This model was developed with the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 81673640, 81841001, and 81803814) and the Major National Science and Technology Program of China for Innovative Drug (2017ZX09301012002 and 2017ZX09101002001-001-3).

All animal activities described here were approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of the Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. Male ApoE&#8722;/&#8722;&#160;mice (C57BL/6 background) of 6-8 weeks old were used for the study.
1. Experimental preparation
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The establishment of a composite animal model is slightly different from the single MI model. Maintaining a high survival rate is challenging in the development of the composite model. The severity of atherosclerosis in ApoE&#8722;/&#8722; mice will become more severe with the extension of high-fat feeding time7, and the weakness of mice leads to increased mortality. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor the condition of the mice during the experiment continually and adjust the time for...

Air pollution has been associated with high all-cause mortality and contributed a significant burden of disease more than the sum of water pollution, soil pollution, and occupational exposure1. A report from WHO revealed that outdoor air pollution caused 4.2 million premature deaths in both cities and rural areas worldwide in 20162. 91% of people worldwide live in places where air quality exceeds WHO guideline limits2. Further, the fine particulate matter (PM) (&#8804;2.5 &#181;m in diameter, PM2.5) is recognized as the most significant air pollution threat to global public health3, especially to the people who live in cities of low-income and middle-income countries.
The adverse effects of air pollution on cardiovascular diseases deserve more attention. Previous studies have shown that PM leads to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVDs)4. Exposure to high concentrations of ultrafine particles for several hours can lead to increased myocardial infarction mortality. For people with a history of myocardial infarction, exposure to ultrafine particles can significantly increase the risk of recurrence5. Moreover, it is generally accepted that PM exposure accelerates the progression of atherosclerosis6.
For medical research, it is crucial to select a suitable animal model. Simple atherosclerosis animal models7, myocardial ischemia animal models8, and PM exposure animal models9 already exist. ApoE&#8722;/&#8722; (apolipoprotein E knocked out) mouse is a traditional mouse model used in atherosclerosis studies. The ability to clear plasma lipoproteins in ApoE&#8722;/&#8722; mice is severely impaired. The high-fat diet feeding would cause severe atherosclerosis, resembling the diet dependency of atherosclerotic heart disease observed in humans7. Ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) is a classic method to induce the ischemic event8,10. Tracheal infusion has been used in many research and stands out from exposure models11,12 because of its better simulation and lower cost.
However, animal models of single disease have significant limitations in scientific research. The myocardial ischemia induced merely by LAD ligation is not simulated in the actual situation. In the natural state, myocardial ischemia is usually caused by plaque rupture and blocked coronary arteries13. Patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy usually have atherosclerotic basic lesions13. There are also abnormal lipid metabolism and inflammatory reactions in the body14. Therefore, ischemia caused by physical factors or under natural conditions has different pathological manifestations.Existing studies have shown that the infarction and inflammation in myocardial ischemia models with atherosclerosis are more severe15,16. PM exposure can aggravate atherosclerosis and myocardial ischemia further by inducing inflammation and oxidative stress1. Three factors usually coexist in the natural state, so the actual situation could be better simulated by using a compound model.
This protocol describes developing an animal model of myocardial ischemia (MI) combining atherosclerosis (AS) and PM acute exposure. ApoE&#8722;/&#8722; mice were fed with a high-fat diet to induce atherosclerosis. Pulmonary exposure of PM was imitated by dripping PM suspension through the trachea. Ligation of the LAD in mice was used to induce myocardial ischemia. These methods were combined and optimized to simulate the disease state better and improve the survival rate of animals. No large exposure unit or gas anesthesia machine is needed, making the experiment easy to perform. This model can be used to study the impact of PM exposure in air pollution on atherosclerosis and ischemic cardiomyopathy and conduct research on new drugs developed to treat diseases with such complex factors.

