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Fallahtafti F, Salamifar Z, Hassan M, Rahman H, Pipinos I, Myers SA. Joint Angle Variability Is Altered in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease after Six Months of Exercise Intervention. ENTROPY (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 24:1422. [PMID: 37420442 PMCID: PMC9602135 DOI: 10.3390/e24101422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/01/2022] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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Supervised exercise therapy (SET) is a conservative non-operative treatment strategy for improving walking performance in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). Gait variability is altered in patients with PAD, but the effect of SET on gait variability is unknown. Forty-three claudicating patients with PAD underwent gait analysis before and immediately after a 6-month SET program. Nonlinear gait variability was assessed using sample entropy, and the largest Lyapunov exponent of the ankle, knee, and hip joint angle time series. Linear mean and variability of the range of motion time series for these three joint angles were also calculated. Two-factor repeated measure analysis of variance determined the effect of the intervention and joint location on linear and nonlinear dependent variables. After SET, walking regularity decreased, while the stability remained unaffected. Ankle nonlinear variability had increased values compared with the knee and hip joints. Linear measures did not change following SET, except for knee angle, in which the magnitude of variations increased after the intervention. A six-month SET program produced changes in gait variability toward the direction of healthy controls, which indicates that in general, SET improved walking performance in individuals with PAD.
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- Farahnaz Fallahtafti
- Department of Biomechanics, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 6160, USA
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- Department of Biomechanics, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 6160, USA
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- Department of Biomechanics, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 6160, USA
- Department of Surgery and VA Research Service, VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE 68105, USA
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- School of Podiatric Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Harlingen, TX 78550, USA
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- Department of Surgery and VA Research Service, VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE 68105, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68105, USA
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- Department of Biomechanics, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 6160, USA
- Department of Surgery and VA Research Service, VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE 68105, USA
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McDermott MM, Bazzano L, Peterson CA, Sufit R, Ferrucci L, Domanchuk K, Zhao L, Polonsky TS, Zhang D, Lloyd-Jones D, Leeuwenburgh C, Guralnik JM, Kibbe MR, Kosmac K, Criqui MH, Tian L. Effect of Telmisartan on Walking Performance in Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: The TELEX Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2022; 328:1315-1325. [PMID: 36194220 PMCID: PMC9533188 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.16797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Importance Patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) have reduced lower extremity perfusion, impaired lower extremity skeletal muscle function, and poor walking performance. Telmisartan (an angiotensin receptor blocker) has properties that reverse these abnormalities. Objective To determine whether telmisartan improves 6-minute walk distance, compared with placebo, in patients with lower extremity PAD at 6-month follow-up. Design, Setting, and Participants Double-blind, randomized clinical trial conducted at 2 US sites and involving 114 participants. Enrollment occurred between December 28, 2015, and November 9, 2021. Final follow-up occurred on May 6, 2022. Interventions The trial randomized patients using a 2 × 2 factorial design to compare the effects of telmisartan plus supervised exercise vs telmisartan alone and supervised exercise alone and to compare telmisartan alone vs placebo. Participants with PAD were randomized to 1 of 4 groups: telmisartan plus exercise (n = 30), telmisartan plus attention control (n = 29), placebo plus exercise (n = 28), or placebo plus attention control (n = 27) for 6 months. The originally planned sample size was 240 participants. Due to slower than anticipated enrollment, the primary comparison was changed to the 2 combined telmisartan groups vs the 2 combined placebo groups and the target sample size was changed to 112 participants. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was the 6-month change in 6-minute walk distance (minimum clinically important difference, 8-20 m). The secondary outcomes were maximal treadmill walking distance; Walking Impairment Questionnaire scores for distance, speed, and stair climbing; and the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey physical functioning score. The results were adjusted for study site, baseline 6-minute walk distance, randomization to exercise vs attention control, sex, and history of heart failure at baseline. Results Of the 114 randomized patients (mean age, 67.3 [SD, 9.9] years; 46 were women [40.4%]; and 81 were Black individuals [71.1%]), 105 (92%) completed 6-month follow-up. At 6-month follow-up, telmisartan did not significantly improve 6-minute walk distance (from a mean of 341.6 m to 343.0 m; within-group change: 1.32 m) compared with placebo (from a mean of 352.3 m to 364.8 m; within-group change: 12.5 m) and the adjusted between-group difference was -16.8 m (95% CI, -35.9 m to 2.2 m; P = .08). Compared with placebo, telmisartan did not significantly improve any of the 5 secondary outcomes. The most common serious adverse event was hospitalization for PAD (ie, lower extremity revascularization, amputation, or gangrene). Three participants (5.1%) in the telmisartan group and 2 participants (3.6%) in the placebo group were hospitalized for PAD. Conclusions and Relevance Among patients with PAD, telmisartan did not improve 6-minute walk distance at 6-month follow-up compared with placebo. These results do not support telmisartan for improving walking performance in patients with PAD. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02593110.
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- Mary M. McDermott
- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Maryland, College Park
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- Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Luo LL, Han JX, Wu SR, Kasim V. Intramuscular injection of sotagliflozin promotes neovascularization in diabetic mice through enhancing skeletal muscle cells paracrine function. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2022; 43:2636-2650. [PMID: 35292769 PMCID: PMC9525294 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-022-00889-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Diabetes mellitus is associated with series of macrovascular and microvascular pathological changes that cause a wide range of complications. Diabetic patients are highly susceptible to hindlimb ischemia (HLI), which remains incurable. Evidence shows that skeletal muscle cells secrete a number of angiogenic factors to promote neovascularization and restore blood perfusion, this paracrine function is crucial for therapeutic angiogenesis in diabetic HLI. In this study we investigated whether sotagliflozin, an anti-hyperglycemia SGLT2 inhibitor, exerted therapeutic angiogenesis effects in diabetic HLI in vitro and in vivo. In C2C12 skeletal muscle cells, we showed that high glucose (HG, 25 mM) under hypoxia markedly inhibited cell viability, proliferation and migration potentials, which were dose-dependently reversed by pretreatment with sotagliflozin (5-20 μM). Sotagliflozin pretreatment enhanced expression levels of angiogenic factors HIF-1α, VEGF-A and PDGF-BB in HG-treated C2C12 cells under hypoxia as well as secreted amounts of VEGF-A and PDGF-BB in the medium; pretreatment with the HIF-1α inhibitor 2-methoxyestradiol (2-ME2, 10 μM) or HIF-1α knockdown abrogated sotagliflozin-induced increases in VEGF-A and PDGF-BB expression, as well as sotagliflozin-stimulated cell proliferation and migration potentials. Furthermore, the conditioned media from sotagliflozin-treated C2C12 cells in HG medium enhanced the migration and proliferation capabilities of vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells, two types of cells necessary for forming functional blood vessels. In vivo study was conducted in diabetic mice subjected to excising the femoral artery of the left limb. After the surgery, sotagliflozin (10 mg/kg) was directly injected into gastrocnemius muscle of the left hindlimb once every 3 days for 3 weeks. We showed that intramuscular injection of sotagliflozin effectively promoted the formation of functional blood vessels, leading to significant recovery of blood perfusion in diabetic HLI mice. Together, our results highlight a new indication of SGLT2 inhibitor sotagliflozin as a potential therapeutic angiogenesis agent for diabetic HLI.
