Psoriasiform skin disease in transgenic pigs with high-copy ectopic expression of human integrins α2 and β1
Psoriasis is a complex human-specific disease characterized by perturbed keratinocyte proliferation and a pro-inflammatory environment in the skin. Porcine skin architecture and immunity are very similar to that in humans, rendering the pig a suitable animal model for studying the biology and treatm...
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doaj-675936a700014452a8392dadcaf43dca2020-11-24T21:57:43ZengThe Company of BiologistsDisease Models & Mechanisms1754-84031754-84112017-07-0110786988010.1242/dmm.028662028662Psoriasiform skin disease in transgenic pigs with high-copy ectopic expression of human integrins α2 and β1Nicklas Heine Staunstrup0Karin Stenderup1Sidsel Mortensen2Maria Nascimento Primo3Cecilia Rosada4Torben Steiniche5Ying Liu6Rong Li7Mette Schmidt8Stig Purup9Frederik Dagnæs-Hansen10Lisbeth Dahl Schrøder11Lars Svensson12Thomas Kongstad Petersen13Henrik Callesen14Lars Bolund15Jacob Giehm Mikkelsen16 Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Department of Dermatology, Aarhus University Hospital, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Department of Skin Inflammation Pharmacology, LEO Pharma, 2750 Ballerup, Denmark Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Department of Dermatology, Aarhus University Hospital, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Department of Dermatology, Aarhus University Hospital, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, 8830 Tjele, Denmark Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, 8830 Tjele, Denmark Department of Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, 8830 Tjele, Denmark Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Department of NME Ideation, LEO Pharma, 2750 Ballerup, Denmark Department of Skin Inflammation Pharmacology, LEO Pharma, 2750 Ballerup, Denmark Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, 8830 Tjele, Denmark Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Psoriasis is a complex human-specific disease characterized by perturbed keratinocyte proliferation and a pro-inflammatory environment in the skin. Porcine skin architecture and immunity are very similar to that in humans, rendering the pig a suitable animal model for studying the biology and treatment of psoriasis. Expression of integrins, which is normally confined to the basal layer of the epidermis, is maintained in suprabasal keratinocytes in psoriatic skin, modulating proliferation and differentiation as well as leukocyte infiltration. Here, we generated minipigs co-expressing integrins α2 and β1 in suprabasal epidermal layers. Integrin-transgenic minipigs born into the project displayed skin phenotypes that correlated with the number of inserted transgenes. Molecular analyses were in good concordance with histological observations of psoriatic hallmarks, including hypogranulosis and T-lymphocyte infiltration. These findings mark the first creation of minipigs with a psoriasiform phenotype resembling human psoriasis and demonstrate that integrin signaling plays a key role in psoriasis pathology.http://dmm.biologists.org/content/10/7/869DNA transpositionIntegrinPig cloningPsoriasisSkin inflammationSleeping Beauty |
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Nicklas Heine Staunstrup Karin Stenderup Sidsel Mortensen Maria Nascimento Primo Cecilia Rosada Torben Steiniche Ying Liu Rong Li Mette Schmidt Stig Purup Frederik Dagnæs-Hansen Lisbeth Dahl Schrøder Lars Svensson Thomas Kongstad Petersen Henrik Callesen Lars Bolund Jacob Giehm Mikkelsen |
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Nicklas Heine Staunstrup Karin Stenderup Sidsel Mortensen Maria Nascimento Primo Cecilia Rosada Torben Steiniche Ying Liu Rong Li Mette Schmidt Stig Purup Frederik Dagnæs-Hansen Lisbeth Dahl Schrøder Lars Svensson Thomas Kongstad Petersen Henrik Callesen Lars Bolund Jacob Giehm Mikkelsen Psoriasiform skin disease in transgenic pigs with high-copy ectopic expression of human integrins α2 and β1 Disease Models & Mechanisms DNA transposition Integrin Pig cloning Psoriasis Skin inflammation Sleeping Beauty |
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Nicklas Heine Staunstrup Karin Stenderup Sidsel Mortensen Maria Nascimento Primo Cecilia Rosada Torben Steiniche Ying Liu Rong Li Mette Schmidt Stig Purup Frederik Dagnæs-Hansen Lisbeth Dahl Schrøder Lars Svensson Thomas Kongstad Petersen Henrik Callesen Lars Bolund Jacob Giehm Mikkelsen |
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Nicklas Heine Staunstrup |
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Psoriasiform skin disease in transgenic pigs with high-copy ectopic expression of human integrins α2 and β1 |
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Psoriasiform skin disease in transgenic pigs with high-copy ectopic expression of human integrins α2 and β1 |
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Psoriasiform skin disease in transgenic pigs with high-copy ectopic expression of human integrins α2 and β1 |
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Psoriasiform skin disease in transgenic pigs with high-copy ectopic expression of human integrins α2 and β1 |
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Psoriasiform skin disease in transgenic pigs with high-copy ectopic expression of human integrins α2 and β1 |
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psoriasiform skin disease in transgenic pigs with high-copy ectopic expression of human integrins α2 and β1 |
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The Company of Biologists |
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Disease Models & Mechanisms |
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1754-8403 1754-8411 |
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Psoriasis is a complex human-specific disease characterized by perturbed keratinocyte proliferation and a pro-inflammatory environment in the skin. Porcine skin architecture and immunity are very similar to that in humans, rendering the pig a suitable animal model for studying the biology and treatment of psoriasis. Expression of integrins, which is normally confined to the basal layer of the epidermis, is maintained in suprabasal keratinocytes in psoriatic skin, modulating proliferation and differentiation as well as leukocyte infiltration. Here, we generated minipigs co-expressing integrins α2 and β1 in suprabasal epidermal layers. Integrin-transgenic minipigs born into the project displayed skin phenotypes that correlated with the number of inserted transgenes. Molecular analyses were in good concordance with histological observations of psoriatic hallmarks, including hypogranulosis and T-lymphocyte infiltration. These findings mark the first creation of minipigs with a psoriasiform phenotype resembling human psoriasis and demonstrate that integrin signaling plays a key role in psoriasis pathology. |
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DNA transposition Integrin Pig cloning Psoriasis Skin inflammation Sleeping Beauty |
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http://dmm.biologists.org/content/10/7/869 |
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