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			<td>2,2,2-Tribromoethanol</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>T48402</td>
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			<td>75% alcohol disinfectant</td>
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			<td>Animal ventilator</td>
			<td>Shanghai Alcott Biotech</td>
			<td>ALC-V8S</td>
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			<td>Cotton swabs</td>
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			<td>Sterile</td>
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			<td>Cotton swabs for babies</td>
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			<td>Sterile , Approximately 3 mm in diameter</td>
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			<td>Culture Dish</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>430597</td>
			<td>150 mm x 25 mm</td>
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			<td>Diesel Particulate Matter</td>
			<td>National Institute of Standards Technology</td>
			<td>1650b</td>
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			<td>Dissection board</td>
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			<td>About 25 x 17 cm. The dissecting board can be replaced with a wooden board of the same size</td>
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			<td>High-fat diet for mice</td>
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			<td>Prescription: egg yolk powder 10%, lard 10%, sterol 1%, maintenance feed 79%</td>
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			<td>Iodophor disinfectant</td>
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			<td>LED spotlight</td>
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			<td>5 V, 3 W,with hoses and clamps</td>
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			<td>Medical silk yarn ball</td>
			<td>Shanghai Medical Suture Needle Factory Co., Ltd.</td>
			<td>-</td>
			<td>0-0</td>
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			<td>Medical tape</td>
			<td>3M</td>
			<td>1527C-0</td>
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			<td>Micro Vascular Hemostatic Forceps</td>
			<td>Shanghai Medical Instruments (Group) Ltd., Corp. Surgical Instruments Factory</td>
			<td>W40350</td>
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			<td>Needle Holders</td>
			<td>Shanghai Medical Instruments (Group) Ltd., Corp. Surgical Instruments Factory</td>
			<td>JC32010</td>
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			<td>Normal saline</td>
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			<td>Ophthalmic Scissors</td>
			<td>Shanghai Medical Instruments (Group) Ltd., Corp. Surgical Instruments Factory</td>
			<td>Y00040</td>
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			<td>Ophthalmic tweezer, 10cm, curved, with hooks</td>
			<td>Shanghai Medical Instruments (Group) Ltd., Corp. Surgical Instruments Factory</td>
			<td>JD1080</td>
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			<td>Ophthalmic tweezer, 10cm, curved, with teeth</td>
			<td>Shanghai Medical Instruments (Group) Ltd., Corp. Surgical Instruments Factory</td>
			<td>JD1060</td>
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			<td>Pipet Tips</td>
			<td>Axygen</td>
			<td>T-200-Y-R-S</td>
			<td>0-200 &#956;L</td>
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			<td>Pipette</td>
			<td>eppendorf</td>
			<td>3121000074</td>
			<td>100 uL</td>
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			<td>Safety pin</td>
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			<td></td>
			<td>Approximately 4.5 cm in length , for making chest opening tools</td>
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			<td>Small Animal I.V. Cannulas</td>
			<td>Baayen healthcare suzhou</td>
			<td>BAAN-322025</td>
			<td>I.V CATHETER 22FG x 25 MM</td>
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			<td>Suture needle with thread</td>
			<td>Shanghai Medical Suture Needle Factory Co., Ltd.</td>
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			<td>6-0,Nylon line</td>
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			<td>Suture needle with thread</td>
			<td>JinHuan Medical</td>
			<td>F503</td>
			<td>5-0</td>
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			<td>Syringe</td>
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			<td>1 mL</td>
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			<td>Tert-amyl alcohol</td>
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			<td>Zoom-stereo microscope</td>
			<td>Mshot</td>
			<td>MZ62</td>
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aggravation of myocardial ischemia upon particulate matter exposure in atherosclerosis animal model

The health problems caused by air pollution (especially particulate pollution) are getting more and more attention, especially among cardiovascular disease patients, which aggravates complicated disorders and causes poor prognosis. The simple myocardial ischemia (MI) or particulate matter (PM) exposure model is unsuitable for such studies of diseases with multiple causes. Here, a method for constructing a composite model combining PM exposure, atherosclerosis, and myocardial ischemia has been described. ApoE&#8722;/&#8722; mice were fed with a high-fat diet for 16 weeks to develop atherosclerosis, tracheal instillation of PM standard suspension was performed to simulate the pulmonary exposure of PM, and the left anterior descending coronary artery was ligated one week after the last exposure. Tracheal instillation of PM can simulate acute lung exposure while significantly reducing the cost of the experiment; the classic left anterior descending artery ligation with noninvasive tracheal intubation and a new auxiliary expansion device can ensure the animal&#39;s survival rate and reduce the difficulty of the operation. This animal model can reasonably simulate the patient&#39;s pathological changes of myocardial infarction aggravated by air pollution and provide a reference for the construction of animal models related to studies involving diseases with multiple causes.

The mice were euthanized 24 h after the coronary artery ligation, and the blood was collected after anesthesia. Mice were anesthetized by tribromoethanol (as per step 3.2), and the blood sample was collected from the retroorbital sinus. The heart was harvested, and the degree of Ischemia was examined by 2,3,5-Triphenyltetrazolium Chloride (TTC) staining (Figure 1). Normal tissues turn red when the TTC reacts with succinate dehydrogenase, while the ischemic tissues remain pal...

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Aggravation of Myocardial Ischemia upon Particulate Matter Exposure in Atherosclerosis Animal Model

This protocol describes a composite animal model with exposure to particulate matter (PM) that aggravates myocardial ischemia with atherosclerosis.

The health problems caused by air pollution (especially particulate pollution) are getting more and more attention, especially among cardiovascular ...

