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Contemp Top Lab Anim Sci ; 41(2): 24-7, 2002 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11958599

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The purpose of our study was to derive an alternate end-point to death or moribund appearance for the frequently used L1210 model of murine leukemia. In reviewing the published literature, we were unable to identify a suitable intermediate marker of substantive disease that predicted outcome in the BDF1 recipient of the L1210 leukemia. In an attempt to refine the use of animals in our laboratory, we developed a scoring sheet for behavioral and physical changes that followed intravenous injection of L1210 lymphocytic leukemia cells into BDF1 recipients. At 12-h intervals for the first 2 days after tumor-cell injection and at 6-h intervals thereafter, animals were observed and scored for each parameter. When death was imminent, animals were euthanized by inhalation of methoxyflurane followed by decapitation. Changes in physical and behavioral characteristics then were correlated with the end-point of death. Changes occurred in the mice approximately 7 days after tumor cell inoculation and 24 h before death. The earliest of these signs was hunched posture, followed by one or more other characteristics including decreased activity, increased facial swelling, ears in backward position, abdominal swelling, squinting eyes, and labored breathing. From these data, we were able to develop criteria for early euthanasia. Use of these intermediate end-points likely will substantially reduce the stress on the animals without compromising scientific outcomes in experiments using this or related preclinical models of cancer.


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Alternativas a las Pruebas en Animales , Bienestar del Animal , Conducta Animal , Ciencia de los Animales de Laboratorio/métodos , Leucemia Experimental/fisiopatología , Leucemia Experimental/psicología , Animales , Femenino , Leucemia Experimental/mortalidad , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Endogámicos DBA , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Organismos Libres de Patógenos Específicos , Factores de Tiempo
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