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The Cuprizone Mouse Model: A Comparative Study of Cuprizone Formulations from Different Manufacturers.

ABSTRACT: The Cuprizone mouse model is widely used in studies on de- and remyelination. In the hands of different experimenters, the Cuprizone concentrations that lead to comparable levels of demyelination differ considerably. The reasons for this variability are unknown. In this study, we tested whether different Cuprizone formulations from different vendors and manufacturers influenced Cuprizone-induced histopathological hallmarks. We intoxicated male C57BL/6 mice with six Cuprizone powders that differed in their manufacturer, vendor, and purity. After five weeks, we analyzed the body weight changes over the course of the experiment, as well as the demyelination, astrogliosis, microgliosis and axonal damage by histological LFB-PAS staining and immunohistochemical labelling of PLP, IBA1, GFAP and APP. All Cuprizone formulations induced demyelination, astrogliosis, microgliosis, axonal damage and a moderate drop in body weight at the beginning of the intoxication period. In a cumulative evaluation of all analyses, two Cuprizone formulations performed weaker than the other formulations. In conclusion, all tested formulations did work, but the choice of Cuprizone formulation may have been responsible for the considerable variability in the experimental outcomes.

SUBMITTER: Beecken M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10341492 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Cuprizone Mouse Model: A Comparative Study of Cuprizone Formulations from Different Manufacturers.

Beecken Malena M Baumann Louise L Vankriekelsvenne Elise E Manzhula Katerina K Greiner Theresa T Heinig Leo L Schauerte Steffen S Kipp Markus M Joost Sarah S

International journal of molecular sciences 20230623 13

The Cuprizone mouse model is widely used in studies on de- and remyelination. In the hands of different experimenters, the Cuprizone concentrations that lead to comparable levels of demyelination differ considerably. The reasons for this variability are unknown. In this study, we tested whether different Cuprizone formulations from different vendors and manufacturers influenced Cuprizone-induced histopathological hallmarks. We intoxicated male C57BL/6 mice with six Cuprizone powders that differe ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundVarious studies by MRI exhibit that the corpus callosum (CC) is the most vulnerable to cuprizone administration, detecting the demyelination and remyelination process using different MRI parameters are, however, lacking.PurposeTo investigate the sensitivity of multiparametric MRI both in vivo and ex vivo for demyelination and remyelination.Study typeProspective.Animal modelA cuprizone mice model with an age-matched control group (n = 5), 4-week cuprizone exposure group followed by 9-week on a normal diet (n = 6), and a 13-week cuprizone exposure group (n = 6).Field strength/sequence3D gradient recalled echo, T2 -weighted, and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) at 7.0T and 9.4T.AssessmentQuantification of DTI metrics, quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM), and T2 -weighted imaging intensity in major white matter bundles.Statistical testsNonparametric permutation tests were used with a cluster-forming threshold as 3.09 (equivalent to P = 0.001), and the significant level as P = 0.05 with family-wise correction.ResultsIn vivo susceptibility values increased from -11.7 to -0.7 ppb (P < 0.001) in CC and from -13.7 to -5.1 ppb (P < 0.001) in the anterior commissure (AC) after the 13-week cuprizone exposure. Ex vivo susceptibility values increased from -25.4 to 7.4 ppb (P < 0.001) in CC and from -41.6 to -15.8 ppb (P < 0.001) in AC. Susceptibility values showed high variations to demyelination for in vivo studies (94.0% in CC, 62.8% in AC). Susceptibility values exhibited higher variations than radial diffusivity for ex vivo studies (129.1% vs. 28.3% in CC, 62.0% vs. 25.0% in AC). In addition to the differential susceptibility variations in different white matter tracts, intraregional demyelination variation was also present not only in CC but also in the AC area by voxel-based analysis.Data conclusionQSM is sensitive to the demyelination process of cuprizone exposure, which can be a complementary technique to conventional T2 -weighted images and DTI metrics.Level of evidence2 Technical Efficacy Stage: 2 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2019;50:1852-1865.

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