Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate whether the
inhalation of CM-chitosan alleviates tracheal fibrosis in a rabbit.
Methods: We designed a method of cauterizing rabbit tracheal stenosis
with a spherical electrode electrocoagulation. Twenty New Zealand white
rabbits were randomly divided into two groups of ten subjects each: the
experimental group using CM-chitosan and the control group.All the
subjects were successfully established tracheal damage model using
electrocoagulation. On top of this, the experimental group was given
28-days long inhalation of CM-chitosan and the control group was inhaled
saline.The effect of the inhalation of CM-chitosan were measured in
tracheal fibrosis. Results: Laryngoscopy revealed that the tracheal
cross-sectional area of rabbits in the drug group was smaller than that
in the saline group. In the drug group, no abnormality was found in
Heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney tissues in HE stain and in
non-surgical trachea under scanning electron microscope. Conclusion:
These findings demonstrated that the inhalation of CM-chitosan mitigated
post-traumatic tracheal fibrosis in a rabbit model,which provided a new
way for further treatment study of tracheal stenosis. Key Words:
Tracheal fibrosis, tracheal stenosis, CM-chitosan, inhalation, rabbits.