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- Lai-Liu Luo
- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China.
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China.
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China.
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China.
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China.
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Tu H, Qian J, Zhang D, Barksdale AN, Wadman MC, Pipinos II, Li YL. Different responses of skeletal muscles to femoral artery ligation-induced ischemia identified in BABL/c and C57BL/6 mice. Front Physiol 2022; 13:1014744. [PMID: 36187770 PMCID: PMC9523359 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1014744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common circulatory problem in lower extremities, and the murine ischemic model is used to reproduce human PAD. To compare strain differences of skeletal muscle responses to ischemia, the left femoral artery was blocked by ligation to reduce blood flow to the limb of BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice. After 6 weeks of the femoral artery ligation, the functional and morphological changes of the gastrocnemius muscle were evaluated. BALB/c mice displayed serious muscular dystrophy, including smaller myofibers (524.3 ± 66 µM2), accumulation of adipose-liked tissue (17.8 ± 0.9%), and fibrosis (6.0 ± 0.5%), compared to C57BL/6 mice (1,328.3 ± 76.3 µM2, 0.27 ± 0.09%, and 1.56 ± 0.06%, respectively; p < 0.05). About neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) in the gastrocnemius muscle, 6 weeks of the femoral artery ligation induced more damage in BALB/c mice than that in C57BL/6 mice, demonstrated by the fragment number of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) clusters (8.8 ± 1.3 in BALB/c vs. 2.5 ± 0.7 in C57BL/6 mice, p < 0.05) and amplitude of sciatic nerve stimulated-endplate potentials (EPPs) (9.29 ± 1.34 mV in BALB/c vs. 20.28 ± 1.42 mV in C57BL/6 mice, p < 0.05). More importantly, 6 weeks of the femoral artery ligation significantly weakened sciatic nerve-stimulated skeletal muscle contraction in BALB/c mice, whereas it didn’t alter the skeletal muscle contraction in C57BL/6 mice. These results suggest that the femoral artery ligation in BALB/c mice is a useful animal model to develop new therapeutic approaches to improve limb structure and function in PAD, although the mechanisms about strain differences of skeletal muscle responses to ischemia are unclear.
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- Huiyin Tu
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
- *Correspondence: Yu-Long Li,
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Tucker WJ, Fegers-Wustrow I, Halle M, Haykowsky MJ, Chung EH, Kovacic JC. Exercise for Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: JACC Focus Seminar 1/4. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022; 80:1091-1106. [PMID: 36075680 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Regular exercise that meets or exceeds the current physical activity guidelines is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. Therefore, exercise training plays an important role in primary and secondary prevention of CVD. In this part 1 of a 4-part focus seminar series, we highlight the mechanisms and physiological adaptations responsible for the cardioprotective effects of exercise. This includes an increase in cardiorespiratory fitness secondary to cardiac, vascular, and skeletal muscle adaptations and an improvement in traditional and nontraditional CVD risk factors by exercise training. This extends to the role of exercise and its prescription in patients with CVDs (eg, coronary artery disease, chronic heart failure, peripheral artery disease, or atrial fibrillation) with special focus on the optimal mode, dosage, duration, and intensity of exercise to reduce CVD risk and improve clinical outcomes in these patients.
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- Wesley J Tucker
- Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Texas Woman's University, Houston, Texas, USA; Institute for Women's Health, College of Health Sciences, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Prevention and Sports Medicine, University Hospital Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Prevention and Sports Medicine, University Hospital Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany.
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- College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Cardiac Electrophysiology Service, Sports Cardiology Clinic, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA; Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia; St Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Carvalho J, Correia MA, Kanegusuku H, Longano P, Wolosker N, Ritti-Dias RM, Cucato GG. Association between the risk of malnutrition and functional capacity in patients with peripheral arterial disease: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0273051. [PMID: 36083948 PMCID: PMC9462727 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction The risk of malnutrition is an important predictor of functional capacity in the elderly population. However, whether malnutrition is associated with functional capacity in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) is poorly known. Purpose To analyse the association between the risk of malnutrition and functional capacity in patients with PAD. Methods This cross-sectional study included 135 patients with PAD of both genders, ≥50 years old, with symptomatic PAD (Rutherford stage I to III) in one or both limbs and with ankle-brachial index ≤0.90. The risk of malnutrition was assessed by the short form of the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form and patients were classified as having normal nutritional status (n = 92) and at risk of malnutrition (n = 43). Functional capacity was objectively assessed using the six-minute walking test (6MWT, absolute maximal distance and relativized and expressed as a percentage of health subjects), short-physical performance battery (SPPB, balance, gait speed and the sit and stand test) and the handgrip test, and subjectively, using the Walking Impairment Questionnaire and Walking Estimated-Limitation Calculated by History. The association between the risk of malnutrition and functional capacity was analysed using bivariate and multivariate logistic regression adjustments for gender, age, ankle-brachial index, body mass index, use of statins, coronary arterial disease and stroke. For all statistical analyses, significance was accepted at p<0.05. Results Thirty-two per cent of our patients were classified with a risk of malnutrition. The risk of malnutrition was associated with the absolute 6MWT total distance (OR = 0.994, P = 0.031) relative 6MWT total distance (OR = 0.971, P = 0.038), lowest SPPB total score (OR = 0.682, P = 0.011), sit and stand (OR = 1.173, P = 0.003) and usual 4-meter walk test (OR = 1.757, P = 0.034). Conclusion In patients with PAD, the risk of malnutrition was associated with objective measurements of functional capacity.
