growth/size/body
• mice are slightly smaller at birth, however adult mice show normal size and body weight
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• all mice show growth delay at 1 month of age
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behavior/neurological
• adult mice develop intense and continuous scratching resulting in chronic and extensive erosions and crusts
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homeostasis/metabolism
• serum levels of Tslp, a pro-Th2 cytokine, are elevated
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• neonates show more patches of dye penetration on the neck, abdomen, muzzle, and ears, suggesting defective skin barrier
• neonates show higher transepidermal water loss than wild-type mice with a further increase at P8
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• increase in proteolytic activity in the epidermis and caseinolytic, elastinolytic, and gelatinolytic activities are increased in the dermis
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integument
• neonates show more patches of dye penetration on the neck, abdomen, muzzle, and ears, suggesting defective skin barrier
• neonates show higher transepidermal water loss than wild-type mice with a further increase at P8
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• nonlesional skin shows infiltrates of T cells, mast cells and eosinophil granulocytes in the dermis
• nonlesional skin shows upregulation of chemokines and cytokines involved in allergy and inflammation
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erythroderma
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• mild erythroderma is seen at birth, develops into exfoliative erythroderma by 8 days after birth and all mice have mild or severe erythorderma at 1 month of age
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• body hair is thinner, lusterless, and spiky with flakes of dry skin on the fur
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• body hair shows a delay in growth but appears almost normal in nonlesioned adult skin
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sparse hair
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• all mice show sparse fur at 1 month of age
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• hair follicles are hyperplastic and disorganized
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• vibrissae are disoriented at birth
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• vibrissae are bent
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• vibrissae are short at birth and stay short at 1 year of age
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• vibrissae are reduced at birth and remain sparse at 1 year of age
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• epidermis shows marked papillomatosis before stratum corneum detachment
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• epidermis shows intercellular separation at the granular layer-stratum corneum boundary and detachment of the stratum corneum from the granular layer
• desmosomes are not cohesive at the interface between the granular layer and stratum corneum and these structures are asymmetrically split
• mice, however, show normal epidermal terminal differentiation
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• epidermis shows marked hyperkeratosis before stratum corneum detachment
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• mild parakeratosis in the stratum corneum
• however, no keratohyalin granules are seen in the stratum corneum
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acanthosis
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• epidermis shows marked acanthosis before stratum corneum detachment
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• moderate to severe lichenification of the ears
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scaly skin
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• mice develop scaling of the entire body at 8 days after birth and all mice show scaling at 1 month of age; severity varies between moderate and severe
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immune system
• expansion of activated T cells in draining lymph nodes, with a higher proportion of IL4+, IL13+, TNFalpha+ and IL17+ producing T cells compared to wild-type mice
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• serum levels of Tslp, a pro-Th2 cytokine, are elevated
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• due to hyperplasia
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• increase in the number of cells in inguinal nodes
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• draining lymph nodes show an increase in number of B cells, monocytes, dendritic cells, and T lymphocytes and a higher proportion of IL4+, IL13+, TNFalpha+ and IL17+ producing T cells compared to wild-type mice
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• nonlesional skin shows infiltrates of T cells, mast cells and eosinophil granulocytes in the dermis
• nonlesional skin shows upregulation of chemokines and cytokines involved in allergy and inflammation
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erythroderma
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J:210758
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• mild erythroderma is seen at birth, develops into exfoliative erythroderma by 8 days after birth and all mice have mild or severe erythorderma at 1 month of age
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hematopoietic system
• expansion of activated T cells in draining lymph nodes, with a higher proportion of IL4+, IL13+, TNFalpha+ and IL17+ producing T cells compared to wild-type mice
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
Netherton syndrome | DOID:0050474 |
OMIM:256500 |
J:210758 |