Ventilation strategy has a major influence on remote ischaemic preconditioning in mice.

ABSTRACT: Whether oxygen should be administered acutely during ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction is debated. Despite this controversy, the possible influence of supplementary oxygen on animal models of ischaemia-reperfusion injury or cardioprotection is rarely considered. We used an in vivo mouse model of ischaemia and reperfusion to investigate the effect of ventilation with room air versus 100% oxygen. The coronary artery of anaesthetized mice was occluded for 40 min. followed by 2-hrs reperfusion. Infarct size was measured by tetrazolium staining and expressed as a percentage of area at risk, determined using Evan's blue. Unexpectedly, infarct size in mice ventilated with 100% oxygen was significantly smaller than in those ventilated with room air (33 ± 5% versus 46 ± 3%; n = 6; P < 0.01

SUBMITTER: Davidson SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5618711 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature