scholarly journals Mechanical Elongation of the Small Intestine: Evaluation of Techniques for Optimal Screw Placement in a Rodent Model

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
P. A. Hausbrandt ◽  
H. Ainoedhofer ◽  
A. K. Saxena ◽  
J. Schalamon
Keyword(s):  
Small Intestine ◽  
Abdominal Wall ◽  
Autologous Transplantation ◽  
Rodent Model ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Optimal Method ◽  
Short Bowel ◽  
Sprague Dawley Rats ◽  
Intestinal Lengthening ◽  
Dietary Modifications

Introduction. The aim of this study was to evaluate techniques and establish an optimal method for mechanical elongation of small intestine (MESI) using screws in a rodent model in order to develop a potential therapy for short bowel syndrome (SBS).Material and Methods. Adult female Sprague Dawley rats (n=24) with body weight from 250 to 300 g (Σ=283) were evaluated using 5 different groups in which the basic denominator for the technique involved the fixation of a blind loop of the intestine on the abdominal wall with the placement of a screw in the lumen secured to the abdominal wall.Results. In all groups with accessible screws, the rodents removed the implants despite the use of washers or suits to prevent removal. Subcutaneous placement of the screw combined with antibiotic treatment and dietary modifications was finally successful. In two animals autologous transplantation of the lengthened intestinal segment was successful.Discussion. While the rodent model may provide useful basic information on mechanical intestinal lengthening, further investigations should be performed in larger animals to make use of the translational nature of MESI in human SBS treatment.

scholarly journals Hyperosmolarity in the small intestine contributes to postprandial ghrelin suppression

2014 ◽  
Vol 306 (12) ◽  
pp. G1108-G1116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joost Overduin ◽  
Tracy S. Tylee ◽  
R. Scott Frayo ◽  
David E. Cummings
Keyword(s):  
Small Intestine ◽  
Glucose Solution ◽  
Jugular Vein ◽  
Gastric Bypass Surgery ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Macronutrient Composition ◽  
Sprague Dawley Rats ◽  
Small Intestinal ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Dietary Modifications

Plasma levels of the orexigenic hormone ghrelin are suppressed by meals with an efficacy dependent on their macronutrient composition. We hypothesized that heterogeneity in osmolarity among macronutrient classes contributes to these differences. In three studies, the impact of small intestinal hyperosmolarity was examined in Sprague-Dawley rats. In study 1, isotonic, 2.5×, and 5× hypertonic solutions of several agents with diverse absorption and metabolism properties were infused duodenally at a physiological rate (3 ml/10 min). Jugular vein blood was sampled before and at 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 240, and 300 min after infusion. Plasma ghrelin was suppressed dose dependently and most strongly by glucose. Hyperosmolar infusions of lactulose, which transits the small intestine unabsorbed, and 3- O-methylglucose (3- O-MG), which is absorbed like glucose but remains unmetabolized, also suppressed ghrelin. Glucose, but not lactulose or 3- O-MG, infusions increased plasma insulin. In study 2, intestinal infusions of hyperosmolar NaCl suppressed ghrelin, a response that was not attenuated by coinfusion with the neural blocker lidocaine. In study 3, we reconfirmed that the low-osmolar lipid emulsion Intralipid suppresses ghrelin more weakly than isocaloric (but hypertonic) glucose. Importantly, raising Intralipid's osmolarity to that of the glucose solution by nonabsorbable lactulose supplementation enhanced ghrelin suppression to that seen after glucose. Hyperosmolar ghrelin occurred particularly during the initial 3 postinfusion hours. We conclude that small intestinal hyperosmolarity 1) is sufficient to suppress ghrelin, 2) may combine with other postprandial mechanisms to suppress ghrelin, 3) might contribute to altered ghrelin regulation after gastric bypass surgery, and 4) may inform dietary modifications for metabolic health.

scholarly journals Orange Juice and Its Component, Hesperidin, Decrease the Expression of Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2 in Rat Small Intestine and Liver

