Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy Model for Ischemic Retinal Diseases in Rodents

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By Guillaume Demarne on September 29, 2020
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Summary: In an article published in JoVE our R&D Team describes detailed protocols for the OIR model induction and its readouts in both mice and rats.

Abstract

One of the commonly used models for ischemic retinopathies is the oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) model. Here we describe detailed protocols for the OIR model induction and its readouts in both mice and rats.

Retinal neovascularization is induced in OIR by exposing rodent pups either to hyperoxia (mice) or alternating levels of hyperoxia and hypoxia (rats). The primary readouts of these models are the size of neovascular (NV) and avascular (AVA) areas in the retina. This preclinical in vivo model can be used to evaluate the efficacy of potential anti-angiogenic drugs or to address the role of specific genes in the retinal angiogenesis by using genetically manipulated animals.

The model has some strain and vendor specific variation in the OIR induction which should be taken into consideration when designing the experiments.

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