Vascular Calcification in Rodent Models-Keeping Track with an Extented Method Assortment

Overview

Journal Biology (Basel)

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biology

Date 2021 Jun 2

PMID 34067504

Citations 7

Authors

Jaqueline Herrmann

Manasa Reddy Gummi

Mengdi Xia

Markus van der Giet

Markus Tolle

Mirjam Schuchardt

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Abstract

Vascular calcification is a multifaceted disease and a significant contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The calcification deposits in the vessel wall can vary in size and localization. Various pathophysiological pathways may be involved in disease progression. With respect to the calcification diversity, a great number of research models and detection methods have been established in basic research, relying mostly on rodent models. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the currently available rodent models and quantification methods for vascular calcification, emphasizing animal burden and assessing prospects to use available methods in a way to address the 3R principles of Russel and Burch: "Replace, Reduce and Refine".

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