RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Artificial neural networks coupled with MALDI-TOF MS serum fingerprinting to classify and diagnose pathological pain subtypes in preclinical models. A1 Peña Méndez, Eladia María A1 Deulofeu, Meritxell A1 M. Peña-Méndez, Eladia A1 Vaňhara, Petr A1 Havel, Josef A1 Moráň, Lukáš A1 Pečinka, Lukáš A1 Bagó-Mas, Anna A1 Verdú, Enrique A1 Salvadó, Victoria A1 Boadas-Vaello, Pere A2 University of Girona (MPCUdG2016/087) La MARATÓ de TV3 Foundation (201705.30.31) Masaryk University (MUNI/11/ACC/3/2022MUNI/A/1398/2021, MUNI/A/1412/2021), Brno, Czech Republic K1 neuropathic pain K1 fibromyalgia K1 mass spectrometry K1 artificial intelligence K1 MALDI-TOF MS K1 diagnostics AB Pathological pain subtypes can be classified as eitherneuropathic pain, caused by a somatosensory nervous system lesion ordisease, or nociplastic pain, which develops without evidence ofsomatosensory system damage. Since there is no gold standard for thediagnosis of pathological pain subtypes, the proper classification ofindividual patients is currently an unmet challenge for clinicians. Whilethe determination of specific biomarkers for each condition by currentbiochemical techniques is a complex task, the use of multimoleculartechniques, such as matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-offlight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), combined with artificialintelligence allows specific fingerprints for pathological pain-subtypes tobe obtained, which may be useful for diagnosis. We analyzed whether theinformation provided by the mass spectra of serum samples of fourexperimental models of neuropathic and nociplastic pain combined withtheir functional pain outcomes could enable pathological pain subtype classification by artificial neural networks. As a result, a simpleand innovative clinical decision support method has been developed that combines MALDI-TOF MS serum spectra and painevaluation with its subsequent data analysis by artificial neural networks and allows the identification and classification ofpathological pain subtypes in experimental models with a high level of specificity. YR 2023 FD 2023 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/35190 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/35190 LA en NO This work was supported by the University of Girona (MPCUdG2016/087) and La MARATÓ de TV3 Foundation (201705.30.31) from Catalonia; and by Masaryk University (MUNI/11/ACC/3/2022, MUNI/A/1398/2021, MUNI/A/1412/2021), Brno, Czech Republic. The authors also thank the staff of the animal care facility of the University of Barcelona (Campus Bellvitge) for their skillful technical assistance. The Mass Spectrometry Core Facility of FNUSA-ICRC is acknowledged for their support and assistance in this wor DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 27-sep-2024