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      Recent Insights into Experimental Mouse Models of Diabetic Nephropathy

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          Background/Aims: Mouse models are an essential experimental tool for investigating the role of molecular mechanisms and genetic susceptibility in the development of diabetic nephropathy. Methods: The most widely used inbred strain, the C57BL/6 mouse, is commonly used in streptozotocin-induced models of type 1 diabetes and is particularly susceptible to obesity-induced type 2 diabetes. However, use of this strain has been criticised by studies suggesting that it is relatively resistant to renal injury. Results: Recent refinement of these models and utilisation of genetically modified (knockout and transgenic) mice on a C57BL/6 background has provided important insights into the roles of oxidative stress, advanced glycation end products, inflammation and profibrotic mechanisms in the development of type 1 and type 2 diabetic nephropathy. Conclusion: These findings demonstrate the utility of mouse models for identifying and testing novel therapeutic strategies which could translate into better protection against the human disease.

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          Journal
          NEE
          Nephron Exp Nephrol
          10.1159/issn.1660-2129
          Cardiorenal Medicine
          S. Karger AG
          1660-2129
          2006
          September 2006
          21 June 2006
          : 104
          : 2
          : e57-e62
          Affiliations
          aDepartment of Nephrology and bMonash University Department of Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Australia
          Article
          93998 Nephron Exp Nephrol 2006;104:e57–e62
          10.1159/000093998
          16785742
          fdc03a43-21e8-4a98-ad06-83dd9c4a6841
          © 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          History
          : 16 January 2006
          : 20 March 2006
          Page count
          References: 34, Pages: 1
          Categories
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          Cardiovascular Medicine,Nephrology
          Diabetic nephropathy,Oxidative stress,Advanced glycation end products,db/db,Streptozotocin,C57BL/6,Mouse models,Fibrosis

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