Large animal models of cardiac ischemia-reperfusion are critical for evaluation of the efficacy of cardioprotective interventions prior to clinical translation.Nonetheless,current cardioprotective strategies/intervent...Large animal models of cardiac ischemia-reperfusion are critical for evaluation of the efficacy of cardioprotective interventions prior to clinical translation.Nonetheless,current cardioprotective strategies/interventions formulated in preclinical cardiovascular research are often limited to small animal models,which are not transferable or reproducible in large animal models due to different factors such as:(i)complex and varied features of human ischemic cardiac disease(ICD),which are challenging to mimic in animal models,(ii)significant differences in surgical techniques applied,and(iii)differences in cardiovascular anatomy and physiology between small versus large animals.This article highlights the advantages and disadvantages of different large animal models of preclinical cardiac ischemic reperfusion injury(IRI),as well as the different methods used to induce and assess IRI,and the obstacles faced in using large animals for translational research in the settings of cardiac IR.展开更多
基金supported by the Early Career Scheme(ECS)2022/23(CUHK 24110822)from the Research Grants Council of Hong Kongthe Direct Grant for Research 2020/21(2020.035)+3 种基金Project Impact Enhancement Fund(PIEF)(PIEF/Ph2/COVID/08)Improvement on Competitiveness in Hiring New Faculties Funding Scheme from CUHK as well as the Centre for Cardiovascular Genomics and Medicine(CCGM)of the Lui Che Woo Institute of Innovative Medicine CUHK(to S.B.O.)a CUHK Department of Medicine&Therapeutics(MEDT)-funded PhD studenta CUHK Vice-Chancellor’s PhD Scholarship holder。
文摘Large animal models of cardiac ischemia-reperfusion are critical for evaluation of the efficacy of cardioprotective interventions prior to clinical translation.Nonetheless,current cardioprotective strategies/interventions formulated in preclinical cardiovascular research are often limited to small animal models,which are not transferable or reproducible in large animal models due to different factors such as:(i)complex and varied features of human ischemic cardiac disease(ICD),which are challenging to mimic in animal models,(ii)significant differences in surgical techniques applied,and(iii)differences in cardiovascular anatomy and physiology between small versus large animals.This article highlights the advantages and disadvantages of different large animal models of preclinical cardiac ischemic reperfusion injury(IRI),as well as the different methods used to induce and assess IRI,and the obstacles faced in using large animals for translational research in the settings of cardiac IR.
