title: Perivascular microapplication of endothelin-1: a new model of focal cerebral ischaemia in the rat.
abstract: In the present study, we describe the effects of perivascular microapplication of the potent vasoconstrictor peptide endothelin-1 (ET-1; (120 pmol in 3 microliters), delivered via a guide cannula stereotaxically positioned above the left cerebral artery (MCA) of the conscious male Sprague-Dawley rat. Ten minutes after the administration of Et-1, mean arterial blood pressure had increased by 20% and profound reductions in local cerebral blood flow (up to 93%) were observed within those brain areas supplied by the MCA. In addition, significant increases in local cerebral blood flow were observed within the globus pallidus (100%), substantia nigra pars reticulata (48%), ventrolateral thalamus (65%), and dorsal hippocampus (74%) ipsilateral to the insult. Twenty-four hours following the insult, the pattern of ischaemic damage was similar to that reported previously following permanent occlusion of the rat MCA. It is suggested that perivascular microapplication of Et-1 may provide a useful model for the study of the functional disturbances associated with focal cerebral ischaemia in the conscious rat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sharkey
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Ritchie
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D002536:Cerebral Arteries; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000473:pathology; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D016232:Endothelins / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins