2021 journal article
Swine as biomedical animal model for T-cell research—Success and potential for transmittable and non-transmittable human diseases
Molecular Immunology, 135, 95–115.
author keywords: Pig Animal model; T cells; Vaccine development; Infectious disease; Virus; Bacteria; Parasites; Allergy; Cancer; Transplantation
MeSH headings : Animals; Biomedical Research; Communicable Diseases / immunology; Disease Models, Animal; Haplorhini; Mice; Swine; Swine Diseases / immunology; T-Lymphocytes / immunology
TL;DR:
This review summarizes the swine model for biomedical research with focus on T cells and contrasts it to the more commonly used mouse and non-human primate model before describing the current capabilities to characterize and extend knowledge on porcine T cells.
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Added: April 18, 2021
Swine is biologically one of the most relevant large animal models for biomedical research. With its use as food animal that can be exploited as a free cell and tissue source for research and its high susceptibility to human diseases, swine additionally represent an excellent option for both the 3R principle and One Health research. One of the previously most limiting factors of the pig model was its arguably limited immunological toolbox. Yet, in the last decade, this toolbox has vastly improved including the ability to study porcine T-cells. This review summarizes the swine model for biomedical research with focus on T cells. It first contrasts the swine model to the more commonly used mouse and non-human primate model before describing the current capabilities to characterize and extend our knowledge on porcine T cells. Thereafter, it not only reflects on previous biomedical T-cell research but also extends into areas in which more in-depth T-cell analyses could strongly benefit biomedical research. While the former should inform on the successes of biomedical T-cell research in swine, the latter shall inspire swine T-cell researchers to find collaborations with researchers working in other areas – such as nutrition, allergy, cancer, transplantation, infectious diseases, or vaccine development.