Journal article
A novel immunodeficient NOD. SCID-rd1 mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa to investigate potential therapeutics and pathogenesis of retinal degeneration
Biology open, Vol.6(4), pp.449-462
04/15/2017
DOI: 10.1242/bio.021618
PMID: 28258056
Abstract
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a common retinal degeneration disease caused by mutation in any gene of the photo transduction cascade and results in photoreceptor dystrophy. Over decades, several animal models have been used to address the need for the elucidation of effective therapeutics and factors regulating retinal degeneration to prohibit or renew the damaged retina. However, controversies over the immune privilege of retina during cell transplantation and the role of immune modulation during RP still remain largely uninvestigated because of the lack of suitable animal models. Here, we have developed an immunocompromised mouse model, NOD. SCID-rd1, for retinitis pigmentosa (RP) by crossing CBA/J and NOD SCID mice and selecting homozygous double mutant animals for further breeding. Characterization of the newly developed RP model indicates a similar retinal degeneration pattern as CBA/J, with a decreased apoptosis rate and rhodopsin loss. It also exhibits loss of T cells, B cells and NK cells. The NOD. SCID-rd1 model is extremely useful for allogenic and xenogenic cell-based therapeutics, as indicated by the higher cell integration capacity post transplantation. We dissect the underlying role of the immune system in the progression of RP and the effect of immune deficiency on immune privilege of the eye using comparative qPCR studies of this model and the immune-competent RP model.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A novel immunodeficient NOD. SCID-rd1 mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa to investigate potential therapeutics and pathogenesis of retinal degeneration
- Creators
- Alaknanda Mishra - National Institute of ImmunologyBarun Das - National Institute of ImmunologyMadhu Nath - All India Institute of Medical SciencesSrikanth Iyer - National Institute of ImmunologyAshwani Kesarwani - National Institute of ImmunologyJashdeep Bhattacharjee - National Institute of ImmunologyShailendra Arindkar - National Institute of ImmunologyPreeti Sahay - National Institute of ImmunologyKshama Jain - National Institute of ImmunologyParul Sahu - National Institute of ImmunologyPrakriti Sinha - National Institute of ImmunologyThirumurthy Velpandian - All India Institute of Medical SciencesPerumal Nagarajan - National Institute of ImmunologyPramod Upadhyay - National Institute of Immunology
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Biology open, Vol.6(4), pp.449-462
- DOI
- 10.1242/bio.021618
- PMID
- 28258056
- NLM abbreviation
- Biol Open
- ISSN
- 2046-6390
- eISSN
- 2046-6390
- Publisher
- COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS LTD
- Number of pages
- 14
- Grant note
- Department of Biotechnology, Government of India; Department of Biotechnology (DBT) India
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/15/2017
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9985244581802771
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