The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE), a pattern recognition receptor, plays a role in chronic inflammation. Abrogation of proinflammatory RAGE signaling by ligand binding (e.g., S100/calgranulins) to soluble RAGE decoy (sRAGE) is a promising novel therapeutic avenue for chronic inflammatory diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, the opportunities for studying S100/calgranulin-RAGE pathways in conventional animal models are limited due to species differences in the expression and function of S100/calgranulins (e.g., lack of the S100A12 protein in rodents).