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McQueen LW, Ladak SS, Layton GR, Wadey K, George SJ, Angelini GD, Murphy GJ, Zakkar M. Osteopontin Activation and Microcalcification in Venous Grafts Can Be Modulated by Dexamethasone. Cells 2023; 12:2627. [PMID: 37998362 PMCID: PMC10670684 DOI: 10.3390/cells12222627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Osteopontin has been implicated in vascular calcification formation and vein graft intimal hyperplasia, and its expression can be triggered by pro-inflammatory activation of cells. The role of osteopontin and the temporal formation of microcalcification in vein grafts is poorly understood with a lack of understanding of the interaction between haemodynamic changes and the activation of osteopontin. METHODS We used a porcine model of vein interposition grafts, and human long saphenous veins exposed to ex vivo perfusion, to study the activation of osteopontin using polymerase chain reaction, immunostaining, and 18F-sodium fluoride autoradiography. RESULTS The porcine model showed that osteopontin is active in grafts within 1 week following surgery and demonstrated the presence of microcalcification. A brief pretreatment of long saphenous veins with dexamethasone can suppress osteopontin activation. Prolonged culture of veins after exposure to acute arterial haemodynamics resulted in the formation of microcalcification but this was suppressed by pretreatment with dexamethasone. 18F-sodium fluoride uptake was significantly increased as early as 1 week in both models, and the pretreatment of long saphenous veins with dexamethasone was able to abolish its uptake. CONCLUSIONS Osteopontin is activated in vein grafts and is associated with microcalcification formation. A brief pretreatment of veins ex vivo with dexamethasone can suppress its activation and associated microcalcification.
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- Liam W. McQueen
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Sciences Wing, Glenfield Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Sciences Wing, Glenfield Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Sciences Wing, Glenfield Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK
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- Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Research Floor Level 7, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK
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- Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Research Floor Level 7, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK
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- Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Research Floor Level 7, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Sciences Wing, Glenfield Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Sciences Wing, Glenfield Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK
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Ibrahim DM, Fomina A, Bouten CVC, Smits AIPM. Functional regeneration at the blood-biomaterial interface. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2023; 201:115085. [PMID: 37690484 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2023.115085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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The use of cardiovascular implants is commonplace in clinical practice. However, reproducing the key bioactive and adaptive properties of native cardiovascular tissues with an artificial replacement is highly challenging. Exciting new treatment strategies are under development to regenerate (parts of) cardiovascular tissues directly in situ using immunomodulatory biomaterials. Direct exposure to the bloodstream and hemodynamic loads is a particular challenge, given the risk of thrombosis and adverse remodeling that it brings. However, the blood is also a source of (immune) cells and proteins that dominantly contribute to functional tissue regeneration. This review explores the potential of the blood as a source for the complete or partial in situ regeneration of cardiovascular tissues, with a particular focus on the endothelium, being the natural blood-tissue barrier. We pinpoint the current scientific challenges to enable rational engineering and testing of blood-contacting implants to leverage the regenerative potential of the blood.
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- Dina M Ibrahim
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands; Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands; Graduate School of Life Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands; Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands; Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
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McQueen LW, Ladak SS, Zakkar M. Acute shear stress and vein graft disease. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2022; 144:106173. [PMID: 35151879 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2022.106173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The long saphenous vein is commonly used in cardiac surgery to bypass occluded coronary arteries. Its use is complicated by late stenosis and occlusion due to the development of intimal hyperplasia. It is accepted that intimal hyperplasia is a multifactorial inflammatory process that starts immediately after surgery. The role of acute changes in haemodynamic conditions when the vein is implanted into arterial circulation, especially shear stress, is not fully appreciated. This review provides an overview of intimal hyperplasia and the effect of acute shear stress changes on the activation of pro-inflammatory mediators.
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- Liam W McQueen
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Science Wing, University of Leicester, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Science Wing, University of Leicester, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Science Wing, University of Leicester, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK.
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High stretch induces endothelial dysfunction accompanied by oxidative stress and actin remodeling in human saphenous vein endothelial cells. Sci Rep 2021; 11:13493. [PMID: 34188159 PMCID: PMC8242094 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93081-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The rate of the remodeling of the arterialized saphenous vein conduit limits the outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), which may be influenced by endothelial dysfunction. We tested the hypothesis that high stretch (HS) induces human saphenous vein endothelial cell (hSVEC) dysfunction and examined candidate underlying mechanisms. Our results showed that in vitro HS reduces NO bioavailability, increases inflammatory adhesion molecule expression (E-selectin and VCAM1) and THP-1 cell adhesion. HS decreases F-actin in hSVECs, but not in human arterial endothelial cells, and is accompanied by G-actin and cofilin’s nuclear shuttling and increased reactive oxidative species (ROS). Pre-treatment with the broad-acting antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) supported this observation and diminished stretch-induced actin remodeling and inflammatory adhesive molecule expression. Altogether, we provide evidence that increased oxidative stress and actin cytoskeleton remodeling play a role in HS-induced saphenous vein endothelial cell dysfunction, which may contribute to predisposing saphenous vein graft to failure.
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Antonyshyn JA, D'''''Costa KA, Santerre JP. Advancing tissue-engineered vascular grafts via their endothelialization and mechanical conditioning. THE JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 2020; 61:555-576. [PMID: 32909708 DOI: 10.23736/s0021-9509.20.11582-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Tissue engineering has garnered significant attention for its potential to address the predominant modes of failure of small diameter vascular prostheses, namely mid-graft thrombosis and anastomotic intimal hyperplasia. In this review, we described two main features underpinning the promise of tissue-engineered vascular grafts: the incorporation of an antithrombogenic endothelium, and the generation of a structurally and biomechanically mimetic extracellular matrix. From the early attempts at the in-vitro endothelialization of vascular prostheses in the 1970s through to the ongoing clinical trials of fully tissue-engineered vascular grafts, the historical advancements and unresolved challenges that characterize the current state-of-the-art are summarized in a manner that establishes a guide for the development of an effective vascular prosthesis for small diameter arterial reconstruction. The importance of endothelial cell purity and their arterial specification for the prevention of both diffuse neointimal hyperplasia and the accelerated development of atherosclerotic lesions is delineated. Additionally, the need for an extracellular matrix that recapitulates both the composition and structure of native elastic arteries to facilitate the protracted stability and patency of an engineered vasoactive conduit is described. Finally, the capacity of alternative sources of cells and mechanical conditioning to overcome these technical barriers to the clinical translation of an effective small diameter vascular prosthesis is discussed. In conclusion, this review provides an overview of the historical development of tissue-engineered vascular grafts, highlighting specific areas warranting further research, and commentating on the outlook of a clinically feasible and therapeutically efficacious vascular prosthesis for small diameter arterial reconstruction.
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- Jeremy A Antonyshyn
- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Translational Biology and Engineering Program, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Translational Biology and Engineering Program, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada - .,Translational Biology and Engineering Program, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Meza D, Musmacker B, Steadman E, Stransky T, Rubenstein DA, Yin W. Endothelial Cell Biomechanical Responses are Dependent on Both Fluid Shear Stress and Tensile Strain. Cell Mol Bioeng 2019; 12:311-325. [PMID: 31719917 DOI: 10.1007/s12195-019-00585-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Introduction The goal of this study was to investigate how concurrent shear stress and tensile strain affect endothelial cell biomechanical responses. Methods Human coronary artery endothelial cells were exposed to concurrent pulsatile shear stress and cyclic tensile strain in a programmable shearing and stretching device. Three shear stress-tensile strain conditions were used: (1) pulsatile shear stress at 1 Pa and cyclic tensile strain at 7%, simulating normal stress/strain conditions in a healthy coronary artery; (2) shear stress at 3.7 Pa and tensile strain at 3%, simulating pathological stress/strain conditions near a stenosis; (3) shear stress at 0.7 Pa and tensile strain at 5%, simulating pathological stress/strain conditions in a recirculation zone. Cell morphology was quantified using immunofluorescence microscopy. Cell surface PECAM-1 phosphorylation, ICAM-1 expression, ERK1/2 and NF-κB activation were measured using ELISA or Western blot. Results Simultaneous stimulation from pulsatile shear stress and cyclic tensile strain induced a significant increase in cell area, compared to that induced by shear stress or tensile strain alone. The combined stimulation caused significant increases in PECAM-1 phosphorylation. The combined stimulation also significantly enhanced EC surface ICAM-1 expression (compared to that under shear stress alone) and transcriptional factor NF-κB activation (compared to that under control conditions). Conclusion Pulsatile shear stress and cyclic tensile strain could induce increased but not synergistic effect on endothelial cell morphology or activation. The combined mechanical stimulation can be relayed from cell membrane to nucleus. Therefore, to better understand how mechanical conditions affect endothelial cell mechanotransduction and cardiovascular disease development, both shear stress and tensile strain need to be considered.
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- Daphne Meza
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA
- Stony Brook University, Bioengineering Building, Room 109, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA
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Heaps CL, Bray JF, McIntosh AL, Schroeder F. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase protein distribution and nitric oxide production in endothelial cells along the coronary vascular tree. Microvasc Res 2018; 122:34-40. [PMID: 30439484 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2018.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Revised: 09/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Freshly isolated endothelial cells from both conduit arteries and microvasculature were used to test the hypothesis that eNOS protein content and nitric oxide production in coronary endothelial cells increases with vessel radius. METHODS Porcine hearts were obtained from a local abattoir. Large and small arteries as well as arterioles were dissected free of myocardium and homogenized as whole vessels. Additionally, endothelial cells were isolated from both conduit arteries and left ventricular myocardium by tissue digestion with collagenase, followed by endothelial cell isolation using biotinylated-anti-CD31 and streptavidin-coated paramagnetic beads. Purity of isolated endothelial cells was confirmed by immunofluorescence and immunoblot. RESULTS In whole vessel lysate, immunoblot analysis revealed that protein content for eNOS was greater in arterioles compared to small and large arteries. Nitric oxide metabolites (nitrite plus nitrate; NOx) levels measured from whole vessel lysate decreased as vessel size increased, with both arterioles and small arteries displaying significantly greater NOx content than conduit. Consistent with our hypothesis, both eNOS protein level and NOx were significantly greater in endothelial cells isolated from conduit arteries compared with those from coronary microvasculature. Furthermore, confocal microscopy revealed that eNOS protein was present in all conduit and microvascular endothelial cells, although eNOS staining was less intense in microvascular cells than those of conduit artery. CONCLUSIONS These findings demonstrate increased eNOS protein and NOx content in endothelial cells of conduit arteries compared with the microcirculation and underscore the importance of comparing endothelial-specific molecules in freshly isolated endothelial cells, rather than whole lysate of different sized vessels.
