Phrenic nerve stimulation(PNS)may preserve diaphragm activation and mitigate multiorgan injury during mechanical ventilation(MV);however,a minimal invasive rat model integrating PNS with MV is lacking.We established a...Phrenic nerve stimulation(PNS)may preserve diaphragm activation and mitigate multiorgan injury during mechanical ventilation(MV);however,a minimal invasive rat model integrating PNS with MV is lacking.We established an omohyoid muscle-based PNS rat model combined with MV.Bilateral nerves were exposed within 20±2 min by transection at the intermediate tendon of omohyoid muscle,minimizing trauma and bleeding.Threshold stimulation(0.6±0.2 mA)correlated with body weight.Ventilator-synchronized stimulation increased compound muscle action potentials by~30%,whereas histology confirmed intact nerve.Physiological parameters remained stable throughout ventilation.This model provides a safe and scalable platform for mechanistic and preclinical studies on PNS-mediated protection against MV-induced organ injury.展开更多
基金Outstanding Young Investigator Program of Capital Medical University,Grant/Award Number:A2308。
文摘Phrenic nerve stimulation(PNS)may preserve diaphragm activation and mitigate multiorgan injury during mechanical ventilation(MV);however,a minimal invasive rat model integrating PNS with MV is lacking.We established an omohyoid muscle-based PNS rat model combined with MV.Bilateral nerves were exposed within 20±2 min by transection at the intermediate tendon of omohyoid muscle,minimizing trauma and bleeding.Threshold stimulation(0.6±0.2 mA)correlated with body weight.Ventilator-synchronized stimulation increased compound muscle action potentials by~30%,whereas histology confirmed intact nerve.Physiological parameters remained stable throughout ventilation.This model provides a safe and scalable platform for mechanistic and preclinical studies on PNS-mediated protection against MV-induced organ injury.
