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ReviewJournal of translational medicine2019

Modeling trauma in rats: similarities to humans and potential pitfalls to consider.

Birte Weber, Ina Lackner, Melanie Haffner-Luntzer, Annette Palmer, Jochen Pressmar, Karin Scharffetter-Kochanek, Bernd Knöll, Hubert Schrezenemeier, Borna Relja, Miriam Kalbitz

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Review in Journal of translational medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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49citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 89 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Birte WeberDepartment of Traumatology, Hand-, Plastic-, and Reconstructive Surgery, Center of Surgery, University of Ulm Medical School, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081, Ulm, Germany.
Ina LacknerDepartment of Traumatology, Hand-, Plastic-, and Reconstructive Surgery, Center of Surgery, University of Ulm Medical School, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081, Ulm, Germany.
Melanie Haffner-LuntzerInstitute of Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Annette PalmerInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma-Immunology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Jochen PressmarDepartment of Traumatology, Hand-, Plastic-, and Reconstructive Surgery, Center of Surgery, University of Ulm Medical School, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081, Ulm, Germany.
Karin Scharffetter-KochanekInstitute of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Bernd KnöllInstitute of Physiological Chemistry, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Hubert SchrezenemeierInstitute of Transfusion Medicine, University of Ulm and Institute of Clinical Transfusion Medicine and Immunogenetics Ulm, German Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service Baden-Württemberg - Hessen and University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Borna ReljaDepartment of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
Miriam KalbitzDepartment of Traumatology, Hand-, Plastic-, and Reconstructive Surgery, Center of Surgery, University of Ulm Medical School, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081, Ulm, Germany. miriam.kalbitz@uniklinik-ulm.de.
Universität Ulm · DEGerman Red Cross · DEOtto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trauma is the leading cause of mortality in humans below the age of 40. Patients injured by accidents frequently suffer severe multiple trauma, which is life-threatening and leads to death in many cases. In multiply injured patients, thoracic trauma constitutes the third most common cause of mortality after abdominal injury and head trauma. Furthermore, 40-50% of all trauma-related deaths within the first 48 h after hospital admission result from uncontrolled hemorrhage. Physical trauma and hemorrhage are frequently associated with complex pathophysiological and immunological responses. To develop a greater understanding of the mechanisms of single and/or multiple trauma, reliable and reproducible animal models, fulfilling the ethical 3 R's criteria (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement), established by Russell and Burch in 'The Principles of Human Experimental Technique' (published 1959), are required. These should reflect both the complex pathophysiological and the immunological alterations induced by trauma, with the objective to translate the findings to the human situation, providing new clinical treatment approaches for patients affected by severe trauma. Small animal models are the most frequently used in trauma research. Rattus norvegicus was the first mammalian species domesticated for scientific research, dating back to 1830. To date, there exist numerous well-established procedures to mimic different forms of injury patterns in rats, animals that are uncomplicated in handling and housing. Nevertheless, there are some physiological and genetic differences between humans and rats, which should be carefully considered when rats are chosen as a model organism. The aim of this review is to illustrate the advantages as well as the disadvantages of rat models, which should be considered in trauma research when selecting an appropriate in vivo model. Being the most common and important models in trauma research, this review focuses on hemorrhagic shock, blunt chest trauma, bone fracture, skin and soft-tissue trauma, burns, traumatic brain injury and polytrauma.

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AnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationRatsWounds and InjuriesComparabilityPolytraumaRat modelTranslational researchTranslation pitfallsTrauma research

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PMID31488164
PMCPMC6728963
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