Y Shibusawa1, I Negishi, Y Tabata, O Ishikawa. 1. Department of Dermatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan. yshibusa@showa.gunma-u.ac.jp
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Animal models are useful tools to study various aspects of human diseases. Bleomycin (BLM)-induced scleroderma mouse has been widely investigated as an animal model of scleroderma. Repeated injections of BLM, either daily or every other day, for 3-4 weeks are required to induce scleroderma in mice. Poly(L-lactic acid) (PLA) is a biodegradable, biocompatible and bioabsorbable device that has been widely investigated for controlled drug release. In this study, we fabricated BLM-containing PLA microspheres and subcutaneously injected them into C3H mice for only one time. METHODS: Treated skins were harvested at days 7 and 21. Then, histological examination and collagen content measurement assay were performed. The mRNA expression of alpha1(I) collagen (COL1A1), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), TGF-beta(1) and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) were quantified by real-time PCR. RESULTS: Dermal fibrosis was histologically observed at day 7 after injection and remained present at day 21. Tissue responses against BLM-PLA microspheres alone were mild. Soluble collagen content and expression level of alpha1(I) collagen mRNA were significantly elevated at day 21. Expression levels of MCP-1 mRNA and TGF-beta(1) mRNA at day 7 and CTGF mRNA at day 21 were also elevated. CONCLUSION: The present study demonstrated for the first time that one-time injection of BLM-PLA microspheres can induce dermal fibrosis in C3H mice. BLM-PLA microspheres thus offer a labour-saving, simple and powerful tool to establish an animal model of BLM-induced dermal fibrosis.
OBJECTIVE: Animal models are useful tools to study various aspects of human diseases. Bleomycin (BLM)-induced sclerodermamouse has been widely investigated as an animal model of scleroderma. Repeated injections of BLM, either daily or every other day, for 3-4 weeks are required to induce scleroderma in mice. Poly(L-lactic acid) (PLA) is a biodegradable, biocompatible and bioabsorbable device that has been widely investigated for controlled drug release. In this study, we fabricated BLM-containing PLA microspheres and subcutaneously injected them into C3H mice for only one time. METHODS: Treated skins were harvested at days 7 and 21. Then, histological examination and collagen content measurement assay were performed. The mRNA expression of alpha1(I) collagen (COL1A1), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), TGF-beta(1) and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) were quantified by real-time PCR. RESULTS:Dermal fibrosis was histologically observed at day 7 after injection and remained present at day 21. Tissue responses against BLM-PLA microspheres alone were mild. Soluble collagen content and expression level of alpha1(I) collagen mRNA were significantly elevated at day 21. Expression levels of MCP-1 mRNA and TGF-beta(1) mRNA at day 7 and CTGF mRNA at day 21 were also elevated. CONCLUSION: The present study demonstrated for the first time that one-time injection of BLM-PLA microspheres can induce dermal fibrosis in C3H mice. BLM-PLA microspheres thus offer a labour-saving, simple and powerful tool to establish an animal model of BLM-induced dermal fibrosis.
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