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Li M, Wei P, Li K, Liu H, Alam N, Hou H, Deng J, Xu B, Liu E, Zhao S, Li Y. The incidence rate and histological characteristics of intimal hyperplasia in elastase-induced experimental abdominal aortic aneurysms in mice. Animal Model Exp Med 2024; 7:388-395. [PMID: 38017222 PMCID: PMC11228087 DOI: 10.1002/ame2.12362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023] Open
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Intimal hyperplasia (IH) is a negative vascular remodeling after arterial injury. IH occasionally occurs in elastase-induced abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) mouse models. This study aims to clarify the incidence and histological characteristics of IH in aneurysmal mice. A retrospective study was conducted by including 42 male elastase-induced mouse AAA models. The IH incidence, aortic diameters with or without IH, and hyperplasia lesional features of mice were analyzed. Among 42 elastase-induced AAA mouse models, 10 mice developed mild IH (24%) and severe IH was found in only 2 mice (5%). The outer diameters of the AAA segments in mice with and without IH did not show significant difference. Both mild and severe IH lesions show strong smooth muscle cell positive staining, but endothelial cells were occasionally observed in severe IH lesions. There was obvious macrophage infiltration in the IH lesions of the AAA mouse models, especially in mice with severe IH. However, only a lower numbers of T cells and B cells were found in the IH lesion. Local cell-secreted matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) 2 was highly expressed in all IH lesions, but MMP9 was only overexpressed in severe lesions. In conclusion, this study is the first to demonstrate the occurrence of aneurysmal IH and its histological characteristics in an elastase-induced mouse AAA model. This will help researchers better understand this model, and optimize it for use in AAA-related research.
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- Meng Li
- Laboratory Animal CenterXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'anChina
- Department of Vascular SurgeryThe Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical UniversityTianjinChina
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- Laboratory Animal CenterXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'anChina
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- Laboratory Animal CenterXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'anChina
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- Laboratory Animal CenterXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'anChina
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- Laboratory Animal CenterXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'anChina
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- Laboratory Animal CenterXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'anChina
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- Department of CardiologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'anChina
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- Department of Vascular SurgeryStanford University School of MedicineStanfordCaliforniaUSA
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- Laboratory Animal CenterXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'anChina
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- Laboratory Animal CenterXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'anChina
- Department of CardiologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'anChina
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- Department of Vascular SurgeryThe Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical UniversityTianjinChina
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Wen J, Liu X, Lei J, Wang J, Chen X, Zheng T, Yuan D. Hemodynamics in renal arteries with partial coverage after endovascular aneurysm repair affected by renal orientations. MEDICINE IN NOVEL TECHNOLOGY AND DEVICES 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medntd.2023.100224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/12/2023] Open
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Wen J, Wang J, Peng L, Yuan D, Zheng T. Hemodynamic analysis of hybrid treatment for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm based on Newtonian and non-Newtonian models in a patient-specific model. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2023; 26:209-221. [PMID: 35414317 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2022.2053683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The accuracy of the Newtonian model used in retrograde visceral revascularization (RVR) of hybrid surgery for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) hemodynamic simulation remains unclear. Noting that an appropriate blood viscosity model is a significant factor to capture hemodynamic changes in numerical studies. Therefore, both Newtonian and non-Newtonian blood viscosity models were adopted in this study to investigate the importance of hemodynamics when non-Newtonian blood property was accounted for in a patient-specific RVR simulation. The results revealed that disturbed flow and unfavorable WSS distribution can be observed in the anastomosis region under both blood viscosity models due to the retrograde flow pattern in the RVR model. However, although the non-Newtonian blood model has negligible effect on flow pattern and pressure drop, there were of significance quantitative and qualitative difference of local normalized helicity and wall shear stress distribution under pulsatile flow condition. In particular, the unfavorable WSS indicators distribution was better matched with a patient-specific follow-up report when non-Newtonian blood viscosity was accounted for. To conclude, the use of a Newtonian blood model is a reasonable approximation to obtain the general features of the flow field under steady flow condition. However, to study the hemodynamic parameters within retrograde flow under pulsatile flow condition, a non-Newtonian model may be more appropriate.
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- Jun Wen
- Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Applied Mechanics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Dapagliflozin Ameliorates the Formation and Progression of Experimental Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms by Reducing Aortic Inflammation in Mice. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:8502059. [PMID: 35126822 PMCID: PMC8816542 DOI: 10.1155/2022/8502059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Revised: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Background. Dapagliflozin, a sodium glucose transporter protein-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor, reduces the risk for cardiovascular diseases. However, the influence of dapagliflozin on nondissecting abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) remains unclear. Methods. AAAs were created in male C57BL/6 mice via intra-aortic porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE) infusion. Mice were daily treated with dapagliflozin (1 or 5 mg/kg body weight) or an equal volume of vehicle through oral gavage beginning one day prior to PPE infusion for 14 days. To investigate its translational value, dapagliflozin or vehicle was also administered to mice with existing AAAs in another cohort. Aortic diameters were measured prior to (day 0 for baseline) and 14 days after PPE infusion. After sacrifice, mice aortae were collected, and following histological analyses were performed. Results. Dapagliflozin treatment significantly reduced aneurysmal aortic expansion following PPE infusion as compared to vehicle treatment especially at 5 mg/kg body weight (approximately 21% and 33% decreases in 1 and 5 mg/kg treatment groups, respectively). The dose-dependent attenuation of AAAs by dapagliflozin was also confirmed on histological analyses. Dapagliflozin remarkably reduced aortic accumulation of macrophages, CD4+ T cells, and B cells particularly following dapagliflozin treatment at 5 mg/kg. Dapagliflozin treatment also markedly attenuated medial SMC loss. Though the difference was not significant, dapagliflozin treatment tended to attenuate CD8+ T cells and elastin degradation. Dapagliflozin treatment at 5 mg/kg caused a 53% reduction in neovessel density. Furthermore, dapagliflozin treatment mitigated further progress of existing AAAs. Conclusion. Dapagliflozin treatment ameliorated PPE-induced AAAs by inhibiting aortic leukocytes infiltration and angiogenesis.
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Wen J, Wu W, Peng L. 'Heart-like' cross-sectional shape can better improve the hemodynamics in spiral laminar flow graft for small-caliber bypass application: a numerical study. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2021; 25:1487-1498. [PMID: 34937461 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2021.2017905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Small-caliber grafts remain disappointed in the long-term bypass surgeries of coronary and peripheral arterial diseases. In order to improve the hemodynamics in small-caliber artery bypass grafts (ABGs), an improved spiral laminar flow (improved-SLF) graft with a 'heart-like' cross-sectional shape was proposed and verified by computational fluid dynamics simulation in this study. The results show that such graft can indeed induce a spiral flow and enhance the WSS distribution on the graft section. Furthermore, the helically distributed ribbon of unfavorable WSS observed in the original SLF graft was eliminated in the improved-SLF graft due to its smoothed and gentle helical ridge. On the other hand, improved-SLF ABG improved the WSS distribution in the distal anastomosis as well, because it maintained the strength of spiral flow when entering the anastomosis region. Finally, the improved-SLF ABG slightly increased the pressure drop along the bypass due to its small change of the general graft structure. As a proof-of-concept study, it can be concluded that improved-SLF graft can not only evenly enhance the WSS distribution in the graft section, but also improve the hemodynamic environment in the distal anastomosis without significantly increasing the pressure drop along the bypass, indicating such new helical-type graft may be more suitable to be used in the small-caliber graft bypass surgeries.
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- Jun Wen
- Department of Mechanics, Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China
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- Department of Mathematics, School of Science, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Liu H, Tian K, Xia C, Wei P, Xu B, Fu W, Li Y, Li Y, Bai L, Wang R, Wang W, Xu B, Liu E, Zhao S. Kunming mouse strain is less susceptible to elastase‐induced abdominal aortic aneurysms. Animal Model Exp Med 2021; 5:72-80. [PMID: 35229996 PMCID: PMC8879628 DOI: 10.1002/ame2.12197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background Porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE) is successfully used to induce abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in mice. However, differences between mouse strains in susceptibility to PPE induction have been reported. Kunming mouse is one of the most frequently used strains in China but whether it is suitable for induction of AAA by PPE application remains unclear. Methods PPE infusion (1.5 units/ml) in temporary controlled aorta was performed to induce AAAs in both C57BL/6J and Kunming mice. Phosphate‐buffered saline (PBS) application was used as vehicle control. The aorta diameters of all mice were measured at days 0 and 14 after surgery to evaluate the AAA formation. Results After 14 days of PPE or PBS infusion, all mice were sacrificed and aorta tissues were collected for histological staining analysis. At the 14th day after infusion, PPE successfully induced aortic dilation in Kunming mice and typical AAA in C57BL/6J mice. The aorta diameter increased by 0.23 mm in Kunming mice after PPE infusion, while it was 0.72 mm in the C57BL/6J strain. PPE induced mild elastin degradation, smooth muscle cell (SMC) depletion and mural leucocyte infiltration in Kunming mice, but in PPE‐sensitive C57BL/6J mice, it induced total loss of SMCs, elastin disappearance and diffused infiltrated leucocytes in aortic aneurysmal segments. The effects of PPE in inducing angiogenesis and upregulating matrix metalloproteinase 2 and 9 expression in Kunming mice were also weaker than that in C57BL/6J mice. Conclusion At the reported dose of PPE, Kunming mouse is not as susceptible to AAA formation as C57BL/6J mice. The failure of PPE to induce AAA formation in Kunming mice may be associated to its inability to boost a strong inflammatory response.
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- Haole Liu
- Institute of Cardiovascular Science School of Basic Medical Sciences Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center Xi'an China
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- Laboratory Animal Center Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an China
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- Laboratory Animal Center Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an China
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- Laboratory Animal Center Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an China
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- Laboratory Animal Center Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University Tianjin China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University Tianjin China
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- Pain Rehabilitation Department of TCM Orthopedic Center Xi'an Honghui Hospital Xi'an China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science School of Basic Medical Sciences Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center Xi'an China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science School of Basic Medical Sciences Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center Xi'an China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science School of Basic Medical Sciences Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center Xi'an China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford California USA
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science School of Basic Medical Sciences Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center Xi'an China
- Laboratory Animal Center Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science School of Basic Medical Sciences Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center Xi'an China
- Laboratory Animal Center Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an China
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Temporal and Quantitative Analysis of Aortic Immunopathologies in Elastase-Induced Mouse Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. J Immunol Res 2021; 2021:6297332. [PMID: 34825008 PMCID: PMC8610647 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6297332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Objective Elastase-induced abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) model is widely used for aneurysmal pathogenesis and translational research. However, temporal alternations in aneurysmal histologies remain unknown. This study is aimed at analyzing temporal immunopathologies of aneurysmal aorta following experimental AAA induction. Methods Male C57BL/6J mice at the age of 10-14 weeks received intra-aortic infusion of elastase to induce AAAs. Aortic diameters at the baseline and indicated days after AAA induction were measured, and aortae were collected for histopathological analysis. Results Aorta diameters increased from 0.52 mm at the baseline levels to 0.99 mm, 1.34 mm, and 1.41 mm at days 7, 14, and 28, respectively, corresponding 90%, 158%, and 171% increases over the baseline level. Average aortic diameters did not differ between days 14 and 28. Severe elastin degradation and smooth muscle cell depletion were found at days 14 and 28 as compared to the baseline and day 7. No difference in the scores of medial elastin and SMC destruction was noted between days 14 and 28. Consistent results were found for leukocyte accumulation, neoangiogenesis, and matrix metalloproteinase expression. Twenty-eight days after AAA induction, all aneurysmal pathologies showed an attenuated trend, although most histopathological parameters did no differ between days 14 and 28. Conclusion Our data suggest that almost aneurysmal immunohistopathologies reach maximal 14 days following AAA induction. Analysis of day 14 histologies is sufficient for AAA pathogenesis and translational studies in elastase-induced mouse experimental AAAs.
