Table 2 Effects of IAH on the related indexes according to the nine orthogonal test subgroups (Mean ± SD).

From: Optimizing intra-arterial hypothermia scheme for acute ischemic stroke in an MCAO/R rat model

Indexes

H1 (4 °C, 1/3 RICA, 30 min, 7.5 ml)

H2 (4 °C, 1/2 RICA, 20 min, 7.5 ml)

H3 (4 °C, 2/3 RICA, 10 min, 5.0 ml)

H4(10 °C, 2/3RICA, 20 min, 10.0 ml)

H5(10 °C,1/2 RICA, 30 min, 11.3 ml)

H6(10 °C, 1/3RICA, 10 min, 2.5 ml)

H7(15 °C,1/3 RICA, 20 min, 5.0 ml)

H8(15 °C,1/2RICA, 10 min, 11.3 ml)

H9(15 °C,2/3 RICA, 30 min,15.0 ml)

The Tb-related indexes

 Time of Tb-35 °C (min, n = 7)

6.14 ± 0.38**

4.71 ± 0.49**

3.43 ± 0.53R

4.86 ± 0.38**

5.71 ± 0.49**

7.43 ± 0.53**

7.71 ± 0.49**

5.86 ± 0.38**

4.71 ± 0.49**

 Tb-min ( °C, n = 7)

31.25 ± 0.08**

31.78 ± 0.09**

32.56 ± 0.16**

30.45 ± 0.09**

30.05 ± 0.05**

34.45 ± 0.13**

33.20 ± 0.06**

33.85 ± 0.08**

29.65 ± 0.06R

 Time of TH (min, n = 7)

26.29 ± 0.49**

17.57 ± 0.53**

7.71 ± 0.49**

18.57 ± 0.53**

27.71 ± 0.49**

3.29 ± 0.49**

13.43 ± 0.53**

4.43 ± 0.53**

28.71 ± 0.49R

 Rewarming time (min, n = 7)

3.86 ± 0.38**

3.43 ± 0.53**

2.86 ± 0.38**

4.43 ± 0.53NS

4.57 ± 0.53NS

1.71 ± 0.49**

2.57 ± 0.53**

2.14 ± 0.38**

4.86 ± 0.38R

The outcome indexes

 Infarction volume (%, n = 7)

27.05 ± 1.73**

23.96 ± 2.54NS

24.14 ± 1.68NS

25.84 ± 1.42*

28.76 ± 1.64**

33.42 ± 2.51**

32.78 ± 2.02**

31.86 ± 1.86**

23.58 ± 2.10R

 Cerebral water content (%, n = 7)

81.51 ± 0.21**

80.42 ± 0.18NS

80.53 ± 0.17*

80.77 ± 0.14**

81.91 ± 0.18**

82.73 ± 0.20**

82.61 ± 0.17**

82.51 ± 0.18**

80.32 ± 0.18R

 mNSS ( n = 7)

8.43 ± 1.40NS

7.86 ± 1.35NS

7.71 ± 1.50NS

8.00 ± 1.41NS

8.43 ± 1.62NS

10.86 ± 2.12**

9.86 ± 1.86**

10.00 ± 1.63**

7.57 ± 1.72R

  1. IAH, intra-arterial cerebral hypothermia; SD, standard deviation; Tb, local brain tissue temperature; Time of Tb-35 °C, Time of Tb initially reaching below 35 °C; Tb-min, the minimum of Tb; Rewarming time, Time of Tb rewarming to normal body temperature. MCAO/R, middle cerebral artery Occlusion, and Reperfusion; mNSS, modified Neurological Severity Score; H1: 4 °C,1/3 RICA, 30 min; H2: 4 °C, 1/2 RICA, 20 min; H3: 4 °C, 2/3 RICA, 10 min; H4: 10 °C, 2/3 RICA, 20 min; H5: 10 °C,1/2 RICA, 30 min; H6: 10 °C, 1/3 RICA, 10 min; H7: 15 °C, 1/3 RICA, 20 min; H8: 15 °C,1/2 RICA,10 min; H9: 15 °C, 2/3 RICA, 30 min; RICA, blood flow Rate of the internal carotid artery (ICA).
  2. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, NSno significance, Rthe Reference subgroup, by the Dunnett test.