Comparison study of the response with botulinum toxin muscle injection in the ICR mice from three different sources
10.1186/s42826-019-0010-4
- Author:
Min Soo SEO
1
;
Young In KIM
;
Kyung Ku KANG
;
Se Kyung OH
;
Soo Eun SUNG
;
Young Suk JUNG
;
Joon Yong CHO
;
HyunKeun SONG
;
Dae Youn HWANG
;
Sang Joon PARK
;
Kil Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Laboratory Animal Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, Daegu, Korea. kskim728@knu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:Laboratory Animal Research
2019;35(2):70-77
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Botulinum-toxin A (BoNT/A) is a widely used not only for cosmetics but also for various experimental purposes including muscle-related research. In this study, we applied BoNT/A to mouse muscle of three different sources to compare and evaluate the biological and pathological response. The three different mouse sources consist of Korl: ICR (Korea FDA source), A:ICR (USA source) and B:ICR (Japan source) which were purchased from each different vendors. To compare the responses of ICR mice with BoNT/A muscle injection, we examined the body weight, hematological and serum biochemistry analysis. Also, we evaluated the muscle change by histopathological analysis and gene expression patterns of muscle-related target by qPCR. The body weight gain was decreased in the BoNT/ A-treated group compared with the control group. In clinical pathologic analysis and gene expression patterns, the data showed that the responses in the BoNT/A-treated group were similar compared with the control group. Decreased muscle fiber was observed in BoNT/A-treated group compared with control group, while Korl:ICR showed a little low response with the other mouse sources. In conclusion, our results suggest that three different sources ICR mice (Korl:ICR, A:ICR and B:ICR) have a similar biological and pathological responses in BoNT/A muscle injection.