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Busch A, Bleichert S, Ibrahim N, Wortmann M, Eckstein HH, Brostjan C, Wagenhäuser MU, Goergen CJ, Maegdefessel L. Translating mouse models of abdominal aortic aneurysm to the translational needs of vascular surgery. JVS Vasc Sci 2021; 2:219-234. [PMID: 34778850 PMCID: PMC8577080 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvssci.2021.01.002] [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: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Introduction Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a condition that has considerable socioeconomic impact and an eventual rupture is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Despite decades of research, surgical repair remains the treatment of choice and no medical therapy is currently available. Animal models and, in particular, murine models, of AAA are a vital tool for experimental in vivo research. However, each of the different models has individual limitations and provide only partial mimicry of human disease. This narrative review addresses the translational potential of the available mouse models, highlighting unanswered questions from a clinical perspective. It is based on a thorough presentation of the available literature and more than a decade of personal experience, with most of the available models in experimental and translational AAA research. Results From all the models published, only the four inducible models, namely the angiotensin II model (AngII), the porcine pancreatic elastase perfusion model (PPE), the external periadventitial elastase application (ePPE), and the CaCl2 model have been widely used by different independent research groups. Although the angiotensin II model provides features of dissection and aneurysm formation, the PPE model shows reliable features of human AAA, especially beyond day 7 after induction, but remains technically challenging. The translational value of ePPE as a model and the combination with β-aminopropionitrile to induce rupture and intraluminal thrombus formation is promising, but warrants further mechanistic insights. Finally, the external CaCl2 application is known to produce inflammatory vascular wall thickening. Unmet translational research questions include the origin of AAA development, monitoring aneurysm growth, gender issues, and novel surgical therapies as well as novel nonsurgical therapies. Conclusion New imaging techniques, experimental therapeutic alternatives, and endovascular treatment options provide a plethora of research topics to strengthen the individual features of currently available mouse models, creating the possibility of shedding new light on translational research questions.
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- Albert Busch
- Department for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany.,Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislaufforschung (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Vascular Surgery and Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Vascular Surgery and Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Universitaetsklinik Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Vascular Surgery and Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Heinrich-Heine-University Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind
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- Department for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany.,Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislaufforschung (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
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Effect of Anastomosis Angles on Retrograde Perfusion and Hemodynamics of Hybrid Treatment for Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Ann Vasc Surg 2021; 79:298-309. [PMID: 34648850 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2021.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hemodynamic effects on the retrograde visceral reconstruction (RVR) for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms treatment by anastomotic angle remains unclear. This study aims to qualitatively and quantitatively investigate the effects of different anastomotic angles on hemodynamics and patency. METHODS Three RVR models with 45°, 60° and 90° anastomotic angles were reconstructed respectively by manipulating apostoperative patient-specific model. The manipulated models of the RVRs were numerically simulated and analyzed in terms of hemodynamics including theinstant and cumulative patency, flow pattern and indicators based on wall shear stress (WSS). RESULTS Although a smaller anastomotic angle may decrease the patency rate of common iliac arteries, it can improve the visceral perfusion during a cardiac cycle. More importantly, RVR with the smallest anastomotic angle experienced a minimal low time-averaged wall shear stress, high oscillatory shear index and relative residence time in the anastomosis region, whereas the largest anastomotic angle can introduce more unfavorable WSS in the graft trunk. Furthermore, a spiral flow pattern was observed in the proximal graft trunk of all three models, where no high-risk shear distribution was detected in this region. CONCLUSION A smaller anastomotic angle may have more benefits of hemodynamic environment in RVR, especially the WSS distribution and flow pattern in the graft trunk. We may also suggest that additional stents or an extended cuff for the graft can be used to induce spiral flow intentionally, which can further improve local hemodynamic environment and long-term prognosis.
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Tanaka H, Xu B, Xuan H, Ge Y, Wang Y, Li Y, Wang W, Guo J, Zhao S, Glover KJ, Zheng X, Liu S, Inuzuka K, Fujimura N, Furusho Y, Ikezoe T, Shoji T, Wang L, Fu W, Huang J, Unno N, Dalman RL. Recombinant Interleukin-19 Suppresses the Formation and Progression of Experimental Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. J Am Heart Assoc 2021; 10:e022207. [PMID: 34459250 PMCID: PMC8649236 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.022207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background Interleukin-19 is an immunosuppressive cytokine produced by immune and nonimmune cells, but its role in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) pathogenesis is not known. This study aimed to investigate interleukin-19 expression in, and influences on, the formation and progression of experimental AAAs. Methods and Results Human specimens were obtained at aneurysm repair surgery or from transplant donors. Experimental AAAs were created in 10- to 12-week-old male mice via intra-aortic elastase infusion. Influence and potential mechanisms of interleukin-19 treatment on AAAs were assessed via ultrasonography, histopathology, flow cytometry, and gene expression profiling. Immunohistochemistry revealed augmented interleukin-19 expression in both human and experimental AAAs. In mice, interleukin-19 treatment before AAA initiation via elastase infusion suppressed aneurysm formation and progression, with attenuation of medial elastin degradation, smooth-muscle depletion, leukocyte infiltration, neoangiogenesis, and matrix metalloproteinase 2 and 9 expression. Initiation of interleukin-19 treatment after AAA creation limited further aneurysmal degeneration. In additional experiments, interleukin-19 treatment inhibited murine macrophage recruitment following intraperitoneal thioglycolate injection. In classically or alternatively activated macrophages in vitro, interleukin-19 downregulated mRNA expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase, chemokine C-C motif ligand 2, and metalloproteinases 2 and 9 without apparent effect on cytokine-expressing helper or cytotoxic T-cell differentiation, nor regulatory T cellularity, in the aneurysmal aorta or spleen of interleukin-19-treated mice. Interleukin-19 also suppressed AAAs created via angiotensin II infusion in hyperlipidemic mice. Conclusions Based on human evidence and experimental modeling observations, interleukin-19 may influence the development and progression of AAAs.
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- Hiroki Tanaka
- Divison of Vascular Surgery Department of Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford CA.,Division of Vascular Surgery Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Hamamatsu Shizuoka Japan
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- Divison of Vascular Surgery Department of Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford CA
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- Divison of Vascular Surgery Department of Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford CA
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- Department of Physiology Nanjing Medical University Nanjing Jiangsu China
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- Peking University Third HospitalMedical Research Center Haidian Beijing China
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- Divison of Vascular Surgery Department of Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford CA
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- Department of Surgery Xiangya HospitalSouth Central University School of Medicine Changsha Hunan China
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- Divison of Vascular Surgery Department of Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford CA
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- Divison of Vascular Surgery Department of Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford CA
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- Divison of Vascular Surgery Department of Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford CA
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- Divison of Vascular Surgery Department of Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford CA
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- Department of Surgery Xiangya HospitalSouth Central University School of Medicine Changsha Hunan China
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- Division of Vascular Surgery Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Hamamatsu Shizuoka Japan
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- Divison of Vascular Surgery Department of Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford CA
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- Divison of Vascular Surgery Department of Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford CA
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- Divison of Vascular Surgery Department of Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford CA
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- Divison of Vascular Surgery Department of Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford CA
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- Department of Vascular Surgery Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai China
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- Department of Surgery Xiangya HospitalSouth Central University School of Medicine Changsha Hunan China
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- Division of Vascular Surgery Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Hamamatsu Shizuoka Japan
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- Divison of Vascular Surgery Department of Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford CA
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Huang Y, Qian JY, Cheng H, Li XM. Effects of shear stress on differentiation of stem cells into endothelial cells. World J Stem Cells 2021; 13:894-913. [PMID: 34367483 PMCID: PMC8316872 DOI: 10.4252/wjsc.v13.i7.894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Stem cell transplantation is an appealing potential therapy for vascular diseases and an indispensable key step in vascular tissue engineering. Substantial effort has been made to differentiate stem cells toward vascular cell phenotypes, including endothelial cells (ECs) and smooth muscle cells. The microenvironment of vascular cells not only contains biochemical factors that influence differentiation but also exerts hemodynamic forces, such as shear stress and cyclic strain. More recently, studies have shown that shear stress can influence the differentiation of stem cells toward ECs. A deep understanding of the responses and underlying mechanisms involved in this process is essential for clinical translation. This review highlights current data supporting the role of shear stress in stem cell differentiation into ECs. Potential mechanisms and signaling cascades for transducing shear stress into a biological signal are proposed. Further study of stem cell responses to shear stress will be necessary to apply stem cells for pharmacological applications and cardiovascular implants in the realm of regenerative medicine.
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- Yan Huang
- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China
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Shi J, Guo J, Li Z, Xu B, Miyata M. Importance of NLRP3 Inflammasome in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. J Atheroscler Thromb 2021; 28:454-466. [PMID: 33678767 PMCID: PMC8193780 DOI: 10.5551/jat.rv17048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a chronic inflammatory degenerative aortic disease, which particularly affects older people. Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor family protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is a multi-protein complex and mediates inflammatory responses by activating caspase 1 for processing premature interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18. In this review, we first summarize the principle of NLRP3 inflammasome activation and the functionally distinct classes of small molecule NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors. Next, we provide a comprehensive literature review on the expression of NLRP3 inflammasome effector mediators (IL-1β and IL-18) and components (caspase 1, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain (ASC) and NLRP3) in clinical and experimental AAAs. Finally, we discuss the influence of genetic deficiency or pharmacological inhibition of individual effector mediators and components of NLRP3 inflammasome on experimental AAAs. Accumulating clinical and experimental evidence suggests that NLRP3 inflammasome may be a promise therapeutic target for developing pharmacological strategies for clinical AAA management.
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- Jinyun Shi
- Center for Hypertension Care, Shanxi Medical University First Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, P. R. China
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- Center for Hypertension Care, Shanxi Medical University First Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, P. R. China
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- School of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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Wu H, Zhou X, Gong H, Ni Z, Xu Q. Perivascular tissue stem cells are crucial players in vascular disease. Free Radic Biol Med 2021; 165:324-333. [PMID: 33556462 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Perivascular tissue including adipose layer and adventitia have been considered to play pivotal roles in vascular development and disease progression. Recent studies showed that abundant stem/progenitorcells (SPCs) are present in perivascular tissues. These SPCs exhibit capability to proliferate and differentiate into specific terminal cells. Adult perivascular SPCs are quiescent in normal condition, once activated by specific molecules (e.g., cytokines), they migrate toward the lumen side where they differentiate into both smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and endothelial cells (ECs), thus promoting intima hyperplasia or endothelial regeneration. In addition, perivascular SPCs can also regulate vascular diseases via other ways including but not limited to paracrine effects, matrix protein modulation and microvessel formation. Perivascular SPCs have also been shown to possess therapeutic potentials due to the capability to differentiate into vascular cells and regenerate vascular structures. This review summarizes current knowledge on resident SPCs features and discusses the potential benefits of SPCs therapy in vascular diseases.
