ABSTRACT
AIM: To evaluate the reliability of making a research model of coronary artery stenosis and local myocardial infarction reproduced in dog by ligating canine LAD. METHODS: We disparted 30 aged healthy cross-breed dogs [(18.5?6.7) kg] into three groups. The near part of the LAD through left minimal thoracic incision was ligated to interdict 25% (group A), 50% (group B), 75% (group C) of the flux, respectively. The changes of plasma endothelium-derived factors NO, ET-1, sP-selectin and CTnT were measured before ligation and at different time points after ligation. The expression of P-selectin gene in cardiac muscle was detected by Western blotting. The segments of distal parts of the ligated LAD were cut and pathological changes of the patches of topical cardiac muscle were observed by electronic microscope. RESULTS: After ligation, NO/ET-1, P-selectin and CTnT had significant changes in group B (P