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- Cristine L Heaps
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States of America.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States of America
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Goubergrits L, Affeld K, Wellnhofer E, Zurbrügg R, Holmer T. Estimation of wall shear stress in bypass grafts with computational fluid dynamics method. Int J Artif Organs 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/039139880102400306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operation for coronary artery disease with different types of grafts has a large clinical application world wide. Immediately after this operation patients are usually relieved of their chest pain and have improved cardiac function. However, after a while, these bypass grafts may fail due to for example, neointimal hyperplasia or thrombosis. One of the causes for this bypass graft failure is assumed to be the blood flow with low wall shear stress. The aim of this research is to estimate the wall shear stress in a graft and thus to locate areas were wall shear stress is low. This was done with the help of a blood flow computer model. Postoperative biplane angiograms of the graft were recorded, and from these the three-dimensional geometry of the graft was reconstructed and imported into the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) program FLUENT. The stationary diastolic flow through the grafts was calculated, and the wall shear stress distribution was estimated. This procedure was carried out for one native vessel and two different types of bypass grafts. One bypass graft was a saphenous vein and the other one was a varicose saphenous vein encased in a fine, flexible metal mesh. The mesh was attached to give the graft a defined diameter. The computational results show that each graft has distinct areas of low wall shear stress. The graft with the metal mesh has an area of low wall shear stress (< 1 Pa, stationary flow), which is four times smaller than the respective areas in the other graft and in the native vessel. This is thought to be caused by the smaller and more uniform diameter of the metal mesh-reinforced graft.
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- L. Goubergrits
- Labor für Biofluidmechanik, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin - Germany
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- Labor für Biofluidmechanik, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin - Germany
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin - Germany
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin - Germany
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin - Germany
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Wang M, Collins MJ, Foster TR, Bai H, Hashimoto T, Santana JM, Shu C, Dardik A. Eph-B4 mediates vein graft adaptation by regulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase. J Vasc Surg 2016; 65:179-189. [PMID: 26817610 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 11/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Vein graft adaptation is characterized by loss of expression of the tyrosine kinase receptor Eph-B4, the embryonic determinant of venous identity, without increased expression of its ligand ephrin-B2, the embryonic determinant of arterial identity. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) is an important mediator of vessel remodeling. We hypothesized that the mechanism of action of Eph-B4 during vein graft adaptation might be through regulation of downstream eNOS activity. METHODS Mouse lung endothelial cells were stimulated with ephrin-B2/Fc, without and with preclustering, without and with the eNOS inhibitor Nω-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride or the Eph-B4 inhibitor NVP-BHG712, and assessed by Western blot and immunofluorescence for eNOS and Eph-B4 phosphorylation. Nitric oxide (NO) production was assessed using an NO-specific chemiluminescence analyzer. Cell migration was assessed using a Transwell assay. Human and mouse vein graft specimens were examined for eNOS activity by Western blot, and vessel remodeling was assessed in vein grafts in wild-type or eNOS knockout mice. RESULTS Ephrin-B2/Fc stimulated both Eph-B4 and eNOS phosphorylation in a bimodal temporal distribution (n = 4; P < .05), with preclustered ephrin-B2/Fc causing prolonged peak Eph-B4 and eNOS phosphorylation as well as altered subcellular localization (n = 4; P < .05). Ephrin-B2/Fc increased NO release (n = 3; P < .01) as well as increased endothelial cell migration (n = 6; P < .05) in an eNOS-dependent fashion. Both human and mouse vein grafts showed increased eNOS phosphorylation compared with normal veins (n = 3; P < .05). Vein grafts from eNOS knockout mice showed less dilation and less wall thickening compared with wild-type vein grafts (n = 7; P < .05). CONCLUSIONS eNOS is a mediator of vein graft adaptation to the arterial environment. Eph-B4 stimulates eNOS phosphorylation in vitro and may mediate vein graft adaptation by regulation of eNOS activity in vivo.
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- Mo Wang
- Department of Vascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China; Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program and Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn
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- Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program and Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn
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- Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program and Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn
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- Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program and Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn
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- Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program and Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn
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- Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program and Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program and Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn; Department of Surgery, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Conn.
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A novel biodegradable external mesh stent improved long-term patency of vein grafts by inhibiting intimal–medial hyperplasia in an experimental canine model. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015; 64:1-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s11748-015-0591-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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De Saint-Hubert M, Bauwens M, Deckers N, Drummen M, Douma K, Granton P, Hendrikx G, Kusters D, Bucerius J, Reutelingsperger CPM, Mottaghy FM. In Vivo Molecular Imaging of Apoptosisand Necrosis in Atherosclerotic PlaquesUsing MicroSPECT-CT and MicroPET-CT Imaging. Mol Imaging Biol 2013; 16:246-54. [DOI: 10.1007/s11307-013-0677-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Zakkar M, Kanagasabay R. Glucocorticoids in adult cardiac surgery; old drugs revisited. Perfusion 2013; 28:395-402. [DOI: 10.1177/0267659113488433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Glucocorticoids can play a pivotal role in modulating different immune responses. The role of glucocorticoids in cardiac surgery is still controversial as many surgeons are concerned about the potential side effects. In this review, we looked at the role of glucocorticoid administration in modulating postoperative inflammatory responses, atrial fibrillation (AF) and intimal hyperplasia and whether glucocorticoid use is associated with a significant increase in undesirable postoperative complication.
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- M Zakkar
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. George’s Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. George’s Hospital, London, UK
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Ghriallais RN, McNamara L, Bruzzi M. Comparison of in vitro human endothelial cell response to self-expanding stent deployment in a straight and curved peripheral artery simulator. J R Soc Interface 2013; 10:20120965. [PMID: 23365191 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Haemodynamic forces have a synergistic effect on endothelial cell (EC) morphology, proliferation, differentiation and biochemical expression profiles. Alterations to haemodynamic force levels have been observed at curved regions and bifurcations of arteries but also around struts of stented arteries, and are also known to be associated with various vascular pathologies. Therefore, curvature in combination with stenting might create a pro-atherosclerotic environment compared with stenting in a straight vessel, but this has never been investigated. The goal of this study was to compare EC morphology, proliferation and differentiation within in vitro models of curved stented peripheral vessel models with those of straight and unstented vessels. These models were generated using both static conditions and also subjected to 24 h of stimulation in a peripheral artery bioreactor. Medical-grade silicone tubes were seeded with human umbilical vein endothelial cells to produce pseudovessels that were then stented and subjected to 24 h of physiological levels of pulsatile pressure, radial distention and shear stress. Changes in cell number, orientation and nitric oxide (NO) production were assessed in straight, curved, non-stented and stented pseudovessels. We report that curved pseudovessels lead to higher EC numbers with random orientation and lower NO production per cell compared with straight pseudovessels after 24 h of biomechanical stimulation. Both stented curved and stented straight pseudovessels had lower NO production per cell than corresponding unstented pseudovessels. However, in contrast to straight stented pseudovessels, curved stented pseudovessels had fewer viable cells. The results of this study show, for the first time, that the response of the vascular endothelium is dependent on both curvature and stenting combined, and highlight the necessity for future investigations of the effects of curvature in combination with stenting to fully understand effects on the endothelial layer.
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- Ríona Ní Ghriallais
- Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
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Shi M, Colarusso P, Calaruso P, Mody CH. Real-time in vivo imaging of fungal migration to the central nervous system. Cell Microbiol 2012; 14:1819-27. [PMID: 22966777 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2012] [Revised: 08/26/2012] [Accepted: 08/29/2012] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Recent technical advances have afforded valuable new insights into the pathogenesis of fungal infections in the central nervous system (CNS), which continue to cause devastating complications, particularly in immunocompromised individuals. To cause CNS mycosis, organisms such as Cryptococcus neoformans become blood borne and progress through a series of pathogenic checkpoints that culminate in fungal replication in the brain. Critical steps include fungal arrest in the vasculature of the brain, interaction and signalling of the fungal and endothelial cells leading to transmigration with subsequent parenchymal invasion and fungal replication in the CNS. Previous studies that made use of in vitro and ex vivo approaches contributed greatly to our understanding of brain invasion by fungi. However, the knowledge gained from previous studies relied on in vitro models that did not account for vascular haemodynamics. For this reason, more refined approaches that model blood flow and vascular anatomy are required, andultimately studying fungal invasion and dissemination in vivo. Indeed, in vivo imaging (also known as intravital imaging) has emerged as a valuable technique to probe host-pathogen interactions. In this review, with a focus on C. neoformans, we will provide an overview of the applications of the prior techniques and recent advances, their strengths and limitations in characterizing the migration of fungi into the brain, and unanswered questions that may provide new directions for research.
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- Meiqing Shi
- Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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Simmons CS, Petzold BC, Pruitt BL. Microsystems for biomimetic stimulation of cardiac cells. LAB ON A CHIP 2012; 12:3235-48. [PMID: 22782590 DOI: 10.1039/c2lc40308k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The heart is a complex integrated system that leverages mechanoelectrical signals to synchronize cardiomyocyte contraction and push blood throughout the body. The correct magnitude, timing, and distribution of these signals is critical for proper functioning of the heart; aberrant signals can lead to acute incidents, long-term pathologies, and even death. Due to the heart's limited regenerative capacity and the wide variety of pathologies, heart disease is often studied in vitro. However, it is difficult to accurately replicate the cardiac environment outside of the body. Studying the biophysiology of the heart in vitro typically consists of studying single cells in a tightly controlled static environment or whole tissues in a complex dynamic environment. Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) allow us to bridge these two extremes by providing increasing complexity for cell culture without having to use a whole tissue. Here, we carefully describe the electromechanical environment of the heart and discuss MEMS specifically designed to replicate these stimulation modes. Strengths, limitations and future directions of various designs are discussed for a variety of applications.
