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ArticleCell reports2019

Development of a Mouse Pain Scale Using Sub-second Behavioral Mapping and Statistical Modeling.

Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, Nathan T Fried, Mark Lay, Justin Burdge, Kathryn Swanson, Roman Fischer, Jessica Jones, Peter Dong, Weihua Cai, Xinying Guo and 6 more

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Article in Cell reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers.

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57citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

57 citing papers in PubMed, 99 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Ishmail Abdus-SaboorDepartment of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Biology, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Nathan T FriedDepartment of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Biology, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ 08102, USA.
Mark LayHoward Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Justin BurdgeDepartment of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Biology, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Kathryn SwansonDepartment of Biology, Drexel University, College of Arts and Sciences, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Roman FischerDepartment of Biology, Drexel University, College of Arts and Sciences, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Jessica JonesDepartment of Biology, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Peter DongDepartment of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Weihua CaiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Rutgers University Medical School, Newark, NJ 07101, USA.
Xinying GuoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Rutgers University Medical School, Newark, NJ 07101, USA.
Yuan-Xiang TaoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Rutgers University Medical School, Newark, NJ 07101, USA.
John BetheaDepartment of Biology, Drexel University, College of Arts and Sciences, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Minghong MaDepartment of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Xinzhong DongHoward Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Long DingDepartment of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Wenqin LuoDepartment of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: luow@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
University of Pennsylvania · USRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USDrexel University · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · USJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

University of Pennsylvania Postdoctoral Opportunities in Research and TeachingK12GM081259 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Janis K. Burkhardt · 2007 to 2026
$20.1M
Training Program in NeuroscienceT32NS091018 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI JAMES J KNIERIM, Daniel Hans O'Connor · 2015 to 2026
$4.1M
Molecular mechanisms in controlling development of touch-sensing neuronsR01NS083702 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI LUO, WENQIN · 2013 to 2022
$4.1M
Dissection of a new spinal cord circuit in pain sensationR01NS094224 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI LUO, WENQIN · 2016 to 2020
$2.5M
Determining the functions of molecularly defined populations of nociceptors in spinal and dental painR00DE026807 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI ABDUS-SABOOR, ISHMAIL JOHN · 2018 to 2020
$904k
Determining the functions of molecularly defined populations of nociceptors in spinal and dental painK99DE026807 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI ABDUS-SABOOR, ISHMAIL JOHN · 2017 to 2017
$103k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIDCR NIH HHS K99 DE026807NIDCR NIH HHS R00 DE026807NIGMS NIH HHS K12 GM081259NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS083702NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS094224NINDS NIH HHS T32 NS091018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rodents are the main model systems for pain research, but determining their pain state is challenging. To develop an objective method to assess pain sensation in mice, we adopt high-speed videography to capture sub-second behavioral features following hind paw stimulation with both noxious and innocuous stimuli and identify several differentiating parameters indicating the affective and reflexive aspects of nociception. Using statistical modeling and machine learning, we integrate these parameters into a single index and create a "mouse pain scale," which allows us to assess pain sensation in a graded manner for each withdrawal. We demonstrate the utility of this method by determining sensations triggered by three different von Frey hairs and optogenetic activation of two different nociceptor populations. Our behavior-based "pain scale" approach will help improve the rigor and reproducibility of using withdrawal reflex assays to assess pain sensation in mice.

Indexed as

Behavior, AnimalModels, StatisticalAnimalsCalciumFemaleMachine LearningMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred StrainsPain MeasurementVideo RecordingCalciumhigh-speed imagingmachine learningmouse pain behaviornociceptorsoptogeneticspain scaleprinciple component analysissomatosensation

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PMID31390574
PMCPMC6724534
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