The protocol here is for building a compound animal model of myocardial ischemia. Combining with athero sclerosis and PM acute exposure. This is a more reliable animal model for the research on related disease.This animal model can better simulate such diseases in a real situation. Besides this method has a high success rate and it's easy to perform. The model can be used for pathological research and drug development of diseases with complex factors.This model can provide a platform for cardiovascular and the environmental toxicology research, and it contributes ideas and references for research of the multifactor disease. Orotracheal intubation, cracked opening of the chest, and correct ligation position are the keys to the success of this model. It is essential to maintain the mouse briefing and prevent hemorrhage.Begin by selecting two to three mice randomly and check whether there is a plaque in the aortic arch by ultrasound imaging, or by direct anatomical observation. Anesthetize the selected mouse and place it in a supine position on the mouse board. Hook the upper incisors to the rubber band.Focus a small LED spotlight with a flexible pipe on the trachea, which is around the midpoint of the axillary line. Put a small sterile cotton swab into the mouse's mouth and then roll the swab to stick the tongue out. Hold the tongue and gently pull it up to make the oral cavity, pharynx, and trachea in the same longitudinal direction.The glottis, which is the entrance of the trachea, can be seen as a bright spot that opens and closes with each breath. Insert a 22 gauge canola into the trachea of the mouse by aiming at the glottis, and then pull out the needle core. Use a pipette gun with a small amount of normal saline to test whether the tube is correctly in the wheezend.If the tube is at the correct position, the liquid column in the pipette gun will be bouncing with each breath. Drop 50 microliters of DPM suspension into the tube with a pipette gun. Remove the pet indwelling needle after PM exposure.Keep the mouse on the heating pad until it regains consciousness and then place the mouse back into the home cage. Place the mouse in a supine position on the intubation platform and fix the mouse. Remove the hair of the left chest and part of the adjacent right chest with hair removal cream.Then link the pet indwelling needle with an animal ventilator. Wipe the skin with iodoform and alcohol to disinfect. Make a skin cut for approximately one centimeter by ophthalmic scissors and brace the muscles to expose the ribs.Clamp the rib with an ophthalmic tweezer with tooth and make a small cut at the third intercostal space. Make an operating window with homemade chest opening tools and then rip the pericardial membranes. Hold the sterile six zero silk suture with a needle using microvascular hemostatic forceps.Pass the silk through a two millimeters width of myocardium in the area where the coronary artery is located. Place a short piece of sterile five zero silk between the ligature and the myocardial tissues to prevent tissue breakage. Tie the left anterior descending coronary artery and the small bundle of the myocardium around it tightly.The legation is deemed successful when the anterior wall of the left ventricle turns pale. Gently squeeze out the air from the chest. Then suture the intercostal muscles and skin sequentially with sterile five zero silk.Clean up all the blood stain after surgery and then place the mouse on a heating pad in a lateral recumbent position. Continually monitor the mouse signs for approximately five to 20 minutes until they recover from anesthesia. Once the righting reflex is recovered, transfer the mouse to a clean recovery cage on a heating pad with the food and water bottle.Continue to monitor for 15 to 30 minutes to ensure the survival of the mouse. Finally, inject penicillin sodium intramuscularly according to the desired dose to prevent wound infection. The degree of ischemia was examined by TTC staining.Normal tissues turn red when the TTC reacts with the succinate dehydrogenase. While the ischemic tissues remain pale due to decreased dehydrogenase activity. The representative images show the heart tissues that suffered no MI surgery or PM exposure, suffered MI surgery but no PM exposure, and suffered MI surgery and PM exposure.PM exposure aggravated myocardial ischemia. Oil Red O can precisely color the neutral fats, such as triglycerides in the tissues. The red spots in the picture indicate plaques.The plaques in the aorta of wild type mice with regular diet, APO E knockout mice with high fat diet, and APO E knockout mice with a high fat diet and suffered from PM exposure are shown here by oil red O staining. High fat feeding led to atherosclerosis in APO E knockout mice and PM exposure aggravated atherosclerosis. It is important to ensure that the endotracheal tube is properly insert during seromyotomy.The operator need to complete the intubation operation quickly, accurately, and always pay attention to the breathing condition of the animal during the operation. Our method helps researchers who are concerned with the intersection of air pollution and cardiovascular disease. Here we provide an idea.Of course, researchers can also directly carry out research based on the animal model we described.

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1.8K vistas.  China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. El protocolo aquí es para construir un modelo animal compuesto de isquemia miocárdica. Combinación con aterosclerosis y exposición aguda a PM. Este es un modelo animal más confiable para la investigación de enfermedades relacionadas.Este modelo animal puede simular mejor tales enfermedades en una situación real. Además, este método tiene una alta tasa de éxito y es fácil de realizar. El modelo se puede utilizar para la investigación patológica y el desarrollo de fármacos ...