on September 2, 2004
Published online before print September 2, 2004, doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000142134.37512.a7
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Submitted on May 14, 2004
From the Department of Radiology (T.G., E.S., M.W., C.M., A.K., G.B.), Experimental Neurology Research Group, Kerckhoff-Klinik Bad Nauheim, Germany; the Department of Neurology (T.G., E.S., M.W., C.R., M.K.), University Giessen, Germany; and the Department of Neurology (M.F.), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass. * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: georg.bachmann{at}kerckhoff.med.uni-giessen.de.
Background and Purpose--Investigating focal cerebral ischemia requires animal models that are relevant to human stroke. Complications and side effects are common among these models. The present study describes potential pitfalls in 3 techniques for middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in rats using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). Methods--Rats were subjected to temporary MCAO for 90 minutes using the suture technique (group I; n=10) or to permanent MCAO using the suture technique (group II; n=10) or the macrosphere technique (group III; n=10). Clinical evaluation was performed after 3 hours and 24 hours. After 24 hours, animals underwent MRI and MRA to determine lesion size and the intracranial vascular status. Results--Hemispheric lesion volume was significantly smaller in group I (14.6%) compared with groups II (35.2%; P<0.01) and III (21.3%; P<0.05). Two animals (1 each in group II and III) did not demonstrate neurological deficits and had no lesion on MRI and a patent MCA main stem on MRA. Subarachnoid hemorrhage was detected in 2 animals (1 each in group I and II). MRA indicated a patent MCA main stem in 2 animals (group II), although both rats displayed neurological deficits. Hypothalamic infarction with subsequent pathological hyperthermia was detected in all animals in group II and in 1 rat in group III. Conclusions--Model failures occurred frequently in all groups. MRI and MRA helps to identify animals that need to be excluded from experimental stroke studies.
Revised on June 23, 2004
Accepted on July 26, 2004
Complications and Pitfalls in Rat Stroke Models for Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion. A Comparison Between the Suture and the Macrosphere Model Using Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Tibo Gerriets MD;
Key words: hyperthermia • magnetic resonance angiography • magnetic resonance imaging • stroke
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