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Pathology of Berkeley sickle cell mice: similarities and differences with human sickle cell disease

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Manci, E. A.·2006·Blood

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Because Berkeley sickle cell mice are used as an animal model for human sickle cell disease, we investigated the progression of the histopathology in these animals over 6 months and compared these findings to those published in humans with sickle cell disease. The murine study groups were composed of wild-type mixed C57Bl/6-SV129 (control) mice and sickle cell (SS) mice (alpha-/-, beta-/-, transgene +) of both sexes and between 1 and 6 months of age. SS mice were similar to humans with sickle cell disease in having erythrocytic sickling, vascular ectasia, intravascular hemolysis, exuberant hematopoiesis, cardiomegaly, glomerulosclerosis, visceral congestion, hemorrhages, multiorgan infarcts, pyknotic neurons, and progressive siderosis. Cerebral perfusion studies demonstrated increased blood-brain barrier permeability in SS mice. SS mice differed from humans with sickle cell disease in having splenomegaly, splenic hematopoiesis, more severe hepatic infarcts, less severe pulmonary manifestations, no significant vascular intimal hyperplasia, and only a trend toward vascular medial hypertrophy. Early retinal degeneration caused by a homozygous mutation (rd1) independent from that causing sickle hemoglobin was an incidental finding in some Berkeley mice. While our study reinforces the fundamental strength of this model, the notable differences warrant careful consideration when drawing parallels to human sickle cell disease.

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Authors
Manci, E. A.
Affiliations
Johns Hopkins University (US)
Corresponding author
Manci, E. A.
Venue
Blood
Published
2006-02-15
Volume
107
Issue
4
Pages
1651-1658
ISSN
  • 0006-4971 (ISSN-L)
  • 1528-0020
OpenAlex
W2066774936
Cited by
149
References
48
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FWCI
1.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Blood (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Stony Brook University
  • National Institutes of Health (n01hb007086-007)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (P01HL044612, HL70981, HL 19278, N0-1-HB07086, R01HL070981, HL-44612, HL45922, R01HL019278, R01HL045922)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS 43324, R01NS043324)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Blood properties and coagulation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Hemoglobin structure and function
Keywords
sickle cell disease, animal models, histopathology, angiodysplasia, intravascular hemolysis, cardiomegaly, glomerulosclerosis, splenomegaly, retinal degeneration, siderosis
MeSH terms
Anemia, Sickle Cell, Animals, Body Weight, Humans, Mutation, Organ Size, Reference Values, Species Specificity, Mice

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