XIA Yu,HUANG Ying,YUAN Hong-xin,WANG Mo-kui,LOU Xiao-li.Establishment of mouse obesity asthma model[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2008,30(21):2055-2057.
XIA Yu,HUANG Ying,YUAN Hong-xin,WANG Mo-kui,LOU Xiao-li.Establishment of mouse obesity asthma model[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2008,30(21):2055-2057.DOI:
Objective To establish an obesity animal model in mice and evaluate the model. Methods A total of 40 clean 3-week-old weaning female C57BL/6J mice were randomly and equally divided into 4 groups. Group A were fed with normal diet food and sensitized with normal saline (NS)
group B were fed with normal diet and challenged with ovalbumin (OVA). Groups C and D were fed with high fat diet and only the later received OVA challenging. Body weight
liver weight
index of liver/body weight
Lee’s index
lung morphology
cell number of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
concentration of IL-4 and IFN-γ were measured or calculated. Results (1) The body weight
liver weight
index of liver/body weight
Lee’s index of group C and D were significantly higher than those of group A and B. (2) Local inflammation was significant in groups B and D
with the later more serious. (3) Total cell count and ratio of eosinophil of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were highest in group D followed by group B and group A. (4) Groups B and D had a higher concentration of IL-4 and lower level of IFN-γ in comparison with group A and C
and the ratio of IL-4/IFN-γ was higher in group D than group B. (5) Two mice respectively from groups C and D had not meet the obesity criterion before challenge
and the other 2 mice from group B and D respectively died during challenge
so they were excluded in this study. Conclusion Mouse obesity asthma animal model can be established in C57BL/6J mice by feeding with self-made high fat food and sensitized and provocated by OVA.