Building of Squid Model

Squids are mollusks with highly developed sensory and nervous systems, including complex eyes and brains. The giant axon of the squid is the largest known nerve cell in the animal kingdom, and the squid has been used to study the properties of nerve cells and contribute to our understanding of the nervous system. Despite the clear differences between squid and humans, the assumption that our nervous systems work in the same way has led to huge advances in our understanding of neurophysiology. Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is a component of the plaques that form in the brain during Alzheimer's disease. Mutations in this protein are known to cause early-onset Alzheimer's disease, but little is known about its role in healthy cells. APP-C in squid is nearly identical to the equivalent peptide in worms, flies, and humans, so it likely plays a similar role in neuronal transport in all animals. APP-C can be used as a label for the transport of drugs to synapses, used in diagnostic studies to determine how much transport is disrupted in dementia, and maybe the cause of disrupted neural transport in Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and others drug targets for disease.

Our Services

Robust, well-validated squid models are essential tools for understanding the biology and possible treatments of degenerative diseases. With dedicated project management and technical support, CD BioSciences has been a reliable partner in delivering vital, field-ready preclinical models to the research community.

• Building of Alzheimer's Disease model
  CD BioSciences offers several transgenic squid models that form plaques and tangles and allow the screening of novel drug candidates for the treatment of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.
• Building of Dementia's Disease model
  CD BioSciences offers the Euprymna scolopes model, which can be used to study changes in central nervous system health.
• Building of Huntington's Disease model
  CD BioSciences offers the squids model, which can be used to screen novel drug candidates for the treatment of degenerative diseases and study disease mechanisms.
• Building of Parkinson's Disease Model
  CD BioSciences offers a variety of Parkinson's disease models as well as surgically induced models that can be used as tools for developing therapies for Parkinson's disease.
• Building of photoreceptors model
  The squid's retina shares many features with the eyes of humans and other mammals. We provide squid modeling to facilitate researchers' research on melanopsin

Why are squid model used for neurological studies?

Squid model are:

• Cheap
• Convenient to keep
• Conveniently sized
• Interesting behavior
• Because of squid giant axon

CD BioSciences is a professional service provider for the marine biology industry. Our squid model building services can ensure that the most suitable methods and techniques are selected for your project. We provide our customers with the most precise ingredient data and highly informed process expertise. Our team of biomass experts plays a key role in the formulation, optimization and commercial evaluation of biomass value-added processes in industry and academia. If necessary, please feel free to contact us.

Please kindly note that our services can only be used to support research purposes (Not for clinical use).