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World J Exp Med. Feb 20, 2016; 6(1): 9-20
Published online Feb 20, 2016. doi: 10.5493/wjem.v6.i1.9
Table 1 Zebrafish models of inflammatory bowel diseases
ModelAgeInductionCharacteristics
OxazoloneAdultIntrarectal administration of 0.2% oxazolone in 50% ethanol. Stand-alone tanksEpithelial damage; infiltration of neutrophils and eosinophils in intestine; depletion of goblet cells; upregulation of IL1β, TNFα and IL10[46]
TNBSAdultIntrarectal administration of TNBS (160 mmol/L) in 30% ethanol. Stand-alone tanksDose-dependent fish survival; disruption of the epithelial integrity; ulcerations; swelling, thickening and detachment of villi; no changes in goblet cells; upregulation of IL1β, IL8 and IL10[48]
Larva (3-8 dpf)50-75 µg/mL TNBS in swimming water (E3 medium)Dose-dependent survival; expansion of intestinal lumen; loss of villi; increased number of goblet cell; upregulation of IL1β, TNFα, IL8, and MMP9; increased TNFα expression in lumen; infiltrate of myeloid cells[59,60]
DSSLarva (3-6 dpf)0.5% DSS in swimming water (E3 medium)Mucosecretory phenotype; neutrophilic infiltration microbiota - dependent; upregulation of CCl20, IL1β, IL23, IL8, MMP9 and PCNAIL; increased proliferating cells[76]
GlafenineLarva (5 dpf)25 µmol/L glafenine for 12 h in in swimming water (E3 medium)Apoptosis in intestinal epithelial cells; ER stress in IECs[79]