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ArticleIn vivo (Athens, Greece)

Robust Rat and Mouse Models of Bilateral Renal Ischemia Reperfusion Injury.

Tanya Smith, Aeliya Zaidi, Charlotte Victoria Maynard Brown, Gilda Pino-Chavez, Timothy Bowen, Soma Meran, Donald Fraser, Rafael Chavez, Usman Khalid

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. The Role of Sirt3 in Kidney Health and Disease.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  7. The death of a myth: Females are not resistant to acute kidney injury.Clinical science (London, England : 1979) · 2025
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9 authors.

Tanya SmithWales Kidney Research Unit, Division of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, U.K.; smithta3@cardiff.ac.uk.
Aeliya ZaidiWales Kidney Research Unit, Division of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, U.K.
Charlotte Victoria Maynard BrownWales Kidney Research Unit, Division of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, U.K.
Gilda Pino-ChavezWales Kidney Research Unit, Division of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, U.K.
Timothy BowenWales Kidney Research Unit, Division of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, U.K.
Soma MeranWales Kidney Research Unit, Division of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, U.K.
Donald FraserWales Kidney Research Unit, Division of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, U.K.
Rafael ChavezWales Kidney Research Unit, Division of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, U.K.
Usman KhalidWales Kidney Research Unit, Division of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, U.K.; usman.khalid@doctors.org.uk.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimAcute and chronic kidney diseases are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality worldwide, with no specific treatments currently available for these. To enable understanding the pathophysiology of and testing novel treatments for acute and chronic kidney disease, a suitable in vivo model of kidney disease is essential. In this article, we describe two reliable rodent models (rats and mice) of efficacious kidney injury displaying acute to chronic kidney injury progression, which is also reversible through novel therapeutic strategies such as ischemic preconditioning (IPC). MATERIALS AND

methodsWe utilized adult male Lewis rats and adult male wildtype (C57BL/6) mice, performed a midline laparotomy, and induced warm ischemia to both kidneys by bilateral clamping of both renal vascular pedicles for a set time, to mimic the hypoxic etiology of disease commonly found in kidney injury.

resultsBilateral ischemia reperfusion injury caused marked structural and functional kidney injury as exemplified by histology damage scores, serum creatinine levels, and kidney injury biomarker levels in both rodents. Furthermore, this effect displayed a dose-dependent response in the mouse model.

conclusionThese rodent models of bilateral kidney IRI are reliable, reproducible, and enable detailed mechanistic study of the underlying pathophysiology of both acute and chronic kidney disease. They have been carefully optimised for single operator use with a strong track record of training both surgically trained and surgically naïve operators.

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Acute Kidney InjuryDisease Models, AnimalKidneyReperfusion InjuryAnimalsBiomarkersCreatinineIschemic PreconditioningMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLRatsRats, Inbred LewBiomarkersCreatinineischemia reperfusion injuryKidney injurymouserat

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PMID38688639
PMCPMC11059907

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