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Phenotypes Associated with This Genotype
Genotype
MGI:6506273
Allelic
Composition
Uoxem1Cli/Uoxem1Cli
Genetic
Background
C57BL/6J-Uoxem1Cli
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Mouse lines carrying:
Uoxem1Cli mutation (0 available); any Uox mutation (31 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• approximate 40% survival up to 62 weeks
• about 40% of mice die within 5 weeks after birth

homeostasis/metabolism
• insulin secretion from islets in males is decreased by 20.56% at an elevated glucose concentration
• 8-week old males secrete lower amount of insulin at 15 and 30 minutes after a glucose injection
• males treated with allopurinol show improved islet function
• serum creatinine is elevated
• males treated with allopurinol show reduced serum creatinine levels
• blood urea nitrogen is elevated
• males treated with allopurinol show reduced BUN levels
• mice exhibit higher serum uric acid levels
• males have higher serum uric acid levels that females
• male mice treated with urate-lowering drugs allopurinol, benzbromarone, or febuxostat show reduced serum uric acid levels
• total cholesterol is elevated in females
• low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels are elevated in females
• triglyceride levels are decreased in males
• triglyceride levels are elevated in females
• upon glucose tolerance test, blood glucose at 15 and 30 minutes after initiation is higher in males than in control males
• however, neither fasting insulin or fasting glucose are changed and no lesions are seen in pancreatic islets and mice do not exhibit insulin resistance in the insulin tolerance test
• mRNA expression of inflammatory cytokines F4/80 and interlukin-1beta are elevated in the kidneys
• 87.5% of males and 80% of females develop diabetes at day 20 after streptozotocin (STZ) treatment, at higher rates than in wild-type mice
• onset of STZ-induced diabetes occurs earlier in males than females
• pancreas from STZ-treated males show many atrophic islets associated with reduced number of insulin-positive beta cells

renal/urinary system
• severe nonspecific chronic corticomedullar inflammation is seen in the kidney, with mice showing substantial lymphocyte (CD3+) and macrophage (CD68+) infiltration
• males treated with allopurinol show alleviation of lymphocyte and macrophage infiltration in the kidney
• lesions in kidney tissues are seen at 6 weeks of age
• urate crystals are seen in kidney interstices
• kidneys show focal tubulointerstitial fibrosis at 8 weeks of age
• however, treatment with allopurinol does not change the tubulointerstitial fibrosis
• kidneys show collapsed and necrotic nephrons at 8 weeks of age
• kidneys show necrotic nephrons at 8 weeks of age
• 8-week old mice show dilated Bowmans spaces
• 8-week old mice show dilated tubules

cardiovascular system
• 8-week old females, but not males, develop higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure than controls
• females treated with allopurinol show decreased systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels to normal levels
• however, neither cardiac dimensional (mass, volume, inner diameter, or wall thickness of the left ventricle) nor functional parameters (cardiac output, stroke volume, fractional shorting, and ejection fraction) are altered

endocrine/exocrine glands
• STZ-treated males show increased beta-cell apoptosis compared to wild-type males
• beta-cell mass of STZ-treated males is lower than that of wild-type males
• insulin secretion from islets in males is decreased by 20.56% at an elevated glucose concentration
• 8-week old males secrete lower amount of insulin at 15 and 30 minutes after a glucose injection
• males treated with allopurinol show improved islet function

immune system
• mRNA expression of inflammatory cytokines F4/80 and interlukin-1beta are elevated in the kidneys
• severe nonspecific chronic corticomedullar inflammation is seen in the kidney, with mice showing substantial lymphocyte (CD3+) and macrophage (CD68+) infiltration
• males treated with allopurinol show alleviation of lymphocyte and macrophage infiltration in the kidney

cellular
• STZ-treated males show increased beta-cell apoptosis compared to wild-type males
• kidneys show necrotic nephrons at 8 weeks of age

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
hyperuricemia DOID:1920 J:271949


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last database update
04/16/2024
MGI 6.23
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