Animal Models In Experimental Medicine

Author(s): Talal Adnan Basha * .

DOI: 10.2174/9789815196382124010011

Animal Models of Food Allergy

Pp: 143-171 (29)

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Abstract

SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.

Abstract

Food allergy can result in significant morbidity and mortality in adults and children. Animals are used to study and explore the pathological mechanisms of foodinduced sensitization and allergic reactions, and for experimenting with new modalities of treatment. Murine species became the preferred choice as a model of food allergy given the large accumulated work done in this field using the murine species leading to solid experience and development of valid experiential tools to characterize and assess immune mechanisms and reactions to food antigens. Other animals are used with varying success and have advantages and disadvantages such as rats, guinea pigs, dogs, pigs, and sheep. This chapter will describe these animal models highlighting their advantages and disadvantages and similarities to human immune systems.

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