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ArticlePloS one2022

A simple scoring of beam walking performance after spinal cord injury in mice.

Shunsuke Ito, Yohei Kakuta, Kosuke Yoshida, Yuma Shirota, Tokue Mieda, Yoichi Iizuka, Hirotaka Chikuda, Haku Iizuka, Kazuhiro Nakamura

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Shunsuke ItoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
Yohei KakutaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
Kosuke YoshidaDepartment of Laboratory Sciences, Gunma University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
Yuma ShirotaDepartment of Laboratory Sciences, Gunma University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
Tokue MiedaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
Yoichi IizukaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
Hirotaka ChikudaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
Haku IizukaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Isesaki Municipal Hospital, Isesaki, Gunma, Japan.
Kazuhiro NakamuraDepartment of Laboratory Sciences, Gunma University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6359-8551

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Precise evaluation of motor functions using simple and reproducible tests for mouse models of spinal cord injury (SCI) are required. Overground walking of SCI mice has been tested by Basso Mouse Scale for locomotion (BMS). In contrast, only a few works quantify walking performances of SCI mice on narrow beams, a different task. Here, we established a novel scoring system using a single beam walking apparatus for SCI mice. The scoring system uses binary judgments of values such as retention, moving forward and reaching the goal on a beam for rating. In addition, high score was given to SCI mouse when the mouse efficiently used hindlimbs for locomotion on the beam. A high rate of concordance of the score derived from positions of hindlimbs between two observers was obtained. Mice displayed the lowest total score on the beam immediately after the SCI, then the score gradually increased like time course of BMS score. Furthermore, the total scores reflected gradation of severity of SCI in 2 strains of mice. The beam walking score proved to be strongly correlated with that of BMS score, indicating that performances between overground walking and beam walking are partly correlated in SCI mice. Collectively, the novel scoring system offers an opportunity to easily evaluate motor performances of mice with SCI.

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Spinal Cord InjuriesAnimalsLocomotionMiceMice, Inbred C57BLRecovery of FunctionSpinal CordWalking

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PMID35951582
PMCPMC9371269

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