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    Cervical Vagus Nerve Stimulation Improves Neurologic Outcome After Cardiac Arrest in Mice by Attenuating Oxidative Stress and Excessive Autophagy.
    (Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society, 2022-04) Duan, Weina; Sun, Qian; Wu, Xiaojing; Xia, Zhongyuan; Warner, David S; Ulloa, Luis; Yang, Wei; Sheng, Huaxin

    Background

    Cerebral ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) induces oxidative stress and activates autophagy, leading to brain injury and neurologic deficits. Cervical vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) increases cerebral blood flow (CBF). In this study, we investigate the effect of VNS-induced CBF increase on neurologic outcomes after cardiac arrest (CA).

    Materials and methods

    A total of 40 male C57Bl/6 mice were subjected to ten minutes of asphyxia CA and randomized to vagus nerve isolation (VNI) or VNS treatment group. Eight mice received sham surgery and VNI. Immediately after resuscitation, 20 minutes of electrical stimulation (1 mA, 1 ms, and 10 Hz) was started in the VNS group. Electrocardiogram, blood pressure, and CBF were monitored. Neurologic and histologic outcomes were evaluated at 72 hours. Oxidative stress and autophagy were assessed at 3 hours and 24 hours after CA.

    Results

    Baseline characteristics were not different among groups. VNS mice had better behavioral performance (ie, open field, rotarod, and neurologic score) and less neuronal death (p < 0.05, vs VNI) in the hippocampus. CBF was significantly increased in VNS-treated mice at 20 minutes after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) (p < 0.05). Furthermore, levels of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine in the blood and autophagy-related proteins (ie, LC-3Ⅱ/Ⅰ, Beclin-1, and p62) in the brain were significantly decreased in VNS mice. Aconitase activity was also reduced, and the p-mTOR/mTOR ratio was increased in VNS mice.

    Conclusions

    Oxidative stress induced by global brain I/R following CA/ROSC leads to early excessive autophagy and impaired autophagic flux. VNS promoted CBF recovery, ameliorating these changes. Neurologic and histologic outcomes were also improved.
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    Development and Evaluation of a Novel Mouse Model of Asphyxial Cardiac Arrest Revealed Severely Impaired Lymphopoiesis After Resuscitation.
    (J Am Heart Assoc, 2021-05-20) Wang, Wei; Li, Ran; Miao, Wanying; Evans, Cody; Lu, Liping; Lyu, Jingjun; Li, Xuan; Warner, David S; Zhong, Xiaoping; Hoffmann, Ulrike; Sheng, Huaxin; Yang, Wei
    Background Animal disease models represent the cornerstone in basic cardiac arrest (CA) research. However, current experimental models of CA and resuscitation in mice are limited. In this study, we aimed to develop a mouse model of asphyxial CA followed by cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and to characterize the immune response after asphyxial CA/CPR. Methods and Results CA was induced in mice by switching from an O2/N2 mixture to 100% N2 gas for mechanical ventilation under anesthesia. Real-time measurements of blood pressure, brain tissue oxygen, cerebral blood flow, and ECG confirmed asphyxia and ensuing CA. After a defined CA period, mice were resuscitated with intravenous epinephrine administration and chest compression. We subjected young adult and aged mice to this model, and found that after CA/CPR, mice from both groups exhibited significant neurologic deficits compared with sham mice. Analysis of post-CA brain confirmed neuroinflammation. Detailed characterization of the post-CA immune response in the peripheral organs of both young adult and aged mice revealed that at the subacute phase following asphyxial CA/CPR, the immune system was markedly suppressed as manifested by drastic atrophy of the spleen and thymus, and profound lymphopenia. Finally, our data showed that post-CA systemic lymphopenia was accompanied with impaired T and B lymphopoiesis in the thymus and bone marrow, respectively. Conclusions In this study, we established a novel validated asphyxial CA model in mice. Using this new model, we further demonstrated that asphyxial CA/CPR markedly affects both the nervous and immune systems, and notably impairs lymphopoiesis of T and B cells.
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    Novel Modification of Potassium Chloride Induced Cardiac Arrest Model for Aged Mice.
    (Aging and disease, 2018-02) Liu, Huaqin; Yu, Zhui; Li, Ying; Xu, Bin; Yan, Baihui; Paschen, Wulf; Warner, David S; Yang, Wei; Sheng, Huaxin
    Experimental cardiac arrest (CA) in aging research is infrequently studied in part due to the limitation of animal models. We aimed to develop an easily performed mouse CA model to meet this need. A standard mouse KCl-induced CA model using chest compressions and intravenous epinephrine for resuscitation was modified by blood withdrawal prior to CA onset, so as to decrease the requisite KCl dose to induce CA by decreasing the circulating blood volume. The modification was then compared to the standard model in young adult mice subjected to 8 min CA. 22-month old mice were then subjected to 8 min CA, resuscitated, and compared to young adult mice. Post-CA functional recovery was evaluated by measuring spontaneous locomotor activity pre-injury, and on post-CA days 1, 2, and 3. Neurological score and brain histology were examined on day 3. Brain elF2α phosphorylation levels were measured at 1 h to verify tissue stress. Compared to the standard model, the modification decreased cardiopulmonary resuscitation duration and increased 3-day survival in young mice. For aged mice, survival was 100 % at 24 h and 54% at 72 h. Neurological deficit was present 3 days post-CA, although more severe versus young mice. Mild neuronal necrosis was present in the cortex and hippocampus. The modified model markedly induced elF2α phosphorylation in both age groups. This modified procedure makes the CA model feasible in aged mice and provides a practical platform for understanding injury mechanisms and developing therapeutics for elderly patients.