Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Fröhlich, E.
Animals in Respiratory Research.
Int J Mol Sci. 2024; 25(5): 2903
Doi: 10.3390/ijms25052903
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- Abstract:
- The respiratory barrier, a thin epithelial barrier that separates the interior of the human body from the environment, is easily damaged by toxicants, and chronic respiratory diseases are common. It also allows the permeation of drugs for topical treatment. Animal experimentation is used to train medical technicians, evaluate toxicants, and develop inhaled formulations. Species differences in the architecture of the respiratory tract explain why some species are better at predicting human toxicity than others. Some species are useful as disease models. This review describes the anatomical differences between the human and mammalian lungs and lists the characteristics of currently used mammalian models for the most relevant chronic respiratory diseases (asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis, and tuberculosis). The generation of animal models is not easy because they do not develop these diseases spontaneously. Mouse models are common, but other species are more appropriate for some diseases. Zebrafish and fruit flies can help study immunological aspects. It is expected that combinations of in silico, in vitro, and in vivo (mammalian and invertebrate) models will be used in the future for drug development.
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- Animals - administration & dosage
- Mice - administration & dosage
- Humans - administration & dosage
- Zebrafish - administration & dosage
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - drug therapy
- Asthma - drug therapy
- Lung - administration & dosage
- Disease Models, Animal - administration & dosage
- Mammals - administration & dosage
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- respiratory barrier
- animal models
- chronic respiratory diseases
- respiratory tract
- mammals
- zebrafish
- fruit fly
- drug development