Rapid Ischemic Preconditioning with a Short Reperfusion Time Prevents Delayed Paraplegia in a Rabbit Model

Authors

  • Mehmet Ozkokeli
  • Mehmet Ugur Es
  • Ugur Filizcan
  • Murat Ugurlucan
  • Ahmet Sasmazel
  • Cenk Tataroglu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1532/HSF98.20111039

Abstract

Background: Surgery for thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms can be complicated by a significant incidence of neurogenic deficits due to spinal cord ischemia. In this study, we investigated whether ischemic preconditioning (IPC) improves neurologic outcome in a rabbit model.

Methods: Forty rabbits underwent infrarenal aortic occlusion. The IPC group (n = 20) had 10 minutes of aortic occlusion to induce spinal cord ischemia, 40 minutes of reperfusion, and 30 minutes of ischemia, whereas the control group (n = 20) had only 30 minutes of ischemia. Tarlov scoring (0, paraplegia; 4, normal) was used to evaluate neurologic functions 7 days later, and spinal cord segments (L4-L6) were stained with hematoxylin and eosin for histologic evaluation.

Results: Complete paraplegia (grade 0) occurred in 15 (75%) of the 20 control animals, whereas in the IPC group, 13 (65%) of 20 animals were completely normal (grade 4) (P < .05).

Conclusion: IPC is beneficial for protecting against neurologic damage after transient aortic occlusion in a rabbit model; however, the protective mechanisms are not clear.

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2011-10-13

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Ozkokeli, M., Es, M. U., Filizcan, U., Ugurlucan, M., Sasmazel, A., & Tataroglu, C. (2011). Rapid Ischemic Preconditioning with a Short Reperfusion Time Prevents Delayed Paraplegia in a Rabbit Model. The Heart Surgery Forum, 14(5), E317-E321. https://doi.org/10.1532/HSF98.20111039

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