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- Hong Wu
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China.
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Specific miRNA and Gene Deregulation Characterize the Increased Angiogenic Remodeling of Thoracic Aneurysmatic Aortopathy in Marfan Syndrome. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21186886. [PMID: 32961817 PMCID: PMC7555983 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a connective tissue disease caused by mutations in the FBN1 gene, leading to alterations in the extracellular matrix microfibril assembly and the early formation of thoracic aorta aneurysms (TAAs). Non-genetic TAAs share many clinico-pathological aspects with MFS and deregulation of some microRNAs (miRNAs) has been demonstrated to be involved in the progression of TAA. In this study, 40 patients undergoing elective ascending aorta surgery were enrolled to compare TAA histomorphological features, miRNA profile and related target genes in order to find specific alterations that may explain the earlier and more severe clinical outcomes in MFS patients. Histomorphological, ultrastructural and in vitro studies were performed in order to compare aortic wall features of MFS and non-MFS TAA. MFS displayed greater glycosaminoglycan accumulation and loss/fragmentation of elastic fibers compared to non-MFS TAA. Immunohistochemistry revealed increased CD133+ angiogenic remodeling, greater MMP-2 expression, inflammation and smooth muscle cell (SMC) turnover in MFS TAA. Cultured SMCs from MFS confirmed higher turnover and α-smooth muscle actin expression compared with non-MFS TAA. Moreover, twenty-five miRNAs, including miR-26a, miR-29, miR-143 and miR-145, were found to be downregulated and only miR-632 was upregulated in MFS TAA in vivo. Bioinformatics analysis revealed that some deregulated miRNAs in MFS TAA are implicated in cell proliferation, extracellular matrix structure/function and TGFβ signaling. Finally, gene analysis showed 28 upregulated and seven downregulated genes in MFS TAA, some of them belonging to the CDH1/APC and CCNA2/TP53 signaling pathways. Specific miRNA and gene deregulation characterized the aortopathy of MFS and this was associated with increased angiogenic remodeling, likely favoring the early and more severe clinical outcomes, compared to non-MFS TAA. Our findings provide new insights concerning the pathogenetic mechanisms of MFS TAA; further investigation is needed to confirm if these newly identified specific deregulated miRNAs may represent potential therapeutic targets to counteract the rapid progression of MFS aortopathy.
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Dalman RL, Lu Y, Mahaffey KW, Chase AJ, Stern JR, Chang RW. Background and Proposed Design for a Metformin Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Suppression Trial. VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR REVIEW 2020. [DOI: 10.15420/ver.2020.03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) may lead to rupture and death if left untreated. While endovascular or surgical repair is generally recommended for AAA greater than 5–5.5 cm, the vast majority of aneurysms detected by screening modalities are smaller than this threshold. Once discovered, there would be a significant potential benefit in suppressing the growth of these small aneurysms in order to obviate the need for repair and mitigate rupture risk. Patients with diabetes, in particular those taking the oral hypoglycaemic medication metformin, have been shown to have lower incidence, growth rate, and rupture risk of AAA. Metformin therefore represents a widely available, non-toxic, potential inhibitor of AAA growth, but thus far no prospective clinical studies have evaluated this. Here, we present the background, rationale, and design for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of metformin for growth suppression in patients with small AAA.
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- Ronald L Dalman
- Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, US
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- Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, US
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, US
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- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, US
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, US
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco, California, US
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Xu B, Iida Y, Glover KJ, Ge Y, Wang Y, Xuan H, Hu X, Tanaka H, Wang W, Fujimura N, Miyata M, Shoji T, Guo J, Zheng X, Gerritsen M, Kuo C, Michie SA, Dalman RL. Inhibition of VEGF (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor)-A or its Receptor Activity Suppresses Experimental Aneurysm Progression in the Aortic Elastase Infusion Model. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2019; 39:1652-1666. [PMID: 31294623 PMCID: PMC6699755 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.119.312497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We examined the pathogenic significance of VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor)-A in experimental abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) and the translational value of pharmacological VEGF-A or its receptor inhibition in aneurysm suppression. Approaches and Results: AAAs were created in male C57BL/6J mice via intra-aortic elastase infusion. Soluble VEGFR (VEGF receptor)-2 extracellular ligand-binding domain (delivered in Ad [adenovirus]-VEGFR-2), anti-VEGF-A mAb (monoclonal antibody), and sunitinib were used to sequester VEGF-A, neutralize VEGF-A, and inhibit receptor tyrosine kinase activity, respectively. Influences on AAAs were assessed using ultrasonography and histopathology. In vitro transwell migration and quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assays were used to assess myeloid cell chemotaxis and mRNA expression, respectively. Abundant VEGF-A mRNA and VEGF-A-positive cells were present in aneurysmal aortae. Sequestration of VEGF-A by Ad-VEGFR-2 prevented AAA formation, with attenuation of medial elastolysis and smooth muscle depletion, mural angiogenesis and monocyte/macrophage infiltration. Treatment with anti-VEGF-A mAb prevented AAA formation without affecting further progression of established AAAs. Sunitinib therapy substantially mitigated both AAA formation and further progression of established AAAs, attenuated aneurysmal aortic MMP2 (matrix metalloproteinase) and MMP9 protein expression, inhibited inflammatory monocyte and neutrophil chemotaxis to VEGF-A, and reduced MMP2, MMP9, and VEGF-A mRNA expression in macrophages and smooth muscle cells in vitro. Additionally, sunitinib treatment reduced circulating monocytes in aneurysmal mice. CONCLUSIONS VEGF-A and its receptors contribute to experimental AAA formation by suppressing mural angiogenesis, MMP and VEGF-A production, myeloid cell chemotaxis, and circulating monocytes. Pharmacological inhibition of receptor tyrosine kinases by sunitinib or related compounds may provide novel opportunities for clinical aneurysm suppression.
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- Baohui Xu
- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Cardiology and Hypertension, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Sangha GS, Busch A, Acuna A, Berman AG, Phillips EH, Trenner M, Eckstein HH, Maegdefessel L, Goergen CJ. Effects of Iliac Stenosis on Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Formation in Mice and Humans. J Vasc Res 2019; 56:217-229. [PMID: 31272099 DOI: 10.1159/000501312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Reduced lower-limb blood flow has been shown to lead to asymmetrical abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) but the mechanism of action is not fully understood. Therefore, small animal ultrasound (Vevo2100, FUJIFILM VisualSonics) was used to longitudinally study mice that underwent standard porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE) infusion (n = 5), and PPE infusion with modified 20% iliac artery stenosis in the left (n = 4) and right (n = 5) iliac arteries. Human AAA computed tomography images were obtained from patients with normal (n = 9) or stenosed left (n = 2), right (n = 1), and bilateral (n = 1) iliac arteries. We observed rapid early growth and rightward expansion (8/9 mice) in the modified PPE groups (p < 0.05), leading to slightly larger and asymmetric AAAs compared to the standard PPE group. Further examination showed a significant increase in TGFβ1 (p < 0.05) and cellular infiltration (p < 0.05) in the modified PPE group versus standard PPE mice. Congruent, yet variable, observations were made in human AAA patients with reduced iliac outflow compared to those with normal iliac outflow. Our results suggest that arterial stenosis at the time of aneurysm induction leads to faster AAA growth with aneurysm asymmetry and increased vascular inflammation after 8 weeks, indicating that moderate iliac stenosis may have upstream effects on AAA progression.
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- Gurneet S Sangha
- Purdue University, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Technical University Munich, Department for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Munich Aortic Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
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- Purdue University, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Purdue University, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Purdue University, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Technical University Munich, Department for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Munich Aortic Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
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- Technical University Munich, Department for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Munich Aortic Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
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- Technical University Munich, Department for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Munich Aortic Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
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- Purdue University, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, .,Purdue University, Purdue University Center for Cancer Research, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA,
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Aslanidou L, Ferraro M, Lovric G, Bersi MR, Humphrey JD, Segers P, Trachet B, Stergiopulos N. Co-localization of microstructural damage and excessive mechanical strain at aortic branches in angiotensin-II-infused mice. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2019; 19:81-97. [PMID: 31273562 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-019-01197-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Animal models of aortic aneurysm and dissection can enhance our limited understanding of the etiology of these lethal conditions particularly because early-stage longitudinal data are scant in humans. Yet, the pathogenesis of often-studied mouse models and the potential contribution of aortic biomechanics therein remain elusive. In this work, we combined micro-CT and synchrotron-based imaging with computational biomechanics to estimate in vivo aortic strains in the abdominal aorta of angiotensin-II-infused ApoE-deficient mice, which were compared with mouse-specific aortic microstructural damage inferred from histopathology. Targeted histology showed that the 3D distribution of micro-CT contrast agent that had been injected in vivo co-localized with precursor vascular damage in the aortic wall at 3 days of hypertension, with damage predominantly near the ostia of the celiac and superior mesenteric arteries. Computations similarly revealed higher mechanical strain in branching relative to non-branching regions, thus resulting in a positive correlation between high strain and vascular damage in branching segments that included the celiac, superior mesenteric, and right renal arteries. These results suggest a mechanically driven initiation of damage at these locations, which was supported by 3D synchrotron imaging of load-induced ex vivo delaminations of angiotensin-II-infused suprarenal abdominal aortas. That is, the major intramural delamination plane in the ex vivo tested aortas was also near side branches and specifically around the celiac artery. Our findings thus support the hypothesis of an early mechanically mediated formation of microstructural defects at aortic branching sites that subsequently propagate into a macroscopic medial tear, giving rise to aortic dissection in angiotensin-II-infused mice.
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- Lydia Aslanidou
- Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Centre d'Imagerie BioMédicale, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, USA
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- Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- bioMMeda, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Parker LP, Powell JT, Kelsey LJ, Lim B, Ashleigh R, Venermo M, Koncar I, Norman PE, Doyle BJ. Morphology and Hemodynamics in Isolated Common Iliac Artery Aneurysms Impacts Proximal Aortic Remodeling. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2019; 39:1125-1136. [DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.119.312687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
Objective—
Isolated common iliac artery aneurysms (CIAA) are rare. Their prognosis and influence on aortoiliac blood flow and remodeling are unclear. We evaluated the hypotheses that morphology at and distal to the aortic bifurcation, together with the associated hemodynamic changes, influence both the natural history of CIAA and proximal aortic remodeling.
