title: Reliability of transcutaneous measurement of renal function in various strains of conscious mice.
abstract: Measuring renal function in laboratory animals using blood and/or urine sampling is not only labor-intensive but puts also a strain on the animal. Several approaches for fluorescence based transcutaneous measurement of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in laboratory animals have been developed. They allow the measurement of GFR based on the elimination kinetics of fluorescent exogenous markers. None of the studies dealt with the reproducibility of the measurements in the same animals. Therefore, the reproducibility of a transcutaneous GFR assessment method was investigated using the fluorescent renal marker FITC-Sinistrin in conscious mice in the present study. We performed two transcutaneous GFR measurements within three days in five groups of mice (Balb/c, C57BL/6, SV129, NMRI at 3-4 months of age, and a group of 24 months old C57BL/6). Data were evaluated regarding day-to-day reproducibility as well as intra- and inter-strain variability of GFR and the impact of age on these parameters. No significant differences between the two subsequent GFR measurements were detected. Fastest elimination for FITC-Sinistrin was detected in Balb/c with significant differences to C57BL/6 and SV129 mice. GFR decreased significantly with age in C57BL/6 mice. Evaluation of GFR in cohorts of young and old C57BL/6 mice from the same supplier showed high consistency of GFR values between groups. Our study shows that the investigated technique is a highly reproducible and reliable method for repeated GFR measurements in conscious mice. This gentle method is easily used even in old mice and can be used to monitor the age-related decline in GFR.
authors: Medical Research Centre, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Schock-Kusch
authors: Stefania
authors: S
authors: Geraci
authors: Esther
authors: E
authors: Ermeling
authors: Yury
authors: Y
authors: Shulhevich
authors: Carsten
authors: C
authors: Sticht
authors: Juergen
authors: J
authors: Hesser
authors: Dzmitry
authors: D
authors: Stsepankou
authors: Sabine
authors: S
authors: Neudecker
authors: Johannes
authors: J
authors: Pill
authors: Roland
authors: R
authors: Schmitt
authors: Anette
authors: A
authors: Melk
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D003243:Consciousness / Q000502:physiology*; D005452:Fluoresceins / Q000378:metabolism; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006207:Half-Life; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000378:metabolism; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005452:Fluoresceins; D009844:Oligosaccharides; C576250:fluorescein-isothiocyanate sinistrin
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