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- Chelsey S Simmons
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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JI Q, MEI YQ, WANG XS, WUSHA DW. WALL SHEAR AND CIRCUMFERENTIAL STRESS CHANGES IN A PORCINE DOUBLE-LAYER VEIN GRAFT. J MECH MED BIOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1142/s0219519411004320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This study aimed to evaluate short-term changes of wall shear stress and circumferential stress in a self-designed double-layer vein graft in a porcine vein graft model. In this study, left and right hind femoral arteries of 40 white pigs were randomly divided into an experimental group (double-layer vein graft) and a control group (single-layer vein graft). At one hour and then at one, two and four weeks after venous bypass grafting, sets of ten animals underwent Doppler-ultrasonic and electromagnetic flowmeter examinations to calculate wall shear stress in middle sections of the vein grafts. Then, the vein grafts were excised and subjected to mechanical tests to assess the circumferential stress. As a result, the double-layer vein grafts showed an increase in wall shear stress by 43.5% compared with the control group at one hour after venous bypass grafting. With time wall shear stress gradually increased, the intimal circumferential stress gradually decreased in the two groups. Intimal circumferential stress in the experimental group was significantly lower than that in the control group at each observational time-point. Hence, the double-layer support of the vein graft may have contributed towards a rise in wall shear stress and reduction in circumferential stress in the true vein graft over the four-week period after venous bypass grafting, and thus conferring some protection to the true vein graft.
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- Q. JI
- Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery of Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, China 200065, China
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- Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery of Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, China 200065, China
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- Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery of Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, China 200065, China
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- Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery of Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, China 200065, China
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Zakkar M, Luong LA, Chaudhury H, Ruud O, Punjabi PP, Anderson JR, Mullholand JW, Clements AT, Krams R, Foin N, Athanasiou T, Leen ELS, Mason JC, Haskard DO, Evans PC. Dexamethasone arterializes venous endothelial cells by inducing mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase-1: a novel antiinflammatory treatment for vein grafts? Circulation 2011; 123:524-32. [PMID: 21262999 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.110.979542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Vein grafting in coronary artery surgery is complicated by a high restenosis rate resulting from the development of vascular inflammation, intimal hyperplasia, and accelerated atherosclerosis. In contrast, arterial grafts are relatively resistant to these processes. Vascular inflammation is regulated by signaling intermediaries, including p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase, that trigger endothelial cell (EC) expression of chemokines (eg, interleukin-8, monocyte chemotactic protein-1) and other proinflammatory molecules. Here, we have tested the hypothesis that p38 MAP kinase activation in response to arterial shear stress (flow) may occur more readily in venous ECs, leading to greater proinflammatory activation. METHODS AND RESULTS Comparative reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting revealed that arterial shear stress induced p38-dependent expression of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 and interleukin-8 in porcine jugular vein ECs. In contrast, porcine aortic ECs were protected from shear stress-induced expression of p38-dependent chemokines as a result of rapid induction of MAP kinase phosphatase-1. However, we observed with both cultured porcine jugular vein ECs and perfused veins that venous ECs can be protected by brief treatment with dexamethasone, which induced MAP kinase phosphatase-1 to suppress proinflammatory activation. CONCLUSIONS Arterial but not venous ECs are protected from proinflammatory activation in response to short-term exposure to high shear stress by the induction of MAP kinase phosphatase-1. Dexamethasone pretreatment arterializes venous ECs by inducing MAP kinase phosphatase-1 and may protect veins from inflammation.
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- Mustafa Zakkar
- British Heart Fund Cardiovascular Sciences Unit, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London, UK
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Breen LT, McHugh PE, Murphy BP. Multi-Axial Mechanical Stimulation of HUVECs Demonstrates That Combined Loading is not Equivalent to the Superposition of Individual Wall Shear Stress and Tensile Hoop Stress Components. J Biomech Eng 2009; 131:081001. [DOI: 10.1115/1.3127248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Over the past 25 years, many laboratory based bioreactors have been used to study the cellular response to hemodynamic forces. The vast majority of these studies have focused on the effect of a single isolated hemodynamic force, generally consisting of a wall shear stress (WSS) or a tensile hoop strain (THS). However, investigating the cellular response to a single isolated force does not accurately represent the true in vivo situation, where a number of forces are acting simultaneously. This study used a novel bioreactor to investigate the cellular response of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) exposed to a combination of steady WSS and a range of cyclic THS. HUVECs exposed to a range of cyclic THS (0–12%), over a 12 h testing period, expressed an upregulation of both ICAM-1 and VCAM-1. HUVECs exposed to a steady WSS (0 dynes/cm2 and 25 dynes/cm2), over a 12 h testing period, also exhibited an ICAM-1 upregulation but a VCAM-1 downregulation, where the greatest level of WSS stimulus resulted in the largest upregulation and downregulation of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1, respectively. A number of HUVEC samples were exposed to a high steady WSS (25 dynes/cm2) combined with a range of cyclic THS (0–4%, 0–8%, and 0–12%) for a 12 h testing period. The initial ICAM-1 upregulation, due to the WSS alone, was downregulated with the addition of a cyclic THS. It was observed that the largest THS (0–12%) had the greatest reducing effect on the ICAM-1 upregulation. Similarly, the initial VCAM-1 downregulation, due to the high steady WSS alone, was further downregulated with the addition of a cyclic THS. A similar outcome was observed when HUVEC samples were exposed to a low steady WSS combined with a range of cyclic THS. However, the addition of a THS to the low WSS did not result in an expected ICAM-1 downregulation. In fact, it resulted in a trend of unexpected ICAM-1 upregulation. The unexpected cellular response to the combination of a steady WSS and a cyclic THS demonstrates that such a response could not be determined by simply superimposing the cellular responses exhibited by ECs exposed to a steady WSS and a cyclic THS that were applied in isolation.
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- Liam T. Breen
- Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering and National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science, National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering and National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science, National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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Miyakawa AA, Dallan LAO, Lacchini S, Borin TF, Krieger JE. Human saphenous vein organ culture under controlled hemodynamic conditions. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2008; 63:683-8. [PMID: 18925330 PMCID: PMC2664728 DOI: 10.1590/s1807-59322008000500018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2008] [Accepted: 07/04/2008] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Saphenous vein grafting is still widely used to revascularize ischemic myocardium. The effectiveness of this procedure is limited by neointima formation and accelerated atherosclerosis, which frequently leads to graft occlusion. A better understanding of this process is important to clarify the mechanisms of vein graft disease and to aid in the formulation of strategies for prevention and/or therapeutics. OBJECTIVE To develop an ex vivo flow system that allows for controlled hemodynamics in order to mimic arterial and venous conditions. METHODS Human saphenous veins were cultured either under venous (flow: 5 ml/min) or arterial hemodynamic conditions (flow: 50 ml/min, pressure: 80 mmHg) for 1-, 2- and 4-day periods. Cell viability, cell density and apoptosis were compared before and after these intervals using MTT, Hoeschst 33258 stain, and TUNEL assays, respectively. RESULTS Fresh excised tissue segments were well preserved prior to the study. Hoechst 33258 and MTT stains showed progressive losses in cell density and cell viability in veins cultured under arterial hemodynamic conditions from 1 to 4 days, while no alterations were observed in veins cultured under venous conditions. Although the cell density from 1-day cultured veins under arterial conditions was similar to that of freshly excised veins, the TUNEL assay indicated that most of these cells were undergoing apoptosis. CONCLUSION The results observed resemble the events taking place during early in vivo arterial-vein grafting and provide evidence that an ex vivo perfusion system may be useful for the identification of new therapeutic targets that ameliorate vein graft remodeling and increase graft patency over time.
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- Ayumi Aurea Miyakawa
- Heart Institute (InCor) and Department of Medicine-LIM 13, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Vanepps JS, Vorp DA. Mechanopathobiology of Atherogenesis: A Review. J Surg Res 2007; 142:202-17. [PMID: 17612564 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2006] [Revised: 11/01/2006] [Accepted: 11/02/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of mortality in the United States. Atherosclerosis, the primary etiology of cardiovascular disease is hypothesized to be a time-dependent response to arterial injury. Although risk factors for atherosclerosis are systemic in nature, certain arteries (e.g., coronary arteries) are more susceptible to plaque formation than others. The heterogeneous distribution of atherosclerosis in the vasculature is thought to be related to biomechanical factors. A review of the relevant pathological features of atherogenesis and how physiologically-consistent mechanical stimuli can impact those processes supports this notion. However, specific investigations geared toward finding the mechanistic link between mechanical stimuli and early atherogenic processes are required to differentiate those stimuli that facilitate and those that inhibit atherogenesis. Such knowledge is required for intelligent direction in the search for potential targets for clinical intervention.
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- J Scott Vanepps
- Department of Surgery, The Center for Vascular Remodeling and Regeneration, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219, USA
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Endothelial cells, which form the inner cellular lining of blood vessels and lymphatics, display remarkable heterogeneity in structure and function. This is the second of a 2-part review on the phenotypic heterogeneity of blood vessel endothelial cells. The first part discusses the scope, the underlying mechanisms, and the diagnostic and therapeutic implications of phenotypic heterogeneity. Here, these principles are applied to an understanding of organ-specific phenotypes in representative vascular beds including arteries and veins, heart, lung, liver, and kidney. The goal is to underscore the importance of site-specific properties of the endothelium in mediating homeostasis and focal vascular pathology, while at the same time emphasizing the value of approaching the endothelium as an integrated system.
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- William C Aird
- Division of Molecular and Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, and Center for Vascular Biology Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02215, USA.
