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Implementation of minimally invasive and objective humane endpoints in the study of murine Plasmodium infections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2014

B. DELLAVALLE ,
J. KIRCHHOFF ,
L. MARETTY ,
F. C. CASTBERG  and
J. A. L. KURTZHALS
B. DELLAVALLE*
Affiliation:
Centre for Medical Parasitology, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark Department of International Health, Immunology, and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
J. KIRCHHOFF
Affiliation:
Centre for Medical Parasitology, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark Department of International Health, Immunology, and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
L. MARETTY
Affiliation:
Centre for Medical Parasitology, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark Department of International Health, Immunology, and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
F. C. CASTBERG
Affiliation:
Centre for Medical Parasitology, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark Department of International Health, Immunology, and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
J. A. L. KURTZHALS
Affiliation:
Centre for Medical Parasitology, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark Department of International Health, Immunology, and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
*
*Corresponding author: KMA, Copenhagen University Hospital 76·02, Tagensvej 20, Copenhagen N, 2200, Denmark. E-mail: [email protected]
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Summary

Defining appropriate and objective endpoints for animal research can be difficult. Previously we evaluated and implemented a body temperature (BT) of <32 °C as an endpoint for experimental cerebral malaria (ECM) and were interested in a similar endpoint for a model of severe malarial anaemia (SMA). Furthermore, we investigate the potential of a minimally invasive, non-contact infrared thermometer for repeated BT measurement. ECM was induced with Plasmodium berghei ANKA infection in C57Bl/6 mice. SMA was induced with Plasmodium chabaudi AS infection in A/J mice. Our previous published endpoint was applied in ECM and 30 °C was pre-determined as the lowest permitted limit for termination in SMA according to consultation with the Danish Animal Inspectorate. Infrared thermometer was compared with the rectal probe after cervical dislocation, ECM and SMA. Linear regression analysis of rectal versus infrared thermometry: cervical dislocation: Pearson R = 0·99, R2 = 0·98, slope = 1·01, y-intercept = 0·55; ECM: 0·99, 0·98, 1·06, −2·4; and SMA: 0·98, 0·97, 1·14, −5·6. Implementation of the 30 °C endpoint captured all lethal infections. However, some animals with BT below 30 °C were not deemed clinically moribund. This study supports repeated measurement infrared thermometry. A humane endpoint of 30 °C was sensitive in capturing terminal animals but might overestimate lethality in this SMA model.

Keywords

Plasmodiumhumane endpointsinfrared body temperaturecerebral malariamalarial anaemia
Type
Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 141 , Issue 12 , October 2014 , pp. 1621 - 1627
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