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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: There are few investigation studies that relate acute mesenteric ischemia and body weight in animal experimentation. The aim is to studying whether initial weight loss is related to the magnitude of the aggression induced by clamps of the superior mesenteric artery for 30 and 60 minutes, and whether reperfusion ischemia may hinder weight recovery in surviving animals at the end of 11 weeks of experimental work with New Zealand rabbits through a valid experimental model. MATERIALS AND METHOD: 80 animals (rabbits) were distributed in four series of 20 each one: series I (control), animals were weighed for 11 weeks; series II (simulated surgery); series III (mesenteric ischemia for 30 minutes); series IV (mesenteric ischemia for 60 minutes). We induced ischemia by clamping the superior mesenteric artery. Animals from series II, III, and IV were weighed 24 hours before the surgical procedure and weekly after surgery along their survival, until completing 11 weeks. For weight analysis, an ANOVA test was used by confronting the percentage weight variation according to the series. All animals were necropsied to know the cause of death and histological lesions of the intestinal mucosa. RESULTS: Series I had a linear weight increase until the end of the observation period. Series II, III and IV had a significant initial decrease of the percentage weight during the first post-surgical week, with a recovery towards the end of the study, but significantly lower as compared to the control series. Significant differences have also been found in weight recovery at 11 weeks between series II and series III and IV, and between ischemic series. CONCLUSIONS: Animals in series II, III, and IV reached at the end of the study a percentage weight significantly lower to that obtained by series I. In the experimental animal mesenteric ischemia-reperfusion processes, the initial percentage weight loss in the postsurgical period is influenced not only by ischemia time but also by pre-and postsurgical manipulations; by contrast, the longer ischemia time is, the greater weight loss at the end of the study will be.
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Peso Corporal , Isquemia/fisiopatologia , Mesentério/irrigação sanguínea , Doença Aguda , Animais , Feminino , Masculino , CoelhosRESUMO
Introducción y objetivos: Hay pocos trabajos de investigación que relacionen la isquemia mesentérica aguda y el peso corporal en la experimentación animal. Se pretende estudiar, si la pérdida de peso inicial, está relacionada con la magnitud de la agresión provocada por los clampajes de la arteria mesentérica superior durante 30 y 60 minutos, y si la isquemia reperfusión puede dificultar la recuperación ponderal del peso en los animales supervivientes, al final de las 11 semanas del trabajo experimental con conejos Nueva Zelanda, mediante un modelo experimental válido. Material y método: Se distribuyeron 80 animales (conejos) en cuatro series de 20: serie I (control), los animales fueron pesados durante 11 semanas; serie II (operación simulada), serie III (isquemia mesentérica 30 minutos) y serie IV (isquemia mesentérica 60 minutos). Provocamos la isquemia por pinzamiento de la arteria mesentérica superior. Los animales de las series II, III y IV fueron pesados 24 horas antes del procedimiento quirúrgico y semanalmente en el postoperatorio durante su supervivencia hasta completar 11 semanas. Para el análisis de los pesos, se aplicó un ANOVA enfrentando la variación del peso porcentual en función de la serie. Todos los animales fueron necropsiados para conocer la causa del fallecimiento y las lesiones histológicas de la mucosa intestinal Resultados: La serie control tuvo un incremento lineal del peso hasta el final del período de observación. Las series II, III y IV sufrieron un descenso proceinicial significativo del peso porcentual en la primera semana del postoperatorio, con una recuperación al final del estudio, pero significativamente menor con respecto a la serie control. También se han encontrado diferencias significativas en la recuperación del peso a las 11 semanas entre la serie II y las series III y IV, y entre las series isquémicas entre sí. Conclusiones: Los animales de las series II, III, y IV alcanzaron al final del estudio un peso porcentual significativamente inferior que el alcanzado por la serie I. En los procesos de isquemia reperfusión mesentérica experimental animal, la pérdida de peso porcentual inicial en el postoperatorio, está influenciada no sólo por el tiempo de isquemia, sino por las manipulaciones pre y postoperatorias; en cambio, la pérdida de peso al final del estudio es más acentuada, cuanto mayor es el tiempo de isquemia (AU)
Introduction and objectives: There are few investigation studies that relate acute mesenteric ischemia and body weight in animal experimentation. The aim is to studying whether initial weight loss is related to the magnitude of the aggression induced by clamps of the superior mesenteric artery for 30 and 60 minutes, and whether reperfusion ischemia may hinder weight recovery in surviving animals at the end of 11 weeks of experimental work with New Zealand rabbits through a valid experimental model. Materials and method: 80 animals (rabbits) were distributed in four series of 20 each one: series I (control), animals were weighed for 11 weeks; series II (simulated surgery); series III (mesenteric ischemia for 30 minutes); series IV (mesenteric ischemia for 60 minutes). We induced ischemia by clamping the superior mesenteric artery. Animals from series II, III, and IV were weighed 24 hours before the surgical procedure and weekly after surgery along their survival, until completing 11 weeks. For weight analysis, an ANOVA test was used by confronting the percentage weight variation according to the series. All animals were necropsied to know the cause of death and histological lesions of the intestinal mucosa. Results: Series I had a linear weight increase until the end of the observation period. Series II, III and IV had a significant initial decrease of the percentage weight during the first post-surgical week, with a recovery towards the end of the study, but significantly lower as compared to the control series. Significant differences have also been found in weight recovery at 11 weeks between series II and series III and IV, and between ischemic series. Conclusions: Animals in series II, III, and IV reached at the end of the study a percentage weight significantly lower to that obtained by series I. In the experimental animal mesenteric ischemia-reperfusion processes, the initial percentage weight loss in the postsurgical period is influenced not only by ischemia time but also by pre-and postsurgical manipulations; by contrast, the longer ischemia time is, the greater weight loss at the end of the study will be (AU)