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- Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo- SP, Brazil
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- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo- SP, Brazil
- Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Deng P, Qiu S, Liao F, Jiang Y, Zheng C, Zhu Q. Contusion concomitant with ischemia injury aggravates skeletal muscle necrosis and hinders muscle functional recovery. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2022; 247:1577-1590. [PMID: 35775612 PMCID: PMC9554171 DOI: 10.1177/15353702221102376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Contusion concomitant with ischemia injury to skeletal muscles is common in civilian and battlefield trauma. Despite their clinical importance, few experimental studies on these injuries are reported. The present study established a rat skeletal muscle contusion concomitant with ischemia injury model to identify skeletal muscle alterations compared with contusion injury or ischemia injury. Macroscopic and microscopic morphological evaluation showed that contusion concomitant with ischemia injury aggravated muscle edema and hematoxylin-eosin (HE) injury score at 24 h postinjury. Serum creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels, together with gastrocnemius muscle (GM) tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) content elevated at 24 h postinjury too. During the 28-day follow-up, electrophysiological and contractile impairment was more severe in the contusion concomitant with ischemia injury group. In addition, contusion concomitant with ischemia injury decreased the percentage of larger (600-3000 μm2) fibers and increased the fibrotic area and collagen I proportion in the GM. Smaller proportions of Pax7+ and MyoD+ satellite cells (SCs) were observed in the contusion concomitant with ischemia injury group at 7 days postinjury. In conclusion, contusion concomitant with ischemia injury to skeletal muscle not only aggravates early muscle fiber necrosis but also hinders muscle functional recovery by impairing SC differentiation and exacerbating fibrosis during skeletal muscle repair.
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- Peijun Deng
- Department of Microsurgery, Orthopedic Trauma and Hand Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China,Guangdong Province Engineering Laboratory for Soft Tissue Biofabrication, Guangzhou 510080, China,Guangdong Provincial Peripheral Nerve Tissue Engineering and Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510080, China,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Microsurgery, Orthopedic Trauma and Hand Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China,Guangdong Province Engineering Laboratory for Soft Tissue Biofabrication, Guangzhou 510080, China,Guangdong Provincial Peripheral Nerve Tissue Engineering and Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510080, China,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Microsurgery, Orthopedic Trauma and Hand Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China,Guangdong Province Engineering Laboratory for Soft Tissue Biofabrication, Guangzhou 510080, China,Guangdong Provincial Peripheral Nerve Tissue Engineering and Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510080, China,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Microsurgery, Orthopedic Trauma and Hand Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China,Guangdong Province Engineering Laboratory for Soft Tissue Biofabrication, Guangzhou 510080, China,Guangdong Provincial Peripheral Nerve Tissue Engineering and Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510080, China,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Microsurgery, Orthopedic Trauma and Hand Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China,Guangdong Province Engineering Laboratory for Soft Tissue Biofabrication, Guangzhou 510080, China,Guangdong Provincial Peripheral Nerve Tissue Engineering and Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510080, China,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Microsurgery, Orthopedic Trauma and Hand Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China,Guangdong Province Engineering Laboratory for Soft Tissue Biofabrication, Guangzhou 510080, China,Guangdong Provincial Peripheral Nerve Tissue Engineering and Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510080, China,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Guangzhou 510080, China,Qingtang Zhu.
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Hart DA, Zernicke RF, Shrive NG. Homo sapiens May Incorporate Daily Acute Cycles of “Conditioning–Deconditioning” to Maintain Musculoskeletal Integrity: Need to Integrate with Biological Clocks and Circadian Rhythm Mediators. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23179949. [PMID: 36077345 PMCID: PMC9456265 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23179949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Human evolution required adaptation to the boundary conditions of Earth, including 1 g gravity. The bipedal mobility of Homo sapiens in that gravitational field causes ground reaction force (GRF) loading of their lower extremities, influencing the integrity of the tissues of those extremities. However, humans usually experience such loading during the day and then a period of relative unloading at night. Many studies have indicated that loading of tissues and cells of the musculoskeletal (MSK) system can inhibit their responses to biological mediators such as cytokines and growth factors. Such findings raise the possibility that humans use such cycles of acute conditioning and deconditioning of the cells and tissues of the MSK system to elaborate critical mediators and responsiveness in parallel with these cycles, particularly involving GRF loading. However, humans also experience circadian rhythms with the levels of a number of mediators influenced by day/night cycles, as well as various levels of biological clocks. Thus, if responsiveness to MSK-generated mediators also occurs during the unloaded part of the daily cycle, that response must be integrated with circadian variations as well. Furthermore, it is also possible that responsiveness to circadian rhythm mediators may be regulated by MSK tissue loading. This review will examine evidence for the above scenario and postulate how interactions could be both regulated and studied, and how extension of the acute cycles biased towards deconditioning could lead to loss of tissue integrity.
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- David A. Hart
- Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- McCaig Institute for Bone & Joint Health Research, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
- Bone & Joint Health Strategic Clinical Network, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB T5J 3E4, Canada
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5328, USA
- School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-1048, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- McCaig Institute for Bone & Joint Health Research, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- Department of Civil Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4V8, Canada
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Chiabrando JG, Garagoli FD, Abraham-Foscolo MM, Corna G, de-los-Milagros-Fleitas M, Valle-Raleigh J, Medina-de-Chazal HA, Berrocal DH, Rabellino JM, Bluro IM. Clinical impact of the infrapatellar location in symptomatic peripheral arterial disease patients. ARCHIVOS DE CARDIOLOGIA DE MEXICO 2022; 93:318-327. [PMID: 36480817 PMCID: PMC10406486 DOI: 10.24875/acm.22000161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Peripheral artery disease (PAD) frequently affects multiple segments of the limbs. Contradictory data have reported worse prognosis in aortoiliac lesions, nevertheless, diabetes and chronic limb ischemia frequently affects the infrapatellar territory. Our aim was to assess the impact of infrapatellar disease in cardiovascular outcomes. Methods We performed a retrospective, observational cohort study at a university hospital in Argentina. Electronic health records were retrospectively reviewed including symptomatic PAD patients requiring revascularization. A multivariable regression model was performed to account for confounders. The primary endpoint was a composite of hospitalizations due to chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI) and major amputation events between infrapatellar and suprapatellar patients. Minor amputation events, all-cause death, myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and major cardiovascular events (MACE) were secondary endpoints. Results From January 2014 through July 2020, a total of 309 patients were included in the analysis. 151 patients had suprapatellar disease, and 158 had infrapatellar disease. The primary composite endpoint occurred in 35 patients (22.2%) in the infrapatellar patients and 18 patients (11.9%) in the suprapatellar patients (HR = 2.16; 95% confidence interval [CI]= [1.22-3.82]; p = 0.008). Both components of the primary outcomes occurred more frequently in infrapatellar patients.Minor amputation events were more prevalent in infrapatellar patients (HR = 5.09; 95% CI = [1.47-17.6]; p = 0.010). Death,MI, stroke, and MACE events were not different among groups (all p > 0.05). Conclusion Infrapatellar disease was anindependent factor for increased hospitalization of CLTI, major and minor amputations events, compared to suprapatellardisease in symptomatic revascularized PAD patients.
