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Table 1 The virus-related mouse models

From: An overview of mouse models of hepatocellular carcinoma

Author

Mouse model type

Mouse strains

Method

Huang et al. [22]

Live tumors

BALB/c, C57BL/6,

FVB and ICR

AAV/5′-HBV-SD、AAV/3′-HBV-SA, AAV/5-HBV-SD, AAV/3-HBV-SA (AAV/HBV) were intravenously injected into mice at 6–8 weeks. Macroscopic liver tumors appeared between 12 and 16 months after AAV/HBV trans induction.

Wu et al. [23]

HCC

HBs-Tg, (Fah−/−),

C57BL6/J,

Liver parenchymal cells from HBS TG mice were transfused into NTBC-treated FAH deficient mice with healthy immune system at 8–12 weeks of age via spleen injection. HBs-HepR mice with liver replacement reconstruction exhibited chronic hepatitis, liver fibrosis, and liver cancer.

Hao et al. [24]

HBs-HepR mice

C57BL/6J

Hepatocytes from HBS-TG mice were transfused into NTBC-treated FAH deficient mice with healthy immune system at 8–10 weeks of age via spleen injection. HBs-HepR mice with liver replacement reconstruction exhibited HCC at 9 months after reconstruction.

Chung et al. [26]

TG mice expressing HBp or the RT domain of HBp

C57BL/6 N

The 5.3-kb DNA containing AAP-HBp or the 3.9-kb DNA containing AAP-RT was microinjected into the pronuclei of fertilized mouse eggs.

Kim et al. [27]

Transgenic mice harboring entire HBx gene

CD1

The HBx transgenic mice were derived by microinjection of a 1.15 kb HBV subtype adr DNA fragment into single-cell embryos of CD1 mice.

Labonté P et al. [29]

Transplantation model of HCC

CD1

HuT7-3 cells were injected directly into the liver of nude mouse.

Islam et al. [32]

TG mice expressing HCV RNA

C57BL/6

HCV JFH-1 DNA was injected into a male pronucleus of fertilized eggs.

Ernst et al. [33]

HCV TG mouse

C57BL/6x

HCV core-transgenic mice were obtained by pronuclear injection of a purified 4.9 kb AsnI–XmnI fragment of pBI-L core containing the bidirectional expression unit into F1-zygotes (C57Bl/6 X DBA (H2b)). Similarly, the HCV ORF mice were generated by transferring the 13.5 kb fragment of pBI-L ORF into fertilized eggs.

Jeannot et al. [36]

Chemically-induced mouse models

C57BL/6

Neonatal mice were administered a single dose of Aflatoxin B1 (6 µg/g body weight) or tricaprylin vehicle (15 µl/g body weight) by intraperitoneal injection.

  1. Note: HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; TG, transgene; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HBp, HBV polymerase