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SynthesisInternational journal of immunopathology and pharmacology2016

Critical evaluation of challenges and future use of animals in experimentation for biomedical research.

Vijay Pal Singh, Kunal Pratap, Juhi Sinha, Koundinya Desiraju, Devika Bahal, Ritushree Kukreti

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Synthesis in International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Vijay Pal SinghLaboratory Animal Facility, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India vp.singh@igib.res.in.
Kunal PratapLaboratory Animal Facility, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India.
Juhi SinhaPharmacogenomics, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India.
Koundinya DesirajuCentre of Excellence for Translational Research in Asthma and Lung Disease, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India.
Devika BahalLaboratory Animal Facility, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India.
Ritushree KukretiCentre of Excellence for Translational Research in Asthma and Lung Disease, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Animal experiments that are conducted worldwide contribute to significant findings and breakthroughs in the understanding of the underlying mechanisms of various diseases, bringing up appropriate clinical interventions. However, their predictive value is often low, leading to translational failure. Problems like translational failure of animal studies and poorly designed animal experiments lead to loss of animal lives and less translatable data which affect research outcomes ethically and economically. Due to increasing complexities in animal usage with changes in public perception and stringent guidelines, it is becoming difficult to use animals for conducting studies. This review deals with challenges like poor experimental design and ethical concerns and discusses key concepts like sample size, statistics in experimental design, humane endpoints, economic assessment, species difference, housing conditions, and systematic reviews and meta-analyses that are often neglected. If practiced, these strategies can refine the procedures effectively and help translate the outcomes efficiently.

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Animal ExperimentationAnimalsBiomedical ResearchHumansModels, AnimalResearch Designethicshumane endpointsmeta-analysispre-clinical trialsstatisticssystematic reviewthree Rs

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PMID27694614
PMCPMC5806838

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