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Bencze J, Kiss RG, Toth-Zsamboki E, Vargova K, Kerecsen G, Korda A, Molnar F, Preda I. Inverse correlation between coronary blood flow velocity and sICAM-1 level observed in ischemic heart disease patients. Atherosclerosis 2006; 188:142-9. [PMID: 16297392 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2005.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2005] [Revised: 09/20/2005] [Accepted: 10/10/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Systemic factors and blood flow velocity related to atherosclerosis have been examined mainly separately or by in vitro studies. The aim of our study was to investigate the association between local coronary blood flow (corrected TIMI frame count, CTFC) and systemic atherosclerosis-related inflammatory parameters such as soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), interleukin-6 (Il-6), high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and von Willebrand factor (vWF) in humans. We enrolled the following groups of ischemic heart disease (IHD) patients: patients with coronary stenosis and stable (CAD, n = 96) or unstable angina (ACS, n = 27), patients with documented myocardial ischemia and normal coronary angiogram (NEG, n = 68). Patient groups showed only marginal differences in CTFC or sICAM-1 levels. In contrast, when IHD patients were studied individually, general positive correlation was found between CTFC and sICAM-1 level (r = 0.33; in NEG r = 0.25; in CAD r = 0.37; in ACS r = 0.61), being the strongest in ACS. The relation was independent from age, gender, BMI, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, previous myocardial infarction, family history of IHD, medication, hsCRP, IL-6 and vWF levels. (odds ratio, OR = 6.4; CI 95%: 2.43-16.84; p < 0.05). Nevertheless, correlation between CTFC and IL-6, hsCRP, vWF levels was not found. These results indicate inverse correlation between coronary blood flow and adhesion molecule production independently from conventional cardiovascular risk factors and inflammatory markers.
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- Jusztina Bencze
- Cardiovascular Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Semmelweis University and National Health Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Gillet L, Dewals B, Farnir F, de Leval L, Vanderplasschen A. Bovine herpesvirus 4 induces apoptosis of human carcinoma cell lines in vitro and in vivo. Cancer Res 2005; 65:9463-72. [PMID: 16230410 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-1076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The idea of using oncolytic viruses for the treatment of cancers was proposed a century ago. During the last two decades, viruses able to replicate specifically in cancer cells and to induce their lysis were identified and were genetically modified to improve their viro-oncolytic properties. More recently, a new approach consisting of inducing selective apoptosis in cancer cells through viral infection has been proposed; this approach has been called viro-oncoapoptosis. In the present study, we report the property of bovine herpesvirus-4 (BoHV-4) to induce, in vitro and in vivo, apoptosis of some human carcinomas. This conclusion relies on the following observations: (a) In vitro, BoHV-4 infection induced apoptosis of A549 and OVCAR carcinoma cell lines in a time- and dose-dependent manner. (b) Apoptosis was induced by the expression of an immediate-early or an early BoHV-4 gene, but did not require viral replication. (c) Cell treatment with caspase inhibitors showed that apoptosis induced by BoHV-4 relied mainly on caspase-10 activation. (d) Infection of cocultures of A549 or OVCAR cells mixed with human 293 cells (in which BoHV-4 does not induce apoptosis) showed that BoHV-4 specifically eradicated A549 or OVCAR cancer cells from the cocultures. (e) Finally, in vivo experiments done with nude mice showed that BoHV-4 intratumoral injections reduced drastically the growth of preestablished A549 xenografts. Taken together, these results suggest that BoHV-4 may have potential as a viro-oncoapoptotic agent for the treatment of some human carcinomas. Moreover, further identification of BoHV-4 proapoptotic gene(s) and the cellular pathways targeted by this or these gene(s) could lead to the design of new cancer therapeutic strategies.
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- Laurent Gillet
- Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Sakaguchi T, Asai T, Belov D, Okada M, Pinsky DJ, Schmidt AM, Naka Y. Influence of ischemic injury on vein graft remodeling: role of cyclic adenosine monophosphate second messenger pathway in enhanced vein graft preservation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005; 129:129-37. [PMID: 15632834 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Endothelial injury during the harvest of saphenous vein grafts might play an important role in the development of vein graft disease after coronary artery bypass grafting. Using a murine autologous arterialized vein patch model, we tested whether the initial ischemic insult of vein grafts was linked to the later development of graft neointimal hyperplasia and whether the restoration of the cyclic adenosine monophosphate second messenger pathway would attenuate the development of neointimal hyperplasia. METHODS A segment of the external jugular vein of a mouse was grafted onto its abdominal aorta. Three weeks after the operation, the degree of neointimal hyperplasia of the implanted graft was compared among (1) grafts without preservation, (2) grafts with 2 hours of preservation (25 degrees C) in heparinized saline, and (3) grafts with 2 hours of preservation in heparinized saline in the presence of a cyclic adenosine monophosphate analog. In addition, cyclic adenosine monophosphate contents of vein grafts and leukocyte adherence to the graft endothelium were assessed. RESULTS Cyclic adenosine monophosphate contents were significantly decreased after 2 hours of preservation (212 +/- 8 vs 156 +/- 5 pmol/L, P < .01). The grafts preserved for 2 hours showed greater neointimal hyperplasia compared with the grafts without preservation (neointimal expansion, 68.7% +/- 9.6% vs 46.1% +/- 4.8%; P < .01). The addition of a cyclic adenosine monophosphate analog to the preservation solution significantly suppressed neointimal hyperplasia of grafts preserved for 2 hours (44.3% +/- 5.0%). Inhibiting the cyclic adenosine monophosphate-dependent protein kinase by adding Rp-cAMPS abrogated the beneficial effects. Furthermore, grafts preserved for 2 hours had significantly more leukocytes adhering to the graft endothelium 24 hours after the operation compared with nonpreserved grafts, which was significantly reduced by the cyclic adenosine monophosphate treatment. CONCLUSIONS Ischemic insult during vein graft harvest and preservation is a key factor in the development of vein graft neointimal hyperplasia at least in part caused by the depletion of cyclic adenosine monophosphate. We conclude that stimulation of the cyclic adenosine monophosphate second messenger pathway might be a potential strategy for the prevention of vein graft disease.
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- Taichi Sakaguchi
- Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Severyn DA, Muluk SC, Vorp DA. The influence of hemodynamics and wall biomechanics on the thrombogenicity of vein segments perfused in vitro1. J Surg Res 2004; 121:31-7. [PMID: 15313372 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2004.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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This study addresses the hypothesis that exposure to peripheral arterial (ART) or coronary (COR) hemodynamics and wall biomechanics affect platelet deposition on vein segments. Intact human saphenous vein (HSV) and porcine internal jugular vein (PIJV) segments were studied under venous (VEN), ART, and COR environments using in vitro perfusion systems. Wall shear stress (tau) and circumferential wall stress (sigma(theta)) were calculated for PIJV segments. Platelet deposition was measured using a radioactive assay. PIJV ART segments exhibited a 14% increase in inner diameter over time (P < 0.05). tau, acting on PIJV ART specimens, was less at 6 h compared with time 0 (P < 0.05). sigma(theta) was lower in the VEN specimens compared with ART and COR groups (P < 0.01). Platelet deposition decreased by 40% on PIJV ART segments (P < 0.05) but increased 3.2-fold on PIJV COR segments (P < 0.05) versus VEN control segments. Platelet deposition was increased 1.75-fold in COR HSV cases versus VEN segments. These data indicate that short-term exposure to COR conditions lead to enhanced platelet deposition, whereas ART conditions decrease platelet deposition.
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- Donald A Severyn
- Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
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Golledge J. Arterial flow induces changes in venous endothelium which are modified by calcium channel blockers. ANZ J Surg 2004; 74:486-90. [PMID: 15191489 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-1433.2004.02944.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Adaptation of saphenous vein to arterial flow may be critical to the results of bypass. The present paper summarizes work recently presented as a Hunterian Lecture. Work includes in vitro investigation of the response of saphenous vein endothelium to arterial flow and assessment of its clinical importance using a cohort of patients undergoing vein bypass surgery. METHODS Freshly excised human saphenous vein segments were placed in an in vitro flow circuit to simulate arterial and venous flow conditions. Changes in the endothelial expression of proteins were assessed using a combination of immunohistochemistry and Western blotting. The role of ion channels in the changes seen induced by arterial flow in the saphenous vein endothelium was assessed by addition of ion channel blocking medication to the medium perfusing vein segments. A cohort of patients undergoing vein bypass surgery were followed to assess graft patency and the influence of prescribed medication on its outcome. RESULTS After arterial flow conditions, the staining area for the endothelial adhesin ICAM-1 and nitric oxide synthase were increased, while that of the anticoagulant protein thrombomodulin was decreased. The concentration of the important stimulant of the clotting cascade tissue factor was unaffected by arterial flow. These changes were modulated by the addition of ion channel blocking drugs to the vein perfusate. In particular, nifedipine abolished the reduction in thrombomodulin, but increased the amount of tissue factor. In a series of 236 patients undergoing primary infra-inguinal vein grafts, prescription of calcium channel blocker was associated with improved primary patency. CONCLUSIONS Important changes in the venous endothelium are induced by arterial flow. Ion channel blocking drugs have the potential to modulate these responses.
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- Jonathan Golledge
- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
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Sultan S, Gosling M, Nagase H, Powell JT. Shear stress-induced shedding of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 from saphenous vein endothelium. FEBS Lett 2004; 564:161-5. [PMID: 15094060 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(04)00337-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2003] [Revised: 02/27/2004] [Accepted: 03/01/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Within 6 h, shear stress upregulated intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) (two- to four-fold, P<0.001) and induced matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) in cultured human saphenous vein endothelial cells. By 8 h endothelial ICAM-1 levels returned to baseline, with concomitant increase in soluble ICAM-1 (sICAM-1) (P<0.001) and MMP-9 had been induced. Inclusion of a hydroxamate metalloproteinase inhibitor partially reversed the effects on ICAM-1 and sICAM-1 at 8 h, whereas TIMP-1, -2 or -3 had no effect. MMP-9, but not MMP-2, co-immunoprecipitated with ICAM-1. sICAM-1 was processed distal to Arg441, indicating that MMP-9, docking to ICAM-1, contributes to sICAM-1 shedding and attenuation of the shear stress-induced upregulation of ICAM-1.
