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. 2021 Jan 15;8:620984. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2020.620984

Table 1.

Overview of zebrafish models for inflammation.

Inflammatory models Age Treatment Inflammatory responses References
Tail wounding-induced inflammation
Transection 2–5 dpf Amputation Accumulation of macrophages and neutrophils; increased ROS production; upregulated inflammatory genes Renshaw et al., 2006; Niethammer et al., 2009; Yoo et al., 2011; Enyedi and Niethammer, 2013
2–4 dpf Incision Accumulation of macrophages and neutrophils; increased ROS production; Mathias et al., 2006, 2009; Enyedi and Niethammer, 2013
Laser 4 dpf Epidermis Accumulation of neutrophils Feng et al., 2010
22 hpf Yolk sac Accumulation of macrophages Redd et al., 2006; Mathias et al., 2009
1–2 dpf Skeletal muscle Myofibril damage Otten and Abdelilah-Seyfried, 2013
2–3 dpf Tail fin Accumulation of macrophages and neutrophils; ROS signaling; upregulated inflammatory genes (tnfa) LeBert et al., 2018; Miskolci et al., 2019
Chemical-induced inflammation
LPS 1–3 dpf Immersion Increased ROS and NO production; upregulated inflammatory genes (il1b, tnfa, il10, p65, nfkbia) Watzke et al., 2007; Ko et al., 2017
3 dpf Yolk injeciton Accumulation of macrophages and neutrophils; upregulated inflammatory genes (il1b, tnfa, il6) Yang et al., 2014
CuSO4 2–7 dpf Immersion Hair cell death; infiltration of macrophages and neutrophils; oxidative stress Hernández et al., 2006; Olivari et al., 2008; d'Alençon et al., 2010; Leite et al., 2013; Carrillo et al., 2016
Adult Immersion Oxidative damage and apoptosis in the gills; upregulated inflammatory genes (tnfa, mmp9, myd88, il6, il8) Craig et al., 2007; Griffitt et al., 2007; Singh et al., 2014
LTB4 3 dpf Otic vesicle injection Neutrophil recruitment Tobin et al., 2010; Deng et al., 2013; de Oliveira et al., 2013
2 dpf Hindbrain injection Macrophage recruitment Torraca et al., 2015
3 dpf Immersion Neutrophil accumulation in the fin Yoo et al., 2011; Bischel et al., 2013
Enterocolitis 3–8 dpf TNBS immersion Gut dilation; loss of villi and clefts; infiltration of neutrophils; increased number of goblet cells; upregulation of inflammatory genes (il1b, tnfa, mmp9, ccl20, il8) Fleming et al., 2010; Oehlers et al., 2011
3–6 dpf DSS immersion Mucus accumulation; infiltration of neutrophils; reduced proliferation; upregulation of inflammatory genes (il1b, tnfa, mmp9, ccl20, il8, il23) Oehlers et al., 2012
3–6 dpf Glafenine immersion Intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis and shedding; ER stress Goldsmith et al., 2013; Espenschied et al., 2019
5–9 dpf Soybean meal Infiltration of neutrophils, macrophages and lymphoid cells; upregulation of inflammatory genes (il1b, tnfa, mpx, saa, c3b, il8) Hedrera et al., 2013; Fuentes-Appelgren et al., 2014; Coronado et al., 2019
Adult TNBS intrarectal injection Epithelial disruption; neutrophil infiltration; upregulation of inflammatory genes (il1b, tnfa,il8, il10) Geiger et al., 2013
Adult Oxazolone intrarectal injection Epithelial damage; infiltration of granulocytes; goblet cell depletion; upregulation of inflammatory genes (il1b, tnfa, il10) Brugman et al., 2009
Mutation-induced inflammation
hai1a 1–3 dpf Epidermal defects (skin); leukocyte accumulation; enhanced keratinocytes apoptosis; upregulation of inflammatory genes (mmp9) Carney et al., 2007; Mathias et al., 2007; LeBert et al., 2015
cdipt 5–6 dpf Intestinal damage; reduced mucos ecretion; infiltration of macrophages and neutrophils; globlet cell apoptosis; impaired proliferation; ER stress; upregulation of inflammatory genes Thakur et al., 2011, 2014