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minoru Watanabe ◽  
Naoki Matsumoto ◽  
Yuko Takeba ◽  
Toshio Kumai ◽  
Masami Tanaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Intestine ◽  
Multidrug Resistance ◽  
Orange Juice ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Pharmacokinetic Parameters ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Rat Small Intestine ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Water Ingestion ◽  
Sprague Dawley Rats

We investigated the effects of orange juice (OJ) or hesperidin, a component of OJ, on the pharmacokinetics of pravastatin (PRV) and the expression of both protein and mRNA of multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 (Mrp2) in the rat small intestine and liver. Eight-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were used in this study. OJ or a 0.079% hesperidin suspension was administered orally for 2 days. Tap water was given as a control. A single dose of PRV at 100 mg/kg p.o. was administered after 2 days of OJ, hesperidin, or tap water ingestion. The AUC, , andt1/2values of PRV were significantly increased in OJ group. Mrp2 protein and mRNA levels in the small intestine and liver, respectively, were significantly decreased after the ingestion of OJ. The same results were obtained with hesperidin. These results suggest that the changes in PRV pharmacokinetic parameters and the decrease in Mrp2 expression caused by OJ are due to hesperidin in the juice.

scholarly journals Absorption, Distribution, Excretion, and Pharmacokinetics ofC-Pyronaridine Tetraphosphate in Male and Female Sprague-Dawley Rats

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang Hyun Park ◽  
Kannampalli Pradeep
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Small Intestine ◽  
Oral Administration ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Phase Ii Clinical Trials ◽  
Male And Female Rats ◽  
Sprague Dawley Rats ◽  
Peak Value

The main objective of this investigation was to determine the absorption, distribution, excretion, and pharmacokinetics of the antimalarial drug pyronaridine tetraphosphate (PNDP) in Sprague-Dawley rats. Following oral administration of a single dose (10 mg/Kg) ofC-PNDP, it was observed that the drug was readily absorbed from the small intestine within 1 hour following oral administration and was widely distributed in most of the tissues investigated as determined from the observed radioactivity in the tissues. The peak value of the drug in the blood was reached at around 8 hours postadministration, and radioactivity was detected in most of the tissues from 4 hours onwards.C-PNDP showed a poor permeability across the blood-brain barrier, and the absorption, distribution, and excretion ofC-PNDP were found to be gender-independent as both male and female rats showed a similar pattern of radioactivity. Excretion of the drug was predominantly through the urine with a peak excretion post 24 hours of administration. A small amount of the drug was also excreted in the feces and also in the breath. It was found that theCmax, AUC (0-inf), andTmaxvalues were similar to those observed in the Phase II clinical trials of pyronaridine/artesunate (Pyramax) conducted in Uganda.

scholarly journals The Stage-Specific Plasticity of Descending Modulatory Controls in a Rodent Model of Cancer-Induced Bone Pain

Cancers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3286
Author(s):  
Mateusz Wojciech Kucharczyk ◽  
Diane Derrien ◽  
Anthony Henry Dickenson ◽  
Kirsty Bannister
Keyword(s):  
Dorsal Horn ◽  
Bone Pain ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Bone Destruction ◽  
Rodent Model ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Sprague Dawley Rats ◽  
Rat Mammary Gland ◽  
Descending Control

Pain resulting from metastatic bone disease is a major unmet clinical need. Studying spinal processing in rodent models of cancer pain is desirable since the percept of pain is influenced in part by modulation at the level of the transmission system in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord. Here, a rodent model of cancer-induced bone pain (CIBP) was generated following syngeneic rat mammary gland adenocarcinoma cell injection in the tibia of male Sprague Dawley rats. Disease progression was classified as “early” or “late” stage according to bone destruction. Even though wakeful CIBP rats showed progressive mechanical hypersensitivity, subsequent in vivo electrophysiological measurement of mechanically evoked deep dorsal horn spinal neuronal responses revealed no change. Rather, a dynamic reorganization of spinal neuronal modulation by descending controls was observed, and this was maladaptive only in the early stage of CIBP. Interestingly, this latter observation corresponded with the degree of damage to the primary afferents innervating the cancerous tissue. Plasticity in the modulation of spinal neuronal activity by descending control pathways reveals a novel opportunity for targeting CIBP in a stage-specific manner. Finally, the data herein have translational potential since the descending control pathways measured are present also in humans.

