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Table 2 Animal models of BBB

From: Cutting-edge advances in modeling the blood–brain barrier and tools for its reversible permeabilization for enhanced drug delivery into the brain

Method

Species

Number of animals

Molecule type

BBBO Readout

Osmotic

Rat [61]

Not specified

Evans blue

Evans blue

Rabbit [62]

n = 65

Evans blue

Evans blue

Monkey [63]

n = 28

Evans blue

Evans blue

Rabbit [64]

Not specified

Evans blue

Evans blue

Dog [65]

n = 38

Methotrexate

Evans blue

Rat [66]

n = 64

Herpes simplex virus, (HSV), and paramagnetic monocrystalline iron, oxide nanoparticles (MION)

MRI

Rat [67]

n = 152

Methotrexate

Evans blue albumin and quantitatively by measuring, delivery of the low molecular weight marker [3H]-methotrexate

Rabbit [68]

n = 23

Evan’s Blue

Evan’s Blue

Rabbit [69]

n = 8

Evan’s Blue

MRI

Mouse [70]

n = 38

Monoclonal antibody

MRI, microscopy

Mouse [71]

n = 12

Monoclonal antibody (89Zr-BVDFO)

PET/CT Imaging

Mouse [72]

n = 32

Rhesus, macaque derived adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector

MRI

MAP

Mice [73]

Not specified

Beta-galactosidase

Histology

Mouse [74]

Not specified

Cisplatin, methotrexate

Evans blue/Crocein Scarlet/Light Green SF

Mouse [75]

n = 43

Melittin

MRI and Evans blue staining

VEGF

Rat [76]

n = 25

 

FITC-dextran

Mouse [77]

n = 27

Evans blue

MRI, Evans blue staining

VEGF intraspinal injection

Rat [78]

n = 9

Evans blue

Evans blue staining

Rat [79]

n = 25

MOG1-125 peptide

MRI, IHC

FUS

Rabbit [80]

n = 22

Albumin coated microbubbles

MRI

Rat [81]

n = 47

5 Different magnetic resonance contrast agents

MRI

Mouse [82]

n = 15

A rabbit anti-human, dopamine D4 receptor antibody

MRI, Trypan Blue

Rat [83]

n = 83

Doxorubicin

MRI

Mouse [84]

n = 44

MGPP3 cells

MRI

Mouse [85]

n = 28

Monoclonal antibody (mCD47)

PET/CT imaging

Mouse [86]

n = 52

Anti-pGlu3 Aβ mAb

fluorescent images of Trypan blue delivery

Rat and Mouse [87]

n = 42 and n = 16, respectively

Doxorubicin/Evans Blue

MRI, Evans Blue injection

Rat [88]

n = 4–6 per group

Polymeric nanoparticles

Evans blue, MRI