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An experimental design for induction of non-specific aortoarteritis
R Dhingra1, K K Talwar, P Chopra
1Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110 029.
Background:
An attempt was made to induce aortoarteritis in mice by using various antigens.
Methods And Results:
The Swiss mice were immunized with eight different antigens and were grouped A to G. Group H served as control. The mice were then bled at 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th month interval post-immunization for estimating antibody titer. Then the mice were sacrificed and the heart, aorta and kidney were taken out and processed for hematoxylin-eosin staining. There was gradual increase in the antibody titer from 1st month till 4th month within all the experimental groups (A-G), when compared with control group H. The titer started falling sharply from 6th month post-immunization. However, the control group H did not show much variation. When each individual group was compared separately with control group H, the significant statistical value was obtained. Histopathological examination revealed mild inflammation (+) in kidney by 2nd month, moderate inflammation (++) by 6th month, extensive inflammation (+++) by 8th month and alteration in the normal parenchyma of kidney by 8th month.
Conclusions:
The histopathological changes brought out through antigens were more pronounced by 8th month following injection of tunica media, tunica adventitia, tunica intima and aorta collagen as compared to that of standard collagen and mouse aorta injections.
