Operazione dei donatori e Hind-Limb Harvest <ol><li> Per la procedura operativa un insieme sterile di strumenti di microchirurgia viene utilizzato. Il chirurgo deve indossare abbigliamento adeguato compresi i guanti sterili, che devono essere modificati prima dell&#39;inizio della procedura chirurgica. </li><li> Il ratto è anestetizzato con un&#39;iniezione intraperitoneale di pentobarbital (IP 50mg/kg) e posto in posizione supina su un campo riscaldato operazione, che facilita una stabile la temperatura corporea degli animali durante tutta la procedura chirurgica. </li><li> Prima incisione cutanea l&#39;depositato di funzionamento è sterilizzata tre volte con entrambi, un disinfettante e alcol. Per evitare che le cornee animali si secchi, gli occhi sono lubrificati con una pomata oftalmica (Vidisic) prima dell&#39;intervento. </li><li> Una incisione cutanea è fatta attraverso l&#39;inguine destro circa a livello del legamento inguinale. I vasi femorali sono sezionati libero con cauterizzazione bipolare e dissezione smussa; rami profondi sono legatura con 8-0 seta. </li><li> 300μl (50 UI) di eparina sono iniettati attraverso la vena del pene per l&#39;anti-coagulazione. </li><li> Vasi femorali sono legatura a livello del legamento inguinale e tagliato distalmente alla legatura. </li><li> L&#39;arto posteriore viene lavata con ghiaccio freddo (4 ° C) soluzione HTK (5ml) attraverso l&#39;arteria femorale più di 5 minuti. </li><li> Tutti i gruppi muscolari sono nettamente divise con le forbici e osteotomia viene eseguita con una sega elettrica a rotazione a livello del terzo distale del femore. </li><li> L&#39;arto raccolto viene poi immerso in 20 mL di soluzione ghiacciata HTK per la conservazione e lo stoccaggio a freddo fino a trapianto. </li></ol> Destinatario di funzionamento e Trapianto <ol><li> Il ratto è anestetizzato con un&#39;iniezione intraperitoneale di pentobarbital e posto in posizione supina sul campo operativo. </li><li> Una incisione cutanea è fatta attraverso l&#39;inguine destro circa a livello del legamento inguinale. I vasi femorali sono sezionati libero con cauterizzazione bipolare e una dissezione smussa. </li><li> Vasi femorali sono legatura distale come possibile, ma in prossimità del decollo nave epigastrico. Pinze vascolari sono collocati a livello del legamento inguinale sulla arteria e vena. </li><li> Un bracciale in polietilene è tirato su l&#39;arteria (diametro interno della cuffia: 0,912 millimetri, bracciale-spessore: 0,010 mm, lunghezza bracciale: 2,0 mm) e la vena (diametro interno della cuffia: 1,151 millimetri; gemelli spessore: 0,010 mm, lunghezza bracciale : 2,0 mm). Il bordo del lume del vaso viene poi tirato con un vaso dilatatore e l&#39;arteria femorale e la vena sono estroflesso su tutto il corpo della cuffia (circa 2 mm) e fissato con una legatura circonferenziale 8-0 seta. </li><li> Per fare spazio per l&#39;arto donatore l&#39;arto destinatario viene rimosso con dissezione acuto di gruppi muscolari e osteotomia viene eseguita a metà del femore. </li><li> L&#39;arto donatore viene rimosso dalla soluzione HTK e il trapianto inizia con osteosintesi del femore con un ago calibro 18 (lunghezza: 1,5-2,0 cm) come una bacchetta intramidollare. </li><li> Gruppi di muscoli ventrali sono strettamente approssimato con Vicryl 4-0 o Prolene punti staccati. </li><li> Anastomosi vascolari vengono eseguite tirando la vena del donatore e l&#39;arteria oltre la vena destinatari e complessa della cuffia. Un circonferenziale 8-0 legatura in seta è di nuovo in grado di assicurare l&#39;anastomosi. </li><li> Il morsetto venoso viene rilasciato seguita dalla pinza arteriosa, e la riperfusione è visualizzato dal ritorno di colore alla distali degli arti e del piede, così come il flusso pulsatile attraverso l&#39;arteria. </li><li> Restanti gruppi muscolari dorsali sono ri-approssimato con Vicryl 4-0 o Prolene punti staccati. </li><li> La pelle è chiusa con Vicryl 4-0 o prolene punti staccati. </li><li> Il ratto destinatario è collocato su una piastra elettrica e strettamente monitorati fino al recupero. </li><li> Animali destinatario ricevere profilassi antibiotica (Cefazolina, 20 mg / die, IM) e Buprenex (0,1 mg / kg, SC) per tre giorni post-trapianto. </li></ol>

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orthotopic hind-limb transplantation in rats

Allotrapianto tessuto composito (CTA) rappresenta oggi una valida opzione terapeutica dopo la perdita di un avambraccio mano, o le cifre ed è diventato un&#39;entità romanzo terapeutico nella chirurgia ricostruttiva. Tuttavia, a lungo termine ad alto dosaggio multi-farmaco terapia immunosoppressiva è necessaria per garantire la sopravvivenza del trapianto, con il rischio di gravi effetti collaterali che cavezza una più ampia applicazione. Ulteriore progressione in questo campo può dipendere da una migliore comprensione di base di immunologia e di ischemia riperfusione in innesti di tessuto composito. Ad oggi, il trapianto ortotopico degli arti posteriori nei ratti è stato preferito il modello roditore per ricostruttiva trapianto (RT), tuttavia, è una procedura estremamente esigente che richiede competenze di microchirurgia straordinario per riattacco di vasi, ossa, muscoli e nervi. Abbiamo introdotto la tecnica di anastomosi vascolari bracciale a questo modello, fornendo un approccio rapido e affidabile per ratto trapianto degli arti posteriori. Questa tecnica semplifica e accorcia la procedura chirurgica e consente ai chirurghi con esperienza di microchirurgia di base per svolgere con successo l&#39;operazione con la sopravvivenza alto e basso tasso di complicanze. La tecnica sembra essere adatto per immunologici e ischemia riperfusione (IRI) studi.

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Thymectomy in neonatal rodents is an established and reliable procedure for immunological studies. However, in adult rats, complications of hemorrhage and pneumothorax from pleural disruption can result in a significant mortality rate. This protocol is a simple method of rat thymectomy that utilizes a mini-sternotomy and endotracheal intubation. Intubation is accomplished with a non-invasive and easily reproducible method and allows for positive pressure ventilation to prevent pneumothorax and a controlled airway that allows sufficient time for careful thymus dissection to minimize pleural disruption. A 1.5 cm sternal incision decreases contact with mediastinal vessels and pleura, while still providing full visualization of the thymus. Following exposure of the mediastinum, the thymus is removed by blunt dissection under magnification. The pleural space is then sealed by suture closure of the pre-tracheal muscles followed by the application of surgical glue. The thorax is then closed by suture closure of the sternum, followed by suture closure of the skin. All thymectomies were complete as evidenced by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining of mediastinal tissue, and absence of na&#239;ve T-cells by flow cytometry, and the procedure had a 96% survival rate. This method is suitable when complete thymectomy with minimal complications is desired for further immunological studies in athymic adult rats.

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