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. 2025 Sep 22;41:22. doi: 10.1186/s42826-025-00253-7

Table 3.

Allergic asthma models in guinea pigs

Model Description Administered dose
Sutovska et al. 2016 [96]

• Model of 20 days

• Sensitization i.p. y s.c. in day 1 and day 3

• Allergen challenges in days 9, 12, 15, 18 and 20 with inhaled OVA

▲ 5 mg OVA + 1 mg/ml Al(OH)3/SSF i.p in day 1

⬤ 5 mg OVA/1 ml SSF s.c. in day 3

Inhaled OVA 1–2 min

Medvedova et al. 2015 [97]

• Model of 21 days

• Sensitization i.p. and s.c. in day 1

• Sensitization i.p in day 3

• Inhaled OVA on days 14 and 21

▲ 1% OVA solution in aqua pro

inyectione, 0.5 ml i.p. and 0.5 ml s.c

on day 1 and 1 ml i.p. in day 3

⬤ Inhaled OVA by 30 s

Lowe et al. 2017 [26]

• Model of 21 days

• Sensitization i.p. on days 1, 4 and 7

• Inhaled OVA in day 21

▲ 150 µg OVA + 100 mg Al(OH)3 in

1 ml SSF in sensitization

⬤ 300 µg OVA/1 ml SSF on inhaled

OVA

Franova et al. 2012 [98]

• Model of 21 days

• Sensitization i.p. and s.c. on day 1

• Repead i.p. OVA inyections every 3 days

• Nebulized OVA for the last 5 days

▲ 5 mg OVA + 1 mg Al(OH)3 i.p. and 5

mg OVA on 1 ml SSF s.c

⬤ 1% OVA in 0.9% sterile sodium

chloride solution for nebulized OVA

Antwi et a. 2017 [70]

• Model of 30 days

• Sensitization i.p. on day 1

• Antigenic reforcement i.p. on day 14

• Challenge with inhaled OVA from day 21 to day 30

▲ 2 mg OVA enmulsified in 10 mg

⬣ Al(OH)3 dissolved in 10 ml SSF i.p

and 1 mg OVA dissolved in SSF i.p

⬤ 1% OVA w/v dissolved in PBS

inhaled

Pazhoohan et al. 2017 [99]

• Model of 34 days

• Nebulized OVA every 3 days for 5 weeks

⬤ 1 mg OVA/1 ml NaCl 0.9% on days

1,4,7,10 and 13

⬤ 2.5 mg OVA/1 ml NaCl 0.9% on

days 16, 19 and 22

⬤ 5 mg OVA/1 ml NaCl 0.9% on day

25 and 28

⬤ 10 mg OVA/1 ml NaCl 0.9% on day

31 and 34

⬤ All inhaled OVA by 10 min time

Bazán-Perkins et al. 2009 [33]

• Model of 35 days

• Sensitization i.p. and s.c. on day 1

• Antigenic reforcement with nebulized OVA on day 8

• Inhaled antigen on days 15, 25, 35

• Model of 125 days

• Sensitization i.p. and s.c. on day 1

• Antigenic reforcement with nebulized OVA on day 8

• Inhaled antigen starting from day 15, every ten days until day 125

▲ 0.6 mg/ml OVA + 1 mg/ml Al(OH)3

dispersed in SSF

⬣ 3 mg OVA/ml SSF nebulized by 5 min

⬤ From day 15, 1 mg OVA/1 ml SSF

and the subsequent challenges, 0.5

mg OVA/1 ml SSF nebulized during 1 min

Jiao et al. 2015 [95]

• Model of 65 days

• Cyclophosphamide inyections i.p. on day 1

• Sensitization i.p. on day 2

• Antigenic reforcement i.p. on day 23

• Inhaled OVA on days 44 and 65

▲ Cyclophosphamide 30 mg/kg i.p.

2 mg OVA + 100 mg Al(OH)3 i.p

⬣ 0.1 mg OVA + 100 mg Al(OH)3 i.p

⬤ 10 mg/ml OVA aerosol for 90 s

i.p.: intraperitoneal, s.c.: subcutaneous