Canine Blood Disease Models and Stem Cell Resource

University Of Alabama At Birmingham, Birmingham AL

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Abstract

[unreadable] DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): [unreadable] The purpose of this research resource application (R24) is to provide support for the establishment of a [unreadable] canine blood disease models and stem cell (CBDSC) resource. The purpose of the canine blood disease [unreadable] models and stem cell resource is to maintain canine models of hemophilia A, hemophilia B, pyruvate kinase [unreadable] (PK) deficiency and cyclic hematopoiesis (CH), provide experimental animals for hematology research and [unreadable] to provide canine blood, bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs), hematopoietic progenitor and [unreadable] stem cells and technical expertise with the canine model. The objectives of this research resource grant [unreadable] are: (1) maintain breeding colonies of hemophilia, PK and CH dogs; (2) provide purpose bred experimental [unreadable] animals for collaborative investigation; and (3) provide canine blood and bone marrow stem cells, tissues [unreadable] and canine-validated reagents, and assays to qualified investigators. The canine models have been [unreadable] maintained in the principal investigator's laboratory for up to 20 years and have been used in collaborative [unreadable] studies with NIH funded investigators at multiple institutions but have not been universally available. The [unreadable] hemophilia B model is uniquely prone to developing inhibitors making it ideal for gene therapy and [unreadable] tolerance studies. The PK deficient dogs are not available elsewhere and the hemophilia A and CH dogs [unreadable] are only available in very limited numbers at 1 other institution. Dog leukocyte antigen (DLA), [unreadable] histocompatability typing of the breeding colony and experimental animals has been established so that [unreadable] DLA identical, haploidentical and mismatched dogs are used in transplantation studies. The dog is a well [unreadable] established preclinical model for bone marrow transplantation, cardiac and hemophilia research. Although [unreadable] there are numerous NIH supported primate and rodent resources there presently is not a centralized canine [unreadable] resource to provide cells, tissues , reagents and specialized support services as a research resource for [unreadable] investigators using the canine model. The investigators have more than 30 years combined experience [unreadable] with canine blood disease research and are uniquely qualified to establish a canine blood disease and stem [unreadable] cell resource. This project will ensure the survival of unique canine blood disease models, provide broader [unreadable] access to the models by qualified investigators and establish a centralized resource for canine blood and [unreadable] stem cells to address unmet needs in biomedical research community. [unreadable] [unreadable] [unreadable] [unreadable]