Abstract:Objective To investigate the high-altitude pulmonary hypertension animal modeling from different low-altitude rats in the 4,300 to 5,000 m plateau or in the hypobaric hypoxic chamber, and to compare the influence of the altitude difference on the two models.Methods The rats were divided into hypobaric-hypoxic chamber model group and plateau field model group. According to the influence of temperature on model building, they were refined into normal temperature group and low temperature group. According to the influence of the source altitude of the rats, they were further divided into different altitude source groups, and then compare the modeling effects of different modeling methods to evaluate the differences.Results The pulmonary artery pressure of Xi'an SD rats exposed to field hypoxia for different time groups at the same altitude was statistically significant (P < 0.05). With the extension of hypoxia exposure time, the pulmonary artery pressure of rats gradually increased. There was significant difference in pulmonary artery pressure of Xi'an SD rats exposed to simulated hypoxia at different times and at the same temperature (P < 0.05). Similarly, there was no significant difference in pulmonary artery pressure between field and simulated hypoxia exposure groups at 6 to 12℃ and normal temperature (P > 0.05). With Comparing the pulmonary artery pressure of rats from different altitude sources in the field model at 4500m plateau in different time groups of hypoxia exposure, there was significant difference in the first day group, the 7th day group, the 15th day group, and the 30th day group of hypoxia exposure (P < 0.05). The pulmonary artery pressure of rats from low altitude was higher than that of rats from high altitude; After 30 days of hypoxia exposure, the pulmonary artery pressure of 15 Xi'an SD rats was ≥ 30 mmHg, and the success rate of model replication was 100%; The pulmonary artery pressure of 17 Chengdu SD rats was ≥ 30 mmHg, and the success rate of model replication was 100%; Only 8 of the 10 Lanzhou SD rats met the requirements, and the success rate of model replication was 80%. There was significant difference in pulmonary artery pressure between rats exposed to hypoxia for different time groups and 5000 m hypobaric hypoxic chamber model from different altitude sources (P < 0.05); After 21 days of hypoxia exposure, the pulmonary artery pressure of 10 Beijing SD rats was ≥ 30 mmHg, and the success rate of model replication was 100%; After 30 days of hypoxia exposure, the pulmonary artery pressure of 10 Xi'an SD rats was ≥ 30 mmHg, and the success rate of model replication was 100%; After 30 days of hypoxia exposure, only 8 of the 10 Lanzhou SD rats met the requirements, and the success rate of model replication was 80%. There was a positive correlation between the altitude difference between the altitude of the source and the altitude of hypoxia exposure during model replication and the increase of pulmonary artery pressure (r = 0.875, P = 0.000).Conclusion For the plateau field model or the low-pressure oxygen chamber model, the success rate of model replication is closely related to the altitude of the source of rats and the time of exposure to hypoxia. When the model replication is carried out at the same altitude, the rats from the lower altitude need to be exposed to hypoxia for a shorter time. High altitude temperature did not affect the model of pulmonary hypertension.