Inducible activation of Cre recombinase in adult mice causes gastric epithelial atrophy, metaplasia, and regenerative changes in the absence of “floxed” alleles
Huh WJ, Mysorekar IU, Mills JC. Inducible activation of Cre recombinase in adult mice causes gastric epithelial atrophy, metaplasia, and regenerative changes in the absence of “floxed” alleles. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2010, 299: g368-g380. PMID: 20413717, PMCID: PMC3774481, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00021.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduction of CreGastric epithelial stem cellsSpasmolytic polypeptide-expressing metaplasiaFoci of hyperplasiaSubset of miceTdT-mediated dUTP nick end labelingRegenerative capacityDUTP nick end labelingNick end labelingStem cellsAntral polypsDNA damage markerChicken actin promoterEpithelial atrophyStandard dosesGastric bodyPositive apoptosisEpithelial stem cellsComplete healingProfound atrophyGastric mucosaDamage markersAdult miceLoxP-flanked allelesSevere injuries