L-NIO as a novel mechanism for inducing focal cerebral ischemia in the adult rat brain

Journal of Neuroscience Methods
Amelia R Van SlootenBronwen J Connor

Abstract

Ischemic stroke is the most frequent cause of persistent neurological disability in Western societies. New treatment strategies are required and effective in vivo models are crucial to their development. The current study establishes a novel in vivo rat model of focal striatal ischemia using the vasoconstrictive agent N5-(1-iminoethyl)-L-ornithine (L-NIO). Adult male Sprague Dawley rats received a unilateral intrastriatal infusion of L-NIO in combination with jugular vein occlusion. L-NIO infusion was associated with zero mortality, low surgical complexity and a reproducible infarct, providing advantages over established models of focal ischemia. The mean infarct volume of 8.5±5.3% of the volume of the contralateral striatum resulted in blood-brain barrier dysfunction, neuronal hypoxia and ongoing neurodegeneration. Further characteristics of ischemic stroke were exhibited, including robust microglia/macrophage and astroglial responses lasting at least 35 days post-ischemia, in addition to chronic motor function impairment. When compared to other models such as the MCAo models, the consistency in regions affected, high success rate, zero mortality, reduced surgical complexity and minimal welfare requirements of the L-NIO model ...Continue Reading

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