Journal article
Requirements for a Robust Animal Model to Investigate the Disease Mechanism of Autoimmune Complications Associated With ARF/RHD
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Vol.8, pp.1-9
2021
PMCID: PMC8131511
PMID: 34026876
Abstract
The pathogenesis of Acute Rheumatic Fever/Rheumatic Heart Disease (ARF/RHD) and associated neurobehavioral complications including Sydenham's chorea (SC) is complex. Disease complications triggered by Group A streptococcal (GAS) infection are confined to human and determining the early events leading to pathology requires a robust animal model that reflects the hallmark features of the disease. However, modeling these conditions in a laboratory animal, of a uniquely human disease is challenging. Animal models including cattle, sheep, pig, dog, cat, guinea pigs rats and mice have been used extensively to dissect molecular mechanisms of the autoimmune inflammatory responses in ARF/RHD. Despite the characteristic limitations of some animal models, several rodent models have significantly contributed to better understanding of the fundamental mechanisms underpinning features of ARF/RHD. In the Lewis rat autoimmune valvulitis model the development of myocarditis and valvulitis with the infiltration of mononuclear cells along with generation of antibodies that cross-react with cardiac tissue proteins following exposure to GAS antigens were found to be similar to ARF/RHD. We have recently shown that Lewis rats injected with recombinant GAS antigens simultaneously developed cardiac and neurobehavioral changes. Since ARF/RHD is multifactorial in origin, an animal model which exhibit the characteristics of several of the cardinal diagnostic criteria observed in ARF/RHD, would be advantageous to determine the early immune responses to facilitate biomarker discovery as well as provide a suitable model to evaluate treatment options, safety and efficacy of vaccine candidates. This review focuses on some of the common small animals and their advantages and limitations.
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- Title
- Requirements for a Robust Animal Model to Investigate the Disease Mechanism of Autoimmune Complications Associated With ARF/RHD
- Authors
- Rukshan A. M Rafeek (Author) - University of New EnglandSuchandan Sikder (Author) - University of New EnglandAdam S Hamlin (Author) - University of New EnglandNicholas M Andronicos (Author) - University of New EnglandDavid J McMillan (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and EngineeringKadaba S Sriprakash (Author) - University of New EnglandNatkunam Ketheesan (Author) - University of New England
- Publication details
- Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Vol.8, pp.1-9
- Publisher
- Frontiers Research Foundation
- Date published
- 2021
- DOI
- 10.3389/fcvm.2021.675339
- ISSN
- 2297-055X
- PMID
- 34026876; PMC8131511
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2021 Rafeek, Sikder, Hamlin, Andronicos, McMillan, Sriprakash and Ketheesan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Centre for Bioinnovation
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99534607002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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