Guinea Pigs Used at OSU

Protocol Number
Principal Investigator
Protocol Title
# Approved
Pain Code
Brief Description
2005A0029
Alan Dahl
Lung Lesions in Guinea Pigs Induced by Cigarette Smoking
100 3wks old
1C
This study aims to explore the early genetic changes in guinea pigs exposed to cigarette smoke.
2005A0001
Jackie Wood
Enteric Corticotropin Releasing Factor and Stress
780
pending
awaiting protocol
*2005A0002
Jackie Wood
Bradykinin and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
780

pending

awaiting protocol

*2004A0045/98A0081
/92A0107

Jackie Wood
Function of the Enteric Nervous System
780
1C
Understanding the nervous system of the gut

*2004A0085/98A0056
/92A0091

Helen J Cooke
Neural Control
600 (2004)
1C
How nerves in the digestive tract affect the function of the muscle and of salt & water absorption

2004A0116/98A0108
/86A0138

Jack A Bolant
In Vitro Studies of Thermosensitive Neurons In Hypothalamic Tissue
300
1C
also1,080 rats & 600 mice. All animals killed via decapitation.
2004A0172
Alice L Bertone
In Vivo Gene Delivery to Guinea Pig Chondrocytes by Select Virus Vectors
132
3D
Gene therapy for traumatic & osteoarthritic cartilage damage
2004A0183/98A0142
Popat N Patil
Imidazolines as Probes of Adrenoceptors
150
7D
also 150 rats, 300 mice, & 75 rabbits. Investigating the pharmacological activities of adrenaline like substances.
2003A0077
John S Gunn
An Oral Vaccine Against Multiple Biologic Agents
220
3E
also 320 mice - death as an endpoint
*2003A0080
Yun Xia
Glial Cell Derived Neurotropic Factor Actions in the Enteric Nervous System
200
1C
How the intestine(gut) interacts with nerves - enteric nervous system
2002A0026
Paul Janssen
Effect of Early Remodeling on Myocardial Function
150
7D
now also use 720 rats, 400 mice, & 100 rabbits. tissue harvest for investigating heart failure - why starts
2002A0143/96A0127
Lane Wallace
Pharmacy 871
6
3D
also 36 rat, 36 mice, and 40 frogs - guinea pigs used in isolated tissue preparation.
2002A0160
Woodbridge A Foster
Mosquito Attack Persistence, Reproduction, and Survival on Rodent Blood
5
3C
also 3 mice. all animals used as feeders for mosquito and after study adopted as pets.
*2000A0025/94A0014
Helen J Cooke
Immune Mediators and Neural Function
800
1C
similar to 2004A0085-purines on fluid & salt movement in the digestive tract
2000A0026
Y.M. Saif
Production of Polyclonal Antibodies Against Inactivated Poultry Viruses
24
3D
funded by us poultry&egg ass - production of antibodies to facilitate diagnostic tests
2000A0089
Richard Tallman
Glucose-Insulin-Potassium (Gik) as a Benefical Myocardial Preservative
30
7D
can Gik protect the heart during low or no blood flow
*2000A0151
Yun Xia
Tnf-Alpha Actions in the Enteric Nervous System
200
1C
similar to 2003A0080

* stunning is the procedure used to kill the animals. Click to read this procedure and it's justification.