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EUROPEAN SURGICAL RESEARCH
卷 62, 期 3, 页码 144-150出版社
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000515832
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Experimental model; Hypoxia; Ischemia-reperfusion injury; Rat model; Reperfusion injury; Retina
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- Department of Surgery, Radiology, and Physical Medicine at the University of the Basque Country
This study introduced a new retinal IR model in rats based on CRAO, achieved by increasing IOP. Histological examination of retinal samples revealed visible damage and dendritic swelling, with an increase in the number of cells showing cytoplasmic swelling after inducing IOP to 150 mm Hg. The proposed model is considered reliable for studying drugs to prevent retinal IR injury.
Introduction: Retinal ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury occurs in pathological situations that interrupt the blood flow to the retina, such as is the case during central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO). The animal models described in the literature are based on the pressure produced by the weight of a given quantity of saline elevated to a certain height; however, to establish these parameters it is necessary to perform mathematical calculations that cannot be easily redone in the case of punctual variations of intraocular pressure (IOP). The aim of this study was to present a new system that allows us to reproduce the conditions of retinal IR and thereby properly assess the level of injury in retinal histological samples. Methods: We developed a retinal IR model in WAG/RijHsd rats based on CRAO through increasing IOP. To develop this model, we produced ischemia for 1 h using a hydrostatic pressure system that maintained a constant high IOP and then allowed reperfusion for 1 h. The injury attributable to IR was assessed by histological examination of retinal samples, determining whether there was histological damage and/or dendritic swelling and counting the outer nuclear layer cells showing cytoplasmic swelling. Results: The increase in IOP to 150 mm Hg produced CRAO, in turn causing observable histological damage and dendritic swelling in all retinas subjected to IR. Counting the number of cells showing cytoplasmic swelling yielded a mean of 102.5 +/- 35 cells/field. The contralateral retinas were healthy, showing no significant changes. Conclusion: The retinal IR model proposed is simple, reproducible, and allows variable durations of ischemia and reperfusion, and most importantly, it allows easy correction by adjusting the pressure of the sphygmomanometer, of any change in IOP to keep the ischemia stable, without having to recalculate the elevation height of the ischemia induction system. Moreover, the damage caused by IR can be effectively assessed by the type of histopathological assessment performed. For these reasons, it can be considered a reliable method for studying drugs that may prevent retinal IR injury.
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