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An open-source tool for automated analysis of breathing behaviors in common marmosets and rodents

  1. Mitchell Bishop
  2. Maximilian Weinhold
  3. Ariana Z Turk
  4. Afuh Adeck
  5. Shahriar SheikhBahaei  Is a corresponding author
  1. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.71647
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  1. Mitchell Bishop
  2. Maximilian Weinhold
  3. Ariana Z Turk
  4. Afuh Adeck
  5. Shahriar SheikhBahaei
(2022)
An open-source tool for automated analysis of breathing behaviors in common marmosets and rodents
eLife 11:e71647.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.71647
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Abstract

The respiratory system maintains homeostatic levels of oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) in the body through rapid and efficient regulation of breathing frequency and depth (tidal volume). The commonly used methods of analysing breathing data in behaving experimental animals are usually subjective, laborious, and time-consuming. To overcome these hurdles, we optimized an analysis toolkit for the unsupervised study of respiratory activities in animal subjects. Using this tool, we analyzed breathing behaviors of the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus), a New World non-human primate model. Using Whole-body Plethysmography in room air as well as acute hypoxic (10% O2) and hypercapnic (6% CO2) conditions, we describe breathing behaviors in awake, freely behaving marmosets. Our data indicate that marmosets' exposure to acute hypoxia decreased metabolic rate and increased sigh rate. However, the hypoxic condition did not augment ventilation. Hypercapnia, on the other hand, increased both the frequency and depth (i.e., tidal volume) of breathing.

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All the code is available on the NGSC GitHub (https://github.com/NGSC-NINDS/Marm_Breathing_Bishop_et_al_2021). The data generated in Figures 3 - 6 are provided in the source files.

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  1. Mitchell Bishop

    Neuron-Glia Signaling and Circuits Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, United States
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  2. Maximilian Weinhold

    Neuron-Glia Signaling and Circuits Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, United States
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  3. Ariana Z Turk

    Neuron-Glia Signaling and Circuits Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, United States
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  4. Afuh Adeck

    Neuron-Glia Signaling and Circuits Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, United States
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  5. Shahriar SheikhBahaei

    Neuron-Glia Signaling and Circuits Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, United States
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Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health, NINDS and NIMH

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Animal experimentation: All experiments were performed in accordance with the National Institutes of Health Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and were approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee of the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Mental Health and the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

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  1. Mitchell Bishop
  2. Maximilian Weinhold
  3. Ariana Z Turk
  4. Afuh Adeck
  5. Shahriar SheikhBahaei
(2022)
An open-source tool for automated analysis of breathing behaviors in common marmosets and rodents
eLife 11:e71647.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.71647

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