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- Department of Digital Angiography. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Li X, Guo D, Zhou W, Hu Y, Zhou H, Chen Y. Oxidative Stress and Inflammation Markers Associated with Multiple Peripheral Artery Occlusions in Elderly Patients. Angiology 2022; 74:472-487. [PMID: 35786005 DOI: 10.1177/00033197221111860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Pro-oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory responses can influence each other in the development of atherosclerosis. This study evaluated the relationship between oxidative stress, inflammation, and multiple peripheral artery occlusions in elderly patients (age mean 71.2 ± 8.1 years). Methods: A total of 723 participants were enrolled: 67 healthy subjects, 214 patients with common iliac artery occlusions, 224 patients with popliteal artery occlusions, and 218 patients with femoral artery occlusions. We measured oxidative stress biomarkers (malondialdehyde [MDA], F2-isoprostane [F2-isoP], total oxidant status [TOS], and ischemia-modified albumin [IMA]) and the expressions of molecules in mimecan (MIME)/nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB)/P53/Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling pathway in older patients with multiple peripheral artery occlusions. Results: The levels of MDA, F2-isoP, TOS, IMA, MIME, NF-κB, P53, and TLR4 were increased in the single-site peripheral artery occlusive group when compared with healthy controls (P < .001) and were further increased in the multiple-site peripheral artery occlusive group compared with the single-site peripheral artery occlusive group (P < .001). Conclusion: Oxidative stress may promote inflammatory signaling pathways and lead to multiple peripheral artery occlusions in elderly patients.
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- Xia Li
- Xiamen Road Branch Hospital, 38044The Affiliated Huaian Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Xiamen Road Branch Hospital, 38044The Affiliated Huaian Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Xiamen Road Branch Hospital, 38044The Affiliated Huaian Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Xiamen Road Branch Hospital, 38044The Affiliated Huaian Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Xiamen Road Branch Hospital, 38044The Affiliated Huaian Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Xiamen Road Branch Hospital, 38044The Affiliated Huaian Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Huaian, China
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Golledge J, Fernando ME, Armstrong DG. Current Management of Peripheral Artery Disease: Focus on Pharmacotherapy. Drugs 2022; 82:1165-1177. [PMID: 35960432 DOI: 10.1007/s40265-022-01755-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is the occlusion or narrowing of the arteries supplying the lower extremities. Peripheral artery disease has been estimated to affect approximately 240 million people worldwide, approximately 70% of whom are within low- or middle-income countries. Due to the ageing population and diabetes epidemic, the prevalence of PAD is rapidly rising. The symptoms of PAD are heterogeneous and thus a high index of suspicion is needed to prevent delays in diagnosis and treatment. Measurement of ankle brachial pressure index or arterial duplex ultrasound are traditionally used to diagnose PAD. Patients with PAD have a high risk of major adverse cardiovascular events. Early diagnosis and implementation of secondary cardiovascular prevention is therefore critical. This includes therapies to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, such as statins, ezetimibe and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors, blood-pressure reducing medications and anti-thrombotic drugs. Treatments to facilitate smoking cessation and control blood sugar if relevant and an exercise programme are also critical in reducing cardiovascular risk. Currently, these treatments are not well implemented. This review summarises the clinical presentation, risk factors and medical management of PAD. Global efforts are needed to reduce the burden from the growing PAD epidemic by implementing best practices and improving outcomes through further research.
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- Jonathan Golledge
- Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
- The Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Townsville University Hospital, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
- Faculty of Health and Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA), Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, 1500 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
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- Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA), Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, 1500 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
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Park SY, Pekas EJ, Anderson CP, Kambis TN, Mishra PK, Schieber MN, Wooden TK, Thompson JR, Kim KS, Pipinos II. Impaired microcirculatory function, mitochondrial respiration, and oxygen utilization in skeletal muscle of claudicating patients with peripheral artery disease. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2022; 322:H867-H879. [PMID: 35333113 PMCID: PMC9018007 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00690.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is an atherosclerotic disease that impairs blood flow and muscle function in the lower limbs. A skeletal muscle myopathy characterized by mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative damage is present in PAD; however, the underlying mechanisms are not well established. We investigated the impact of chronic ischemia on skeletal muscle microcirculatory function and its association with leg skeletal muscle mitochondrial function and oxygen delivery and utilization capacity in PAD. Gastrocnemius samples and arterioles were harvested from patients with PAD (n = 10) and age-matched controls (Con, n = 11). Endothelium-dependent and independent vasodilation was assessed in response to flow (30 μL·min-1), acetylcholine, and sodium nitroprusside (SNP). Skeletal muscle mitochondrial respiration was quantified by high-resolution respirometry, microvascular oxygen delivery, and utilization capacity (tissue oxygenation index, TOI) were assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy. Vasodilation was attenuated in PAD (P < 0.05) in response to acetylcholine (Con: 71.1 ± 11.1%, PAD: 45.7 ± 18.1%) and flow (Con: 46.6 ± 20.1%, PAD: 29.3 ± 10.5%) but not SNP (P = 0.30). Complex I + II state 3 respiration (P < 0.01) and TOI recovery rate were impaired in PAD (P < 0.05). Both flow and acetylcholine-mediated vasodilation were positively associated with complex I + II state 3 respiration (r = 0.5 and r = 0.5, respectively, P < 0.05). Flow-mediated vasodilation and complex I + II state 3 respiration were positively associated with TOI recovery rate (r = 0.8 and r = 0.7, respectively, P < 0.05). These findings suggest that chronic ischemia attenuates skeletal muscle arteriole endothelial function, which may be a key mediator for mitochondrial and microcirculatory dysfunction in the PAD leg skeletal muscle. Targeting microvascular dysfunction may be an effective strategy to prevent and/or reverse disease progression in PAD.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Ex vivo skeletal muscle arteriole endothelial function is impaired in claudicating patients with PAD, and this is associated with attenuated skeletal muscle mitochondrial respiration. In vivo skeletal muscle oxygen delivery and utilization capacity is compromised in PAD, and this may be due to microcirculatory and mitochondrial dysfunction. These results suggest that targeting skeletal muscle arteriole function may lead to improvements in skeletal muscle mitochondrial respiration and oxygen delivery and utilization capacity in claudicating patients with PAD.
