• Br. J. Pharmacol. · Jun 2014

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    Improving the translation of analgesic drugs to the clinic: animal models of neuropathic pain.

    • N Percie du Sert and A S C Rice.
    • National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs), London, UK.
    • Br. J. Pharmacol. 2014 Jun 1;171(12):2951-63.

    AbstractNeuropathic pain remains an area of considerable unmet clinical need. Research based on preclinical animal models has failed to deliver truly novel treatment options, questioning the predictive value of these models. This review addresses the shortcomings of rodent in vivo models commonly used in the field and highlights approaches which could increase their predictivity, including more clinically relevant assays, outcome measures and animal characteristics. The methodological quality of animal studies also needs to be improved. Low internal validity and incomplete reporting lead to a waste of valuable research resources and animal lives, and ultimately prevent an objective assessment of the true predictivity of in vivo models.© 2014 The British Pharmacological Society.

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