Ischaemic preconditioning and pharmacological preconditioning with dexmedetomidine in an equine model of small intestinal ischaemia-reperfusion

Published: 18 October 2019| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/yjvj4vpmgc.1
Contributors:
Sabine Kaestner,
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In a randomized controlled experimental trial, 15 horses were assigned to three groups: control (C), IPC, and PPC with dexmedetomidine (DEX). All horses were placed under general anaesthesia and 90% jejunal ischaemia was induced for 90 minutes, followed 30 minutes of reperfusion. In group IPC, three short bouts of ischaemia and reperfusion were implemented, and group DEX received a continuous rate infusion of dexmedetomidine prior to the main ischaemia. Jejunal biopsies were collected before ischaemia (P), and at the end of ischaemia (I) and reperfusion (R). Mucosal injury was assessed by the Chiu-Score, inflammatory cells were stained by cytosolic calprotectin. The degree of apoptosis and cell necrosis was assessed by cleaved-caspase-3 and TUNEL. The data stets contain the orginal analysis of histopatholgy score (Chiu Score) and immunohistochemistry as number of cells per mm2. Hypothesis was that both ischaemic precondtioning and dexmedetomidine ameliorate reperfusion injury.

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Stiftung Tierarztliche Hochschule Hannover

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Surgery, Anesthesia, Gastrointestinal Complication

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