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- Song-Young Park
- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
- Department of Surgery and Veterans Affairs Research Service, Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
- Department of Surgery and Veterans Affairs Research Service, Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, Nebraska
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Yang Q, Li C, Chen Q. SS31 Ameliorates Oxidative Stress via the Restoration of Autophagic Flux to Protect Aged Mice From Hind Limb Ischemia. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:789331. [PMID: 35497980 PMCID: PMC9046554 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.789331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Oxidative stress and impaired autophagic flux play important roles in the development of peripheral artery disease (PAD). SS31 is considered an important antioxidant peptide and autophagy regulator. We aimed to investigate the role of SS31 in PAD myopathy and its possible mechanism both in vivo and in vitro. Methods A hind limb ischemia (HLI) model was established with old C57BL/6 (14-month-old) mice. Mice in the SS31 group were intraperitoneally injected with SS31 (3 mg/kg) for 4 weeks. We examined skeletal muscle function and histomorphology, autophagy-related protein levels and reactive oxygen species (ROS) content. For the in vitro experiments, after C2C12 myotubes were treated with CoCl2, SS31, and chloroquine (CQ) or rapamycin (RAPA), we measured ROS content, autophagy-related protein levels and antioxidant enzyme expression. Results SS31 treatment effectively enhanced the recovery of skeletal muscle function, alleviated skeletal muscle injury and suppressed mitochondrial ROS production in ischemic limbs. SS31 reduced apoptosis and oxidative stress, and SS31 restored impaired autophagic flux by inhibiting the AKT-mTOR pathway. In vitro studies showed that SS31 restored autophagic flux and improved oxidative stress in C2C12 cells. Moreover, phosphorylated AKT (p-AKT) and phosphorylated mTOR (p-mTOR) levels were reduced. Conclusion These experiments indicated that SS31 can inhibit oxidative stress by restoring autophagic flux to reverse hypoxia-induced injury in vivo and in vitro.
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Therapeutic Targets for Regulating Oxidative Damage Induced by Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury: A Study from a Pharmacological Perspective. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:8624318. [PMID: 35450409 PMCID: PMC9017553 DOI: 10.1155/2022/8624318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Ischemia-reperfusion (I-R) injury is damage caused by restoring blood flow into ischemic tissues or organs. This complex and characteristic lesion accelerates cell death induced by signaling pathways such as apoptosis, necrosis, and even ferroptosis. In addition to the direct association between I-R and the release of reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species, it is involved in developing mitochondrial oxidative damage. Thus, its mechanism plays a critical role via reactive species scavenging, calcium overload modulation, electron transport chain blocking, mitochondrial permeability transition pore activation, or noncoding RNA transcription. Other receptors and molecules reduce tissue and organ damage caused by this pathology and other related diseases. These molecular targets have been gradually discovered and have essential roles in I-R resolution. Therefore, the current study is aimed at highlighting the importance of these discoveries. In this review, we inquire about the oxidative damage receptors that are relevant to reducing the damage induced by oxidative stress associated with I-R. Several complications on surgical techniques and pathology interventions do not mitigate the damage caused by I-R. Nevertheless, these therapies developed using alternative targets could work as coadjuvants in tissue transplants or I-R-related pathologies
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Stacy MR. Molecular Imaging of Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease: An Emerging Field in Nuclear Medicine. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 8:793975. [PMID: 35096884 PMCID: PMC8789656 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.793975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is an atherosclerotic disorder of non-coronary arteries that is associated with vascular stenosis and/or occlusion. PAD affecting the lower extremities is characterized by a variety of health-related consequences, including lifestyle-limiting intermittent claudication, ulceration of the limbs and/or feet, increased risk for lower extremity amputation, and increased mortality. The diagnosis of lower extremity PAD is typically established by using non-invasive tests such as the ankle-brachial index, toe-brachial index, duplex ultrasound, and/or angiography imaging studies. While these common diagnostic tools provide hemodynamic and anatomical vascular assessments, the potential for non-invasive physiological assessment of the lower extremities has more recently emerged through the use of magnetic resonance- and nuclear medicine-based approaches, which can provide insight into the functional consequences of PAD-related limb ischemia. This perspectives article specifically highlights and discusses the emerging applications of clinical nuclear medicine techniques for molecular imaging investigations in the setting of lower extremity PAD.
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- Mitchel R Stacy
- Center for Regenerative Medicine, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States.,Division of Vascular Diseases and Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
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Golledge J. Update on the pathophysiology and medical treatment of peripheral artery disease. Nat Rev Cardiol 2022; 19:456-474. [PMID: 34997200 DOI: 10.1038/s41569-021-00663-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Approximately 6% of adults worldwide have atherosclerosis and thrombosis of the lower limb arteries (peripheral artery disease (PAD)) and the prevalence is rising. PAD causes leg pain, impaired health-related quality of life, immobility, tissue loss and a high risk of major adverse events, including myocardial infarction, stroke, revascularization, amputation and death. In this Review, I describe the pathophysiology, presentation, outcome, preclinical research and medical management of PAD. Established treatments for PAD include antithrombotic drugs, such as aspirin and clopidogrel, and medications to treat dyslipidaemia, hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that these treatments reduce the risk of major adverse events. The drug cilostazol, exercise therapy and revascularization are the current treatment options for the limb symptoms of PAD, but each has limitations. Novel therapies to promote collateral and new capillary growth and treat PAD-related myopathy are under investigation. Methods to improve the implementation of evidence-based medical management, novel drug therapies and rehabilitation programmes for PAD-related pain, functional impairment and ischaemic foot disease are important areas for future research.
