A GUNN RAT MODEL OF PRETERM HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA

BACKGROUND: The impact of bilirubin in preterm infants is poorly understood. An animal model would assist in improving understanding. The Gunn rat lacks uridine diphosphate-glucuronylsyl transferase 1 and can be made acutely hyperbilirubinemic by injection of sulfodimethoxine (sulfa), a drug that di...

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Autores principales: Waddell, Jaylyn, He, Min, Tang, Ningfeng, Rizzuto, Christian, Bearer, Cynthia F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8376196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31578041
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41390-019-0599-x
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The impact of bilirubin in preterm infants is poorly understood. An animal model would assist in improving understanding. The Gunn rat lacks uridine diphosphate-glucuronylsyl transferase 1 and can be made acutely hyperbilirubinemic by injection of sulfodimethoxine (sulfa), a drug that displaces bilirubin from albumin and thus increases free bilirubin. METHODS: On postnatal day (P) 5, Gunn rats either heterozygous (Nj) or homozygous (jj) for glucuronosyltransferase activity were injected with either saline or sulfa. Behavior and cerebellar weight were measured. RESULTS: Pups did not show any signs of acute bilirubin encephalopathy. Pup weight dropped significantly on P8 only in the jj-sulfa group. Behavior was affected only in the jj-sulfa group. Cerebellar weight was significantly less in the jj-sulfa group. DISCUSSION: The Gunn rat pup model may be a good model to study hyperbilirubinemia in preterm infants.

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