
King, Marie A.; Pearson, Todd; Shultz, Leonard D.; Leif, Jean H.; Bottino, Rita; Trucco, Massimo; Atkinson, Mark A.; Wasserfall, Clive; Herold, Kevan C.; Mordes, John P.; Rossini, Aldo A.; and Greiner, Dale L., "Development of new-generation HU-PBMC-NOD/SCID mice to study human islet alloreactivity" (2007). GSBS Student Publications. 503.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_sp/503