Abstract
The righting reflex (RR) as a behavioral index of incomplete ischemia during four-vessel occlusion (4VO) remains a common exclusion criterion. In the present study different drugs (aniracetam, ondansetron, and metyrapone) were administered to Wistar rats at a variety of doses prior to unanesthetized forebrain ischemia lasting 10 minutes forebrain ischemia in. Using the RR as an exclusion criterion, their effects on neuronal survival and functional recovery were investigated. Our observations revealed dose-related suppression of RR expression leading to a higher proportion of drug-treated rats categorized as having experienced successful ischemia compared to the vehicle-treated groups. If uncontrolled, this effect led to assessments of increased neuronal survival (in CA1 hippocampal subfield) or improved cognitive behavioral recovery in treated rats. These observations appeared to be related to failure in identifying rats subjected to incomplete forebrain ischemia producing minimal neuronal damage rather than protective effects associated to drug administration. These findings highlight the risk of falsely reporting treatment-related neuronal protection with the unanesthetized 4VO model in rodents.
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