학술논문
Choice of Laboratory Rodent Diet May Confound Data Interpretation and Reproducibility
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY/STUDY DESIGN
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY/STUDY DESIGN
Document Type
Report
Source
Current Developments in Nutrition. April 2020, Vol. 4 Issue 4, p1c, 9 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2475-2991
Abstract
Introduction When it comes to designing any experiment in animal models, many factors need to be taken into account (1). In particular, there are a host of environmental factors that [...]
The reproducibility of experimental data is challenged by many factors in both clinical and preclinical research. In preclinical studies, several factors may be responsible, and diet is one variable that is commonly overlooked, especially by those not trained in nutrition. In particular, grain-based diets contain complex ingredients, each of which can provide multiple nutrients, non-nutrients, and contaminants, which may vary from batch to batch. Thus, even when choosing the same grain-based diet used in the past by others, its composition will likely differ. In contrast, purified diets contain refined ingredients that offer the ability to control the composition much more closely and maintain consistency from one batch to the next, while minimizing the presence of non-nutrients and contaminants. In this article, we provide several different examples or scenarios showing how the diet choice can alter data interpretation, potentially affecting reproducibility and knowledge gained within any given field of study. Curt Dev Nutr 2020;4:nzaa031.
The reproducibility of experimental data is challenged by many factors in both clinical and preclinical research. In preclinical studies, several factors may be responsible, and diet is one variable that is commonly overlooked, especially by those not trained in nutrition. In particular, grain-based diets contain complex ingredients, each of which can provide multiple nutrients, non-nutrients, and contaminants, which may vary from batch to batch. Thus, even when choosing the same grain-based diet used in the past by others, its composition will likely differ. In contrast, purified diets contain refined ingredients that offer the ability to control the composition much more closely and maintain consistency from one batch to the next, while minimizing the presence of non-nutrients and contaminants. In this article, we provide several different examples or scenarios showing how the diet choice can alter data interpretation, potentially affecting reproducibility and knowledge gained within any given field of study. Curt Dev Nutr 2020;4:nzaa031.