The present invention relates to non-human transgenic animals, tissues
and/or cells derived therefrom having depleted or ablated cytochrome P450
reductase (CPR) expression, methods of producing such animals, tissues
and/or cells, and methods of using such animals, tissues and/or cells.
Non-human transgenic animals, tissues and or cells derived therefrom of
the present invention may be used for, but non exclusively, in both in
vivo and in vitro screening of therapeutic agents, drug development, drug
metabolism/disposition studies and studying disease states, pregnancy,
fetal development, modulation of hormone function and hormone levels, and
other pathways and/or substrate metabolism in which cytochrome P450 plays
a role.