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Reduced long-term memory in a rat model of 8 minutes ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest: a pilot trial

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Title
Reduced long-term memory in a rat model of 8 minutes ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest: a pilot trial
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BMC Veterinary Research, June 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12917-016-0740-6
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Wolfgang Weihs, Alexandra-M Warenits, Florian Ettl, Ingrid A. M. Magnet, Ursula Teubenbacher, Andreas Hilpold, Andreas Schober, Christoph Testori, Akos Tiboldi, Katharina Tillmann Mag, Michael Holzer, Sandra Hoegler, Andreas Janata, Fritz Sterz

Abstract

Evaluating beneficial effects of potential protective therapies following cardiac arrest in rodent models could be enhanced by exploring behavior and cognitive functions. The Morris Water Maze is a well-known cognitive paradigm to test spatial learning and memory. Behavioral testing with the Morris Water Maze in Sprague-Dawley rats (300 ± 25 g) resuscitated after 8 min of ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest was carried out 5 and 12 weeks after cardiac arrest (CA) and compared to results of naïve rats (CONTROL). At 5 weeks, within each group latency time to reach the hidden platform (reflecting spatial learning) decreased equally from day 1 to 4 (CA: 105.6 ± 8.2 vs. 8.9 ± 1.2 s, p < 0.001; 75.5 ± 13.2 vs. 17.1 ± 4.5, p < 0.001) with no differences between groups (p = 0.138). In the probe trial 24 h after the last trial, time spent in the target sector (reflecting memory recall) within each group was significantly longer (CA: 25 ± 1.3; 24.7 ± 2.5 s) than in each of the three other sectors (CA: 7.7 ± 0.7, 14.3 ± 2.5, 8.4 ± 0.8 and 7.8 ± 1.2, 11.7 ± 1.5, 10.3 ± 1.6 s) but with no significantly differences between groups. Seven days later (reflecting memory retention), control group animals remained significantly longer in the target sector compared to every other sector, whereas the cardiac arrest group animals did not. Even 12 weeks after cardiac arrest, the single p values showed that the control animals displayed a trend to perform better than the resuscitated animals. Memory recall was impaired early after 8 min of ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest and might be a more valuable tool for cognitive testing than learning recall after global ischemia due to cardiac arrest.

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Unknown 26 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 6 23%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 19%
Lecturer > Senior Lecturer 2 8%
Student > Bachelor 2 8%
Student > Master 2 8%
Other 3 12%
Unknown 6 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 11 42%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 8%
Neuroscience 2 8%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 4%
Psychology 1 4%
Other 1 4%
Unknown 8 31%
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