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US 2022/0232811 A1Published application
Method of preparing mouse model of herpes
AssigneeAjou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
InventorSeonghyang SOHN
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Abstract
A method of preparing a mouse model of herpes using a herpes simplex virus and hydrocortisone, and a mouse model of herpes prepared the method are disclosed. When the preparation method is used, an animal model in which the symptoms of herpes clearly appear can be prepared, and thus the animal model can be widely used in the development of therapeutic agents for herpes simplex virus infection. A use of the mouse model in screening and developing a candidate therapeutic agent is also disclosed.
Claims12
A method of preparing a mouse model of herpes, the method comprising:
- (a) damaging a site of surface of a mouse, inoculating the damaged site with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), and then rearing the mouse;
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- (b) injecting the reared mouse with hydrocortisone.
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