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Research Article

Bilateral Common Carotid Artery Occlusion in the Rat as a Model of Retinal Ischaemia

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Pages 180-188 | Received 09 Feb 2014, Accepted 17 Mar 2014, Published online: 09 Jun 2014
 

Abstract

Ocular ischaemic syndrome is a devastating eye disease caused by severe carotid artery stenosis. The purpose of the study was to develop a reliable rat model for this syndrome by means of common carotid artery occlusion and a controllable needle suture method. Adult Wistar rats were subjected to common carotid artery occlusion and sham surgery. The common carotid artery was ligated unilaterally or bilaterally with needles of different diameters, and ocular arterial filling time was examined by fluorescein fundus angiography at different time points. Haematoxylin-eosin staining of vessels and degree of stenosis were considered outcome measures. The ocular blood flow was monitored and measured by laser doppler flowmetry. Needles with a diameter of 0.4 mm were more effective in developing severe stenosis of the common carotid arteries compared with needles of other diameters. Bilateral common carotid artery occlusion was a more effective model than unilateral occlusion. The arterial filling time was significantly increased at 14 and 21 days after ligation (5.75 ± 0.45 and 6.27 ± 0.95 s, respectively) compared with arterial filling time before surgery (5.22 ± 0.64 s). The total blood flow in the sham surgery group was significantly higher than in the bilateral common carotid artery occlusion group. The fundus blood flow was statistically different between the two groups, whereas that of the anterior segment was not. In conclusion, the authors have established a rat model of ocular ischaemic syndrome via a controllable needle suture method, which was reliable up to 2–3 weeks after surgery.

Acknowledgement

The study was supported by the Li Huanying Funding (Basic and clinical cooperation issues) from Capital Medical University.

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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