Establishment of a Mouse Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Model and Histological Characteristics

ObjectiveTo investigate the method of establishing C57BL/6J mouse abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) model by porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE, 1.5 U/mL in PBS) perfusion and evaluating its histological characteristics.MethodsThirty male mice were divided into two groups, the model group (n=20) and sol...

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Main Authors: XIA Congcong, LIU Haole, WEI Panpan, CHENG Daxin, XU Baohui, LIU Enqi, ZHAO Sihai
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Published: Editorial Office of Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine 2021-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.slarc.org.cn/dwyx/CN/10.12300/j.issn.1674-5817.2021.115
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author XIA Congcong
LIU Haole
WEI Panpan
CHENG Daxin
XU Baohui
LIU Enqi
ZHAO Sihai
author_facet XIA Congcong
LIU Haole
WEI Panpan
CHENG Daxin
XU Baohui
LIU Enqi
ZHAO Sihai
author_sort XIA Congcong
collection DOAJ
description ObjectiveTo investigate the method of establishing C57BL/6J mouse abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) model by porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE, 1.5 U/mL in PBS) perfusion and evaluating its histological characteristics.MethodsThirty male mice were divided into two groups, the model group (n=20) and solvent control group (n=10). After opening the abdominal cavity in all mice, the infrarenal abdominal aorta to the iliac artery segment was isolated and perfused with PPE solution at a dose of 1.5 U/mL for 5 minutes. After the operation, the abdomen was closed and sutured. The aorta segment of the control group was perfused with PBS. The diameters of the abdominal aorta were measured before and after 14 days of the operation, and perfusion aorta segments were collected 14 days after operation for following histological analysis. The histological characteristics of the aneurysms were analyzed and graded by histological and immunohistochemical methods.ResultsCompared with the preoperative or PBS solvent control mice, the abdominal aortic diameters were significantly increased in the PPE perfused group on day 14 after operation (0.53±0.03 mm, 0.78±0.06 mm vs 1.20±0.12 mm, respectively). Histological analysis revealed that the PPE-infused AAA segments had elastic fiber breakage, smooth muscle cell depletion, and increased inflammation response, which resembles the typical pathological features of AAA, suggesting the mice model of AAA was successfully induced by PPE infusion. According to the histological characteristics of the AAA lesions, we graded the aneurysms and established a revised practical method for evaluating the aneurysm lesions in the experimental AAA mouse model.ConclusionA methodological system for establishment and histopathological evaluation of PPE-induced AAA in mice has been successfully established.
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spelling doaj.art-93ae9bc7b0b64f52ab53e40782f9d1052022-12-22T04:15:17ZzhoEditorial Office of Laboratory Animal and Comparative MedicineShiyan dongwu yu bijiao yixue1674-58172021-12-0141648048510.12300/j.issn.1674-5817.2021.1151674-5817(2021)06-0480-06Establishment of a Mouse Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Model and Histological CharacteristicsXIA Congcong0LIU Haole1WEI Panpan2CHENG Daxin3XU Baohui4LIU Enqi5ZHAO Sihai6Laboratory Animal Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, ChinaLaboratory Animal Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, ChinaLaboratory Animal Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, ChinaLaboratory Animal Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, ChinaDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, California 94305, USALaboratory Animal Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, ChinaLaboratory Animal Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, ChinaObjectiveTo investigate the method of establishing C57BL/6J mouse abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) model by porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE, 1.5 U/mL in PBS) perfusion and evaluating its histological characteristics.MethodsThirty male mice were divided into two groups, the model group (n=20) and solvent control group (n=10). After opening the abdominal cavity in all mice, the infrarenal abdominal aorta to the iliac artery segment was isolated and perfused with PPE solution at a dose of 1.5 U/mL for 5 minutes. After the operation, the abdomen was closed and sutured. The aorta segment of the control group was perfused with PBS. The diameters of the abdominal aorta were measured before and after 14 days of the operation, and perfusion aorta segments were collected 14 days after operation for following histological analysis. The histological characteristics of the aneurysms were analyzed and graded by histological and immunohistochemical methods.ResultsCompared with the preoperative or PBS solvent control mice, the abdominal aortic diameters were significantly increased in the PPE perfused group on day 14 after operation (0.53±0.03 mm, 0.78±0.06 mm vs 1.20±0.12 mm, respectively). Histological analysis revealed that the PPE-infused AAA segments had elastic fiber breakage, smooth muscle cell depletion, and increased inflammation response, which resembles the typical pathological features of AAA, suggesting the mice model of AAA was successfully induced by PPE infusion. According to the histological characteristics of the AAA lesions, we graded the aneurysms and established a revised practical method for evaluating the aneurysm lesions in the experimental AAA mouse model.ConclusionA methodological system for establishment and histopathological evaluation of PPE-induced AAA in mice has been successfully established.https://www.slarc.org.cn/dwyx/CN/10.12300/j.issn.1674-5817.2021.115abdominal aortic aneurysmporcine pancreatic elastaseimmunohistochemistrymice
spellingShingle XIA Congcong
LIU Haole
WEI Panpan
CHENG Daxin
XU Baohui
LIU Enqi
ZHAO Sihai
Establishment of a Mouse Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Model and Histological Characteristics
Shiyan dongwu yu bijiao yixue
abdominal aortic aneurysm
porcine pancreatic elastase
immunohistochemistry
mice
title Establishment of a Mouse Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Model and Histological Characteristics
title_full Establishment of a Mouse Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Model and Histological Characteristics
title_fullStr Establishment of a Mouse Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Model and Histological Characteristics
title_full_unstemmed Establishment of a Mouse Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Model and Histological Characteristics
title_short Establishment of a Mouse Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Model and Histological Characteristics
title_sort establishment of a mouse abdominal aortic aneurysm model and histological characteristics
topic abdominal aortic aneurysm
porcine pancreatic elastase
immunohistochemistry
mice
url https://www.slarc.org.cn/dwyx/CN/10.12300/j.issn.1674-5817.2021.115
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