| Angiographic evaluation of the rat carotid balloon injury model. | |
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PMID: 21798260 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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RATIONALE: The rat carotid balloon-injury (BI) model is a widely used model of intimal hyperplasia (IH) and vascular remodeling. A variable degree of IH after BI has been previously reported, and we have encountered technical challenges and suboptimal results with the original method. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the original rat carotid artery BI method with the use of micro-angiography. We tested the hypothesis that in order to obtain an optimal arterial response, BI should be limited to the common carotid artery with preservation of blood flow. METHODS AND RESULTS: The left common carotid artery (CCA) was injured by one of three different methods. Carotid angiograms and pathology were examined 14days after BI. A 2F Fogarty balloon catheter inflated to 2atm inside the aortic arch would not slide back into the common carotid artery until deflation to 0.5 to 0.7atm. Four out of five (80%) vessels injured with this method developed excessive inflammation without discernible IH. Six out of nine (66%) arteries that underwent BI limited to the CCA at 2atm developed the largest angiographic stenosis (p=0.003) and IH (0.20±0.03mm(2), p=0.028). Ten out of eleven (91%) arteries injured with a variable pressure of 1.5 to 2.2atm, based on the operator's feedback, developed considerable IH (0.12±0.02mm(2)). All injured carotid arteries with preserved blood flow on angiography developed IH with intact histological boundaries. CONCLUSIONS: Optimal IH with preservation of histological boundaries is achieved by graded BI limited to the CCA that preserves carotid blood flow. |
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Ludwig D Orozco; Huiling Liu; Betty B Chen; Jonathan D Fratkin; Eddie Perkins |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-7-25 |
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Title: Experimental and molecular pathology Volume: - ISSN: 1096-0945 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
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Created Date: 2011-7-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370711 Medline TA: Exp Mol Pathol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier Inc. |
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University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery, 2500 N State Street Jackson, MS 39216, USA. |
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