Adaptation of emphysema rabbit diaphragm muscle mechanics to chronic ultra-low frequency electrical stimulation and chronic physiological frequency electrical stimulation / 第三军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effect of chronic ultra-low frequency electrical stimulation on mechanical characteristic of diaphragmatic muscle of emphysema rabbit.Methods The rabbit model of emphysema was made by inhaling papain of ultrasonic atomization once a week for 3 weeks in 24 adult Japanese rabbits,6 receiving 10 Hz chronic ultra-low frequency electrical stimulation,6 receiving 40 Hz,6 receiving 2.5 Hz and 40 Hz.Another 6 rabbits served as control.The twitch tension (Pt),titanic tension(Po),time to peak tension(TPT),half-relaxation time(1/2RT),fatigue index(FI) and fatigue recovery index(FRI) were measured in control group,emphysema group,emphysema+chronic ultra-low frequency electrical stimulation groups.Results As compared with the control rabbits, Pt and Po decreased,TPT and 1/2RT prolonged,FI and FRI increased in the only emphysema rabbits.Pt and Po were higher,TPR and 1/2Rt was shorter in the only emphysema rabbits than the rabbits in 40 Hz and(2.5+40) Hz groups(P0.05),more increase in FR and FRI(P