Determining Sex-based Differences in Inflammatory Response in an Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury Model

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Collins Scott ◽  
Karthik Prabhakara ◽  
Andrew J. Walters ◽  
Scott D. Olson ◽  
Charles S. Cox
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Flow Cytometry ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Rodent Model ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Cytokine Analysis ◽  
Sprague Dawley Rats ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Bbb Permeability

Abstract Introduction: Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of injury-related death and morbidity. Despite multiple clinical and pre-clinical studies, sex-based differences in blunt TBI outcomes based remain unclear. Our accepted rodent model of blunt traumatic brain injury was used to identify differences in the pathological features of blunt TBI. Methods: Male and female Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to either controlled-cortical impact (CCI) or sham injury; brain tissue was harvested at different time intervals depending on the specific study. Blood-brain barrier (BBB) analysis was performed using Alexa Fluor 680 dye. Microglia and splenocytes were characterized with traditional flow cytometry; microglia markers such as CD45, P2Y12, CD32, and CD163 were analyzed with t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding (t-SNE). Flow cytometry was used to study tissue cytokine levels, and supplemented with ELISAs of TNF-⍺, IL-17, and IL-1β of the ipsilateral hemisphere tissue were performed. Results: CCI groups had an increase in BBB permeability in both sexes. There was significant difference in the integrated density value of BBB permeability between the male CCI group and the female CCI group (female CCI mean = 3.08 x 108 ± 2.83 x 107, male CCI mean = 2.20 x 108 ± 4.05 x 106, p = 0.0210), but otherwise no differences were observed. Traditional flow cytometry did not distinguish any sex-based difference in regards to splenocyte cell population after CCI. t-SNE did not reveal any significant difference between the male and female injury groups in the activation of microglia. Cytokine analysis after injury by flow cytometry and ELISA did not reveal any significant differences between sex. Conclusion: In our rodent model of blunt traumatic brain injury, sex-based differences in pathology and neuroinflammation are limited, and only noted in one specific analysis of BBB permeability.

scholarly journals The development of arylsulphatase in the small intestine of the rat

1969 ◽  
Vol 114 (2) ◽  
pp. 343-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. H. Danovitch ◽  
L. Laster
Keyword(s):  
Small Intestine ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Adult Rats ◽  
Ph Optimum ◽  
Distal Small Intestine ◽  
Sprague Dawley Rats ◽  
Proximal Small Intestine ◽  
Liver And Kidney ◽  
Old Rats

1. Arylsulphatase activity was measured in stomach, proximal and distal third of small intestine, colon, liver and kidney of foetal and neonatal Sprague–Dawley rats and Swiss mice, with nitrocatechol sulphate as substrate. 2. The specific activity in the distal small intestine, but not in the stomach, proximal small intestine or colon, increased about fourfold between 5 and 16 days after birth in both conventional and germ-free rats. 3. No comparable increase occurred in the distal small intestine of the mouse. 4. The specific activity of acid phosphatase in the distal small intestine of the rat rose only slightly when the arylsulphatase activity increased. 5. The pH optimum and Michaelis constant of arylsulphatase activity of the distal small intestine were similar for 1-day-old, 9-day-old and adult rats. 6. When extracts of distal small intestine of 1-day-old and 9-day-old rats were incubated together, the arylsulphatase activities were additive.

scholarly journals Food Enrichment with Glycyrrhiza glabra Extract Suppresses ACE2 mRNA and Protein Expression in Rats—Possible Implications for COVID-19

