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. 2021 Mar 11;57(3):260. doi: 10.3390/medicina57030260

Table 5.

Examples of carcinogenesis with AOM and induced colitis in GF animals.

Species Chemical Method of Administation Incidence GF % Incidence CV/CVz % Medical Conditions Strain Gender n. of Animals Age (Weight) of Animals at the Start of Experiment Year Citation
Mice DSS 5% and 1% Orally—drinking water 84% 10% colitis IQI/Jic 19 (−6†) GF 6–7 weeks 2001 [74]
10 CVz
DSS 2.5% orally—drinking water 53% 44% acute and chronic colitis BALB/c 15 (−5†) GF 6–7 weeks 2001 [77]
18 (−4†) CV
75% 86% SCID 16 (−8†) GF
14 (−6†) CV
AOM (10 mg/kg), DSS 1–2.5% orally—drinking water 100% * 0% * colitis C57BL/6 GF 6–12 weeks 2013 [82]
CV
Guinea pigs Carrageenan 5% orally—drinking water 0% 100% Cecal ulceration Hartley strain guinea pigs 6 GF 250–300 g 1981 [72]
142 CV

Acronyms:.DSS: dextran sodium sulphate; AOM: azoxymethane; SCID: severe combined immundeficiency. * mortality after DSS >2%