视神经脊髓炎谱系疾病(neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders，NMOSD)是一种中枢神经系统炎性脱髓鞘性疾病，以视神经、脊髓和大脑受累为主要特征，该疾病易复发且致盲、致残率高，严重威胁人类视力和健康。目前NMOSD病因尚不明确，现有治疗方案也无法彻底治愈NMOSD，而动物模型是探索其发病机制与病理生理特点的重要工具。NMOSD动物模型主要建立在抗水通道蛋白4抗体(anti-aquaporin 4 immunoglobulin G，AQP4-IgG)致病基础上，主要包括破坏或绕过血脑屏障(blood brain barrier，BBB)被动转移AQP4-IgG或AQP4特异性T细胞等，目前还没有一种动物模型可以完整模拟人类NMOSD的临床和病理特征，因此在研究中选择合适的动物模型对相关研究至关重要。

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. It is mainly characterized by the involvement of the optic nerve, spinal cord and brain. The disease is prone to relapse and has a high rate of blindness and disability, which seriously threatens human vision and health. At present, the etiology of NMSOD is not clear, and the existing treatment schemes can’t completely cure NMOSD. Animal models are important tools to explore its pathogenesis and pathophysiological characteristics. NMOSD animals were mainly established on the basis of anti-aquaporin 4 immunoglobulin G (AQP4-IgG), including destroying or bypassing the blood-brain barrier and passively transferring AQP4-IgG or AQP4 specific T cells. At present, no animal model can completely simulate the clinical and pathological characteristics of human NMOSD. Therefore, it is important to select appropriate animal models for the study. This article reviews various animal models of NMOSD in recent years, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of various models, in order to provide references for the study of the progress and treatment of NMOSD.