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De Jesus R, Britton GB, Herrera L, Madrid A, Lleonart R, Fernández PL. Lethality associated with snake venom exposure can be predicted by temperature drop in Swiss mice. Toxicon 2024; 247:107831. [PMID: 38936670 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2024.107831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 06/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
Abstract
Establishing humane endpoints to minimize animal suffering in studies on snake venom toxicity and antivenom potency tests is crucial. Our findings reveal that Swiss mice exhibit early temperature drop following exposure to different snake venoms and combinations of venoms and antivenoms, predicting later mortality. Evaluating temperature we can identify within 3 h post-inoculation, the animals that will not survive in a period of 48 h. Implementing temperature as a criterion would significantly reduce animal suffering in these studies without compromising the outcomes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rosa De Jesus
- Bioterio, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT AIP), City of Knowledge, Panama City, 0843-01103, Panama.
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- Centro de Neurociencias, INDICASAT AIP, City of Knowledge, Panama City, 0843-01103, Panama; Sistema Nacional de Investigación (SNI), SENACYT, Panama City, 0816-02852, Panama.
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- Bioterio, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT AIP), City of Knowledge, Panama City, 0843-01103, Panama.
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- Bioterio, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT AIP), City of Knowledge, Panama City, 0843-01103, Panama.
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- Sistema Nacional de Investigación (SNI), SENACYT, Panama City, 0816-02852, Panama; Centro de Biología Celular y Molecular de Enfermedades, INDICASAT AIP, City of Knowledge, Panama City, 0843-01103, Panama.
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- Sistema Nacional de Investigación (SNI), SENACYT, Panama City, 0816-02852, Panama; Centro de Biología Celular y Molecular de Enfermedades, INDICASAT AIP, City of Knowledge, Panama City, 0843-01103, Panama.
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Schreiber T, Koopmann I, Brandstetter J, Talbot SR, Goldstein L, Hoffmann L, Schildt A, Joksch M, Krause B, Jaster R, Palme R, Zechner D, Vollmar B, Kumstel S. Evidence-Based Severity Assessment of Animal Models for Pancreatic Cancer. Biomedicines 2024; 12:1494. [PMID: 39062067 PMCID: PMC11275077 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12071494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2024] [Revised: 06/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Animal models are crucial to preclinical oncological research and drug development. Animal experiments must be performed in accordance with the 3R principles of replacement and reduction, if possible, and refinement where these procedures remain crucial. In addition, European Union legislations demand a continuous refinement approach, as well as pro- and retrospective severity assessment. In this study, an objective databased severity assessment was performed in murine models for pancreatic cancer induced by orthotopic, subcutaneous, or intravenous injection of Panc02 cells. Parameters such as body weight change, distress score, perianal temperature, mouse grimace scale, burrowing, nesting behavior, and the concentration of corticosterone in plasma and its metabolites in feces were monitored during tumor progression. The most important parameters were combined into a score and mapped against a reference data set by the Relative Severity Assessment procedure (RELSA) to obtain the maximum achieved severity for each animal (RELSAmax). This scoring revealed a significantly higher RELSAmax for the orthotopic model than for the subcutaneous and intravenous models. However, compared to animal models such as pancreatitis and bile duct ligation, the pancreatic cancer models are shown to be less severe. Data-based animal welfare assessment proved to be a valuable tool for comparing the severity of differently induced cancer models.
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- Tim Schreiber
- Rudolf-Zenker-Institute of Experimental Surgery, Rostock University Medical Center, 18057 Rostock, Germany; (T.S.); (I.K.); (J.B.); (L.G.); (L.H.); (D.Z.); (B.V.)
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- Rudolf-Zenker-Institute of Experimental Surgery, Rostock University Medical Center, 18057 Rostock, Germany; (T.S.); (I.K.); (J.B.); (L.G.); (L.H.); (D.Z.); (B.V.)
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- Rudolf-Zenker-Institute of Experimental Surgery, Rostock University Medical Center, 18057 Rostock, Germany; (T.S.); (I.K.); (J.B.); (L.G.); (L.H.); (D.Z.); (B.V.)
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- Institute for Laboratory Animal Science, Preclinical Data Science, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany;
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- Rudolf-Zenker-Institute of Experimental Surgery, Rostock University Medical Center, 18057 Rostock, Germany; (T.S.); (I.K.); (J.B.); (L.G.); (L.H.); (D.Z.); (B.V.)
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- Rudolf-Zenker-Institute of Experimental Surgery, Rostock University Medical Center, 18057 Rostock, Germany; (T.S.); (I.K.); (J.B.); (L.G.); (L.H.); (D.Z.); (B.V.)
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- Core Facility Multimodal Small Animal Imaging, Rostock University Medical Center, 18057 Rostock, Germany;
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rostock University Medical Center, 18057 Rostock, Germany; (M.J.); (B.K.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rostock University Medical Center, 18057 Rostock, Germany; (M.J.); (B.K.)
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine II, Rostock University Medical Center, 18057 Rostock, Germany;
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- Unit of Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Biological Sciences and Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria;
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- Rudolf-Zenker-Institute of Experimental Surgery, Rostock University Medical Center, 18057 Rostock, Germany; (T.S.); (I.K.); (J.B.); (L.G.); (L.H.); (D.Z.); (B.V.)
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- Rudolf-Zenker-Institute of Experimental Surgery, Rostock University Medical Center, 18057 Rostock, Germany; (T.S.); (I.K.); (J.B.); (L.G.); (L.H.); (D.Z.); (B.V.)
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- Rudolf-Zenker-Institute of Experimental Surgery, Rostock University Medical Center, 18057 Rostock, Germany; (T.S.); (I.K.); (J.B.); (L.G.); (L.H.); (D.Z.); (B.V.)
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De Jesus R, Tratner AE, Madrid A, Rivera-Mondragón A, Navas GE, Lleonart R, Britton GB, Fernández PL. Correction: De Jesus et al. Body Temperature Drop as a Humane Endpoint in Snake Venom-Lethality Neutralization Tests. Toxins 2023, 15, 525. Toxins (Basel) 2024; 16:25. [PMID: 38251272 PMCID: PMC10818472 DOI: 10.3390/toxins16010025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
Abstract
In the original publication [...].
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Affiliation(s)
- Rosa De Jesus
- Bioterio, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT AIP), City of Knowledge, Panama City 0843-01103, Panama; (R.D.J.); (A.M.)
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- Florida State University, Republic of Panama Campus, City of Knowledge, Panama City 0843-01103, Panama;
- Centro de Neurociencias, INDICASAT AIP, City of Knowledge, Panama City 0843-01103, Panama
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- Bioterio, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT AIP), City of Knowledge, Panama City 0843-01103, Panama; (R.D.J.); (A.M.)
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- Instituto Especializado de Análisis (IEA), Universidad de Panamá, Panama City P.O. Box 3366, Panama; (A.R.-M.); (G.E.N.)
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- Instituto Especializado de Análisis (IEA), Universidad de Panamá, Panama City P.O. Box 3366, Panama; (A.R.-M.); (G.E.N.)
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- Centro de Biología Celular y Molecular de Enfermedades, INDICASAT AIP, City of Knowledge, Panama City 0843-01103, Panama;
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- Centro de Neurociencias, INDICASAT AIP, City of Knowledge, Panama City 0843-01103, Panama
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- Centro de Biología Celular y Molecular de Enfermedades, INDICASAT AIP, City of Knowledge, Panama City 0843-01103, Panama;
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