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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 29.
Published in final edited form as: Sci Transl Med. 2016 Mar 30;8(332):332ra43. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aad9982

Table 2. Treatment of MosMes-Pik3caH1047R mice with rapamycin.

Mouse # 1 2 3 4 5 6
Sex m m m f m f
Phenotype Subcutaneous VM at right flank, phlebectasia of portal vein and inferior vena cava Subcutaneous VM at left flank, phlebectasia of portal vein and inferior vena cava Subcutaneous VM at the base of the tail, below left hind limb Phlebectasia of portal vein and inferior vena cava. No VM detected by CT-A. WT control WT control
Age at starting treatment* 8-week-old 8-week-old 10-week-old 5-week-old 10-week-old 5-week-old
Duration of treatment 4 weeks 2 weeks 6 weeks 4 weeks 6 weeks 4 weeks
Outcome VM volume reduction: 32.4% at 2 weeks; 65% at 4 weeks.

Normalization of phlebectasias in portal vein and inferior vena cava. Cessation of bleeding of lesion after 1 week of treatment.

VM no longer detected upon necropsy 4 weeks after treatment.
No volume reduction, mouse became ill after 2 weeks and had to be sacrificed in line with UK Home Office regulations. VM volume reduction: 18.7% at 2 weeks, 28.4% at 4 weeks, 37% at 6 weeks.

Cessation of rectal bleeding immediately after treatment
Normalization of portal vein and inferior vena cava phlebectasia Overall healthy Overall healthy
*

Mice were treated with rapamycin, 4 mg/kg every other day