Prevention of postischemic spinal cord injury by means of regional infusion of adenosine and L-carnitine dissolved in normothermic saline

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Osman Tansel DarçinMehmet Halit Andaç

Abstract

Spinal cord ischemia still remains an unsolved problem in modern aortic surgery. In this study, we investigated the effectiveness of combined agents such as adenosine and L-carnitine infused to the isolated segment of abdominal aorta in a rabbit model. Twenty-eight rabbits divided into four groups underwent 40 min of isolated infrarenal aortic occlusion. Group I animals received no medication. Group II received an infusion of 100 mg/kg L-carnitine in normothermic saline over the first 10 min of ischemia. Group III received 50 mg adenosine, and group IV received a combination of the two agents in the same fashion. Spinal cord function was evaluated at 24 and 72 hr after operation on the basis of Tarlov scale and similar results were obtained. After a second evaluation, spinal cords were harvested for histological examination. Group I animals were all paraplegics. Spinal cord function was partially intact in two of the group II animals with Tarlov scores of 5 in two and 4 in two whereas one of the rabbits could not hop with a score of 3, and the remaining two could not sit with scores of 1 and 0. The spinal cord function of group III animals was intact with Tarlov scores of 5 in three, 4 in two, and 3 and 1 in remaining ones. In ...Continue Reading

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