Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: Intervention effect of regulating GABA-A receptor activity on the formation of experimental abdominal aortic aneurysm in rats
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-82913-7
Figure Lengend Snippet: Histopathological changes of abdominal aorta of rats in each group. ( A ) The vascular wall structure in the Sham group remains intact. ( B ) In the Model group, the vessel wall is thinned, with discontinuous, partially lost or fragmented elastic and collagen fibers, and a reduction in smooth muscle cells. ( C ) In the Topiramate group, the vessel wall is partially thinned, but clear inner and outer elastic layers are still visible, and smooth muscle cells are arranged in an orderly fashion. ( D ) In the Bicuculline group, the vessel wall is significantly thinned, with degradation of the extracellular matrix, smooth muscle cell loss, and dissection formation. ( E ) Quantitative analysis of normalized vascular wall thickness. ( F ) Differences in vascular wall thickness across individual rats.
Article Snippet: Randomly divided into sham operation group (saline perfusion + saline infiltration, n = 10), Model group (Elastase 5U perfusion + 1.0 mmol/L calcium chloride infiltration, n = 10), topiramate group (Elastase 5U perfusion + 1.0 mmol/L calcium chloride infiltration + topiramate 100 mg/kg/d intragastric administration, Janssen Pharmaceutical Xian, H20020555, n = 10), bicuculline group (Elastase 5U perfusion + 1.0 mmol/L calcium chloride infiltration + bicuculline 2 mg/kg/d intraperitoneal injection, MCE, HY-N0219, n = 10).
Techniques: Dissection