Behavior
Conduct extensive pain, sensory, motor, and cognitive behavioral testing.
At MD Biosciences, we offer the monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) model for osteoarthritis pain, and the collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model for rheumatoid arthritis pain. These models include both inflammatory and neuropathic pain components. We provide models in rats and joint inflammation models in pigs, enabling comprehensive studies of pain mechanisms.
The MIA model mimics osteoarthritis by inducing an inflammatory reaction that leads to cartilage damage and degradation, resulting in chronic neuronal damage. The MIA osteoarthritis model is offered in rodents and the joint inflammation model is offered in pigs.
The CIA model mimics the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis. The CIA model is commonly used in rodents, particularly mice and rats, to study autoimmune arthritis and to evaluate potential therapeutic interventions.
The CAIA model closely mimics the acute phase of rheumatoid arthritis to investigate the mechanisms of arthritis and to test the efficacy of potential therapeutic agents.
Response to von Frey in the rat MIA-induced OA model shows that the positive controls have an increased withdrawal force 14 days after treatment.
MD Biosciences offers comprehensive in vivo measures and endpoint assessments, delivering robust data packages to support critical research decisions in the evolving landscape of drug development and biomedical research.
Conduct extensive pain, sensory, motor, and cognitive behavioral testing.
Explore inflammatory and pain biomarkers in disease-specific tissues.
Characterize tissue and cellular changes in disease, pain, and neurodegeneration.