Carlos Castaño, Marc Melià-Sorolla, Alexia García-Serran, Núria DeGregorio-Rocasolano, Maria Rosa García-Sort, María Hernandez-Pérez, Adrián Valls Carbó, Osvaldo A Pino, Jordi Grifols, Alba Iruela-Sánchez, Alicia Palomar-García, Josep Puig, Octavi Martí-Sistac, Antoni Davalos, Teresa Gasull
The need for new advances in the management/treatment options for ischemic stroke patients requires that upcoming preclinical research uses animals with more human-like brain characteristics. The porcine brain is considered appropriate although the presence of the rete mirabile (RM) prevents direct catheterization of the intracranial arteries to produce focal cerebral ischemia. To develop a reproducible minimally invasive porcine stroke model, a catheter+guide was introduced through the femoral artery until reaching the left RM...
February 28, 2023: JCI Insight