Chronic Airway Fibrosis in Orthotopic Mouse Lung Transplantation Models-An Experimental Reappraisal

Several mouse lung transplantation (Tx) models have been proposed for the study of chronic airway fibrosis (CAF), the most prevalent complication seen in human lung transplant recipients, termed chronic lung allograft dysfunction. Alternatively, it has been called for to establish an experimental animal model for restrictive allograft syndrome, another phenotype of chronic lung allograft dysfunction. However, these mouse transplant models exhibit significant heterogeneity in consistency and reproducibility. We therefore aimed at reevaluating current available models.status: publishe