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- Sabena Sultan
- Department of Vascular Surgery (Charing Cross site), Imperial College London, St Dunstan's Road, London W6 8RP, UK
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Golledge J, McCann M, Mangan S, Lam A, Karan M. Osteoprotegerin and osteopontin are expressed at high concentrations within symptomatic carotid atherosclerosis. Stroke 2004; 35:1636-41. [PMID: 15143295 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000129790.00318.a3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare the concentration of osteoprotegerin (OPG), receptor activator of nuclear factor kappaB ligand (RANKL), and osteopontin (OPN) in stable (asymptomatic) and unstable (symptomatic) carotid atherosclerosis. In addition, we were interested in the effect of angiotensin II blockade on the secretion of these proteins by unstable atherosclerosis. METHODS Endarterectomy samples removed from patients with recent (within 6 weeks) or no previous focal neurological symptoms were assessed by immunohistochemistry, Western analysis, and explant culture. Concentrations of OPG, RANKL, and OPN were measured by mean optical density (MOD), densitometry of protein bands, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of supernatants from explant culture, and compared between symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. RESULTS The concentration of OPG and OPN within the proximal internal carotid (PIC) part of the endarterectomy specimen removed from symptomatic patients was elevated 2- and 4-fold, respectively. Although the concentration of RANKL did not differ according to patients' symptoms, the quantity of OPG secreted by explants of the PIC was greater in explants from symptomatic patients and could be significantly reduced within 48 hours of incubation with the angiotensin II blocker irbesartan. CONCLUSIONS OPG and OPN are upregulated in symptomatic human carotid atherosclerosis with possible implications for plaque stability. Angiotensin II blockade is able to downregulate OPG secretion in vitro.
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- Jonathan Golledge
- The Vascular Biology Unit, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia.
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Sultan S, Gosling M, Abu-Hayyeh S, Carey N, Powell JT. Flow-dependent increase of ICAM-1 on saphenous vein endothelium is sensitive to apamin. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2004; 287:H22-8. [PMID: 14962835 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00880.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The potassium channel blocker tetraethylammonium blocks the flow-induced increase in endothelial ICAM-1. We have investigated the subtype of potassium channel that modulates flow-induced increased expression of ICAM-1 on saphenous vein endothelium. Cultured human saphenous vein endothelial cells (HSVECs) or intact saphenous veins were perfused at fixed low and high flows in a laminar shear chamber or flow rig, respectively, in the presence or absence of potassium channel blockers. Expression of K(+) channels and endothelial ICAM-1 was measured by real-time polymerase chain reaction and/or immunoassays. In HSVECs, the application of 0.8 N/m(2) (8 dyn/cm(2)) shear stress resulted in a two- to fourfold increase in cellular ICAM-1 within 6 h (P < 0.001). In intact vein a similar shear stress, with pulsatile arterial pressure, resulted in a twofold increase in endothelial ICAM-1/CD31 staining area within 1.5 h (P < 0.001). Both increases in ICAM-1 were blocked by inclusion of 100 nM apamin in the vein perfusate, whereas other K(+) channel blockers were less effective. Two subtypes of small conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channel (selectively blocked by apamin) were expressed in HSVECs and vein endothelium (SK3>SK2). Apamin blocked the upregulation of ICAM-1 on saphenous vein endothelium in response to increased flow to implicate small conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels in shear stress/flow-mediated signaling pathways.
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- Sabena Sultan
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Imperial College at Charing Cross, London, UK.
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McGregor E, Kempster L, Wait R, Gosling M, Dunn MJ, Powell JT. F-actin capping (CapZ) and other contractile saphenous vein smooth muscle proteins are altered by hemodynamic stress: a proteonomic approach. Mol Cell Proteomics 2003; 3:115-24. [PMID: 14612593 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m300046-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Increased force generation and smooth muscle remodeling follow the implantation of saphenous vein as an arterial bypass graft. Previously, we characterized and mapped 129 proteins in human saphenous vein medial smooth muscle using two-dimensional (2-D) PAGE and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Here, we focus on actin filament remodeling in response to simulated arterial flow. Human saphenous vein was exposed to simulated venous or arterial flow for 90 min in vitro, and the contractile medial smooth muscle was dissected out and subjected to 2-D gel electrophoresis using a non-linear immobilized pH 3-10 gradient in the first dimension. Proteins were analyzed quantitatively using PDQuest 2-D software. The actin polymerization inhibitor cytochalasin B (1 microm) prevented increases in force generation after 90 min of simulated arterial flow. At this time point, there were several consistent changes in actin filament-associated protein expression (seven paired vein samples). The heat shock protein HSP27, identified as a three-spot charge train, showed a 1.6-fold increase in abundance (p = 0.01), but with reduced representation of the phosphorylated Ser(82) and Ser(15)Ser(82) isoforms (p = 0.018). The abundance of actin-capping protein alpha2 subunit CapZ had decreased 3-fold, p = 0.04. A 19-kDa proteolytic fragment of actin increased 2-fold, p = 0.04. For the four-spot charge train of gelsolin, there was reduced representation of the more acidic isoforms, p = 0.022. The abundance of other proteins associated with actin filaments, including cofilin and destrin, remained unchanged after arterial flow. Actin filament remodeling with differential expression and/or post-translational modification of proteins involved in capping the barbed end of actin filaments, HSP27 and CapZ, is an early response of contractile saphenous vein smooth muscle cells to hemodynamic stress. The observed changes would favor the generation of contractile stress fibers.
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- Emma McGregor
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Imperial College School of Medicine at Charing Cross Hospital, St. Dunstan's Road, London W6 8RP, United Kingdom.
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Lardenoye JHP, De Vries MR, Grimbergen JM, Havekes LM, Knaapen MWM, Kockx MM, van Hinsbergh VWM, van Bockel JH, Quax PHA. Inhibition of accelerated atherosclerosis in vein grafts by placement of external stent in apoE*3-Leiden transgenic mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2002; 22:1433-8. [PMID: 12231562 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000030339.79524.6e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Vein grafts fail because of the development of intimal hyperplasia and accelerated atherosclerosis. Placement of an external stent around vein grafts resulted in an inhibition of intimal hyperplasia in several animal studies. Here, we assess the effects of external stenting on accelerated atherosclerosis in early vein grafts in carotid arteries in hypercholesterolemic apolipoprotein E*3-Leiden transgenic mice. METHODS AND RESULTS Venous interposition grafting was performed in apolipoprotein E*3-Leiden mice fed standard chow or a highly cholesterol-rich diet for 4 weeks. After engraftment, external stents with different inner diameters (0.4 or 0.8 mm) were placed. In unstented vein grafts in hypercholesterolemic mice, thickening up to 50 times the original thickness, with foam cell-rich lesions, calcification, and necrosis, was observed within 28 days. The atherosclerotic lesions observed show high morphological resemblance to atherosclerotic lesions observed in human vein grafts. In stented vein grafts in hypercholesterolemic mice, no foam cell accumulation or accelerated atherosclerosis was observed. Compared with unstented vein grafts, stenting of vein grafts in a hypercholesterolemic environment resulted in a 94% reduction of vessel wall thickening. These effects were independent of stent size. CONCLUSIONS Extravascular stent placement results in strong inhibition of accelerated vein graft atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolemic transgenic mice and thereby provides a perspective for therapeutic intervention in vein graft diseases.
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Vijayan V, Smith FCT, Angelini GD, Bulbulia RA, Jeremy JY. External supports and the prevention of neointima formation in vein grafts. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2002; 24:13-22. [PMID: 12127843 DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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AIMS AND METHODOLOGY the aim of this review is to provide an overview of the aetiology of neointima formation in vein grafts and to highlight the use of an external support to modulate this phenomenon. A systematic literature review was performed via computerised search on MEDLINE, OVID and the Cochrane Library. The search terms initially employed were broad-based; "vein graft", "neointima" and "external stent". Subsequently, more specific search terms were utilised; "perivenous mesh", "external prosthesis" and "varicose vein". Articles from indexed journals relevant to the objective, external venous supports, from the earliest reports in the 1960's to the latest in 2001 were included to obtain an exhaustive list. Reviews, abstracts and proceedings of scientific meetings, case reports and the results of both animal model investigations and human clinical trials in all languages were included. Articles describing an external support employed in both peripheral and aortocoronary bypass investigations were included.
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- V Vijayan
- Vascular Studies Unit, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK
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Miyashita T, Takeishi Y, Takahashi H, Miyamoto T, Fujii S, Yoshimura T, Tomoike H, Kato S, Kubota I. Comparison of nitric oxide production in response to carbachol between macrovascular and microvascular cardiac endothelial cells. Circ J 2002; 66:511-5. [PMID: 12030350 DOI: 10.1253/circj.66.511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cardiac microvascular endothelial cells (EC) play an important role in the physiological regulation of coronary blood flow, but their function has not been rigorously examined, because suitable in vitro models have not been available. Cardiac macrovascular and microvascular EC were isolated and cultured from 14-16-week-old Sprague-Dawley rats to examine the pharmacological responses of carbachol-induced nitric oxide (NO) production using a Griess method. Carbachol-induced NO production was only detected in cardiac macrovascular EC, which suggests that endothelial production of NO differs between macrovascular and microvascular EC. Next, cardiac microvascular EC was treated with either vehicle, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor (captopril, 10 micromol/L) or angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor antagonist (CV11974, 10 micromol/L) for 4 days. Carbachol-induced NO production was improved by captopril (136+/-45nmol, p<0.01 vs vehicle) and CV11974 (146+/-30nmol, p<0.01 vs vehicle). Angiotensin II concentration in the culture medium and protein expressions of endothelial nitric oxide synthase and AT1 receptor in the EC were similar among the 3 groups. Interestingly, the level of muscarinic subtype 3 (M3) receptor was significantly increased in the EC treated with captopril (214%, p<0.01) and CV11974 (296%, p<0.01). When cardiac microvascular EC were treated with neomycin (non-selective phospholipase C inhibitor), carbachol-induced NO production was also improved (146+/-35nmol, p<0.01, neomycin I mmol/L) together with increased expression of M3 receptor (p<0.01). These data suggest that the upregulation of the M3 receptor by captopril or CV11974 occurs via a phospholipase C-dependent pathway. Cardiac microvascular EC also produced NO constitutively, as did the macrovascular EC, but carbachol-induced NO production was decreased. The present data suggest that the upregulation of the M3 receptor by the ACE inhibitor and AT1 receptor antagonist is a new beneficial effect of these drugs on microvascular endothelial function.
