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. 2018 Jul 17;9(3):345–353. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2018.07.002

Table 5.

Main Features of Non-MCT-induced Animal Models of SOS.

Induction method Animal Primary author Year Dosage Timing and periodicity Primary goal
Gynura segetum Mice Chen, Z.40 2011 30 g/kg Daily for 30 d Prevention of SOS with ligustrazine
Zhu, H.41 2011 30 g/kg Daily for 30 d Prevention of SOS with prednisone
Rats Qiu, S.42 2018 3.75, 7.5, and 15 g/kg (3 groups) Daily for 15 d Identification of biomarkers and metabolic mechanisms in G. segetum hepatotoxicity
Yu, X-z.43 2013 600 mg/kg Daily for 3 w MMP-9 expression in SOS
Radiotherapy Cynomolgus monkeys Yannam, G.44 2014 30, 36, 40, and 50 Gy hypofractionated (4 groups) Daily for 5 d Model characterization
Dogs Shulman, H.45,a 1987 9.2–16 Gy (TBI) ± 90–180 mg/m2 (L-PAM) ± 30, 60, 125, and 250 mg/kg (MCT) Various Model characterization
FOLFOX Mice Robinson, S.46 2013 6 mg/kg (OX) + 50 mg/kg (5-FU) + 90 mg/kg (folinic acid) Weekly for 5 w
5-FU and folinic acid 2 h after OX
SOS pathogenesis and model characterization
Robinson, S.47 2013 6 mg/kg (OX) + 50 mg/kg (5-FU) + 90 mg/kg (folinic acid) Weekly for 5 w
5-FU and folinic acid 2 h after OX
Impact of CRLM on SOS severity after FOLFOX therapy
Rats Park, S.27 2017 5 mg/kg (OX) + 20 mg/kg (5-FU) + 90 mg/kg (folinic acid) Weekly for 7 w Diagnosis and severity assessments of SOS using liver shear-wave velocity measured by ARFI elastography
HSCT Mice Qiao, J.48 2015 7.5 Gy (TBI) + 5 × 106 (BM MNC) Single-dose HSCT Prevention of SOS using infusion of endothelial progenitor cells
Yeom, M.49 2015 10 mg iron dextran + 75 cGy/min (TBI) + 1 × 107 (BM MNC) + 5 × 106 (splenocytes) Iron 5 d/w (consecutively)
HSCT 4 h after TBI
Single-dose HSCT
Impact of secondary iron overload on post-HSCT SOS
Zeng, L.50 2013 7.5 Gy (TBI) + 5 × 106 (BM MNC) HSCT 4 h after TBI
Single-dose HSCT
Model characterization

5-FU, 5-fluorouracil; ARFI, acoustic radiation force impulse; BM MNC, bone marrow mononuclear cell; CRLM, colorectal liver metastases; FOLFOX, Folinic acid, Fluorouracil, Oxaliplatin; HSCT, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; L-PAM, l-phenylalanine mustard; MCT, monocrotaline; MMP-9, matrix metalloproteinase-9; OX, oxaliplatin; SOS, sinusoidal obstruction syndrome; TBI, total-body irradiation.

a

Used combined treatment of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and MCT.