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ReviewInfection and immunity2020

Can the Cecal Ligation and Puncture Model Be Repurposed To Better Inform Therapy in Human Sepsis?

John C Alverdy, Robert Keskey, Renee Thewissen

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Review in Infection and immunity, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers.

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50 citing papers in PubMed.

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  20. B-1a cells scavenge NETs to attenuate sepsis.Journal of leukocyte biology · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

John C AlverdyUniversity of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA jalverdy@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu.
Robert KeskeyUniversity of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Renee ThewissenUniversity of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Funding

PSEUDOMONAS'EFFECTS ON THE GUT BARRIER FROM SURGERYR01GM062344 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI ALVERDY, JOHN C · 2001 to 2025
$9.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM062344
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A recent report by the National Institutes of Health on sepsis research has implied there is a trend to move away from mouse models of sepsis. The most commonly used animal model to study the pathogenesis of human sepsis is cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) in mice. The model has been the mainstay of sepsis research for decades and continues to be considered the gold standard to inform novel pathways of sepsis physiology and its therapeutic direction. As there have been many criticisms of the model, particularly regarding its relevance to human disease, how this model might be repurposed to be more reflective of the human condition begs discussion. In this piece, we compare and contrast the mouse microbiome of the CLP model to the emerging science of the microbiome of human sepsis and discuss the relevance for mice to harbor the specific pathogens present in the human microbiome during sepsis, as well as an underlying disease process to mimic the characteristics of those patients with undesirable outcomes. How to repurpose this model to incorporate these "human factors" is discussed in detail and suggestions offered.

Indexed as

Disease Models, AnimalFood, FormulatedAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Typing TechniquesCecumCytokinesGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansIntraabdominal InfectionsLigationMicePuncturesSepsisSurvival AnalysisAnti-Bacterial AgentsCytokinescecal ligationintraabdominal infectionsepsis

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PMID32571986
PMCPMC7440761

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