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- Jonathan Golledge
- Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. .,The Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Townsville University Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. .,The Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
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Deev RV, Mavlikeev MO, Plotnikov MV, Gazizov IM, Maksimov AV, Kiyasov AP. [Pathohistological characteristics of muscles in patients with chronic lower limb ischemia]. Arkh Patol 2022; 84:5-13. [PMID: 35166472 DOI: 10.17116/patol2022840115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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UNLABELLED Despite the widespread occurrence of ischemic diseases of the lower extremities, including atherosclerosis and diseases with an autoimmune component of their pathogenesis, the pathohistological signs of damage and concomitant chronic ischemia, compensatory tissue responses as intracellular and cellular regeneration remain out of the field of vision in researchers. OBJECTIVE To assess the signs of damage (the extent of necrosis and apoptosis, capillary density (CD)) and regeneration (the cross-sectional muscle fiber area (CSMFA), the proportion of centrinucleated muscle fibers (CNMFs), and that of connective tissue), by using the gastrocnemius medial head biopsy specimens obtained from patients with heterogeneous forms of chronic lower limb obliterating diseases (CLLODs). SUBJECTS AND METHODS The investigation included the biopsy specimens obtained from 44 men under 65 years of age (their mean age was 54±9.8 years) with Stage IIB-IV chronic limb ischemia (according to the A.V. Pokrovsky-Fontaine classification) with its history of at least six months. The nosological entities were atherosclerotic lesion in 33 patients (distal atherosclerosis n=13), multistage lesion (n=8), and Leriche's syndrome (n=12); autoimmune-mediated vascular injury in 11 patients (Buerger's disease (n=7) and nonspecific aortoarteritis (n=4)). The similar muscle fragments obtained during autopsy from the deceased without obvious signs of cardiovascular system diseases were examined as a control. RESULTS It was found that there was a statistically significant difference between the nosological entities, as compared to the control in terms of CD and CSMFA (a decrease), the proportion of CNMFs and that of connective tissue (an increase). No substantial differences were found in the studied parameters between the nosological entities. CONCLUSION The findings may suggest the universal mechanism for damage to striated muscle tissue because of circulatory hypoxia, regardless of its etiology and the common character of tissue compensatory-adaptive responses (regeneration).
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- R V Deev
- I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Republican Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan, Russia
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- Kazan State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Kazan, Russia
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- Republican Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan, Russia
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- Kazan (Volga) Federal University, Kazan, Russia
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Exercise Training Increases Resting Calf Muscle Oxygen Metabolism in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease. Metabolites 2021; 11:metabo11120814. [PMID: 34940572 PMCID: PMC8706023 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11120814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Exercise training can mitigate symptoms of claudication (walking-induced muscle pain) in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). One adaptive response enabling this improvement is enhanced muscle oxygen metabolism. To explore this issue, we used arterial-occlusion diffuse optical spectroscopy (AO-DOS) to measure the effects of exercise training on the metabolic rate of oxygen (MRO2) in resting calf muscle. Additionally, venous-occlusion DOS (VO-DOS) and frequency-domain DOS (FD-DOS) were used to measure muscle blood flow (F) and tissue oxygen saturation (StO2), and resting calf muscle oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) was calculated from MRO2, F, and blood hemoglobin. Lastly, the venous/arterial ratio (γ) of blood monitored by FD-DOS was calculated from OEF and StO2. PAD patients who experience claudication (n = 28) were randomly assigned to exercise and control groups. Patients in the exercise group received 3 months of supervised exercise training. Optical measurements were obtained at baseline and at 3 months in both groups. Resting MRO2, OEF, and F, respectively, increased by 30% (12%, 44%) (p < 0.001), 17% (6%, 45%) (p = 0.003), and 7% (0%, 16%) (p = 0.11), after exercise training (median (interquartile range)). The pre-exercise γ was 0.76 (0.61, 0.89); it decreased by 12% (35%, 6%) after exercise training (p = 0.011). Improvement in exercise performance was associated with a correlative increase in resting OEF (R = 0.45, p = 0.02).
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Ankle-Brachial Index Is a Good Determinant of Lower Limb Muscular Strength but Not of the Gait Pattern in PAD Patients. Symmetry (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/sym13091709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship of the ankle-brachial index (ABI) level with kinetic and kinematic parameters of the gait pattern and force-velocity parameters generated by lower limb muscles. Methods: The study group consisted of 65 patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). The ABI value, kinetic and kinematic parameters of gait and force-velocity parameters of knee and ankle extensors and flexors were determined in all subjects. The values obtained for right and left limbs as well as the limbs with higher and lower ABI were compared. Results: Regardless of the method of analysis, the values of the gait’s kinematic and kinetic parameters of both lower limbs did not differ significantly. However, significant differences were noted in the values of peak torque, work and power of the extensor muscles of the knee and the flexor muscles of the ankle with the higher and lower ABI. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that a higher degree of ischemia worsened the level of strength, endurance, and performance of ankle flexors and extensors of the knee joint. ABI is not related to the gait pattern. The above-mentioned relationship should be taken into account in the rehabilitation process and methodological assessment.
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The Impact of Lower Extremity Skeletal Muscle Atrophy and Myosteatosis on Revascularization Outcomes in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10173963. [PMID: 34501412 PMCID: PMC8432022 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10173963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background: This study investigated whether lower extremity muscle atrophy and myosteatosis in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are correlated to postoperative outcomes, such as reintervention or amputation-free survival. Methods: In this single-center retrospective cohort study of 462 patients treated for peripheral arterial disease scheduled for intervention, muscle mass and the presence of fattening of the lower extremity muscles were measured semiautomatically in a single computed tomography slice of the treated leg. Binary logistic regression models and Cox proportional hazards models were used to determine the effect of muscle atrophy and myosteatosis on reintervention and amputation. Results: Muscle atrophy and myosteatosis increased in PAD patients with Fontaine class IV compared with Fontaine class IIa. In PAD patients with muscle atrophy or myosteatosis, no association was found with the reintervention rate or reintervention-free survival, but an association was found with amputation-free survival, even after adjustment for patient-related, disease-severity, and comorbidities-related factors. Conclusion: Muscle atrophy and mysosteatosis increased in PAD patients with increasing disease severity. Lower extremity muscle atrophy and myosteatosis are associated with amputation rate and amputation-free survival in PAD patients. No association with reintervention rate or reintervention-free survival was found. Muscle atrophy and myosteatosis may serve as additional risk factors in decision making in the often frail vascular patient.
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Ismaeel A, Greathouse KL, Newton N, Miserlis D, Papoutsi E, Smith RS, Eidson JL, Dawson DL, Milner CW, Widmer RJ, Bohannon WT, Koutakis P. Phytochemicals as Therapeutic Interventions in Peripheral Artery Disease. Nutrients 2021; 13:2143. [PMID: 34206667 PMCID: PMC8308302 DOI: 10.3390/nu13072143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects over 200 million people worldwide, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality, yet treatment options remain limited. Among the manifestations of PAD is a severe functional disability and decline, which is thought to be the result of different pathophysiological mechanisms including oxidative stress, skeletal muscle pathology, and reduced nitric oxide bioavailability. Thus, compounds that target these mechanisms may have a therapeutic effect on walking performance in PAD patients. Phytochemicals produced by plants have been widely studied for their potential health effects and role in various diseases including cardiovascular disease and cancer. In this review, we focus on PAD and discuss the evidence related to the clinical utility of different phytochemicals. We discuss phytochemical research in preclinical models of PAD, and we highlight the results of the available clinical trials that have assessed the effects of these compounds on PAD patient functional outcomes.
