A new method to improve the success rate of establishing a canine model of atrial fibrillation induced by sympathetic stimulation
10.3969/j.issn.1671-7856.2016.12.012
- VernacularTitle:提高犬交感神经相关房颤模型建模成功率的新方法
- Author:
Mengying HUANG
;
Xinrong FAN
;
Miaolin LI
;
Kailong MA
;
Linlin CHEN
;
Xiaorong ZENG
- Keywords:
Dog;
Sympathetic nerve;
Atrial fibrillation model;
Stellate ganglion;
Electric stimulation;
Surgical procedure
- From:
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine
2016;26(12):59-65
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To develop a new method to expose the stellate ganglion to increase the success rate of establishing a dog model of atrial fibrillation indinced by sympathetic stimulation .Methods A total of 28 adult dogs were randomly divided into traditional group and improvement group , 14 dogs in each group .The stellate ganglions were separated by the two different methods , respectively , to establish a sympathetic stimulation induced atrial fibrillation model in all the dogs .Changes of vital signs , survival rate of the dogs and the voltage required to stimulate the stellate ganglion were recorded intraoperatively .Changes of cardiac electrophysiology were recorded before and after electric stimulation . The levels of released neurotransmitters were detected by immunohistochemistry . Results The survival rate of the improvement group was 100%(14/14), significantly higher than the 64.3%(9/14) of the traditional group (P<0.05). The operation time of the improvement group was 122.71 ±3.62 min, significantly shorter than the 269.44 ±8.79 min of the traditional group (P<0.05).The threshold voltage of the improvement group was significantly lower than that of the traditional group ( P<0.05) .Conclusions Our modified surgical procedure can effectively reduce the mortality of dogs , significantly shorten the operation time , and reduce the intraoperative blood loss , keeping a more intact stellate ganglion , and maintains a more stable voltage of electric stimulation , Therefore, it is a new method more suitable for establishment of a sympathetic stimulation induced atrial fibrillation model in dogs .