Approach and Results—
Twenty-five isolated CIAAs (15 intact, 10 ruptured), in 23 patients were reconstructed and analyzed with computational fluid dynamics: all showed abnormal flow. Then we studied a series of 24 hypothetical aortoiliac geometries in silico with varying abdominal aortic deflection and aortic bifurcation angles: key findings were assessed in an independent validation cohort of 162 patients. Wall shear stress in isolated unilateral CIAAs was lower than the contralateral common iliac artery, 0.38±0.33 Pa versus 0.61±0.24 Pa, inversely associated with CIAA diameter (
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<0.001) and morphology (high shear stress in variants distal to a sharp kink). Rupture usually occurred in regions of elevated low and oscillatory shear with a wide aortic bifurcation angle. Abdominal aortas deflected towards the CIAA for most unilateral isolated CIAAs (14/21). In silico, wider bifurcation angles created high focal regions of low and oscillatory shear in the common iliac artery. The associations of unilateral CIAA with aortic deflection and common iliac artery diameter with bifurcation angle were confirmed in the validation cohort.
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Decreasing wall shear stress is strongly associated with CIAA progression (larger aneurysms and rupture), whereas abnormal blood flow in the CIAA seems to promote proximal aortic remodeling, with adaptive lateral deflection of the abdominal aorta towards the aneurysmal side.
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- Louis P. Parker
- From the Vascular Engineering Laboratory, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands and Centre for Medical Research (L.P.P., L.J.K., B.L., P.E.N., B.J.D.), The University of Western Australia, Perth
- School of Engineering (L.P.P., L.J.K., B.L., B.J.D.), The University of Western Australia, Perth
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- Vascular Surgery Research Group, Imperial College London, United Kingdom (J.T.P.)
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- From the Vascular Engineering Laboratory, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands and Centre for Medical Research (L.P.P., L.J.K., B.L., P.E.N., B.J.D.), The University of Western Australia, Perth
- School of Engineering (L.P.P., L.J.K., B.L., B.J.D.), The University of Western Australia, Perth
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- From the Vascular Engineering Laboratory, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands and Centre for Medical Research (L.P.P., L.J.K., B.L., P.E.N., B.J.D.), The University of Western Australia, Perth
- School of Engineering (L.P.P., L.J.K., B.L., B.J.D.), The University of Western Australia, Perth
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- University Hospital of South Manchester, United Kingdom (R.A.)
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland (M.V.)
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- Clinic for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia (I.K.)
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- From the Vascular Engineering Laboratory, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands and Centre for Medical Research (L.P.P., L.J.K., B.L., P.E.N., B.J.D.), The University of Western Australia, Perth
- Medical School (P.E.N.), The University of Western Australia, Perth
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- From the Vascular Engineering Laboratory, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands and Centre for Medical Research (L.P.P., L.J.K., B.L., P.E.N., B.J.D.), The University of Western Australia, Perth
- School of Engineering (L.P.P., L.J.K., B.L., B.J.D.), The University of Western Australia, Perth
- Australian Research Council Centre for Personalised Therapeutics Technologies (B.J.D.)
- BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (B.J.D.)
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Levitt MR, Mandrycky C, Abel A, Kelly CM, Levy S, Chivukula VK, Zheng Y, Aliseda A, Kim LJ. Genetic correlates of wall shear stress in a patient-specific 3D-printed cerebral aneurysm model. J Neurointerv Surg 2019; 11:999-1003. [PMID: 30979845 DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2018-014669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Revised: 03/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES To study the correlation between wall shear stress and endothelial cell expression in a patient-specific, three-dimensional (3D)-printed model of a cerebral aneurysm. MATERIALS AND METHODS A 3D-printed model of a cerebral aneurysm was created from a patient's angiogram. After populating the model with human endothelial cells, it was exposed to media under flow for 24 hours. Endothelial cell morphology was characterized in five regions of the 3D-printed model using confocal microscopy. Endothelial cells were then harvested from distinct regions of the 3D-printed model for mRNA collection and gene analysis via quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR.) Cell morphology and mRNA measurement were correlated with computational fluid dynamics simulations. RESULTS The model was successfully populated with endothelial cells, which survived under flow for 24 hours. Endothelial morphology showed alignment with flow in the proximal and distal parent vessel and aneurysm neck, but disorganization in the aneurysm dome. Genetic analysis of endothelial mRNA expression in the aneurysm dome and distal parent vessel was compared with the proximal parent vessels. ADAMTS-1 and NOS3 were downregulated in the aneurysm dome, while GJA4 was upregulated in the distal parent vessel. Disorganized morphology and decreased ADAMTS-1 and NOS3 expression correlated with areas of substantially lower wall shear stress and wall shear stress gradient in computational fluid dynamics simulations. CONCLUSIONS Creating 3D-printed models of patient-specific cerebral aneurysms populated with human endothelial cells is feasible. Analysis of these cells after exposure to flow demonstrates differences in both cell morphology and genetic expression, which correlate with areas of differential hemodynamic stress.
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- Michael R Levitt
- Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Stroke and Applied Neuroscience Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Stroke and Applied Neuroscience Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Stroke and Applied Neuroscience Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Stroke and Applied Neuroscience Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Stroke and Applied Neuroscience Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Stroke and Applied Neuroscience Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Aquila I, Frati G, Sciarretta S, Dellegrottaglie S, Torella D, Torella M. New imaging techniques project the cellular and molecular alterations underlying bicuspid aortic valve development. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2019; 129:197-207. [PMID: 30826295 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2019.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2018] [Revised: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease is the most common congenital cardiac malformation associated with an increased lifetime risk and a high rate of surgically-relevant valve deterioration and aortic dilatation. Genomic data revealed that different genes are associated with BAV. A dominant genetic factor for the recent past was the basis to the recommendation for a more extensive aortic intervention. However very recent evidence that hemodynamic stressors and alterations of wall shear stress play an important role independent from the genetic trait led to more conservative treatment recommendations. Therefore, there is a current need to improve the ability to risk stratify BAV patients in order to obtain an early detection of valvulopathy and aortopathy while also to predict valve dysfunction and/or aortic disease development. Imaging studies based on new cutting-edge technologies, such us 4-dimensional (4D) flow magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) speckle-tracking imaging (STI) and computation fluid dynamics, combined with studies demonstrating new gene mutations, specific signal pathways alterations, hemodynamic influences, circulating biomarkers modifications, endothelial progenitor cell impairment and immune/inflammatory response, all detected BAV valvulopathy progression and aortic wall abnormality. Overall, the main purpose of this review article is to merge the evidences of imaging and basic science studies in a coherent hypothesis that underlies and thus projects the development of both BAV during embryogenesis and BAV-associated aortopathy and its complications in the adult life, with the final goal to identifying aneurysm formation/rupture susceptibility to improve diagnosis and management of patients with BAV-related aortopathy.
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- Iolanda Aquila
- Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro 88100, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy; IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, IS, Italy.
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy; IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Ospedale Accreditato Villa dei Fiori, Acerra, Naples 80011, Italy; The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro 88100, Italy.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Sciences, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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Yuan D, Wen J, Peng L, Zhao J, Zheng T. Precise plan of hybrid treatment for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm: Hemodynamics of retrograde reconstruction visceral arteries from the iliac artery. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0205679. [PMID: 30321207 PMCID: PMC6188790 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/29/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Hybrid visceral-renal debranching procedures with endovascular repair have been proposed as a less invasive alternative to conventional thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm or dissection (TAAA or TAAD) surgery. Up to now, there has been no information about the hemodynamic effects of retrograde visceral reconstruction (RVR) for Crawford type II/III/IV TAAA patients undergoing hybrid treatment. The aim is to provide insights in the abnormal hemodynamics of RVR from unilateral or bilateral common iliac arteries (CIAs). Idealized three-dimensional AAs with RVR from unilateral CIA or bilateral CIAs were generated and computationally simulated. The results show that RVRs from CIA lead to a dramatic decrease in flow to the visceral organs compared with a healthy AA and that the anastomosis region is most dangerous to graft occlusion and the initiation of an aneurysm. In addition, compared with a quar-furcated graft, the employment of bilateral bi-furcated grafts have better performance in terms of the wall shear stress (WSS) and flow filed but result in less flow to the celiac and mesenteric arteries. This study has revealed the potential risks after an RVR operation, and points out the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches for the visceral reconstruction, which the vascular surgeons are not fully aware of. According to our results, bilateral bi-furcated grafts are recommended to the TAAA patients when the CIAs are unique inflow sites for visceral reconstruction. A precise plan with patient specific for TAAA or TAAD will be designed for better long-term outcome.
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- Ding Yuan
- Department vascular surgery of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan,China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department vascular surgery of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Applied Mechanics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Busch A, Chernogubova E, Jin H, Meurer F, Eckstein HH, Kim M, Maegdefessel L. Four Surgical Modifications to the Classic Elastase Perfusion Aneurysm Model Enable Haemodynamic Alterations and Extended Elastase Perfusion. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2018; 56:102-109. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2018.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Kokje VBC, Gäbel G, Dalman RL, Koole D, Northoff BH, Holdt LM, Hamming JF, Lindeman JHN. CXCL8 hyper-signaling in the aortic abdominal aneurysm. Cytokine 2018; 108:96-104. [PMID: 29587155 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2018.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Revised: 02/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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There are indications for elevated CXCL8 levels in abdominal aortic aneurysm disease (AAA). CXCL8 is concurrently involved in neutrophil-mediated inflammation and angiogenesis, two prominent and distinctive characteristics of AAA. As such we considered an evaluation of a role for CXCL8 in AAA progression relevant. ELISA's, real time PCR and array analysis were used to explore CXCL8 signaling in AAA wall samples. A role for CXCL8 in AAA disease was tested through the oral CXCR1/2 antagonist DF2156A in the elastase model of AAA disease. There is an extreme disparity in aortic wall CXCL8 content between AAA and aortic atherosclerotic disease (median [IQR] aortic wall CXCL8 content: 425 [141-1261] (AAA) vs. 23 [2.8-89] (atherosclerotic aorta) µg/g protein (P < 1 · 10-14)), and abundant expression of the CXCR1 and 2 receptors in AAA. Array analysis followed by pathway analysis showed that CXCL8 hyper-expression in AAA is followed increased by IL-8 signaling (Z-score for AAA vs. atherosclerotic control: 2.97, p < 0.0001). Interference with CXCL8 signaling through DF2156A fully abrogated AAA formation and prevented matrix degradation in the murine elastase model of AAA disease (p < 0.001). CXCL8-signaling is a prominent and distinctive feature of AAA, interference with the pathway constitutes a promising target for medical stabilization of AAA.