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MESH Headings
- Angiotensin II/metabolism
- Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
- Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Animals
- Benzimidazoles/pharmacology
- Biphenyl Compounds
- Captopril/pharmacology
- Carbachol/pharmacology
- Cells, Cultured
- Coronary Circulation/drug effects
- Endothelium, Vascular/cytology
- Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- Male
- Microcirculation/drug effects
- Nitric Oxide/biosynthesis
- Nitric Oxide Synthase/metabolism
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III
- Osmolar Concentration
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1
- Receptor, Muscarinic M3
- Receptors, Angiotensin/metabolism
- Receptors, Muscarinic/metabolism
- Tetrazoles/pharmacology
- Type C Phospholipases/physiology
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- Takehiko Miyashita
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Schmid-Schönbein GW, Takase S, Bergan JJ. New advances in the understanding of the pathophysiology of chronic venous insufficiency. Angiology 2001; 52 Suppl 1:S27-34. [PMID: 11510594 DOI: 10.1177/0003319701052001s04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is inseparably linked to elevated venous pressure and is accompanied by vascular, dermal, and subcutaneous tissue damage and restructuring. Abundant evidence exists both in humans and in experimental models to suggest that the tissue damage may be initiated by generation of an inflammatory reaction. Inflammatory indicators include elevation of endothelial permeability; attachment of circulating leukocytes to the endothelium; infiltration of monocytes, lymphocytes, and mast cells into the connective tissue; and development of fibrotic tissue infiltrates and several molecular markers, such as growth factor or membrane adhesion molecule generation. Indicators of an inflammatory reaction are already detectable at early stages of CVI and may be involved in the development of primary venous valve dysfunction. One of the important questions is to identify trigger mechanisms for the inflammatory reaction in CVI. Current evidence suggests that, among several possible mechanisms (hypoxia, humoral stimulation), a shift in fluid shear stress from normal physiological levels and endothelial distension under the influence of elevated venous pressure may serve as trigger mechanisms for inflammation.
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- G W Schmid-Schönbein
- Department of Bioengineering, The Whitaker Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0412, USA.
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von der Thüsen JH, van Berkel TJ, Biessen EA. Induction of rapid atherogenesis by perivascular carotid collar placement in apolipoprotein E-deficient and low-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient mice. Circulation 2001; 103:1164-70. [PMID: 11222482 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.103.8.1164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Perivascular collar placement has been used as a means for localized atherosclerosis induction in a variety of experimental animal species. In mice, however, atherosclerosis-like lesions have thus far not been obtained by this method. The aim of this study was the development of a mouse model of rapid, site-controlled atherogenesis. METHODS AND RESULTS Silastic collars were placed around the carotid arteries of apolipoprotein E-deficient (apoE-/-) and LDL receptor-deficient (LDLr-/-) mice. The development of collar-induced lesions was found to occur predominantly in the area proximal to the collar and to be dependent on a high-cholesterol diet. Lesions were evident in apoE-/- mice after 3 weeks and in LDLr-/- mice after 6 weeks and were overtly atherosclerotic in appearance. Lumen stenosis reached 85% in apoE-/- mice and 61% in LDLr-/- mice 6 weeks after collar insertion. Expression levels of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 were increased both proximal and distal to the collar, whereas endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression was downregulated at the proximal site. CONCLUSIONS We propose that this model of collar-induced acceleration of carotid atherogenesis is of hemodynamic cause. It may serve as a substrate for sequential mechanistic studies concerned with the underlying cause and pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. The rapidity of lesion development will also aid the efficient screening of new potentially antiatherogenic chemical entities and the evaluation of therapies with limited duration of effectiveness, such as adenoviral gene therapy.
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- J H von der Thüsen
- Division of Biopharmaceutics, Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, Sylvius Laboratories, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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DURÁN WALTER, PAPPAS PETERJ, SCHMID-SCHÖNBEIN GEERTW. Microcirculatory Inflammation in Chronic Venous Insufficiency: Current Status and Future Directions. Microcirculation 2000. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2000.tb00151.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ojha M, Leask RL, Johnston KW, David TE, Butany J. Histology and morphology of 59 internal thoracic artery grafts and their distal anastomoses. Ann Thorac Surg 2000; 70:1338-44. [PMID: 11081895 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)01975-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND The left internal thoracic artery (LITA) is accepted as a superior graft for the left coronary system because of its better long-term patency rate than saphenous grafts. The postsurgical histomorphometric changes at the distal anastomosis of LITA grafts are not well documented. METHODS The cellular changes within the intima of 59 LITA grafts were analyzed by light microscopy. RESULTS Grafts implanted 1 week or less (n = 34) showed no postsurgical tissue proliferation. Of the 7 grafts implanted 1 to 8 weeks, only the suture sites exhibited intimal thickening (6 of 7 grafts, 0.08 +/- 0.07 mm). The remaining grafts (n = 18), aged 2 months to 10 years, showed significant intimal thickening at the suture sites (0.39 +/- 0.17 mm) and on the hood (0.29 +/- 0.25 mm), with variable thickening on the floor (10 of 18 left anterior descending coronary arteries, 0.11 +/- 0.12 mm). The graft body showed insignificant intimal changes (10 of 18, 0.03 +/- 0.04 mm), with mild focal atherosclerotic lesions in 2 of 18 late LITA grafts. CONCLUSIONS Left internal thoracic artery grafts develop fibromuscular intimal hyperplasia primarily around the anastomosis. The response on the hood appears to be a hemodynamic response, secondary to that of the suture sites.
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- M Ojha
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto and the Department of Pathology, The Toronto General Hospital, Ontario, Canada
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Azuma N, Duzgun SA, Ikeda M, Kito H, Akasaka N, Sasajima T, Sumpio BE. Endothelial cell response to different mechanical forces. J Vasc Surg 2000; 32:789-94. [PMID: 11013043 DOI: 10.1067/mva.2000.107989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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PURPOSE Endothelial cells (ECs) are subjected to the physical forces induced by blood flow. The aim of this study was to directly compare the EC signaling pathway in response to cyclic strain and shear stress in cultured bovine aortic ECs. MATERIALS AND METHODS The ECs were seeded on flexible collagen I-coated silicone membranes to examine the effect of cyclic strain. The membranes were deformed with a 150-mm Hg vacuum at a rate of 60 cycle/min for up to 120 minutes. For a comparison of the effect of shear stress, ECs from the same batch as used in the strain experiments were seeded on collagen I-coated silicone sheets. The ECs were then subjected to 10 dyne/cm(2) shear with the use of a parallel flow chamber for up to 120 minutes. Activation of the mitogen- activated protein kinases was assessed by determining phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), c-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), and p38 with immunoblotting. RESULTS ERK, JNK, and p38 were activated by both cyclic strain and shear stress. Both cyclic strain and shear stress activated JNK with a similar temporal pattern and magnitude and a peak at 30 minutes. However, shear stress induced a more robust and rapid activation of ERK and p38, compared with cyclic strain. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that different mechanical forces induced differential activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases. This suggests that there may be different mechanoreceptors in ECs to detect the different forces or alternative coupling pathways from a single receptor.
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- N Azuma
- Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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Golledge J, Gosling M, Turner RJ, Standfield NJ, Powell JT. Arterial flow induces changes in saphenous vein endothelium proteins transduced by cation channels. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2000; 19:545-50. [PMID: 10828238 DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1999.1059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES expression of leukocyte adhesins and proteins controlling thrombosis is likely to be an important determinant of graft patency early following vein bypass. We have previously demonstrated rapid increase in endothelial ICAM-1 and nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) concentrations in human saphenous vein exposed to arterial flow. The aim of this study was to investigate whether ion-channel-blocking drugs could alter these flow-induced changes. METHODS human saphenous vein segments, freshly excised from patients, were placed in a validated in vitro circuit using flow conditions shown to simulate arterial or venous circulations for 90 min, in the presence or absence of ion-channel blockers. The concentrations of ICAM-1, VCAM-1, eNOS and tissue factor (TF) were assessed by quantitative immunohistochemistry in vein exposed to flow and compared with that in freshly excised vein from the same patient. The endothelial protein concentration was calculated as the mean area of staining as percentage of that for the control protein CD31, using computer-aided image analysis. RESULTS after arterial flow conditions the area ratio of ICAM-1 increased from 21.4+/-1.4 to 44.6+/-2.0%, of eNOS increased from 50.0+/-5.6 to 70.1+/-5.0%, of VCAM-1 decreased from 16.6+/-3.4 to 3.6+/-1.0%, whereas TF staining area ratio was unchanged. Inclusion of the non-selective K(+)channel blocker, tetraethylammonium, in the arterial perfusion solution abolished all these arterial flow-induced changes. Inclusion of the K(+)ATP channel blocker, glibenclamide, selectively abolished the arterial flow-induced changes in ICAM-1 and VCAM-1. Inclusion of the calcium channel blocker, nifedipine, abolished the arterial flow-induced changes in eNOS and VCAM-1 but increased the TF staining area ratio from 3.0+/-0.4 to 8.5+/-0.7%, p=0.01. Inclusion of the stretch-activated cation-channel blocker, gadolinium, enhanced the arterial flow-induced increase in eNOS, but prevented the arterial flow-induced increase in ICAM-1. CONCLUSIONS perfusion of veins under arterial flow conditions with gadolinium was associated with low endothelial concentrations of ICAM-1, VCAM-1 and TF, but high levels of eNOS. Such a concentration of endothelial proteins may be advantageous in newly implanted vein grafts. In contrast, nifedipine could have adverse effects by promoting increase in TF concentration.
