Cerebral ischemia: from animal studies to clinical practice. Should the methods be reviewed?

MA de Leciñana, E Díez-Tejedor, F Carceller… - Cerebrovascular …, 2001 - karger.com
The development of experimental models of focal cerebral ischemia has allowed for a better
knowledge of its pathophysiology and for testing therapeutic strategies. However, most …

A comparative study of variables influencing ischemic injury in the Longa and Koizumi methods of intraluminal filament middle cerebral artery occlusion in mice

GP Morris, AL Wright, RP Tan, A Gladbach, LM Ittner… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The intraluminal filament model of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in mice and rats
has been plagued by inconsistency, owing in part to the multitude of variables requiring …

Assessment of Cerebral Blood Flow and CO2 Reactivity after Controlled Cortical Impact by Perfusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging using Arterial Spin-Labeling in …

ML Forbes, KS Hendrich… - Journal of Cerebral …, 1997 - journals.sagepub.com
We measured CBF and CO2 reactivity after traumatic brain injury (TBI) produced by
controlled cortical impact (CCI) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spin-labeled …

Comparison of pH-state and alpha-stat cardiopulmonary bypass on cerebral oxygenation and blood flow in relation to hypothermic circulatory arrest in piglets

DC Kurth, MM O'Rourke, IB O'Hara - The Journal of the American …, 1998 - pubs.asahq.org
Background Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest is used in neonatal cardiac surgery. Recent
work has suggested improved neurologic recovery after deep hypothermic arrest with pH …

Protective effects of memantine against ischemia-reperfusion injury in spontaneously hypertensive rats

A Dogan, MA Eras, VL Raghavendra Rao… - Acta …, 1999 - Springer
Memantine, an uncompetitive NMDA open-channel blocker, has been shown to be effective
in preventing neuronal damage after permanent focal cerebral ischemia. Reperfusion after a …

Nitrite infusion increases cerebral blood flow and decreases mean arterial blood pressure in rats: a role for red cell NO

JM Rifkind, E Nagababu, E Barbiro-Michaely… - Nitric Oxide, 2007 - Elsevier
It has been proposed that the reduction of nitrite by red cells producing NO plays a role in
the regulation of vascular tone. This hypothesis was investigated in rats by measuring the …

Adverse effects of high-dose epinephrine on cerebral blood flow during experimental cardiopulmonary resuscitation

R Gedeborg, HC Silander… - Critical care …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To study the effects of high-dose epinephrine, compared with standard-dose
epinephrine, on the dynamics of superficial cortical cerebral blood flow as well as global …

Cerebral ischaemia in experimental cardiopulmonary resuscitation—comparison of epinephrine and aortic occlusion

R Gedeborg, C Hans, S Rubertsson, L Wiklund - Resuscitation, 2001 - Elsevier
The apparent inability of epinephrine to improve outcome after cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) could be caused by direct negative effects on the cerebral circulation …

Cortical infarct volume is dependent on the ischemic reduction of perifocal cerebral blood flow in a three-vessel intraluminal MCA occlusion/reperfusion model in the …

MA Soriano, O Sanz, I Ferrer, AM Planas - Brain research, 1997 - Elsevier
Occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) causes a reduction of cerebral blood flow
(CBF), which shows a progressive decrease from the periphery to the core of the MCA …

A rat model of endothelin-3-induced middle cerebral artery occlusion with controlled reperfusion

DC Henshall, SP Butcher, J Sharkey - Brain research, 1999 - Elsevier
Surge hyperemia and mechanical damage to the cerebrovascular endothelium may serve to
exacerbate the neuropathological outcome in animal models of focal cerebral ischemia. We …