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Experimental mouse model of Bleomycin-induced Pulmonary Fibrosis

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Animal models in cancer therapy
Cellular and molecular targeting
Inflammatory and cancer
Novel in vitro assessment models

Abstract

Pulmonary fibrosis is a pathologic chronic lung disorder characterized by the deposition of extracellular matrix and damage to lung architecture. Models of pulmonary fibrosis were developed in several animal species. However, murine models are more common due to their low costs, availability and well characterized immune systems. Indeed, these murine models play an important role in understanding the biology of the diseases, deciphering the cellular and molecular mechanisms mediating pulmonary pathobiology and to explore novel therapeutic approaches. Although the majority of these models mimic certain characteristics of human idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, most of them do not mimic other features especially those related to the progressive and irreversible nature of this disease. The present protocol describes the induction of a pulmonary fibrosis model in mice with bleomycin, which is a risk factor for human lung fibrosis. Specifically, we described the methodology of intratracheal instillation of bleomycin as well as the assessment methods of pulmonary fibrosis either histopathologically based on Ashcroft grading score or by quantitatively based on biochemical biomarkers. Moreover, we proposed a detailed readout that can determine the degree of lung injury in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids. We described different cellular and molecular markers such as by total protein concentration, total cell count, immune cell differential count, and the expression of pro-inflammatory mediators. We present this model as a reference for studies on the pulmonary fibrosis.

DOI

10.21608/jcbr.2020.26715.1023

Keywords

Bleomycin, Bronchoalveolar lavage, Cytokines, histopathology, biomarkers, Biochemical mediators, Intratracheal instillation, Mice, Murine models, Pulmonary fibrosis

Authors

First Name

Lamis

Last Name

El-Baz

MiddleName

M.F.

Affiliation

Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, Suez, Egypt

Email

lamis.albaz@suezuniv.edu.eg

City

Suez

Orcid

0000-0001-6827-9448

First Name

Nahla

Last Name

Shoukry

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, Suez, Egypt.

Email

nahla.shokry@suezuniv.edu.eg

City

Suez

Orcid

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First Name

Hani

Last Name

Hafez

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, Suez, Egypt.

Email

hani.hafez@suezuniv.edu.eg

City

Suez

Orcid

-

First Name

Robert

Last Name

Guzy

MiddleName

D

Affiliation

University of Chicago, Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

Email

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City

-

Orcid

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Salem

MiddleName

Labib

Affiliation

Immunology and Biotechnology Division, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Egypt

Email

mohamed.labib@science.tanta.edu.eg

City

Egypt

Orcid

0000-0001-9454-6327

Volume

4

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

10127

Issue Date

2020-04-01

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2020-01-27

Publish Date

2020-04-01

Page Start

1

Page End

9

Print ISSN

2682-261X

Online ISSN

2682-2628

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Review Article

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1,231

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Publication Title

International Journal of Cancer and Biomedical Research

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Created At

22 Jan 2023