Effect of mild hypothermia on cerebral microcirculation in a murine cardiopulmonary resuscitation model

Microcirculation : the Official Journal of the Microcirculatory Society, Inc
Haifang YuZhi Wan

Abstract

We hypothesized that mild hypothermia may improve brain microcirculation by reducing cerebral microvascular endothelial cells apoptosis, and this effect may be maximized by moving up the initiation of mild hypothermia from after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) to the start of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). A total of 35 rats were randomized into the intra-arrest hypothermia group (IAH), post-resuscitation hypothermia group (PRH), normothermia group (NT), or the sham control group. A craniotomy exposed the parietal cortex for visualization of microcirculation. Ventricular fibrillation was electrically induced and untreated for 8 minutes, followed by 8 minutes of precordial compression and mechanical ventilation. Hypothermia (33 ± 0.5°C) in the IAH and PRH group was induced and maintained for 6 hours at the beginning of CPR or after ROSC, respectively. At baseline, 1, 3, and 6 hours, hemodynamic parameters were measured and the pial microcirculations were visualized with a sidestream dark field imaging video microscope. Microvascular flow index and perfused microvessel density (PMD) were calculated. Rats were euthanized, and brain tissues were removed at 3 and 6 hours separately. Expression of Bax, Bcl-2, and Caspa...Continue Reading

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