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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2026

Nonsurgical Induction of Alopecia Areata in C3H/HeJ Mice via Adoptive Transfer of Cultured Lymphoid Cells.

Eddy H C Wang, Kevin J McElwee

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Eddy H C WangDepartment of Dermatology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Kevin J McElweeThe Centre for Skin Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK. kevin@keratin.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1020-3832

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Surgical induction of alopecia areata (AA) via full-thickness grafting of spontaneous AA-affected C3H/HeJ mouse skin to naïve recipients has been a primary method of transferring the AA disease model phenotype. However, this method is associated with the need to perform an invasive procedure that could negatively impact animal well-being. Therefore, a rodent model that rapidly develops AA at a predictable rate and without the need to perform invasive surgical procedures on the mice is essential for studying the pathogenesis of AA. Here, we describe a cell injection technique using cultured skin-draining lymph node cells (LNCs) injected intradermally into naïve recipients to induce rapid AA development. The cultured LNCs can reach ~ten fold expansion after 6 days with specific cytokine stimulation. The LNCs derived from a single AA-affected mouse donor can induce AA development in more than 80 naïve mice within 2-18 weeks. For comparative control studies, mice receiving cultured LNCs from normal donors remain normally haired. The method enables the production of large numbers of AA mice for use in research and treatment development studies while avoiding the use of surgical procedures. We anticipate that the protocol can also be adapted for use in other mouse autoimmune disease models.

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Alopecia AreataDisease Models, AnimalAdoptive TransferAnimalsCell Culture TechniquesFemaleLymph NodesLymphocyte TransfusionMiceMice, Inbred C3HAdoptive transferAlopecia areataC3H/HeJMouse modelT cells

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