Contribution of animal models to the understanding of the metabolic syndrome: a systematic overview

TY - JOUR

T1 - Contribution of animal models to the understanding of the metabolic syndrome

T2 - a systematic overview

AU - Varga, O.

AU - Harangi, M.

AU - Olsson, A.S.

AU - Hansen, Axel Jacob Kornerup

PY - 2010/11

Y1 - 2010/11

N2 - The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is one of the most important challenges to public health and biomedical research. Animal models of MetS, such as leptin-deficient obese mice, obese spontaneously hypertensive rats, JCR: LA-cp rats and the Ossabaw and Göttingen minipigs, have contributed to our understanding of the pathophysiological basis and the development of novel therapies. For a complex disease syndrome, no animal model can be expected to serve all needs of research. Although each animal model has limitations and strengths, used together in a complementary fashion, they are essential for research on the MetS and for rapid progress in understanding the aetiology and pathogenesis towards a cure. The purpose of this review is to assess how current animal models contributed to our knowledge of the human MetS, and to systematically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the currently available 78 animal models from 11 species.

AB - The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is one of the most important challenges to public health and biomedical research. Animal models of MetS, such as leptin-deficient obese mice, obese spontaneously hypertensive rats, JCR: LA-cp rats and the Ossabaw and Göttingen minipigs, have contributed to our understanding of the pathophysiological basis and the development of novel therapies. For a complex disease syndrome, no animal model can be expected to serve all needs of research. Although each animal model has limitations and strengths, used together in a complementary fashion, they are essential for research on the MetS and for rapid progress in understanding the aetiology and pathogenesis towards a cure. The purpose of this review is to assess how current animal models contributed to our knowledge of the human MetS, and to systematically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the currently available 78 animal models from 11 species.

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U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-789x.2009.00667.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1467-789x.2009.00667.x

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 19845867

SN - 1467-7881

VL - 11

SP - 792

EP - 807

JO - Obesity Reviews

JF - Obesity Reviews

IS - 11

ER -