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- Ahmed Ismaeel
- Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA; (A.I.); (K.L.G.); (E.P.)
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- Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA; (A.I.); (K.L.G.); (E.P.)
- Department of Human Sciences and Design, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA;
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA;
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- Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA; (A.I.); (K.L.G.); (E.P.)
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- Department of Surgery, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Temple, TX 76508, USA; (R.S.S.); (J.L.E.); (D.L.D.); (C.W.M.); (W.T.B.)
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- Department of Surgery, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Temple, TX 76508, USA; (R.S.S.); (J.L.E.); (D.L.D.); (C.W.M.); (W.T.B.)
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- Department of Surgery, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Temple, TX 76508, USA; (R.S.S.); (J.L.E.); (D.L.D.); (C.W.M.); (W.T.B.)
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- Department of Surgery, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Temple, TX 76508, USA; (R.S.S.); (J.L.E.); (D.L.D.); (C.W.M.); (W.T.B.)
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- Heart & Vascular Department, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Temple, TX 76508, USA;
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- Department of Surgery, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Temple, TX 76508, USA; (R.S.S.); (J.L.E.); (D.L.D.); (C.W.M.); (W.T.B.)
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- Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA; (A.I.); (K.L.G.); (E.P.)
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Yin H, Arpino JM, Lee JJ, Pickering JG. Regenerated Microvascular Networks in Ischemic Skeletal Muscle. Front Physiol 2021; 12:662073. [PMID: 34177614 PMCID: PMC8231913 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.662073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Skeletal muscle is the largest organ in humans. The viability and performance of this metabolically demanding organ are exquisitely dependent on the integrity of its microcirculation. The architectural and functional attributes of the skeletal muscle microvasculature are acquired during embryonic and early postnatal development. However, peripheral vascular disease in the adult can damage the distal microvasculature, together with damaging the skeletal myofibers. Importantly, adult skeletal muscle has the capacity to regenerate. Understanding the extent to which the microvascular network also reforms, and acquires structural and functional competence, will thus be critical to regenerative medicine efforts for those with peripheral artery disease (PAD). Herein, we discuss recent advances in studying the regenerating microvasculature in the mouse hindlimb following severe ischemic injury. We highlight new insights arising from real-time imaging of the microcirculation. This includes identifying otherwise hidden flaws in both network microarchitecture and function, deficiencies that could underlie the progressive nature of PAD and its refractoriness to therapy. Recognizing and overcoming these vulnerabilities in regenerative angiogenesis will be important for advancing treatment options for PAD.
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- Hao Yin
- Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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Abstract
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis. Modifiable risk factors including cigarette smoking, dyslipidemia, diabetes, poor diet quality, obesity, and physical inactivity, along with underlying genetic factors contribute to lower extremity atherosclerosis. Patients with PAD often have coexistent coronary or cerebrovascular disease, and increased likelihood of major adverse cardiovascular events, including myocardial infarction, stroke and cardiovascular death. Patients with PAD often have reduced walking capacity and are at risk of acute and chronic critical limb ischemia leading to major adverse limb events, such as peripheral revascularization or amputation. The presence of polyvascular disease identifies the highest risk patient group for major adverse cardiovascular events, and patients with prior critical limb ischemia, prior lower extremity revascularization, or amputation have a heightened risk of major adverse limb events. Medical therapies have demonstrated efficacy in reducing the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and major adverse limb events, and improving function in patients with PAD by modulating key disease determining pathways including inflammation, vascular dysfunction, and metabolic disturbances. Treatment with guideline-recommended therapies, including smoking cessation, lipid lowering drugs, optimal glucose control, and antithrombotic medications lowers the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events and major adverse limb events. Exercise training and cilostazol improve walking capacity. The heterogeneity of risk profile in patients with PAD supports a personalized approach, with consideration of treatment intensification in those at high risk of adverse events. This review highlights the medical therapies currently available to improve outcomes in patients with PAD.
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- Marc P Bonaca
- Division of Cardiology, CPC Clinical Research, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO (M.P.B.)
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- Department of Medicine, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, Section of Vascular Biology, Boston Medical Center, MA (N.M.H.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH (M.A.C.)
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McDermott MM, Dayanidhi S, Kosmac K, Saini S, Slysz J, Leeuwenburgh C, Hartnell L, Sufit R, Ferrucci L. Walking Exercise Therapy Effects on Lower Extremity Skeletal Muscle in Peripheral Artery Disease. Circ Res 2021; 128:1851-1867. [PMID: 34110902 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.121.318242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Walking exercise is the most effective noninvasive therapy that improves walking ability in peripheral artery disease (PAD). Biologic mechanisms by which exercise improves walking in PAD are unclear. This review summarizes evidence regarding effects of walking exercise on lower extremity skeletal muscle in PAD. In older people without PAD, aerobic exercise improves mitochondrial activity, muscle mass, capillary density, and insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscle. However, walking exercise increases lower extremity ischemia in people with PAD, and therefore, mechanisms by which this exercise improves walking may differ between people with and without PAD. Compared with people without PAD, gastrocnemius muscle in people with PAD has greater mitochondrial impairment, increased reactive oxygen species, and increased fibrosis. In multiple small trials, walking exercise therapy did not consistently improve mitochondrial activity in people with PAD. In one 12-week randomized trial of people with PAD randomized to supervised exercise or control, supervised treadmill exercise increased treadmill walking time from 9.3 to 15.1 minutes, but simultaneously increased the proportion of angular muscle fibers, consistent with muscle denervation (from 7.6% to 15.6%), while angular myofibers did not change in the control group (from 9.1% to 9.1%). These findings suggest an adaptive response to exercise in PAD that includes denervation and reinnervation, an adaptive process observed in skeletal muscle of people without PAD during aging. Small studies have not shown significant effects of exercise on increased capillary density in lower extremity skeletal muscle of participants with PAD, and there are no data showing that exercise improves microcirculatory delivery of oxygen and nutrients in patients with PAD. However, the effects of supervised exercise on increased plasma nitrite abundance after a treadmill walking test in people with PAD may be associated with improved lower extremity skeletal muscle perfusion and may contribute to improved walking performance in response to exercise in people with PAD. Randomized trials with serial, comprehensive measures of muscle biology, and physiology are needed to clarify mechanisms by which walking exercise interventions improve mobility in PAD.
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- Mary M McDermott
- Department of Medicine and Preventive Medicine (M.M.M., J.S.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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- Shirley Ryan Ability Laboratory (S.D.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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- Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky (K.K.)
