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BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
卷 56, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ASSOC BRAS DIVULG CIENTIFICA
DOI: 10.1590/1414-431X2023e13140
关键词
Stroke; Animal model; Middle cerebral artery occlusion
A modified technique for sampling the ischemic border zone in a rat model of cerebral ischemia has been proposed in this study. The technique, based on modifications of existing methods, provides a directly observable infarct borderline and a sufficient sampling area. The reliability and reproducibility of the technique were verified through the expression of selected biomarkers.
To date, there have been three common methods for sampling the cerebral ischemic border zone in a rat model of transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO): the two o'clock method, the diagonal method, and the parallel line method. However, these methods have their own advantages and limitations. Here, we propose a modified technique (the rectangular method) for sampling the ischemic border zone. A rat tMCAO model was prepared under the support of a compact small animal anesthesia machine. Cerebral blood flow was monitored by high-resolution laser Doppler to control the quality of modeling, and 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining was used for cerebral infarction location assessment. Superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2), cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase (caspase)-3, caspase-9, and heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) were used to verify the reliability and reproducibility of the rectangular method. The expression of biomarkers (SOD2, caspase-3, caspase-9, and HSP70) in the traditional (two o'clock method after TTC staining) and modified (rectangular method) groups were increased. There were no significant differences between the groups. The rectangular method proposed herein is based on a modification of the diagonal method and parallel line method, which could provide a directly observable infarct borderline and a sufficient sampling area for subsequent experimental operations regardless of the cerebral infarct location. The assessed biomarkers (SOD2, caspase-3, caspase-9, and HSP70) demonstrated the reliability and reproducibility of the rectangular method, which may facilitate inter-laboratory comparisons.
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