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Psychiatry & Neurology

Psychiatry & Neurology

Greentech Bioscience boasts years of experience in pharmacology and pharmacodynamics. In the field of psychiatric disorders and neurologic diseases, we have established a number of validated animal models for assessment of different therapeutic approaches, ensuring high quality, reproducible data. We can also develop novel models according to clients' requirements.


Our Animal Models in Psychiatry and Neurology

Diseases

Animal   Model

Species

Clinical   Assessment

Parkinson's disease (PD)MPTP-inducedMice1. Hematology and blood biochemistry

2. Behavioral tests: open field, pole test, foot-fault, hanging, and rotarod tests

3. Imaging analysis: MRI and SPECT

4. Biomarker analysis: dopamine and metabolites

5. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry: H&E staining and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) neuronal detection

6-OHDA-inducedRats
PDGF-SNCA (A53T) transgenic miceTransgenic mice
Prnp-SNCA (A53T) transgenic mice
Thy1-SNCA transgenic mice
DementiaAPP/PS1 double-transgenic miceTransgenic mice

1. Neurobehavioral assessments

2. ELISA for Aβ levels

3. Western blotting for Tau protein

4. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry: (1) amyloid plaques; (2) neurons; (3) NFTs; (4) microglia; (5) astrocytes;

5. AChE and ChAT activity and ACh content assays, ELISA (scopolamine-induced model)

6. Neuroinflammation assessment

7. Oxidative stress assessment

5xFAD miceMice
SAMP8 miceMice
Diabetes-associated cognitive impairmentMice, rats
2-VO vascular dementiaRats
Scopolamine-inducedMice, rats
EpilepsyMaximal electroshock (MES)Mice, rats

1. Observation of hindlimb tonic extension

2. Mortality

Acute pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) modelMice, ratsRacine seizure scoring and latency to Grade 5 generalized seizures to evaluate the inhibitory effects of drugs on seizures
Chronic PTZ-induced epilepsyMice, ratsLatency to Grade 5 seizures and incidence of Grade 5 seizures
KA-induced kindling by intracerebral injectionMice, rats

1. Cognitive behavioral assessment

2. Histopathology

Lithium-pilocarpine modelMice, ratsRacine seizure scoring and latency to Grade 5 generalized seizures to evaluate the inhibitory effects of drugs on seizures

Anxiety

Light/dark box test

Mice, rats

1. Shuttle box test

2. Locomotor activity, sleep duration, subthreshold sleep duration, and EEG to exclude sedative-hypnotic effects

Elevated plus mazeMice, rats

1. Elevated plus maze test

2. Locomotor activity, sleep duration, subthreshold sleep duration, and EEG to exclude sedative-hypnotic effects.

DepressionTail suspension testMiceTail suspension test
Forced swim testMice, ratsForced swim test.
SchizophreniaDizocilpine (MK-801)-inducedMice

1. Spontaneous locomotor activity

2. Novel object recognition

3. Elevated plus maze, etc

Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)Neonatal rat hypoxia modelRats

1.Neurological scoring

2.Brain weight

3.Histopathology: brain sections, H&E staining, TTC staining/TUNEL staining

4.Behavioral tests: Morris water maze, cylinder test, and rotarod test

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)hSOD1-G93A miceMice

1. Neurological function scoring

2. Gastrocnemius muscle atrophy

3. Immunohistochemical staining

Traumatic Brain Injury/Spinal Cord InjuryControlled cortical impact (CCI) modelMice, rats

1. Motor behavioral assessments

2. Histopathology

3. Immunohistochemical staining

Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE)SJL/J miceMice

1. Body weight

2. Neurological function score


Behavioral Testing Platform

The behavioral testing platform at Greentech Bioscience consists of learning, memory and cognitive tests, anxiety and depression tests, as well as motor and sensory tests, enabling us to conduct preclinical pharmacological evaluation of different therapeutic approaches for psychiatric disorders and neurologic diseases.


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Figure 1. Behavioral testing platform at Greentech Bioscience.


Project experience at Greentech Bioscience


Inquiries

Request a quote now, or email us at BD@greentech-bio.com to inquire about our services or obtain a quote for your project.