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- J Golledge
- Imperial College School of Medicine at Charing Cross Hospital, Department of Vascular Surgery, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, U.K
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Crook MF, Newby AC, Southgate KM. Expression of intercellular adhesion molecules in human saphenous veins: effects of inflammatory cytokines and neointima formation in culture. Atherosclerosis 2000; 150:33-41. [PMID: 10781633 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(99)00357-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Atherosclerosis causes occlusions in as many as 50% of human saphenous vein coronary artery bypass grafts. Monocyte infiltration is an early step in saphenous vein-graft atherosclerosis, however, comparatively little is known of its underlying mechanisms. As a first approach, we sought to define the occurrence, location and regulation of leukocyte adhesion molecules in human saphenous vein before and after surgical preparation for grafting, during neointima formation in culture and on stimulation with inflammatory cytokines. We compared the distribution of intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM-1) and platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule (PECAM-1 or CD-31) in endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells (SMCs), using immunocytochemistry. ICAM-1 was expressed on endothelial cells before culture and on both endothelial cells and medial or neointimal SMCs after culturing vein for 14 days in 30% foetal bovine serum or after culturing for 24 h with TNF-alpha. Relative tissue levels of ICAM-1 measured by Western blotting were significantly elevated by culturing freshly-isolated (0.02+/-0.01 to 0.18+/-0.03) and surgically-prepared (0.02+/-0.01 to 0.14+/-0.03; n=6) veins or following TNF-alpha treatment of surgically-prepared veins (0.04+/-0.01 to 0.32+/-0.11, n=7). VCAM-1 was undetectable before or after culturing but was strongly upregulated on endothelial cells by incubation with the cytokines TNF-alpha, IL-1alpha or interferon-gamma. PECAM-1 was expressed constitutively on endothelial cells. We conclude that human saphenous vein expresses several adhesion molecules capable of mediating monocyte migration. The increased expression of ICAM-1 in SMC after culturing or cytokine treatment and of VCAM-1 in endothelial cells suggests that interactions with beta1 and beta2 integrins are important pathways for stimulated monocyte ingress into human saphenous vein grafts.
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- M F Crook
- Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK.
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Zou Y, Hu Y, Mayr M, Dietrich H, Wick G, Xu Q. Reduced neointima hyperplasia of vein bypass grafts in intercellular adhesion molecule-1-deficient mice. Circ Res 2000; 86:434-40. [PMID: 10700448 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.86.4.434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Recently, we established a new mouse model of vein graft arteriosclerosis through the grafting of vena cava to carotid arteries. In many respects, the morphological features of this murine vascular graft model resemble those of human venous bypass graft disease. With this model, we studied the role of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) in the development of vein graft arteriosclerosis in ICAM-1-deficient mice. Neointimal hyperplasia of vein grafts in ICAM-1 -/- mice was reduced 30% to 50% compared with that of wild-type control animals. Immmunofluorescent analysis revealed that increased ICAM-1 expression was observed on the endothelium and smooth muscle cells (SMCs) of the grafted veins in wild-type, but not ICAM-1 -/-, mice. MAC-1 (CD11b/18)-positive cells that adhered to the surface of vein grafts in ICAM-1 -/- mice were significantly less as identified with en face immunofluorescence, and these positive cells were more abundant in the intimal lesions of vein grafts in wild-type mice. Furthermore, aortic SMCs cultivated from wild-type mice exhibited high ICAM-1 expression in response to tumor necrosis factor-alpha. When tumor necrosis factor-alpha-stimulated SMCs were incubated with mouse spleen leukocytes, the number of cells that adhered to ICAM-1 -/- SMCs was significantly lower than the number that adhered to ICAM-1 +/+ SMCs, which was markedly blocked through pretreatment of leukocytes with the anti-MAC-1 antibody. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that ICAM-1 is critical in the development of venous bypass graft arteriosclerosis, which provides essential information for therapeutic intervention for vein graft disease in patients undergoing bypass surgery.
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- Y Zou
- Institute for Biomedical Aging Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences Innsbruck, Austria
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Surowiec SM, Conklin BS, Li JS, Lin PH, Weiss VJ, Lumsden AB, Chen C. A new perfusion culture system used to study human vein. J Surg Res 2000; 88:34-41. [PMID: 10644464 DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1999.5759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cell culture studies, ring studies, and indirect physiologic studies are the predominant models used to study human vascular tissue. Such studies are limited in their capacity to permit physiologic single-factor changes or to provide the proper mechanical stress or extracellular matrix present in normal tissues. We present a newly devised organ culture system that addresses these issues and permits survival of intact segments of human vascular tissue in a perfused environment. Our experience culturing human saphenous vein with this system is detailed. METHODS Perfusion culture chambers were designed and constructed in our laboratory. Excess saphenous vein segments were collected from coronary artery bypass graft cases at our hospital and then mounted into our perfusion culture system for 0, 24, 48, 72, or 96 h. Vasomotor assays, hematoxylin and eosin staining, bromodeoxyuridine staining, and factor VIII staining were performed to assess tissue survival. RESULTS A total of 24 veins were cultured. Average vessel length was 5 cm. The vessels contracted and relaxed the following amounts: time 0 (6.7% contraction, 5.0% relaxation), 24 h (5.7%, 5.3%), 48 h (5.2%, 2.8%), 72 h (4.8%, 5.3%), 96 h (4.8%, 3.8%). Hematoxylin and eosin staining, bromodeoxyuridine staining, and factor VIII staining support the viability of the tissue segments. CONCLUSION A new perfusion organ culture system has been devised that permits survival of intact human venous tissue for periods up to 96 h. Studies that permit physiologic single-factor changes along with precise control of the hemodynamic environment are possible with this system.
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- S M Surowiec
- Department of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia 30033, USA
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Houston P, White BP, Campbell CJ, Braddock M. Delivery and expression of fluid shear stress-inducible promoters to the vessel wall: applications for cardiovascular gene therapy. Hum Gene Ther 1999; 10:3031-44. [PMID: 10609662 DOI: 10.1089/10430349950016429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In atherosclerosis, endothelial cells at sites of stenosis experience elevated levels of shear stress. We have constructed a series of shear stress-inducible transcription units (SITUs) expressing the luciferase reporter gene and determined their activation by fluid shear stress in transfected endothelial cells. Chimeric promoters were constructed that comprised basal transcription factor-binding sites coupled to a shear stress response element (SSRE). We have used consensus binding sites for transcription factors NF-kappaB, Ap1, Sp1, Oct1, and Egr-1/Sp1 in either the presence or absence of the previously defined "GAGACC" SSRE. The response of the promoters to shear stress was determined after transfection into human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). After transient transfection into HUVECs, fluid shear stress activated the promoters by between two- and eightfold. The most responsive SITUs comprised an overlapping Sp1/Egr-1-binding site linked to a TATA box with (SP5) or without (SP7) the GAGACC SSRE. Instillation of SP5 DNA in vivo into the left carotid artery of rabbit and subsequent generation of a stenosis using a mechanical wire occluder caused a 10-fold upregulation of luciferase reporter gene expression at the site of vessel occlusion. These vectors show promise for therapeutic gene expression at sites of occlusive vascular disease.
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- P Houston
- Endothelial Cell Gene Expression Group, Vascular Diseases Unit, Glaxo Wellcome Medicines Research Centre, Stevenage, Herts, England
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Rosolowsky LJ, Hanke CJ, Campbell WB. Adrenal capillary endothelial cells stimulate aldosterone release through a protein that is distinct from endothelin. Endocrinology 1999; 140:4411-8. [PMID: 10499493 DOI: 10.1210/endo.140.10.7060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We tested the possibility that bovine adrenal capillary endothelial cells (ECs) stimulate aldosterone secretion from bovine zona glomerulosa (ZG) cells by the release of a transferable factor. In coincubations of ZG cells and ECs in serum-free medium, aldosterone release was stimulated approximately 17-fold, and the stimulation was related to the concentration of ECs. The maximal stimulation by ECs was 75% of the maximal response to ACTH. In contrast, adrenal pericytes and fibroblasts were without effect. ECs incubated alone without ZG cells did not produce aldosterone. Conditioned medium from ECs (EC-CM), but not adrenal fibroblasts, stimulated aldosterone release approximately 3-fold. The stimulation increased with the concentration of EC-CM and the duration of conditioning time. Steroidogenic activity in EC-CM was abolished by pronase treatment, indicating that the active factor was a protein. However, the activity in EC-CM was distinct from that of endothelin-1 (ET-1), an endothelial peptide that also stimulates aldosterone secretion, as it was not blocked by the ET(B) receptor antagonist PD-145065, it did not alter [125I]ET-1 binding to ZG cells, and its release occurred before the release of ET-1. Neither ECs nor EC-CM stimulated the production of cortisol from zona fasciculata cells. The activity of EC-CM was not blocked by an angiotensin II AT1 receptor antagonist or a bradykinin B2 receptor antagonist. EC-CM stimulated increased intracellular calcium in fura-2-loaded ZG cells, but did not increase the production of cAMP. Using gel filtration, this peptide had an approximate molecular mass of 3000 Da and migrated earlier than ET-1. This study demonstrates that ECs in vitro alter steroidogenesis through the release of a transferable substance and suggests the existence of an endothelium-derived steroidogenic factor that is produced by adrenal capillary ECs. This endothelium-derived steroidogenic factor may function in the adrenal gland as a paracrine regulator of aldosterone secretion.
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- L J Rosolowsky
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA
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Golledge J, Turner RJ, Gosling M, Powell JT. Rapid changes in the coagulant proteins on saphenous vein endothelium in response to arterial flow. Angiology 1999; 50:693-701. [PMID: 10496494 DOI: 10.1177/000331979905000901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Healthy endothelium provides a nonthrombogenic surface. In this study the authors investigated the effect of arterial flow on the saphenous vein endothelial expression of proteins controlling thrombosis. Human saphenous vein segments, freshly excised from patients, were placed in a validated in vitro circuit with flow conditions shown to simulate arterial or venous circulations. In separate experiments, placement of an external polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) stent was used to differentiate the effects of pulsatile wall deformation and shear stress, while addition of drugs to the vein perfusate allowed study of the role of ion channels in transducing the response of the vein to arterial flow. Endothelial concentrations of thrombomodulin, nitric oxide synthase, tissue factor, and tissue plasminogen activator were assessed by quantitative immunohistochemistry and Western blotting of endothelial cell lysates, in paired vein samples, in comparison to control proteins. Arterial flow conditions caused a rapid and significant reduction in the endothelial concentration of thrombomodulin: The immunostaining area decreased from 80.1 +/- 7.0 to 48.3 +/- 5.0 and 32.9 +/- 3.0% at 45 and 90 minutes respectively, p = 0.01. These findings were confirmed by Western blotting. The reduction in thrombomodulin concentration was unaffected by eliminating vein wall deformation by placement of an external PTFE stent or by including the K+ channel blocker tetraethylammonium (TEA) in the vein perfusate. In contrast, thrombomodulin concentrations remained high when blockers of stretch-activated cation and calcium channels were included in the vein perfusate. The endothelial concentration of nitric oxide synthase increased after 90 minutes of arterial flow and this change was abolished when TEA was included in the vein perfusate. Arterial flow induced rapid changes in saphenous vein antithrombotic proteins. Different cation channels mediated the flow-induced changes in thrombomodulin and nitric oxide synthase.
