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http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2008.51.8.874

Periventricular leukomalacia induced by in utero clamping of pregnant rat aorta in fetal rats  

Chang, Yun Sil (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea)
Sung, Dong Kyung (Samsung Biomedical Research Institute)
Kang, Saem (Samsung Biomedical Research Institute)
Park, Soo Kyung (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Jung, Yu Jin (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Seo, Hyun Joo (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Choi, Seo Heui (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Park, Won Soon (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
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Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics / v.51, no.8, 2008 , pp. 874-878 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose : This study was undertaken to develop an animal model of periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) induced by in utero clamping of pregnant rat aorta in fetal rats. Methods : A timed pregnanct Sprague-Dawley rat on embryonic day 21 just prior to delivery was sedated and anesthetized, and a Harvard ventilator for small animals was applied. Following laparotomy, the maternal aorta was clamped reversibly for 40 minutes using a surgical clip. The fetal rats were then delivered by Cesarean section, resuscitated if necessary, and reared by a surrogate mother rat until postnatal day 21 to obtain the brain specimen. After systemic perfusion and fixation, $10{\mu}m$ thick serial brain sections were obtained and stained for pathologic examination and assessment of ventriculomegaly. Ventriculomegaly was assessed by the measured ventricle to total brain volume ratio. Results : Eight out of eleven fetal rats (73%) survived in the ischemia group after induction of in utero ischemia by clamping maternal rat aorta, and all ten survived in the control group. Body and brain weights measured at postnatal day 21 were significantly lower in the ischemia group compared to the control group. In pathologic findings, significant ventriculomagaly ($3.67{\pm}1.21%$ vs. $0.23{\pm}0.06%$) was observed in the ischemia group compared to the control group; although cystic lesion was not observed, mild (n=6) and moderate (n=2) rerefaction of the brain tissue was observed. Conclusion : A fetal rat model of PVL induced by in utero clamping of pregnant rat aorta was developed.
Keywords
Leukomalacia; Periventricular; Infant; Premature; Brain Ischemia; Newborn animal;
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