Central Institute for Tuberculosis, Moscow, Russia.
Immunology. 2011 Oct;134(2):109-15. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2011.03472.x.
Relevance and accuracy of experimental mouse models of tuberculosis (TB) are the subject of constant debate. This article briefly reviews genetic aspects of this problem and provides a few examples of mycobacterial diseases with similar or identical genetic control in mice and humans. The two species display more similarities than differences regarding both genetics of susceptibility/severity of mycobacterial diseases and the networks of protective and pathological immune reactions. In the opinion of the author, refined mouse models of mycobacterial diseases are extremely useful for modelling the corresponding human conditions, if genetic diversity is taken into account.
结核分枝杆菌(TB)实验小鼠模型的相关性和准确性一直是争论的主题。本文简要回顾了这一问题的遗传方面,并提供了一些在小鼠和人类中具有相似或相同遗传控制的分枝杆菌病的例子。这两个物种在易感性/严重程度的分枝杆菌病的遗传以及保护性和病理性免疫反应的网络方面显示出更多的相似之处,而不是差异。作者认为,如果考虑遗传多样性,那么分枝杆菌病的改良小鼠模型对于模拟相应的人类疾病非常有用。