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 2321
Author(s):  
Daniela Jezova ◽  
Peter Karailiev ◽  
Lucia Karailievova ◽  
Agnesa Puhova ◽  
Harald Murck
Keyword(s):  
Small Intestine ◽  
Chronic Mild Stress ◽  
Glycyrrhiza Glabra ◽  
Entry Point ◽  
Mild Stress ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 ◽  
Sprague Dawley Rats ◽  
Mrna And Protein Expression

Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a key entry point of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus known to induce Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We have recently outlined a concept to reduce ACE2 expression by the administration of glycyrrhizin, a component of Glycyrrhiza glabra extract, via its inhibitory activity on 11beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11betaHSD2) and resulting activation of mineralocorticoid receptor (MR). We hypothesized that in organs such as the ileum, which co-express 11betaHSD2, MR and ACE2, the expression of ACE2 would be suppressed. We studied organ tissues from an experiment originally designed to address the effects of Glycyrrhiza glabra extract on stress response. Male Sprague Dawley rats were left undisturbed or exposed to chronic mild stress for five weeks. For the last two weeks, animals continued with a placebo diet or received a diet containing extract of Glycyrrhiza glabra root at a dose of 150 mg/kg of body weight/day. Quantitative PCR measurements showed a significant decrease in gene expression of ACE2 in the small intestine of rats fed with diet containing Glycyrrhiza glabra extract. This effect was independent of the stress condition and failed to be observed in non-target tissues, namely the heart and the brain cortex. In the small intestine we also confirmed the reduction of ACE2 at the protein level. Present findings provide evidence to support the hypothesis that Glycyrrhiza glabra extract may reduce an entry point of SARS-CoV-2. Whether this phenomenon, when confirmed in additional studies, is linked to the susceptibility of cells to the virus requires further studies.

scholarly journals Food Enrichment with Glycyrrhiza Glabra Extract Suppresses ACE2 mRNA and Protein Expression in Rats – Possible Implications for COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Jezova ◽  
Peter Karailiev ◽  
Lucia Karailievova ◽  
Agnesa Puhova ◽  
Harald Murck
Keyword(s):  
Small Intestine ◽  
Chronic Mild Stress ◽  
Glycyrrhiza Glabra ◽  
Entry Point ◽  
Mild Stress ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 ◽  
Sprague Dawley Rats ◽  
Mrna And Protein Expression

Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a key entry point of SARS-CoV-2 virus known to induce COVID-19. We have recently outlined the concept to reduce ACE2 expression by the administration of glycyrrhizin, a component of Glycyrrhiza glabra extract, via its inhibitory activity on 11beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11betaHSD2) and resulting activation of mineralocorticoid receptor (MR). We hypothesized that in organs, such as the intestine, which co-express 11betaHSD2, MR and ACE2, the expression of ACE2 would be suppressed. We studied organ tissues from an experiment originally designed to address the effects of Glycyrrhiza glabra extract on the stress response. Male Sprague Dawley rats were left undisturbed or exposed to chronic mild stress for five weeks. For the last two weeks, animals continued with a placebo diet or received a diet containing extract of Glycyrrhiza glabra root at a dose of 150 mg/kg of body weight/day. Quantitative PCR measurements showed a significant decrease in gene expression of ACE2 in the small intestine of rats fed with diet containing Glycyrrhiza glabra extract. This effect was independent of the stress condition and failed to be observed in non-target tissues, namely the heart and the brain cortex. In the small intestine we confirmed the reduction of ACE2 also at the protein level. Present findings provide first evidence to support the hypothesis that Glycyrrhiza glabra extract may reduce an entry point of SARS-CoV-2. Whether this phenomenon, when confirmed in additional studies, is linked to the susceptibility of cells to the virus requires further studies.

scholarly journals Fibrinogen facilitates atherosclerotic formation in Sprague-Dawley rats: A rodent model of atherosclerosis

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 730-734 ◽  
Author(s):  
BIRONG ZHOU ◽  
YING PAN ◽  
QIANQIAN YU ◽  
ZHIMIN ZHAI
Keyword(s):  
Rodent Model ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Sprague Dawley Rats
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