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Comparative aspects of rodent and nonrodent animal models for mechanistic and translational diabetes research.
Theriogenology 86, 406-421 (2016)
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus, which currently affects 387 million people worldwide, is permanently rising in both adults and adolescents. Despite numerous treatment options, diabetes mellitus is a progressive disease with severe comorbidities, such as nephropathy, neuropathy, and retinopathy, as well as cardiovascular disease. Therefore, animal models predictive of the efficacy and safety of novel compounds in humans are of great value to address the unmet need for improved therapeutics. Although rodent models provide important mechanistic insights, their predictive value for therapeutic outcomes in humans is limited. In recent years, the pig has gained importance for biomedical research because of its close similarity to human anatomy, physiology, size, and, in contrast to non-human primates, better ethical acceptance. In this review, anatomic, biochemical, physiological, and morphologic aspects relevant to diabetes research will be compared between different animal species, that is, mouse, rat, rabbit, pig, and non-human primates. The value of the pig as a model organism for diabetes research will be highlighted, and (dis)advantages of the currently available approaches for the generation of pig models exhibiting characteristics of metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes mellitus will be discussed.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Animal Model ; Diabetes ; Genetic Modification ; High-fat Diet ; Metabolic Syndrome ; Pig; Beta-cell Mass; Incretin-based Therapies; Moderate Insulin Deficiency; Brown Adipose-tissue; Gottingen Minipig; Rhesus Macaques; Metabolic Syndrome; Pancreatic-islets; Laboratory-animals; Nonhuman-primates
Language
english
Publication Year
2016
HGF-reported in Year
0
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0093-691X
e-ISSN
1879-3231
Journal
Theriogenology
Quellenangaben
Volume: 86,
Issue: 1,
Pages: 406-421
Publisher
Elsevier
Publishing Place
New York
Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
German Center for Diabetes Reseach (DZD)
POF-Topic(s)
90000 - German Center for Diabetes Research
Research field(s)
Helmholtz Diabetes Center
PSP Element(s)
G-501900-002
PubMed ID
27180329
WOS ID
WOS:000377643700046
Scopus ID
84969961943
Erfassungsdatum
2016-05-20