JAX® In Vivo services for inflammation and autoimmunity

Experimental methods

  • Dosing by all commonly used routes including:
    per os (p.o., gavage) intramuscular (i.m.) intrarectal (i.r.)
    intravenous (i.v.) subcutaneous (s.c.) food, water
    intraperitoneal (i.p.) intradermal (i.d.) osmotic pump
  • Tissue harvest
  • Biospecimen collection


Selected disease models 

Disease Area Mouse Model
Asthma (000651) BALB/cJ
Alopecia Areata (000659) C3H/HeJ (transplantation)
Rheumatoid Arthritis (000670) DBA/1J (collagen induced)
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (100008) NZBWF1/J
(006825) MRL/MpJ-Faslpr/2J
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (004326) C3Bir.129P2(B6)-Il10tm1Cgn/Lt
DSS (in C57BL/6J)
TNBS (in BALB/cJ)

Standard protocol

Print-Friendly Standard DSS-Induced IBD Protocol (pdf)

Supporting services

  • Histopathology - UC Davis Comparative Pathology Lab (CPL)
  • Blood chemistry - UC Davis CPL
  • Cytokine analysis - Linco Research
  • Immunophenotyping - Gene Logic, SRI International

Scientific advisors

Our Study Directors are supported by Jackson Laboratory scientists Ed Leiter, Ph.D., Derry Roopenian, Ph.D., and John Sundberg, DVM, Ph.D.

Print-Friendly In Vivo Services brochure (pdf)

Print-Friendly Efficacy Testing Services for Inflammatory Bowel Disease fact sheet (pdf)

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