Autologous Blood Injection to Model Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Mice
Summary
The autologous blood injection model of intracerebral hemorrhage in mice described in this protocol uses the double injection technique to minimize risk of blood reflux up the needle track, no anticoagulants in the pumping system, and eliminates all dead space and expandable tubing in the system.
Abstract
Investigation of the pathophysiology of injury after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) requires a reproducible animal model. While ICH accounts for 10-15% of all strokes, there remains no specific effective therapy. The autologous blood injection model in mice involves the stereotaxic injection of arterial blood into the basal ganglia mimicking a spontaneous hypertensive hemorrhage in man. The response to hemorrhage can then be studied in vivo and the neurobehavioral deficits quantified, allowing for description of the ensuing pathology and the testing of potential therapeutic agents. The procedure described in this protocol uses the double injection technique to minimize risk of blood reflux up the needle track, no anticoagulants in the pumping system, and eliminates all dead space and expandable tubing in the system.
Protocol
Discussion
This surgical model of intracerebral hemorrhage in mice using autologous tail artery blood results in a reproducible model of spontaneous basal ganglia hemorrhage. An ICH model in mice offers the advantage of the availability of transgenic animals to investigate pathophysiology; however, their small size makes neurosurgical procedures more technically difficult than in larger animals.
The collagenase model and the autologous blood injection model are two well-established models of experiment…
Declarações
The authors have nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
The work was funded by a fellowship from the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, and a training grant from the Institute for Medicine and Engineering (T32HL007954) at the University of Pennsylvania and the Marlene L. Cohen and Jerome H. Fleisch Scholar Grant at the University of Connecticut Health Center (LHS) and NIH NS-029331(FAW).
Materials
Stereotaxic frame for mouse neurosurgery (Stoelting, 51925)
Microinfusion pump and processor (UMP-3 and Micro4, World Precision Instruments, Sarasota, FL)
Mouse warmer (Stoelting, 50300)
Inhalational mouse anesthesia (Braintree Scientific, EZ-AF9000)
25 μL gastight borosilicate Hamilton syringe with coated plunger and no needle
(Hamilton company, Reno, NV, 1702RN syringe: 765401, ferrule: 30949, spacer: 30946)
fused silica needle cut to 2 cm length (Hamilton, 17739)
*note Hamilton syringe and fused silica needle may be reused for multiple surgeries if sterilized prior to each surgery. These materials are crucial to avoid blood clotting.
Sterile surgical gloves
Surgical gown, bonnet and mask
Betadine
75% ethanol
sterile 27 g needle (single use)
sterile 1 cc syringe (single use)
sterile surgical blade
Cidex
sterile water
buprenorphine and isoflurane
sterile gauze
paraffin wax paper squares
Veterinary surgical glue (Vetbond, 3M, St. Paul, MN)
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