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ReviewNeurourology and urodynamics2020

Are there relevant animal models to set research priorities in LUTD? ICI-RS 2019.

Karl-Erik Andersson, Lori Birder, Christopher Chermansky, Russell Chess-Williams, Christopher Fry

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Review in Neurourology and urodynamics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 46% of its field
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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Mechanisms of prostatic inflammation-mediated male lower urinary tract symptoms.American journal of clinical and experimental urology · 2025
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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

5 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Karl-Erik AnderssonInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.ORCID 0000-0003-0665-3486
Lori BirderDepartment of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0002-3393-2256
Christopher ChermanskyDepartment of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0001-9444-4662
Russell Chess-WilliamsCentre for Urology Research, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia.
Christopher FrySchool of Physiology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3647-5983
University of Pittsburgh · USBond University · AULund University · SEUniversity of Bristol · GB

Funding

PDE5 Inhibition of Afferents and Interstitial Cells in Overactive Mouse BladdersR01DK098361 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI BIRDER, LORI A, KANAI, ANTHONY JOHN · 2014 to 2024
$5.7M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK098361
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo discuss animal models of lower urinary tract disorders (LUTD) and their translational impact.

methodsReport of discussions based on presented literature-search based reviews relevant for the purpose.

resultsAnimal models can be used to investigate fundamental biological mechanisms, but also as tools to elucidate aspects of the pathogenesis of disease and to provide early evidence of any safety risk. Several different models may be required to obtain information that can have a translational impact. The term "translational research" covers not only the process of directly transferring knowledge from basic sciences to human trials to produce new drugs, devices, and treatment options for patients (T1 type translation) but also the implementation of early clinical research findings (phases I-III) into practice to improve care for patients (T2 type). Direct transfer of animal data to T2 is rarely possible, and the process often does not continue after the first trials in humans (phase I). It should be emphasized that many preclinical observations do not have (and do not need to have) immediate translational impact.

conclusionsNo single animal model can mimic the complexity of the human disease. Still, animal models can be useful for gaining information on LUT function in humans, for elucidating pathophysiological mechanisms, and for the definition of targets for future drugs to treat LUT disorders.

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ResearchAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansLower Urinary Tract SymptomsUrinary BladderUrinary Incontinencetranslational research

Identifiers

PMID32662562
PMCPMC8114418
OpenAlexW3042921250

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