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Rodent Model of Intestinal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury via Occlusion of the Superior Mesenteric Artery
Published on: October 20, 2023
[EVALUATION OF SYSTEMIC PRO-INFLAMMATORY REACTIONS IN SIMULATING REVERSIBLE OCCLUSION OF ANTERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY
M Uzdenov1, A Kaisinova2, A Fedorov3
11Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education North Caucasian State Academy, Cherkessk; Russia.
Abstract:
The purpose of the work was to analyze the pro-inflammatory reaction caused by different duration of ischemic-reperfusion of intestinal damage in occlusion of anterior mesenteric artery in the experiment. Ischemic reperfusion damage of the intestinal wall was simulated using reversible occlusion of the anterior mesenteric artery with 30 rats. Two types of operations were carried out: operation 1 - the duration of ischemia 20 minutes, reperfusion - 40 minutes, operation 2 - 30 and 30 minutes, respectively. Four groups were formed by simple sampling: the first - false-operated animals (n=5), the second - model-operation 1 (n=8), the third - model-operation 2 (n=6), the 4th - control group (n=7). Lactate level was determined by BM-Lactat test strips and the number of blood leukocytes was calculated before and after the surgery. During the postoperative period, interleukin-1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), monocytic chemotoxic factor-1 (MCF-1) in serum were determined. In groups 2 and 3 it was established: a decrease in leukocytes in peripheral blood by 15-20% and an increase in lactate level by 20-120% during the postoperative period with the establishment of direct statistically significant connections between the number of leukocytes in the blood and lactate content (r=+0.83, p=0.01); between the number of leukocytes in the blood and IL-1β blood level (r=+0.96; p=0,00002); reduction of IL-1β level in blood with the animals of group 3 as compared with false-operated and MCF-1 level with the animals of group 2 as compared with false-operated, which may be related to the influence of corrective action of anti-inflammatory response. The increase of TNF-a level with the animals of the second group by 1.5-2 times and in the third group by 3 times compared to false-operated animals, which is the most significant manifestation of pro-inflammatory response to ischemia/reperfusion, depends on the degree of the damage due to the duration of ischemic period. The development of systemic pro-inflammatory reactions in the simulation of reversible occlusion of anterior mesenteric artery is the basis for the rehabilitation of patients after various surgical interventions in the intestine in order to prevent abdominal postoperative complications.
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