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ArticleArquivos brasileiros de cardiologia2018

Pressure Overload-induced Cardiac Hypertrophy Varies According to Different Ligation Needle Sizes and Body Weights in Mice.

Zhen Jia, Zhijun Chen, Hongfei Xu, Malik Akuffu Armah, Peng Teng, Weidong Li, Dongdong Jian, Liang Ma, Yiming Ni

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Article in Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Zhen JiaDepartment of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang - China.
Zhijun ChenDepartment of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Zhoushan Hospital, Zhejiang - China.
Hongfei XuDepartment of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Zhoushan Hospital, Zhejiang - China.
Malik Akuffu ArmahDepartment of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang - China.
Peng TengDepartment of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang - China.
Weidong LiDepartment of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang - China.
Dongdong JianDepartment of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang - China.
Liang MaDepartment of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang - China.
Yiming NiDepartment of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang - China.
Zhejiang University · CNZhoushan Hospital · CN

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Abstract

backgroundThe cardiac hypertrophy (CH) model for mice has been widely used, thereby providing an effective research foundation for CH exploration.

objectiveTo research the effects of CH modeling under abdominal aortic constriction (AAC) using different needles and weights in mice.

methodsFour needles with different external diameters (0.35, 0.40, 0.45, and 0.50 mm) were used for AAC. 150 male C57BL/6 mice were selected according to body weight (BW) and divided into 3 weight levels: 18 g, 22 g, and 26 g (n = 50 in each group). All weight levels were divided into 5 groups: a sham group (n = 10) and 4 AAC groups using 4 ligation intensities (n = 10 per group). After surgery, survival rates were recorded, echocardiography was performed, hearts were dissected and used for histological detection, and data were statistically analyzed, P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

resultsAll mice died in the following AAC groups: 18g/0.35 mm, 22 g/0.35 mm, 26 g/0.35 mm, 22 g/0.40 mm, and 26 g/0.40 mm. All mice with AAC, those ligated with a 0.50-mm needle, and those that underwent sham operation survived. Different death rates occurred in the following AAC groups: 18 g/0.40 mm, 18 g/0.45 mm, 18 g/0.50 mm, 22 g/45 mm, 22 g/0.50 mm, 26 g/0.45 mm, and 26 g/0.50 mm. The heart weight/body weight ratios (5.39 ± 0.85, 6.41 ± 0.68, 4.67 ± 0.37, 5.22 ± 0.42, 4.23 ± 0.28, 5.41 ± 0.14, and 4.02 ± 0.13) were significantly increased compared with those of the sham groups for mice with the same weight levels.

conclusionA 0.45-mm needle led to more obvious CH than did 0.40-mm and 0.50-mm needles and caused extraordinary CH in 18-g mice.

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Aorta, AbdominalBody WeightDisease Models, AnimalAnimalsCardiomegalyConstrictionEchocardiographyLigationMaleMice, Inbred C57BLNeedlesRandom AllocationReference ValuesReproducibility of ResultsTime Factors

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