Advancing Animal Models of Human Type 1 Diabetes.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2024
Original Citation
Serreze DV,
Dwyer J,
Racine J.
Advancing Animal Models of Human Type 1 Diabetes. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2024; 14(10):
Keywords
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Animals, Humans, Mice, Disease Models, Animal, Mice, Inbred NOD, Autoimmunity
ISSN
2157-1422
PMID
38886067
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a041587
Abstract
Multiple rodent models have been developed to study the basis of type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice and derivative strains still provide the gold standard for dissecting the basis of the autoimmune responses underlying T1D. Here, we review the developmental origins of NOD mice, and how they and derivative strains have been used over the past several decades to dissect the genetic and immunopathogenic basis of T1D. Also discussed are ways in which the immunopathogenic basis of T1D in NOD mice and humans are similar or differ. Additionally reviewed are efforts to "humanize" NOD mice and derivative strains to provide improved models to study autoimmune responses contributing to T1D in human patients.