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Method Article
このプロトコルの目的は、非侵襲的B-およびMモード心エコー法およびカラー/脈波ドップラーイメージングを用いて、横方向の大動脈狭窄によって作成された心臓病のマウスモデルにおいて心臓の構造的および機能的変化を評価することです。
Transverse aortic constriction (TAC) in mice has been used as a valuable model to study mechanisms of cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure1. A reliable noninvasive method is essential to assess real-time cardiac morphological and functional changes in animal models of heart disease. Transthoracic echocardiography represents an important tool for noninvasive assessment of cardiac structure and function2. Here we used a high-resolution ultrasound imaging system to monitor myocardial remodeling and heart failure progression over time in a mouse model of TAC. B-mode, M-mode, and Doppler imaging were used to precisely assess cardiac hypertrophy, ventricular dilatation, and functional deterioration in mice following TAC. Color and pulse wave (PW) Doppler imaging was used to noninvasively measure pressure gradient across the aortic constriction created by TAC and to assess transmitral blood flow in mice. Thus transthoracic echocardiographic imaging provides comprehensive noninvasive measurements of cardiac dimensions and function in mouse models of heart disease.
Mouse models of heart disease, such as TAC and myocardial infarction (MI), have been proven to be valuable to study disease mechanisms as well as to develop novel therapeutic strategies3. TAC initially induces compensatory hypertrophy, but prolonged pressure overload leads to cardiac dilatation and heart failure4. The tightness of the aortic constriction directly determines the degree of cardiac hypertrophy and its transition to heart failure. Noninvasive and reliable measurement of pressure gradient across the aortic constriction is essential for the success of these studies. Doppler imaging has been used to assess pressure gradient produced by TAC5, which is a noninvasive alternative for catheter-based pressure measurement.
Echocardiography has been widely used to noninvasively measure cardiac morphology as well as systolic and diastolic function in mice6-8. Two-dimensional B-mode imaging is used to detect abnormal movements or structural changes of the heart. One-dimensional M-mode imaging is used for quantification of cardiac dimensions and contractility. Color and PW Doppler imaging has recently been used on rodent ultrasound, which has broad applications for echocardiography, including measurement of flow directionality and velocity, as well as systolic and diastolic performance9.
Longitudinal real-time monitoring of cardiac function using echocardiography in B-mode, M-mode, color and PW Doppler mode provides comprehensive assessment of cardiac structure and function in mice under physiological and pathological conditions. Here we provide a detailed description of the use of echocardiographic imaging to monitor dynamic cardiac morphological and functional changes in mice following TAC or sham surgery.
プロトコルは、ワシントン大学の施設内動物管理使用委員会のガイドラインに従います。
1.手術手順およびイメージングのための準備
大動脈弓ビューで、[使用するBモードとドップラーイメージングは、横大動脈狭窄を評価します
傍胸骨長軸ビューで、[使用するBモードとMモードイメージングは、心臓寸法及び収縮を評価します
傍胸骨短軸ビュー、心臓形態と機能を評価するために使用するBモードとMモードイメージング4.
アピカル四腔像、使用5.収縮期および拡張期機能を評価するためにドップラーイメージング
動物の6.術後の治療
図1は、偽( 図1A)に供したマウスの心臓またはTAC手術( 図1B)の大動脈弓図のBモード画像を示しています。大動脈弓、腕頭動脈は、総頸動脈を左、および左鎖骨下動脈が示されています。大動脈狭窄は、TACにはっきりと見えることに注意してくださいが、心を偽ません。大動脈のビューからのカラードップラー画像は、 ?...
心エコー検査は、広く心疾患2,6の齧歯類モデルにおいて心機能を評価するために使用されてきました。このような圧力-容積ループ測定11などの侵襲的または端末の方法論などに比べると、ex vivoでの心臓12は 、心エコー検査は、生きている動物で進行中の心臓の構造的および機能的変化を評価するための強力な、非侵襲的なツールを提供して取り組んでいます。...
This work was supported in part by NIH/NHLBI grants R00HL0908076 and R01HL116507 (to Q.L.).
The authors have nothing to disclose.
Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
Anesthesia equipment | Harvard Apparatus, 84 October Hill Road Holliston, MA | 723015 | |
Vevo 2100 Imaging System | VisualSonics Inc., 3080 Yonge Street Suite 6100, Box 66, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Vevo 2100 | |
Aquasonic ultrasound gel | Parker Laboratories, 286 Eldridge Rd, Fairfield, NJ | 03-50 | |
Isoflurane | Piramal Healthcare, Inc, 3950 Schelden Circle Bethlehem, PA | NDC 66794-017-25 | |
F/air anesthesia gas filter unit | A.M. Bickford, Inc, 12318 Big Tree Rd, Wales Center, NY | 80120 |
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