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- Vivianne B C Kokje
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Roan JN, Luo CY, Tsai MD, Wu IS, Chang SW, Huang CC, Tsai YS, Lam CF. Mobilization of Endothelial Progenitor Cells Following Creation of Arteriovenous Access in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease. ACTA CARDIOLOGICA SINICA 2016; 31:24-32. [PMID: 27122843 DOI: 10.6515/acs20140310e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND A patent arteriovenous (AV) fistula induces activation of regional vascular endothelium and vascular shear force. Shear stress is an important physiological force in mobilizing endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). This study aimed to explore the perioperative changes of circulating EPC levels for patients who require hemodialysis and underwent radiocephalic fistula operation. METHODS This prospective cohort study included patients who received a radiocephalic fistula surgery when they were between 25 and 65 years of age. The subjects were followed for 90 days postoperatively for any stenotic events or immaturity of the fistula. Blood samples were obtained on the day before surgery and at postoperation day (POD) 3 and 30. CD133+/KDR+ cells, defined as EPCs, were analyzed using flow cytometry. Blood flow of the fistula was followed on POD 3 and 30. RESULTS A total of 30 patients were enrolled in the study from July 2009 to December 2011. One patient dropped out of the study and seven patients developed a stenotic (or immature) AV fistula (7/29, 24.1%). There were positive linear relationships between EPC numbers and shear rate postoperatively, which were more significant on POD 30. In addition, postoperative mobilization of EPCs was significantly higher in patients who developed a stenotic fistula than those without. CONCLUSIONS The mobilization of circulating EPCs correlated with a compromised arteriovenous fistula. The biological significance of increased EPC numbers need to be determined in future studies. KEY WORDS Arteriovenous fistula; Endothelial progenitor cells.
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- Jun-Neng Roan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine; ; Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine and Hospital; ; Department of Surgery, Tainan Municipal Hospital
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine and Hospital
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine and Hospital
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- Department of Surgery, Tainan Municipal Hospital
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine and Hospital, Tainan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine and Hospital, Tainan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine and Hospital, Tainan; ; Department of Anesthesiology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital and Tzu-Chi University School of Medicine, Hualien, Taiwan
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A computational simulation of the effect of hybrid treatment for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm on the hemodynamics of abdominal aorta. Sci Rep 2016; 6:23801. [PMID: 27029949 PMCID: PMC4814838 DOI: 10.1038/srep23801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Hybrid visceral-renal debranching procedures with endovascular repair have been proposed as an appealing technique to treat conventional thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA). This approach, however, still remained controversial because of the non-physiological blood flow direction of its retrograde visceral revascularization (RVR) which is generally constructed from the aortic bifurcation or common iliac artery. The current study carried out the numerical simulation to investigate the effect of RVR on the hemodynamics of abdominal aorta. The results indicated that the inflow sites for the RVR have great impact on the hemodynamic performance. When RVR was from the distal aorta, the perfusion to visceral organs were adequate but the flow flux to the iliac artery significantly decreased and a complex disturbed flow field developed at the distal aorta, which endangered the aorta at high risk of aneurysm development. When RVR was from the right iliac artery, the abdominal aorta was not troubled with low WSS or disturbed flow, but the inadequate perfusion to the visceral organs reached up to 40% and low WSS and flow velocity predominated appeared at the right iliac artery and the grafts, which may result in the stenosis in grafts and aneurysm growth on the host iliac artery.
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George E, Giannopoulos AA, Aghayev A, Rohatgi S, Imanzadeh A, Antoniadis AP, Kumamaru KK, Chatzizisis YS, Dunne R, Steigner M, Hanley M, Gravereaux EC, Rybicki FJ, Mitsouras D. Contrast inhomogeneity in CT angiography of the abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2015; 10:179-83. [PMID: 26714669 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2015.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Revised: 11/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND If undetected, infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) growth can lead to rupture, a high-mortality complication. Some AAA patients exhibit inhomogeneous luminal contrast attenuation at first-pass CT angiography (CTA). This study assesses the association between this observation and aneurysm growth. METHODS Sixty-seven consecutive pre-repair AAA CTAs were included in this retrospective study. The "Gravitational Gradient" (GG), defined as the ratio of the mean attenuation in a region-of-interest placed posteriorly to that in a region-of-interest placed anteriorly within the lumen of the aortic aneurysm on a single axial slice, and the maximum aneurysm diameter were measured from each CT data set. "AAA Contrast Inhomogeneity" was defined as the absolute value of the difference between the GG and 1.0. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the association of aneurysm growth >0.4 and >1.0 cm/year to AAA Contrast Inhomogeneity, aneurysm diameter, patient characteristics and cardiovascular co-morbidities. RESULTS AAA Contrast Inhomogeneity was not correlated to aneurysm diameter (p = 0.325). In multivariable analysis that included initial aneurysm diameter and AAA Contrast Inhomogeneity, both factors were significantly associated with rapid aneurysm growth (initial diameter: p = 0.029 and 0.011, and, AAA Contrast Inhomogeneity: p = 0.045 and 0.048 for growth >0.4 cm/year and >1 cm/year respectively). CONCLUSIONS AAA Contrast Inhomogeneity is a common observation in first-pass CTA. It is associated with rapid aneurysm growth, independent of aneurysm diameter.
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- Elizabeth George
- Applied Imaging Science Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Applied Imaging Science Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Applied Imaging Science Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Applied Imaging Science Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Applied Imaging Science Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Applied Imaging Science Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and Department of Radiology, The University of Ottawa, Ontario, ON, Canada
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- Applied Imaging Science Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Wang L, Chen L, Wang Q, Wang L, Wang H, Shen Y, Li X, Fu Y, Shen Y, Yu Y. Circulating endothelial progenitor cells are involved in VEGFR-2-related endothelial differentiation in glioma. Oncol Rep 2014; 32:2007-14. [PMID: 25189411 DOI: 10.3892/or.2014.3467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play important roles in maintaining endothelial integrity and tumor vascularization. However, the differentiation of EPCs in the neoangiogenesis of gliomas has not yet been fully elucidated. The purpose in this study was to investigate the profile of EPC differentiation in rat C6 glioma using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a non-invasive monitoring assay. To achieve this goal, we isolated EPCs from rat bone marrow and identified them by detecting CD34, CD133, and VEGFR-2, the markers of EPCs. Coexpression of Ac-LDL and UEA-1 in EPCs was also determined. To dynamically monitor the migration of circulating cells, the EPCs were labeled with ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO) and injected by tail vein into rats bearing C6 glioma. MRI was performed at 24, 48, and 96 h after injection. The distribution and differentiation of EPCs were confirmed by histology. We found that the USPIO-labeled EPCs appeared at the tumor periphery where a large number of CD105-positive cells appeared at 24 h after injection by using MRI scanning. Ninety-six hours after injection, immunohistochemistry and Prussian blue staining were used to observe the labeled EPCs in the tumor tissue. We found that many of the labeled EPCs were overlapped with VEGFR-2-positive endothelial cells, but not CD105- or CD34-positive cells. These results suggest that EPCs can cross the blood-brain barrier from peripheral blood and home to tumors, where they differentiate into endothelial cells, including VEGFR-2-positive endothelial cells. MRI is a useful method for dynamically tracking the migration of USPIO-labeled EPCs.
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- Le Wang
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, P.R. China
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- Biopharmaceutical Research Institute, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, P.R. China
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- Biopharmaceutical Research Institute, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, P.R. China
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- Biopharmaceutical Research Institute, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, P.R. China
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- Biopharmaceutical Research Institute, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, P.R. China
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- Biopharmaceutical Research Institute, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, P.R. China
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ZHOU TIAN, ZHENG YIMING, QIU JUHUI, HU JIANJUN, SUN DAMING, TANG CHAOJUN, WANG GUIXUE. ENDOTHELIAL MECHANOTRANSDUCTION MECHANISMS FOR VASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS. J MECH MED BIOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1142/s0219519414300063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Vascular physiology and disease progression, such as atherosclerosis, are mediated by hemodynamic force generated from blood flow. The hemodynamic force exerts on vascular endothelial cells (ECs), which could perceive the mechanical signals and transmit them into cell interior by multiple potential shear sensors, collectively known as mechanotransduction. However, we do not understand completely how these shear-sensitive components orchestrate physiological and atherosclerotic responses to shear stress. In this review, we provide an overview of biomechanical mechanisms underlying vascular physiology and atherosclerotic progression. Additionally, we summarize current evidences to illustrate that atherosclerotic lesions preferentially develop in arterial regions experiencing disturbance in blood flow, during which endothelial dysfunction is the initial event of atherosclerosis, inflammation plays dominant roles in atherosclerotic progression, and angiogenesis emerges as compensatory explanation for atherosclerotic plaque rupture. Especially in the presence of systemic risk factors (e.g., hyperlipidaemia, hypertension and hyperglycemia), the synergy between these systemic risk factors with hemodynamic factors aggravates atherosclerosis by co-stimulating some of these biomechanical events. Given the hemodynamic environment of vasculature, understanding how the rapid shear-mediated signaling, particularly in combination with systemic risk factors, contribute to atherosclerotic progression through endothelial dysfunction, inflammation and angiogenesis helps to elucidate the role for atherogenic shear stress in specifically localizing atherosclerotic lesions in arterial regions with disturbed flow.
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- TIAN ZHOU
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing Engineering Laboratory in Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing Engineering Laboratory in Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing Engineering Laboratory in Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing Engineering Laboratory in Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing Engineering Laboratory in Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing Engineering Laboratory in Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing Engineering Laboratory in Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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Peng C, Gu P, Zhou J, Huang J, Wang W. Inhibition of rho-kinase by fasudil suppresses formation and progression of experimental abdominal aortic aneurysms. PLoS One 2013; 8:e80145. [PMID: 24244631 PMCID: PMC3828185 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2013] [Accepted: 10/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objective Accumulating evidence suggests that inflammatory cell infiltration is crucial pathogenesis during the initiation and progression of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Given Rho-kinase (ROCK), an important kinase control the actin cytoskeleton, regulates the inflammatory cell infiltration, thus, we investigate the possibility and mechanism of preventing experimental AAA progression via targeting ROCK in mice porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE) model. Methods and Results AAA was created in 10-week-old male C57BL/6 mice by transient intraluminal porcine pancreatic elastase infusion into the infrarenal aorta. The mRNA level of RhoA, RhoC, ROCK1 and ROCK2 were elevated in aneurismal aorta. Next, PPE infusion mice were orally administrated with vehicle or ROCK inhibitor (Fasudil at dose of 200 mg/kg/day) during the period of day 1 prior to PPE infusion to day 14 after PPE infusion. PPE infusion mice treated with Fasudil produced significantly smaller aneurysms as compare to PPE infusion mice treated with vehicle. AAAs developed in all vehicle-treated groups within 14 days, whereas AAAs developed in six mice (66%, 6/9) treated with Fasudil within 14 days. Furthermore, our semi-quantitative histological analysis revealed that blood vessels and macrophages were significantly reduced in Fasudil treated mice during the AAA progression. Finally, when mice with existing AAAs were treated with Fasudil, the enlargement was nearly completely suppressed. Conclusion Fasudil inhibits experimental AAA progression and stabilize existing aneurysms, through mechanisms likely related to impaired mural macrophage infiltration and angiogenesis. These findings suggest that ROCK inhibitor may hold substantial translational value for AAA diseases.
