Systematic review of studies of skin and lung fibrosis concurrent with
bleomycine induction
Abstract
Scleroderma or systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune
connective with unknown etiology and poorly understood pathogenesis.
Like other connective tissue diseases, SSC is more common in females,
and the highest incidence is observed in the time frame from the third
to the fifth decade. The striking array of autoimmune, vascular and
fibrotic changes that develop in almost all patients makes SSc unique
among connective tissue diseases. Although no animal model developed for
SSc to date fully represents all features of human disease, some animal
models that demonstrate features of SSc help to better understand the
pathogenesis of the disease and develop new therapeutic options.
Well-defined animal model selection is critical to the success of a
well-conducted in vivo study. It includes induction methodology as well
as a variety of approaches for studying skin fibrosis in these models,
such as histopathology, immunohistochemistry, dermal thickness,
hydroxyproline content of the skin, and flow cytometry analysis of
dermal cells. Monitoring the model during the induction of the SSc mouse
model, and determining the timing of treatment initiation is very
important in the evaluation of treatment success. For this purpose, in
vivo evaluation methods have an important place to observe the
realization success of the model during induction in the animal.
Evaluating the initial skin thickness of each mouse and the response
created as a result of the induction, and showing how much response to
the treatment according to the skin thickness at the beginning of the
treatment is of critical importance for the success of the treatment. In
this review, we aimed to evaluate skin fibrosis and lung involvement in
a BLM-induced mouse model and to evaluate the differences between
studies