18. Generalisability/ translation Comment on whether, and how, the findings of this study are likely to generalise to other species or experimental conditions, including any relevance to human biology (where appropriate). examples
Example 1
“Our results demonstrate that hDBS robustly modulates the mesolimbic network. This finding may hold clinical relevance for hippocampal DBS therapy in epilepsy cases, as connectivity in this network has previously been shown to be suppressed in mTLE. Further research is necessary to investigate potential DBS-induced restoration of MTLE-induced loss of functional connectivity in mesolimbic brain structures.” [1]
Example 2
“The tumor suppressor effects of GAS1 had been previously reported in cell cultures or in xenograft models, this is the first work in which the suppressor activity of murine Gas1 is reported for primary tumors in vivo. Recent advances in the design of safe vectors for transgene delivery may result in extrapolating our results to humans and so a promising field of research emerges in the area of hepatic, neoplastic diseases.” [2]
- Van Den Berge N, Vanhove C, Descamps B, Dauwe I, van Mierlo P, Vonck K, Keereman V, Raedt R, Boon P and Van Holen R (2015). Functional MRI during Hippocampal Deep Brain Stimulation in the Healthy Rat Brain. PLOS ONE. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133245
- Sacilotto N, Castillo J, Riffo-Campos ÁL, Flores JM, Hibbitt O, Wade-Martins R, López C, Rodrigo MI, Franco L and López-Rodas G (2015). Growth Arrest Specific 1 (Gas1) Gene Overexpression in Liver Reduces the In Vivo Progression of Murine Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Partially Restores Gene Expression Levels. PLOS ONE. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132477