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- Chen Peng
- Department of Vascular Surgery,Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery,Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Stomatolog, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery,Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery,Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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It is well known that the altered blood flow is related to vascular diseases, including atherosclerosis, restenosis, and arteriosclerosis, which preferentially located at areas with the disturbed blood flow, suggesting that altered biomechanical stress may exert their effect on the vascular disease. Recent evidence indicated the presence of abundant stem/progenitor cells in the vessel wall, in which laminar shear stress can stimulate these cells to differentiate towards endothelial lineage, while cyclic strain results in smooth muscle differentiation. In line with this, it was evidenced that altered biomechanical stress in stented vessels may lead to 'wrong' direction of vascular stem cell differentiation resulting in restenosis. However, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. In this article, we will give an overview of the effect of the local flow pattern on stem/progenitor cell differentiation and the possible mechanism on how the blood flow influences stem cell behaviours in the development of vascular diseases.
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- Cheng Zhang
- The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Shandong University Qilu Hospital, Jinan, China
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Iida Y, Xu B, Xuan H, Glover KJ, Tanaka H, Hu X, Fujimura N, Wang W, Schultz JR, Turner CR, Dalman RL. Peptide inhibitor of CXCL4-CCL5 heterodimer formation, MKEY, inhibits experimental aortic aneurysm initiation and progression. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2013; 33:718-26. [PMID: 23288157 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.112.300329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Macrophages are critical contributors to abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease. We examined the ability of MKEY, a peptide inhibitor of CXCL4-CCL5 interaction, to influence AAA progression in murine models. APPROACH AND RESULTS AAAs were created in 10-week-old male C57BL/6J mice by transient infrarenal aortic porcine pancreatic elastase infusion. Mice were treated with MKEY via intravenous injection either (1) before porcine pancreatic elastase infusion or (2) after aneurysm initiation. Immunostaining demonstrated CCL5 and CCR5 expression on aneurysmal aortae and mural monocytes/macrophages, respectively. MKEY treatment partially inhibited migration of adaptively transferred leukocytes into aneurysmal aortae in recipient mice. Although all vehicle-pretreated mice developed AAAs, aneurysms formed in only 60% (3/5) and 14% (1/7) of mice pretreated with MKEY at 10 and 20 mg/kg, respectively. MKEY pretreatment reduced aortic diameter enlargement, preserved medial elastin fibers and smooth muscle cells, and attenuated mural macrophage infiltration, angiogenesis, and aortic metalloproteinase 2 and 9 expression after porcine pancreatic elastase infusion. MKEY initiated after porcine pancreatic elastase infusion also stabilized or reduced enlargement of existing AAAs. Finally, MKEY treatment was effective in limiting AAA formation after angiotensin II infusion in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. CONCLUSIONS MKEY suppresses AAA formation and progression in 2 complementary experimental models. Peptide inhibition of CXCL4-CCL5 interactions may represent a viable translational strategy to limit progression of human AAA disease.
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- Yasunori Iida
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5102, USA
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Notch signaling in descending thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection. PLoS One 2012; 7:e52833. [PMID: 23300792 PMCID: PMC3530510 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2012] [Accepted: 11/22/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Descending thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (DTAAD) is characterized by progressive medial degeneration, which may result from excessive tissue destruction and insufficient repair. Resistance to tissue destruction and aortic self-repair are critical in preventing medial degeneration. The signaling pathways that control these processes in DTAAD are poorly understood. Because Notch signaling is a critical pathway for cell survival, proliferation, and tissue repair, we examined its activation in DTAAD. Methods We studied descending thoracic aortic tissue from patients with sporadic thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA; n = 14) or chronic thoracic aortic dissection (TAD; n = 16) and from age-matched organ donors (n = 12). Using western blot, real-time RT-PCR, and immunofluorescence staining, we examined aortic tissue samples for the Notch ligands Delta-like 1, Delta-like 4 (DLL1/4), and Jagged1; the Notch receptor 1 (Notch1); the Notch1 intracellular domain (NICD); and Hes1, a downstream target of Notch signaling. Results Western blots and RT-PCR showed higher levels of the Notch1 protein and mRNA and the NICD and Hes1 proteins in both TAA and TAD tissues than in control tissue. However, immunofluorescence staining showed a complex pattern of Notch signaling in the diseased tissue. The ligand DLL1/4 and Notch1 were significantly decreased and NICD and Hes1 were rarely detected in medial vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in both TAA and TAD tissues, indicating downregulation of Notch signaling in aortic VSMCs. Interestingly Jagged1, NICD, and Hes1 were highly present in CD34+ stem cells and Stro-1+ stem cells in aortas from TAA and TAD patients. NICD and Hes1 were also detected in most fibroblasts and macrophages that accumulated in the aortic wall of DTAAD patients. Conclusions Notch signaling exhibits a complex pattern in DTAAD. The Notch pathway is impaired in medial VSMCs but activated in stem cells, fibroblasts, and macrophages.
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Iida Y, Xu B, Schultz GM, Chow V, White JJ, Sulaimon S, Hezi-Yamit A, Peterson SR, Dalman RL. Efficacy and mechanism of angiotensin II receptor blocker treatment in experimental abdominal aortic aneurysms. PLoS One 2012; 7:e49642. [PMID: 23226500 PMCID: PMC3513299 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2012] [Accepted: 10/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Despite the importance of the renin-angiotensin (Ang) system in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) pathogenesis, strategies targeting this system to prevent clinical aneurysm progression remain controversial and unproven. We compared the relative efficacy of two Ang II type 1 receptor blockers, telmisartan and irbesartan, in limiting experimental AAAs in distinct mouse models of aneurysm disease. Methodology/Principal Findings AAAs were induced using either 1) Ang II subcutaneous infusion (1000 ng/kg/min) for 28 days in male ApoE−/− mice, or 2) transient intra-aortic porcine pancreatic elastase infusion in male C57BL/6 mice. One week prior to AAA creation, mice started to daily receive irbesartan (50 mg/kg), telmisartan (10 mg/kg), fluvastatin (40 mg/kg), bosentan (100 mg/kg), doxycycline (100 mg/kg) or vehicle alone. Efficacy was determined via serial in vivo aortic diameter measurements, histopathology and gene expression analysis at sacrifice. Aortic aneurysms developed in 67% of Ang II-infused ApoE−/− mice fed with standard chow and water alone (n = 15), and 40% died of rupture. Strikingly, no telmisartan-treated mouse developed an AAA (n = 14). Both telmisartan and irbesartan limited aneurysm enlargement, medial elastolysis, smooth muscle attenuation, macrophage infiltration, adventitial neocapillary formation, and the expression of proteinases and proinflammatory mediators. Doxycycline, fluvastatin and bosentan did not influence aneurysm progression. Telmisartan was also highly effective in intra-aortic porcine pancreatic elastase infusion-induced AAAs, a second AAA model that did not require exogenous Ang II infusion. Conclusion/Significance Telmisartan suppresses experimental aneurysms in a model-independent manner and may prove valuable in limiting clinical disease progression.
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- Yasunori Iida
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Medtronic Vascular Inc., Santa Rosa, California, United States of America
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- Medtronic Vascular Inc., Santa Rosa, California, United States of America
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- Medtronic Vascular Inc., Santa Rosa, California, United States of America
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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Sung SH, Wu TC, Chen JS, Chen YH, Huang PH, Lin SJ, Shih CC, Chen JW. Reduced number and impaired function of circulating endothelial progenitor cells in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm. Int J Cardiol 2012. [PMID: 23182004 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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AIM Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) and predict its outcome. Although the pathophysiology of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is different, it shares some risk factors with CAD. Therefore, the correlation between EPCs and AAA was investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS Seventy-eight subjects (age 77.2 ± 7.8 years) with suspected AAA were prospectively enrolled. Cut-off values (men, 3.5-5.5 cm; women, 3-5 cm) were used to define normal aorta, small AAA, and large AAA on thoraco-abdominal computer tomography. Endothelial function was measured by flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD). Flow cytometry and colony-forming units (CFUs) were used to evaluate circulating EPC numbers. Circulating EPCs were defined as mononuclear cells with low CD45 staining and double-positive staining for KDR, CD34, or CD133. Late out-growth EPCs were cultured from six patients with large AAAs and six age- and sex-matched controls to evaluate proliferation, adhesion, migration, tube formation, and senescence. FMD was significantly lower with large (5.26% ± 3.11%) and small AAAs (6.31% ± 3.66%) than in controls (8.88% ± 4.83%, P=0.008). Both CFUs (normal 38.39 ± 12.99, small AAA 21.22 ± 7.14, large AAA 6.98 ± 1.97; P=0.026) and circulating EPCs (CD34(+)/KDR(+) and CD133(+)/KDR(+)) were significantly fewer in AAA patients than in controls. On multivariate analysis, CFUs and circulating EPCs (CD34(+)/KDR(+)) were independently, inversely correlated to AAA diameter. Proliferation, adhesion, migration, tube formation, and senescence of late EPCs were significantly impaired in AAA patients. CONCLUSION The number and function of EPCs were impaired in AAA patients, suggesting their potential role in AAA.
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- Shih-Hsien Sung
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Pirianov G, Torsney E, Howe F, Cockerill GW. Rosiglitazone negatively regulates c-Jun N-terminal kinase and toll-like receptor 4 proinflammatory signalling during initiation of experimental aortic aneurysms. Atherosclerosis 2012; 225:69-75. [PMID: 22999334 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2011] [Revised: 06/15/2012] [Accepted: 07/25/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Development and rupture of aortic aneurysms (AA) is a complex process involving inflammation, cell death, tissue and matrix remodelling. The thiazolidinediones (TZDs) including Rosiglitazone (RGZ) are a family of drugs which act as agonists of the nuclear peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors and have a broad spectrum of effects on a number of biological processes in the cardiovascular system. In our previous study we have demonstrated that RGZ has a marked effect on both aneurysm rupture and development, however, the precise mechanism of this is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS In the present study, we examined possible targets of RGZ action in the early stages of Angiotensin II-induced AA in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. For this purpose we employed immunoblotting, ELISA and antibody array approaches. We found that RGZ significantly inhibited c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) phosphorylation and down-regulated toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) expression at the site of lesion formation in response to Angiotensin II infusion in the initiation stage (6-72 h) of experimental AA development. Importantly, this effect was also associated with a decrease of CD4 antigen and reduction in production of TLR4/JNK-dependant proinflammatory chemokines MCP-1 and MIP-1α. CONCLUSION These data suggest that RGZ can modulate inflammatory processes by blocking TLR4/JNK signalling in initiation stages of AA development.