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- Jawaharlal Nehru University, School of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India (S.S.)
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- Department of Medicine and Preventive Medicine (M.M.M., J.S.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute on Aging (L.H., L.F.)
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- Department of Neurology (R.S.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute on Aging (L.H., L.F.)
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Shimotsu R, Hotta K, Ikegami R, Asamura T, Tabuchi A, Masamoto K, Yagishita K, Poole DC, Kano Y. Vascular permeability of skeletal muscle microvessels in rat arterial ligation model: in vivo analysis using two-photon laser scanning microscopy. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2021; 320:R972-R983. [PMID: 33949210 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00135.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) in the lower limb compromises oxygen supply due to arterial occlusion. Ischemic skeletal muscle is accompanied by capillary structural deformation. Therefore, using novel microscopy techniques, we tested the hypothesis that endothelial cell swelling temporally and quantitatively corresponds to enhanced microvascular permeability. Hindlimb ischemia was created in male Wistar rat's by iliac artery ligation (AL). The tibialis anterior (TA) muscle microcirculation was imaged using intravenously infused rhodamine B isothiocyanate dextran fluorescent dye via two-photon laser scanning microscopy (TPLSM) and dye extravasation at 3 and 7 days post-AL quantified to assess microvascular permeability. The TA microvascular endothelial ultrastructure was analyzed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Compared with control (0.40 ± 0.15 μm3 × 106), using TPLSM, the volumetrically determined interstitial leakage of fluorescent dye measured at 3 (3.0 ± 0.40 μm3 × 106) and 7 (2.5 ± 0.8 μm3 × 106) days was increased (both P < 0.05). Capillary wall thickness was also elevated at 3 (0.21 ± 0.06 μm) and 7 (0.21 ± 0.08 μm) days versus control (0.11 ± 0.03 μm, both P < 0.05). Capillary endothelial cell swelling was temporally and quantitatively associated with elevated vascular permeability in the AL model of PAD but these changes occurred in the absence of elevations in protein levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) its receptor (VEGFR2 which decreased by AL-7 day) or matrix metalloproteinase. The temporal coherence of endothelial cell swelling and increased vascular permeability supports a common upstream mediator. TPLSM, in combination with TEM, provides a sensitive and spatially discrete technique to assess the mechanistic bases for, and efficacy of, therapeutic countermeasures to the pernicious sequelae of compromised peripheral arterial function.
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- Rie Shimotsu
- Department of Engineering Science, University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Japan
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- Department of Engineering Science, University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Japan
- Department of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Engineering Science, University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Japan
- Department of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan
- Department of Health Science, Health Science University, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Engineering Science, University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Japan
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- Department of Engineering Science, University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Japan
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- Faculty of Informatics and Engineering, University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Japan
- Center for Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering (CNBE), University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Japan
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- Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Sports Dentistry, Hyperbaric Medical Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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- Department of Engineering Science, University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Japan
- Center for Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering (CNBE), University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Japan
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McDermott MM, Spring B, Tian L, Treat-Jacobson D, Ferrucci L, Lloyd-Jones D, Zhao L, Polonsky T, Kibbe MR, Bazzano L, Guralnik JM, Forman DE, Rego A, Zhang D, Domanchuk K, Leeuwenburgh C, Sufit R, Smith B, Manini T, Criqui MH, Rejeski WJ. Effect of Low-Intensity vs High-Intensity Home-Based Walking Exercise on Walk Distance in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: The LITE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2021; 325:1266-1276. [PMID: 33821898 PMCID: PMC8025122 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.2536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Supervised high-intensity walking exercise that induces ischemic leg symptoms is the first-line therapy for people with lower-extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD), but adherence is poor. OBJECTIVE To determine whether low-intensity home-based walking exercise at a comfortable pace significantly improves walking ability in people with PAD vs high-intensity home-based walking exercise that induces ischemic leg symptoms and vs a nonexercise control. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Multicenter randomized clinical trial conducted at 4 US centers and including 305 participants. Enrollment occurred between September 25, 2015, and December 11, 2019; final follow-up was October 7, 2020. INTERVENTIONS Participants with PAD were randomized to low-intensity walking exercise (n = 116), high-intensity walking exercise (n = 124), or nonexercise control (n = 65) for 12 months. Both exercise groups were asked to walk for exercise in an unsupervised setting 5 times per week for up to 50 minutes per session wearing an accelerometer to document exercise intensity and time. The low-intensity group walked at a pace without ischemic leg symptoms. The high-intensity group walked at a pace eliciting moderate to severe ischemic leg symptoms. Accelerometer data were viewable to a coach who telephoned participants weekly for 12 months and helped them adhere to their prescribed exercise. The nonexercise control group received weekly educational telephone calls for 12 months. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary outcome was mean change in 6-minute walk distance at 12 months (minimum clinically important difference, 8-20 m). RESULTS Among 305 randomized patients (mean age, 69.3 [SD, 9.5] years, 146 [47.9%] women, 181 [59.3%] Black patients), 250 (82%) completed 12-month follow-up. The 6-minute walk distance changed from 332.1 m at baseline to 327.5 m at 12-month follow-up in the low-intensity exercise group (within-group mean change, -6.4 m [95% CI, -21.5 to 8.8 m]; P = .34) and from 338.1 m to 371.2 m in the high-intensity exercise group (within-group mean change, 34.5 m [95% CI, 20.1 to 48.9 m]; P < .001) and the mean change for the between-group comparison was -40.9 m (97.5% CI, -61.7 to -20.0 m; P < .001). The 6-minute walk distance changed from 328.1 m at baseline to 317.5 m at 12-month follow-up in the nonexercise control group (within-group mean change, -15.1 m [95% CI, -35.8 to 5.7 m]; P = .10), which was not significantly different from the change in the low-intensity exercise group (between-group mean change, 8.7 m [97.5% CI, -17.0 to 34.4 m]; P = .44). Of 184 serious adverse events, the event rate per participant was 0.64 in the low-intensity group, 0.65 in the high-intensity group, and 0.46 in the nonexercise control group. One serious adverse event in each exercise group was related to study participation. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Among patients with PAD, low-intensity home-based exercise was significantly less effective than high-intensity home-based exercise and was not significantly different from the nonexercise control for improving 6-minute walk distance. These results do not support the use of low-intensity home-based walking exercise for improving objectively measured walking performance in patients with PAD. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02538900.
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- Mary M. McDermott
- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medicine, Medical School, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Maryland, College Park
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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