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Getting the Most out of Bioluminescent Imaging for Your Research
The application of bioluminescence imaging (BLI) in preclinical research studies offers quantitative, sensitive, longitudinal real-time data and can be applied in: Validation of cancer cell lines, helping to establish improved preclinical cancer mouse models. ...
The Application of Cystic Index in the ADPKD Mouse Model
The kidneys of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patients progressively enlarge due to the formation and expansion of fluid-filled cysts. However, currently there is no available therapy for ADPKD patients that targets the growth of cysts,...
The Importance of Including Translational Kidney Function Readouts in Your Preclinical Research: Transdermal GFR Measurement
Preclinical Nephrology Research Preclinical studies aiming to assess kidney function in animal models of kidney disease or in response to a test compound have traditionally included readouts such as serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen (BUN). However, the use of...
eIF2B Modulators in Vanishing White Matter
Vanishing White Matter (VWM) disease is a rare and fatal leukodystrophy, caused by recessive mutations in the five genes encoding the protein complex eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B (eIF2B). eIF2B plays a crucial role in initiating and regulating the...
How to ensure that you are working with translationally relevant kidney disease research models?
Although multiple kidney disease models have been described in literature, not all of the models are well-characterized and suitable for preclinical research. To help accelerate the development of new drugs to improve the quality of life of patients living with a...
Peritoneal Cancer Index to Evaluate Efficacy in a Peritoneal Cancer Model
Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) represents an extreme form of metastatic cancer progression, commonly occurring in gastric, ovarian and colorectal cancers. Metastatic tumor models leading to PC help better understand the toxicities, timing and efficacy of novel...
Longitudinal Efficacy Assessments of novel AEDs in the Stxbp1 +/- Epileptic Encephalopathy Model
Previously, we have briefly introduced you to the Stxbp1 +/- mouse model of early infantile epileptic encephalopathies. Patients with a mutation in the STXBP1 gene (Syntaxin-binding protein 1, encoding the presynaptic protein Munc18-1) can receive a variety of...
Translational In Vitro Assays to Screen Drug’s Efficacy for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
Modelling neurodegenerative disease using in vitro assays Neurodegenerative drug development is held back due to the lack of appropriate models that help accelerate the pace at which novel therapeutic candidates move through the drug development pipeline. As such, in...
Validated Delayed-type Hypersensitivity Assay in Wild Type or Humanized Mice
Delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) in vivo assay represents a relatively quick and useful approach for evaluating the efficacy of potential immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive compounds. By challenging the cell-mediated immune response, you obtain valuable...