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- Grisha Pirianov
- Division of Clinical Sciences, St. George's University of London, London, UK
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Murine ultrasound imaging for circumferential strain analyses in the angiotensin II abdominal aortic aneurysm model. J Vasc Surg 2012; 56:462-9. [PMID: 22503226 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.01.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2011] [Revised: 01/20/2012] [Accepted: 01/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The underlying causes of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) remain obscure, although research tools such as the angiotensin II (Ang II) apolipoprotein E-deficient (apoE(-/-)) mouse model have aided investigations. Longitudinal imaging and determination of biomechanical forces in this small-scale model have been difficult. We hypothesized that high-frequency ultrasound biomicroscopy combined with speckle-tracking analytical strategies can be used to define the role of circumferential mechanical strain in AAA formation in the Ang II/apoE(-/-) mouse model of AAAs. We simultaneously examined dietary perturbations that might impact the biomechanical properties of the aortic wall, hypothesizing that the generalized inflammatory phenotype associated with diet-induced obesity would be associated with accelerated loss of circumferential strain and aneurysmal aortic degeneration. METHODS Receiving either a 60 kcal% fat Western diet or standard 10 kcal% fat normal chow, Ang II-treated apoE(-/-) mice (n = 34) underwent sequential aortic duplex ultrasound scan imaging (Vevo 2100 System; VisualSonics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) of their entire aorta. Circumferential strains were calculated using speckle-tracking algorithms and a custom MatLab analysis. RESULTS Decreased strains in all aortic locations after just 3 days of Ang II treatment were observed, and this effect progressed during the 4-week observation period. Anatomic segments along the aorta impacted wall strain (baseline highest in ascending aorta; P < .05), whereas diet did not. At 2 and 4 weeks, there was the largest progressive decrease in strain in the paravisceral/supraceliac aorta (P < .05), which was the segment most likely to be involved in aneurysm formation in this model. CONCLUSIONS In the Ang II/apoE(-/-) aneurysm model, the aorta significantly stiffens (with decreased strain) shortly after Ang II infusion, and this progressively continues through the next 4 weeks. High-fat feeding did not have an impact on wall strain. Delineation of biomechanical factors and AAA morphology via duplex scan and speckle-tracking algorithms in mouse models should accelerate insights into human AAAs.
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Shen YH, Hu X, Zou S, Wu D, Coselli JS, LeMaire SA. Stem cells in thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections: potential contributors to aortic repair. Ann Thorac Surg 2012; 93:1524-33. [PMID: 22440369 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.01.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2011] [Revised: 01/17/2012] [Accepted: 01/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The hallmark of thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (TAAD) is progressive medial degeneration, which can result from excessive tissue destruction and insufficient repair. Although multipotent stem cells (SCs) are important in tissue repair, their role in TAAD is unknown. We sought to determine whether SCs are more abundant in TAAD tissue than in control tissues, and whether SCs within the diseased aortic wall differentiate into functionally relevant cell types. METHODS Using immunohistochemistry, we compared the abundance of STRO-1+ cells, c-kit+ cells, and CD34+ cells in aortic tissue from patients with descending thoracic aortic aneurysms (n=12), patients with chronic descending thoracic aortic dissections (n=18), and age-matched organ donors (n=5). Using double immunofluorescence staining, we evaluated SC differentiation into smooth muscle cells, fibroblasts, and macrophages. RESULTS All three cell types were significantly more abundant in the media and adventitia of TAAD tissues than in control tissues. We identified subsets of STRO-1+ cells, c-kit+ cells, and CD34+ cells that also expressed the smooth muscle cell marker SM22-α or fibroblast-specific protein-1, suggesting SC differentiation into smooth muscle cells or fibroblasts. Other STRO-1+ cells expressed the macrophage marker CD68, suggesting differentiation into inflammatory cells. CONCLUSIONS Stem cells are more abundant in TAAD tissue than in normal aortic tissue. Differentiation of SCs into smooth muscle cells, fibroblasts, and inflammatory cells within the diseased aortic wall suggests that SCs might be involved in both reparative and destructive remodeling processes in TAAD. Understanding the regulation of SC-mediated aortic remodeling will be a critical step toward designing strategies to promote aortic repair and prevent adverse remodeling.
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- Ying H Shen
- Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, and Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Miyama N, Dua MM, Schultz GM, Kosuge H, Terashima M, Pisani LJ, Dalman RL, McConnell MV. Bioluminescence and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Macrophage Homing to Experimental Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Mol Imaging 2012. [DOI: 10.2310/7290.2011.00033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Macrophage infiltration is a prominent feature of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) progression. We used a combined imaging approach with bioluminescence (BLI) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study macrophage homing and accumulation in experimental AAA disease. Murine AAAs were created via intra-aortic infusion of porcine pancreatic elastase. Mice were imaged over 14 days after injection of prepared peritoneal macrophages. For BLI, macrophages were from transgenic mice expressing luciferase. For MRI, macrophages were labeled with iron oxide particles. Macrophage accumulation during aneurysm progression was observed by in situ BLI and by in vivo 7T MRI. Mice were sacrificed after imaging for histologic analysis. In situ BLI ( n = 32) demonstrated high signal in the AAA by days 7 and 14, which correlated significantly with macrophage number and aortic diameter. In vivo 7T MRI ( n = 13) at day 14 demonstrated T2* signal loss in the AAA and not in sham mice. Immunohistochemistry and Prussian blue staining confirmed the presence of injected macrophages in the AAA. BLI and MRI provide complementary approaches to track macrophage homing and accumulation in experimental AAAs. Similar dual imaging strategies may aid the study of AAA biology and the evaluation of novel therapies.
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- Noriyuki Miyama
- From the Divisions of Vascular Surgery and Cardiovascular Medicine and the Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- From the Divisions of Vascular Surgery and Cardiovascular Medicine and the Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- From the Divisions of Vascular Surgery and Cardiovascular Medicine and the Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- From the Divisions of Vascular Surgery and Cardiovascular Medicine and the Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- From the Divisions of Vascular Surgery and Cardiovascular Medicine and the Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- From the Divisions of Vascular Surgery and Cardiovascular Medicine and the Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- From the Divisions of Vascular Surgery and Cardiovascular Medicine and the Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- From the Divisions of Vascular Surgery and Cardiovascular Medicine and the Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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Endothelial colony-forming cells show a mature transcriptional response to shear stress. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2011; 48:21-9. [PMID: 22101679 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-011-9470-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2011] [Accepted: 11/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) play a central role in endothelial maintenance and repair. Endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFC) form a subpopulation of EPC. ECFC are readily attainable, can be easily isolated, possess a high proliferation potential, and are therefore a promising source of endothelial cells (EC) for future cardiovascular therapeutic applications. The extent to which these cells respond to shear stress as adult vascular EC remains to be elucidated. Here, we study the transcriptional response of ECFC induced by shear stress and compare it with the response of mature arterial and venous cells. ECFC, as well as human umbilical vein EC (HUVEC) and human umbilical artery EC (HUAEC), were subjected to low (0.5 Pa) and high (2.5 Pa) shear stress. The endothelial differentiation phenotype and transcriptional responses were analyzed using immunocytochemistry and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Q-PCR). Performing absolute quantification of copy numbers by Q-PCR allows comparing the responses of cell types relative to each other. Our data show that isolated ECFC resemble mature EC in cobblestone morphology and endothelial marker expression. Absolute Q-PCR quantification revealed that although being truly endothelial, ECFC do not fully resemble HUVEC or HUAEC in the expression of specific differentiation markers. When subjected to shear stress, ECFC show a mature response to fluid flow, comparable to that of HUVEC and HUAEC. The capacity of endothelial progenitors to respond to fluid flow in a similar manner to HUVEC and HUAEC highlights the universal response of EC to fluid shear stress, independently of their endothelial differentiation status. This property supports the use of these cells as an EC source for tissue engineering applications.
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease is a prevalent and highly morbid condition among older people in the US. There are currently no proven methods for reducing or eliminating enlargement in smaller preclinical aneurysms. Given their relatively slow increase in diameter (typically <0.4 cm/year), these smaller aneurysms offer a valuable window into the underlying pathophysiology of AAA disease. Through a Vascular Remodeling Specialized Center of Clinically Oriented Research program funded by the National Institutes of Health, we have established, in conjunction with Northern California Kaiser Permanente, a multidisciplinary research effort to efficiently identify and handicap suppressive therapeutic strategies for early AAA disease.
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Parietti E, Pallandre JR, Deschaseaux F, Aupècle B, Durst C, Kantelip JP, Chocron S, Davani S. Presence of circulating endothelial progenitor cells and levels of stromal-derived factor-1α are associated with ascending aorta aneurysm size. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2011; 40:e6-12. [PMID: 21481600 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.02.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2010] [Revised: 02/21/2011] [Accepted: 02/24/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are a specialized subset of stem/progenitor cells found in bone marrow. They participate in neo-vascularization of injured vessels and predict cardiovascular outcome in patient at risk. Several factors influence their migration and proliferation, among which is the widely studied stromal-derived factor-1α (SDF-1α). In cardiovascular disease, regarding thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs), few studies have investigated the levels of EPC and SDF-1α. As rupture, acute dissection and hematoma are acute complications of idiopathic ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (iATAA) that increase with the size of aneurysm, we aimed to evaluate a potential relationship between circulating EPC and SDF-1α and iATAA size. METHODS The aneurysm size of 27 consecutive patients suffering from iATAA and scheduled for surgery was assessed by computed tomography scan. In all patients, we measured levels of circulating EPCs by flow cytometer, and plasma levels of SDF-1α the day before surgery. RESULTS The median aneurysm size was 54 mm (interquartile range (IQR): 50.0-58.8]. The EPC levels of CD34+/CD144+/CD14- and CD34+/VEGF-R2+/CD14- were inversely correlated to aneurysm diameter (p = 0.038, r = -0.424 and p = 0.0046, r = -0.65, respectively) before surgery. Conversely, plasma levels of SDF-1α were positively correlated to aneurysm size (p = 0.042; r = 0.47). CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that EPC levels may be useful for monitoring ascending aorta aneurysms and that SDF-1α could be a biomarker of iATAA expansion.
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- Eric Parietti
- Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, CHU Besançon, EA 3920, IFR 133, University of Franche-Comté, Besancon, France
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Animal models of cardiovascular diseases. J Biomed Biotechnol 2011; 2011:497841. [PMID: 21403831 PMCID: PMC3042667 DOI: 10.1155/2011/497841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2010] [Revised: 01/04/2011] [Accepted: 01/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases are the first leading cause of death and morbidity in developed countries. The use of animal models have contributed to increase our knowledge, providing new approaches focused to improve the diagnostic and the treatment of these pathologies. Several models have been developed to address cardiovascular complications, including atherothrombotic and cardiac diseases, and the same pathology have been successfully recreated in different species, including small and big animal models of disease. However, genetic and environmental factors play a significant role in cardiovascular pathophysiology, making difficult to match a particular disease, with a single experimental model. Therefore, no exclusive method perfectly recreates the human complication, and depending on the model, additional considerations of cost, infrastructure, and the requirement for specialized personnel, should also have in mind. Considering all these facts, and depending on the budgets available, models should be selected that best reproduce the disease being investigated. Here we will describe models of atherothrombotic diseases, including expanding and occlusive animal models, as well as models of heart failure. Given the wide range of models available, today it is possible to devise the best strategy, which may help us to find more efficient and reliable solutions against human cardiovascular diseases.
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Assessment of elastase-induced murine abdominal aortic aneurysms: comparison of ultrasound imaging with in situ video microscopy. J Biomed Biotechnol 2011; 2011:252141. [PMID: 21331328 PMCID: PMC3038624 DOI: 10.1155/2011/252141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2010] [Revised: 12/01/2010] [Accepted: 12/20/2010] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Aims. The aim of this study was to definitively assess the validity of noninvasive high-frequency ultrasound (US) measurements of aortic luminal diameter (ALD) in a murine model of elastase-induced abdominal aortic aneurysm in comparison with in situ video microscopy (VM).
