【Animal Modeling】-Effect of air balloon on the results of abdominal wall withdrawal reflex experiment

  OBJECTIVE: To optimize the appropriate materials for the preparation of balloons for abdominal wall withdrawal reflex experiments.

  Methods: The diameters of different airbags under different pressure values were measured by digital vernier calipers and X-ray images respectively; and the 3-point pain threshold was used as the judgment standard to test the corresponding pressure values when different airbags caused obvious visceral pain in rats .

  Results: The diameter of the round latex balloon changed uniformly and gently with the increase of the pressure value, and could meet the pressure range (20-80 mmHg) commonly used in experiments. Causes irreversible damage to the rat intestine.

  Conclusion: It is ideal to use a round latex balloon to prepare a balloon in the abdominal wall withdrawal reflex experiment.