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Using the BLT Humanized Mouse as a Stem Cell based Gene Therapy Tumor Model
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2012
The generation and characterization of tumor specific T cells using humanized mice is described here. Human thymic tissue and genetically modified human hematopoietic stem cells are transplanted into immunocompromised mice. This results in the reconstitution of an engineered human immune system allowing for in vivo examination of anti-tumor immune responses.
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Generating a Double Humanized BLT (Bone-Marrow, Liver, Thymus) Mouse Model
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2025
This video demonstrates the method for generating a double humanized bone BLT (marrow, liver, and thymus) mouse with a functional human immune system and a stable engrafted human-like gut microbiome.
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A Double Humanized BLT-mice Model Featuring a Stable Human-Like Gut Microbiome and Human Immune System
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Cited by 22 •
2019
We describe a novel method for generating double humanized BLT-mice that feature a functional human immune system and a stable engrafted human-like gut microbiome. This protocol can be followed without the need for germ-free mice or gnotobiotic facilities.
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Stem-cell Based Engineered Immunity Against HIV Infection in the Humanized Mouse Model
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2016
This protocol describes the methods in constructing a humanized bone-marrow/liver/thymus mouse model with stem cell-based engineered immunity against HIV infection.
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Generation of a Humanized Mouse Liver Using Human Hepatic Stem Cells
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2016
Here, we present a novel humanized mouse liver model generated in Alb-toxin receptor mediated cell knockout (TRECK)/SCID mice following the transplantation of immature and expandable human hepatic stem cells.
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The implanted thymic tissue provides the human environment required for developing human T cells to mature and undergo education. At the same time, human hematopoietic stem cells generate immune cells within the mouse. This coordination links human immune-cell production with human T-cell development, helping the model reproduce immune responses relevant to human infection and immunology.
After engraftment, human hematopoietic stem cells serve as the source of the model’s human immune-cell population. Their development occurs alongside the implanted human thymic tissue, which supports T-cell maturation and education. This cellular reconstitution gives investigators an in vivo system for examining how human immune cells respond during infection or after an immunological intervention.
Conventional mouse models may not accurately reproduce human biology in studies requiring human-specific immune responses or host-pathogen interactions. The BLT model addresses this limitation by combining human hematopoietic stem cells with human thymic tissue, allowing researchers to examine these processes in vivo. Its value is greatest when species-specific immune behavior affects interpretation of the experiment.
Establishment begins with an immunodeficient mouse, followed by reconstitution with human bone marrow, liver, and thymus tissues. Human hematopoietic stem cells then engraft and generate immune cells, while the human thymic implant supports T-cell maturation and education. Once this human immune system has developed, the model can be used for in vivo infection or intervention studies.
Humanized BLT mice provide an in vivo setting for studying HIV within a human immune context. Researchers can examine host-pathogen interactions and human-specific immune responses during infection, then use the same platform to evaluate antiviral therapies. This combination connects infection biology with treatment testing in a model that conventional mice may not accurately represent.
The system can support evaluation of vaccines, antiviral therapies, and other immunological interventions. Because the model develops human immune cells and human T-cell maturation is supported by thymic tissue, investigators can assess interventions in relation to human-specific immune responses. The resulting in vivo data are especially useful when conventional mouse biology does not adequately reproduce the human response of interest.