Methods. C57BL/6 mice underwent transient perfusion of the aorta with either elastase (n = 20: Elastase group) or saline (n = 10: Sham). Unoperated mice (n = 10) were also studied. Results. ALD measurements by US had excellent linear correlation and absolute agreement with that by VM in both Control (unoperated or sham-operated mice) and elastase groups (r = 0.96, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.88 and r = 0.93, ICC = 0.92, resp.). Bland-Altman analysis of US compared with VM measurements in both groups indicated good agreement, however US measurements were slightly but significantly higher than VM measurements in the control group (mean bias 0.039 mm, P < .05). Linear regression analysis revealed excellent correlation between US and VM measurements in both groups. (R2 = 0.91 in Control group, R2 = 0.85 in elastase group.) The reliability of US measurements was also confirmed by ex vivo histological measurements. Conclusions. High-frequency US provides reliable ALD measurements in developing murine abdominal aortic aneurysms.
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Goergen CJ, Barr KN, Huynh DT, Eastham-Anderson JR, Choi G, Hedehus M, Dalman RL, Connolly AJ, Taylor CA, Tsao PS, Greve JM. In vivo quantification of murine aortic cyclic strain, motion, and curvature: implications for abdominal aortic aneurysm growth. J Magn Reson Imaging 2011; 32:847-58. [PMID: 20882615 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To develop methods to quantify cyclic strain, motion, and curvature of the murine abdominal aorta in vivo. MATERIALS AND METHODS C57BL/6J and apoE(-/-) mice underwent three-dimensional (3D) time-of-flight MR angiography to position cardiac-gated 2D slices at four locations along the abdominal aorta where circumferential cyclic strain and lumen centroid motion were calculated. From the 3D data, a centerline through the aorta was created to quantify geometric curvature at 0.1-mm intervals. Medial elastin content was quantified with histology postmortem. The location and shape of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), created from angiotensin II infusion, were evaluated qualitatively. RESULTS Strain waveforms were similar at all locations and between groups. Centroid motion was significantly larger and more leftward above the renal vessels than below (P < 0.05). Maximum geometric curvature occurred slightly proximal to the right renal artery. Elastin content was similar around the circumference of the vessel. AAAs developed in the same location as the maximum curvature and grew in the same direction as vessel curvature and motion. CONCLUSION The methods presented provide temporally and spatially resolved data quantifying murine aortic motion and curvature in vivo. This noninvasive methodology will allow serial quantification of how these parameters influence the location and direction of AAA growth.
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- Craig J Goergen
- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5431, USA.
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Goergen CJ, Azuma J, Barr KN, Magdefessel L, Kallop DY, Gogineni A, Grewall A, Weimer RM, Connolly AJ, Dalman RL, Taylor CA, Tsao PS, Greve JM. Influences of aortic motion and curvature on vessel expansion in murine experimental aneurysms. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2010; 31:270-9. [PMID: 21071686 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.110.216481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To quantitatively compare aortic curvature and motion with resulting aneurysm location, direction of expansion, and pathophysiological features in experimental abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). METHODS AND RESULTS MRI was performed at 4.7 T with the following parameters: (1) 3D acquisition for vessel geometry and (2) 2D cardiac-gated acquisition to quantify luminal motion. Male 24-week-old mice were imaged before and after AAA formation induced by angiotensin II (AngII)-filled osmotic pump implantation or infusion of elastase. AngII-induced AAAs formed near the location of maximum abdominal aortic curvature, and the leftward direction of expansion was correlated with the direction of suprarenal aortic motion. Elastase-induced AAAs formed in a region of low vessel curvature and had no repeatable direction of expansion. AngII significantly increased mean blood pressure (22.7 mm Hg, P<0.05), whereas both models showed a significant 2-fold decrease in aortic cyclic strain (P<0.05). Differences in patterns of elastin degradation and localization of fluorescent signal from protease-activated probes were also observed. CONCLUSIONS The direction of AngII aneurysm expansion correlated with the direction of motion, medial elastin dissection, and adventitial remodeling. Anterior infrarenal aortic motion correlated with medial elastin degradation in elastase-induced aneurysms. Results from both models suggest a relationship between aneurysm pathological features and aortic geometry and motion.
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- Craig J Goergen
- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, 318 Campus Dr., Stanford, CA 94305-5431, USA.
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Miyama N, Dua MM, Yeung JJ, Schultz GM, Asagami T, Sho E, Sho M, Dalman RL. Hyperglycemia limits experimental aortic aneurysm progression. J Vasc Surg 2010; 52:975-83. [PMID: 20678880 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.05.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2009] [Revised: 05/13/2010] [Accepted: 05/16/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with reduced progression of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease. Mechanisms responsible for this negative association remain unknown. We created AAAs in hyperglycemic mice to examine the influence of serum glucose concentration on experimental aneurysm progression. METHODS Aortic aneurysms were induced in hyperglycemic (DM) and normoglycemic models by using intra-aortic porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE) infusion in C57BL/6 mice or by systemic infusion of angiotensin II (ANG) in apolipoprotein E-deficient (ApoE(-/-)) mice, respectively. In an additional DM cohort, insulin therapy was initiated after aneurysm induction. Aneurysmal aortic enlargement progression was monitored with serial transabdominal ultrasound measurements. At sacrifice, AAA cellularity and proteolytic activity were evaluated by immunohistochemistry and substrate zymography, respectively. Influences of serum glucose levels on macrophage migration were examined in separate models of thioglycollate-induced murine peritonitis. RESULTS At 14 days after PPE infusion, AAA enlargement in hyperglycemic mice (serum glucose ≥ 300 mg/dL) was less than that in euglycemic mice (PPE-DM: 54% ± 19% vs PPE: 84% ± 24%, P < .0001). PPE-DM mice also demonstrated reduced aortic mural macrophage infiltration (145 ± 87 vs 253 ± 119 cells/cross-sectional area, P = .0325), elastolysis (% residual elastin: 20% ± 7% vs 12% ± 6%, P = .0209), and neovascularization (12 ± 8 vs 20 ± 6 vessels/high powered field, P = .0229) compared with PPE mice. Hyperglycemia limited AAA enlargement after ANG infusion in ApoE(-/-) mice (ANG-DM: 38% ± 12% vs ANG: 61% ± 37% at day 28). Peritoneal macrophage production was reduced in response to thioglycollate stimulation in hyperglycemic mice, with limited augmentation noted in response to vascular endothelial growth factor administration. Insulin therapy reduced serum glucose levels and was associated with AAA enlargement rates intermediate between euglycemic and hyperglycemic mice (PPE: 1.21 ± 0.14 mm vs PPE-DM: 1.00 ± 0.04 mm vs PPE-DM + insulin: 1.14 ± 0.05 mm). CONCLUSIONS Hyperglycemia reduces progression of experimental AAA disease; lowering of serum glucose levels with insulin treatment diminishes this protective effect. Identifying mechanisms of hyperglycemic aneurysm inhibition may accelerate development of novel clinical therapies for AAA disease.
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- Noriyuki Miyama
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif, USA
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Dua MM, Miyama N, Azuma J, Schultz GM, Sho M, Morser J, Dalman RL. Hyperglycemia modulates plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 expression and aortic diameter in experimental aortic aneurysm disease. Surgery 2010; 148:429-35. [PMID: 20561659 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2010.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2010] [Accepted: 05/18/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Extracellular matrix degradation is a sentinel pathologic feature of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease. Diabetes mellitus, a negative risk factor for AAA, may impair aneurysm progression through its influence on the fibrinolytic system. We hypothesize that hyperglycemia limits AAA progression through effects on endogenous plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) levels and subsequent reductions in plasmin generation. METHODS Experimental AAAs were induced in diabetic and control mice via the intra-aortic elastase infusion method. Serial transabdominal high-frequency ultrasound examinations were performed to monitor aortic diameter following elastase infusion. Circulating PAI-1 and plasmin alpha2-antiplasmin (PAP) complex concentrations were determined by ELISA and local expression of PAI-1 levels was examined by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Hyperglycemia was associated with reduced AAA diameter, increased plasma PAI-1 concentration and reduced plasmin generation. Aneurysmal aortic PAI-1 gene expression increased in parallel with plasma concentration, with peak expression occurring early after aneurysm initiation. CONCLUSION Hyperglycemia increases PAI-1 expression and attenuates AAA diameter in experimental AAA disease. These results emphasize the role of the fibrinolytic pathway in AAA pathophysiology, and suggest a candidate mechanism for hyperglycemic inhibition of AAA disease.
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- Monica M Dua
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Schultz G, Tedesco MM, Sho E, Nishimura T, Sharif S, Du X, Myles T, Morser J, Dalman RL, Leung LLK. Enhanced abdominal aortic aneurysm formation in thrombin-activatable procarboxypeptidase B-deficient mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2010; 30:1363-70. [PMID: 20431069 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.109.202259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether procarboxypeptidase B (pCPB)(-/-) mice are susceptible to accelerated abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) development secondary to unregulated OPN-mediated mural inflammation in the absence of CPB inhibition. METHODS AND RESULTS Thrombin/thrombomodulin cleaves thrombin-activatable pCPB or thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor, activating CPB, which inhibits the generation of plasmin and inactivates proinflammatory mediators (complement C5a and thrombin-cleaved osteopontin [OPN]). Apolipoprotein E(-/-)OPN(-/-) mice are protected from experimental AAA formation. Murine AAAs were created via intra-aortic porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE) infusion. Increased mortality secondary to AAA rupture was observed in pCPB(-/-) mice at the standard PPE dose. At reduced doses of PPE, pCPB(-/-) mice developed larger AAAs than wild-type controls (1.01+/-0.27 versus 0.68+/-0.05 mm; P=0.02 [mean+/-SD]). C5(-/-) and OPN(-/-) mice were not protected against AAA development. Treatment with tranexamic acid inhibited plasmin generation and abrogated enhanced AAA progression in pCPB(-/-) mice. CONCLUSIONS This study establishes the role of CPB in experimental AAA disease, indicating that CPB has a broad anti-inflammatory role in vivo. Enhanced AAA formation in the PPE model is the result of increased plasmin generation, not unregulated C5a- or OPN-mediated mural inflammation.
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- Geoffrey Schultz
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, 3801 Miranda Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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Dua MM, Dalman RL. Hemodynamic influences on abdominal aortic aneurysm disease: Application of biomechanics to aneurysm pathophysiology. Vascul Pharmacol 2010; 53:11-21. [PMID: 20347049 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2010.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2009] [Revised: 03/08/2010] [Accepted: 03/14/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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"Atherosclerotic" abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) occur with the greatest frequency in the distal aorta. The unique hemodynamic environment of this area predisposes it to site-specific degenerative changes. In this review, we summarize the differential hemodynamic influences present along the length of the abdominal aorta, and demonstrate how alterations in aortic flow and wall shear stress modify AAA progression in experimental models. Improved understanding of aortic hemodynamic risk profiles provides an opportunity to modify patient activity patterns to minimize the risk of aneurysmal degeneration.
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- Monica M Dua
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305, United States
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