A current review on animal models of anti-asthmatic drugs screening

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory respiratory condition characterised by airway constriction, smooth muscle spasm, and severe morbidity. It affects around 300 million people globally, with children being especially vulnerable. Despite its worldwide effect, the invention of innovative asthma medicines...

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Main Authors: Shivam Singh, Sunita Kularia, Shivakshi Shukla, Mithilesh Singh, Manish Kumar, Ashish Kumar Sharma
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
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Manish Kumar
Ashish Kumar Sharma
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description Asthma is a chronic inflammatory respiratory condition characterised by airway constriction, smooth muscle spasm, and severe morbidity. It affects around 300 million people globally, with children being especially vulnerable. Despite its worldwide effect, the invention of innovative asthma medicines has been slow over the last 5 decades, leaving significant unmet requirements in asthma care. Although intriguing medicines have demonstrated efficacy in animal models, many fail to fulfil safety and effectiveness requirements in human trials, highlighting the critical need for more predictive models that better transfer to human results. This comprehensive review investigates the mechanisms and efficacy of anti-asthmatic drugs using both genetic and conventional animal models. Both genetic and traditional models of anti-asthmatic agents, their characteristics, and their significance are summarized as: In-Vitro Animal Models: Histamine receptor assay, Cell Culture Method, WST Assay, Spasmolytic Activity of the Lungs of Guinea Pigs, Airway and Vascular Responses to an Isolated Lung, The Isolated Perfused Guinea Pig Trachea’s Reactivity. In-Vivo Models: In vivo small animal models, Broncho Spasmolytic Activity in anaesthetized Guinea Pigs, Guinea Pigs Respiratory and Vascular Dysfunction Caused by Arachidonic Acid or platelet-activated factor (PAF), Guinea Pig Asphyxia Induced by Serotonin Aerosol and Anaphylactic Microshock, Guinea Pigs Under Anaesthesia: Histamine-Induced Bronchoconstriction, Microshock in Rabbits and Pneumotachography in Guinea Pigs, Guinea Pig Bronchial Hyperactivity, Guinea Pig Airway Microvascular Leakage, Mice With Inflammatory Airways. Conclusion: This review focusses on the benefits and limitations of current animal models in asthma research, emphasising the need for more sophisticated, predictive models to decrease translational failures. By critically evaluating these models, the review emphasises their importance in directing anti-asthmatic drug development and highlights the urgent need for innovation to bridge the gap between preclinical success and clinical efficacy.
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spelling doaj-art-0bdbdde08e77437ca33451cfc25fb4cc2025-01-28T06:41:30ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pharmacology1663-98122025-01-011610.3389/fphar.2025.15084601508460A current review on animal models of anti-asthmatic drugs screeningShivam Singh0Sunita Kularia1Shivakshi Shukla2Mithilesh Singh3Manish Kumar4Ashish Kumar Sharma5Department of Pharmacology, Nims Institute of Pharmacy, Nims University Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, IndiaDepartment of Pharmacology, Nims Institute of Pharmacy, Nims University Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, IndiaDepartment of Pharmacology, Nims Institute of Pharmacy, Nims University Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, IndiaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Nims Institute of Pharmacy, Nims University Rajasthan, Jaipur, IndiaDepartment of Pharmacology, Nims Institute of Pharmacy, Nims University Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, IndiaDepartment of Pharmacology, Nims Institute of Pharmacy, Nims University Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, IndiaAsthma is a chronic inflammatory respiratory condition characterised by airway constriction, smooth muscle spasm, and severe morbidity. It affects around 300 million people globally, with children being especially vulnerable. Despite its worldwide effect, the invention of innovative asthma medicines has been slow over the last 5 decades, leaving significant unmet requirements in asthma care. Although intriguing medicines have demonstrated efficacy in animal models, many fail to fulfil safety and effectiveness requirements in human trials, highlighting the critical need for more predictive models that better transfer to human results. This comprehensive review investigates the mechanisms and efficacy of anti-asthmatic drugs using both genetic and conventional animal models. Both genetic and traditional models of anti-asthmatic agents, their characteristics, and their significance are summarized as: In-Vitro Animal Models: Histamine receptor assay, Cell Culture Method, WST Assay, Spasmolytic Activity of the Lungs of Guinea Pigs, Airway and Vascular Responses to an Isolated Lung, The Isolated Perfused Guinea Pig Trachea’s Reactivity. In-Vivo Models: In vivo small animal models, Broncho Spasmolytic Activity in anaesthetized Guinea Pigs, Guinea Pigs Respiratory and Vascular Dysfunction Caused by Arachidonic Acid or platelet-activated factor (PAF), Guinea Pig Asphyxia Induced by Serotonin Aerosol and Anaphylactic Microshock, Guinea Pigs Under Anaesthesia: Histamine-Induced Bronchoconstriction, Microshock in Rabbits and Pneumotachography in Guinea Pigs, Guinea Pig Bronchial Hyperactivity, Guinea Pig Airway Microvascular Leakage, Mice With Inflammatory Airways. Conclusion: This review focusses on the benefits and limitations of current animal models in asthma research, emphasising the need for more sophisticated, predictive models to decrease translational failures. By critically evaluating these models, the review emphasises their importance in directing anti-asthmatic drug development and highlights the urgent need for innovation to bridge the gap between preclinical success and clinical efficacy.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2025.1508460/fullleukotrieneshyperresponsivenessinflammationanaphylacticmicroshock
spellingShingle Shivam Singh
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A current review on animal models of anti-asthmatic drugs screening
Frontiers in Pharmacology
leukotrienes
hyperresponsiveness
inflammation
anaphylactic
microshock
title A current review on animal models of anti-asthmatic drugs screening
title_full A current review on animal models of anti-asthmatic drugs screening
title_fullStr A current review on animal models of anti-asthmatic drugs screening
title_full_unstemmed A current review on animal models of anti-asthmatic drugs screening
title_short A current review on animal models of anti-asthmatic drugs screening
title_sort current review on animal models of anti asthmatic drugs screening
topic leukotrienes
hyperresponsiveness
inflammation
anaphylactic
microshock
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2025.1508460/full
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