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Development of a new cerebral ischemia reperfusion model of Mongolian gerbils and standardized evaluation system

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Background:The Mongolian gerbil is an excellent laboratory animal for preparing the cerebral ischemia model due to its inherent deficiency in the circle of Willis.However,the low incidence and unpredictability of symptoms are caused by numerous complex variant types of the circle.Additionally,the lack of an evaluation system for the cer-ebral ischemia/reperfusion(I/R)model of gerbils has shackled the application of this model.Methods:We created a symptom-oriented principle and detailed neurobehavioral scoring criteria.At different time points of reperfusion,we analyzed the alteration in locomotion by rotarod test and grip force score,infarct volume by triphenyltetrazo-lium chloride(TTC)staining,neuron loss using Nissl staining,and histological charac-teristics using hematoxylin-eosin(H&E)straining.Results:With a successful model rate of 56%,32 of the 57 gerbils operated by our method harbored typical features of cerebral I/R injury,and the mortality rate in the male gerbils was significantly higher than that in the female gerbils.The suc-cessfully prepared I/R gerbils demonstrated a significant reduction in motility and grip strength at 1 day after reperfusion;formed obvious infarction;exhibited typi-cal pathological features,such as tissue edema,neuronal atrophy and death,and vacuolated structures;and were partially recovered with the extension of reperfu-sion time.Conclusion:This study developed a new method for the unilateral common carotid artery ligation I/R model of gerbil and established a standardized evaluation system for this model,which could provide a new cerebral I/R model of gerbils with more practical applications.

ischemia/reperfusionMongolian gerbilstandardized model systemunilateral carotid occlusion

Ying Wu、Caijiao Hu、Zhihui Li、Feiyang Li、Jianyi Lv、Meng Guo、Xin Liu、Changlong Li、Xueyun Huo、Zhenwen Chen、Lifeng Yang、Xiaoyan Du

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School of Basic Medical Sciences,Capital Medical University,Beijing,China

Laboratory for Clinical Medicine,Capital Medical University,Beijing,China

College of Veterinary Medicine,China Agricultural University,Beijing,China

国家重点研发计划国家自然科学基金

2021YFF070240232070531

2024

动物模型与实验医学(英文)
中国实验动物学会,中国医学科学院医学实验动物研究所

动物模型与实验医学(英文)

ISSN:2096-5451
年,卷(期):2024.7(1)
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