期刊
AUTOIMMUNITY REVIEWS
卷 13, 期 9, 页码 963-973出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2014.08.015
关键词
Animal model; Autoimmunity; Behavioral dysfunction; Cognition; Neurodegeneration; Phosphodiesterase
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资金
- French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Region Alsace
- Laboratory of Excellence Medalis [ANR-10-LABX-0034]
- EquipEx program I2MC, Initiative of Excellence (IdEx), Strasbourg University [ANR-11-EQPX-022]
Mouse models of autoimmunity, such as (NZB x NZW)F1, MRL/Mpj-Fas(lPr) (MRL-lpr) and BXSB mice, spontaneously develop systemic lupus etythematosus (SLE)-like syndromes with heterogeneity and complexity that characterize human SLE. Despite their inherent limitations, such models have highly contributed to our current understanding of the pathogenesis of SLE as they provide powerful tools to approach the human disease at the genetic, cellular, molecular and environmental levels. They also allow novel treatment strategies to be evaluated in a complex integrated system, a favorable context knowing that very few murine models that adequately mimic human autoimmune diseases exist. As we move forward with more efficient medications to treat lupus patients, certain forms of the disease that requires to be better understood at the mechanistic level emerge. This is the case of neuropsychiatric (NP) events that affect 50-60% at SLE onset or within the first year after SLE diagnosis. Intense research performed at deciphering NP features in lupus mouse models has been undertaken. It is central to develop the first lead molecules aimed at specifically treating NPSLE. Here we discuss how mouse models, and most particularly MRL-lpr female mice, can be used for studying the pathogenesis of NPSLE in an animal setting, what are the NP symptoms that develop, and how they compare with human SLE, and, with a critical view, what are the neurobehavioral tests that are pertinent for evaluating the degree of altered functions and the progresses resulting from potentially active therapeutics. (c) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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