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ArticleScientific reports2019

A sensitive scoring system for the longitudinal clinical evaluation and prediction of lethal disease outcomes in newborn mice.

Beate Fehlhaber, Anna S Heinemann, Kathrin Rübensam, Maike Willers, Lena Völlger, Sandra Pfeifer, Maren von Köckritz-Blickwede, Dorothee Viemann

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Beate FehlhaberDepartment of Paediatric Pneumology, Allergology and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Anna S HeinemannDepartment of Paediatric Pneumology, Allergology and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Kathrin RübensamResearch Centre for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses (RIZ), University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30559, Hannover, Germany.
Maike WillersDepartment of Paediatric Pneumology, Allergology and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Lena VöllgerDepartment of Paediatric Pneumology, Allergology and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Sandra PfeiferDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30559, Hannover, Germany.
Maren von Köckritz-BlickwedeResearch Centre for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses (RIZ), University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30559, Hannover, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7712-9767
Dorothee ViemannDepartment of Paediatric Pneumology, Allergology and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, 30625, Hannover, Germany. viemann.dorothee@mh-hannover.de.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neonatal animal models are increasingly employed in order to unravel age-specific disease mechanisms. Appropriate tools objectifying the clinical condition of murine neonates are lacking. In this study, we tested a scoring system specifically designed for newborn mice that relies on clinical observation and examination. Both, in a neonatal sepsis model and an endotoxic shock model, the scoring results strongly correlated with disease-induced death rates. Full as well as observation-restricted scoring, reliably predicted fatality and the remaining time until death. Clinical scores even proved as more sensitive biomarker than 6 traditionally used plasma cytokine levels in detecting sepsis at an early disease stage. In conclusion, we propose a simple scoring system that detects health impairments of newborn mice in a non-invasive longitudinal and highly sensitive manner. Its usage will help to meet animal welfare requirements and might improve the understanding of neonatal disease mechanisms.

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Models, StatisticalSeverity of Illness IndexAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCytokinesEndotoxemiaMicePredictive Value of TestsSepsisSurvival RateCytokines

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PMCPMC6459866

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