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- J Golledge
- Imperial College School of Medicine at Charing Cross Hospital, Department of Vascular Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, London, England
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Harley SL, Powell JT. Fibrinogen up-regulates the expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 in human saphenous vein endothelial cells. Biochem J 1999; 341 ( Pt 3):739-44. [PMID: 10417339 PMCID: PMC1220413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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High concentrations of fibrinogen in plasma have been associated with an increased risk of saphenous vein graft pathology. We have investigated the ability of fibrinogen to up-regulate the expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) in cultured human saphenous vein endothelial cells (HSVEC) isolated from saphenous vein. Increasing concentrations of fibrinogen (0-4 microM) stimulated a 20-fold increase in MCP-1 secretion within 4 h. Incubation of HSVEC with 2 microM fibrinogen for 4 h also caused a 2-fold increase in the MCP-1-to-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase mRNA ratio. The fibrinogen-mediated MCP-1 secretion fell to basal levels after preincubation of HSVEC with the complex of fibrinogen fragments D and E but remained unchanged after preincubation of HSVEC with either fibrinogen fragment E, s-ICAM-1 or the pentapeptide GRGDV. In contrast, fibrinogen fragment D acted as a potent inhibitor of fibrinogen-mediated MCP-1 secretion. Labelled fibrinogen fragment D bound to HSVEC with a K(d) of 6.5 microM. These findings indicate that fibrinogen, at physiological concentrations, uses an epitope on the fibrinogen D domain to bind to a receptor on HSVEC to up-regulate MCP-1 expression and secretion. This receptor seems to be distinct from intercellular adhesion molecule 1 and the integrins previously recognized as fibrinogen receptors.
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- S L Harley
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Imperial College School of Medicine at Charing Cross, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF, U.K
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Panés J, Pérez-del-Pulgar S, Casadevall M, Salas A, Pizcueta P, Bosch J, Anderson DC, Granger DN, Piqué JM. Impaired mesenteric leukocyte recruitment in experimental portal hypertension in the rat. Hepatology 1999; 30:445-53. [PMID: 10421653 DOI: 10.1002/hep.510300214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Increased incidence of septic complications in human and experimental portal hypertension has been documented. Because development of an inflammatory response is essential in defense against infectious agents, the aim of this study was to assess leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions in an experimental model of portal hypertension. Intravital microscopy studies showed that under baseline conditions, leukocyte rolling, adhesion, and emigration in mesenteric venules were similar in control, sham operated (SO), and partial portal vein ligated (PPVL) rats. Compared with either control or SO rats, PPVL animals exhibited a markedly reduced recruitment of rolling, adherent, and emigrated leukocytes in response to leukotriene B(4) (LTB(4)) stimulation. Similarly, platelet-activating factor (PAF) superfusion, which induced a large increment in leukocyte rolling and adherence in control and SO rats, was without any effect in PPVL animals. Endothelial P-selectin expression in control rats, as measured by the double radio-labeled monoclonal antibody (mAb) technique, was not modified by LTB(4), but significantly increased in response to PAF. PPVL rats had a significantly lower expression of P-selectin after stimulation with PAF. Neutrophils isolated from PPVL rats exhibited increased L-selectin shedding and CD11b up-regulation in response to PAF and LTB(4), compared with neutrophils isolated from SO rats. These observations indicate that portal hypertension is associated with a defective inflammatory response, which is manifested as a decreased recruitment of rolling leukocytes, and subsequently reduced adhesion/emigration. This defect appears to result from a reduced endothelial P-selectin up-regulation and increased L-selectin shedding.
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- J Panés
- Gastroenterology, Institut Clínic de Malalties Digestives, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain.
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Gloe T, Riedmayr S, Sohn HY, Pohl U. The 67-kDa laminin-binding protein is involved in shear stress-dependent endothelial nitric-oxide synthase expression. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:15996-6002. [PMID: 10347148 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.23.15996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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It has been suggested that the mechanical forces acting on endothelial cells may be sensed in part by cell-matrix connections. We therefore studied the role of different matrix proteins, in particular laminin I, on a shear stress-dependent endothelial response, namely nitric-oxide synthase (eNOS) expression. Primary porcine aortic endothelial cells were seeded onto glass plates either noncoated (NC cells) or precoated with fibronectin (FN cells), laminin (LN cells), or collagen I (CN cells). Western blots were used to detect differences in the final matrix composition of these cells. A shear stress of 16 dyn/cm2 was applied for 6 h. Only LN cells showed detectable amounts of laminin I in their underlying matrix when they reached confluence. They reacted with a 2-fold increase of eNOS expression (n = 16, p < 0.001) to the exposure of shear stress, which went along with enhanced eNOS protein and NO release. In contrast, neither FN cells (n = 9) nor NC cells (n = 13) showed a significant increase of eNOS expression under shear stress. The increase in CN cells was borderline (1.4-fold; n = 9, p < 0.05) and was not associated with an increase of eNOS protein. The shear-induced increase in eNOS expression of LN cells was abolished by the peptide YIGSR, which blocks the cellular binding to laminin I via a 67-kDa laminin-binding protein, whereas a control peptide (YIGSK) had no effect. The induction of eNOS expression by shear stress is stimulated by an interaction of endothelial cells with laminin which is, at least in part, mediated by a 67-kDa laminin-binding protein.
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- T Gloe
- Institute of Physiology, Ludwig Maximilians University, Schillerstrasse 44, D 80336 Munich, Germany.
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Shi C, Patel A, Zhang D, Wang H, Carmeliet P, Reed GL, Lee ME, Haber E, Sibinga NE. Plasminogen is not required for neointima formation in a mouse model of vein graft stenosis. Circ Res 1999; 84:883-90. [PMID: 10222334 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.84.8.883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Recent studies of mice that lack plasminogen have identified a critical role for this zymogen in arterial remodeling. To permit the use of these (and other) genetically modified mice in the analysis of venous injury, we developed a model in which a patch cut from the external jugular vein of a mouse is grafted to repair a surgically created defect in its carotid artery. In wild-type mice, the venous graft showed initial endothelial denudation and formation of a neointima that progressively and reproducibly expanded in a manner analogous to human vein graft disease, albeit at an accelerated pace. This neointima occupied 37+/-4.6% of the vessel lumen at day 7 and 66+/-5.7% at day 20. The proliferative index of neointimal cells assessed by proliferating cell nuclear antigen staining was 50.6+/-3. 6% at day 7 and 15.2+/-2.0% at day 20. CD45-positive leukocytes and alpha-actin-positive smooth muscle cells accounted for 9.5+/-1.0% and 9.9+/-1.1% of intimal area at day 7, respectively, with the latter increasing to 40.9+/-2.6% at day 20. Collagen accounted for 6.8+/-0.7% of intimal area at day 7 and 20.7+/-1.8% at day 20. Surprisingly, even though arterial neointima formation due to electrostatic and immune-mediated injury is impaired in plasminogen -/- mice, in our study vein graft neointima formation in these mice was not significantly different from that in controls (70.9+/-6.4 versus 65.6+/-4.4% luminal occlusion, P=NS). Thus, plasmin proteolysis, although critical in extracellular matrix degradation and cellular migration after arterial injury, does not appear to be so important in vein graft neointima formation, perhaps because of the relative lack of structural barriers to cellular migration in the normal vein wall. This novel model of vein graft injury should be useful for further studies of differences in the response to injury of arterial and venous tissues.
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- C Shi
- Cardiovascular Biology Laboratory, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass. 02115, USA
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Gosling M, Golledge J, Turner RJ, Powell JT. Arterial flow conditions downregulate thrombomodulin on saphenous vein endothelium. Circulation 1999; 99:1047-53. [PMID: 10051299 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.99.8.1047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The antithrombogenic properties of venous endothelium may be attenuated when vein is implanted in the arterial circulation. Such changes may facilitate thrombosis, which is the final common pathway for saphenous vein arterial bypass graft occlusion. METHODS AND RESULTS Using human saphenous vein in a validated ex vivo flow circuit, we investigated (1) the possibility that arterial flow conditions (mean pressure, 100 mm Hg, 90 cpm, approximately 200 mL/min) alter the concentration of proteins involved in regulating thrombosis at the vessel wall and (2) the influence of ion channel blockade on such effects. Concentrations of thrombomodulin and tissue factor were quantified by Western blotting (ratio of von Willebrand factor staining) and immunohistochemistry (as a percentage of CD31-staining area). Thrombomodulin concentrations after 90 minutes of venous and arterial flow conditions were quantified by immunostaining (68.9+/-4.8% and 41.0+/-3.0% CD31, respectively; P<0.01) and by Western blotting (1.35+/-0.20 and 0. 15+/-0.03 ratio of von Willebrand factor, respectively; P<0.01). The ability of endothelial cells to generate activated protein C also decreased from 62+/-14 to 19+/-10 ng. min-1. 1000 cells-1 (P=0.01). The significant reduction in thrombomodulin was attenuated if calcium was removed from the perfusate but not by external vein stenting. Inclusion in the vein perfusate of drugs that reduce calcium entry (including Gd3+, to block stretch-activated ion channels, and nifedipine) abolished the reduction in thrombomodulin concentration observed after arterial flow conditions. In freshly excised vein, negligible concentrations of tissue factor were detected on the endothelium and concentrations did not increase after 90 minutes of arterial flow conditions, although the inclusion of nifedipine caused the immunostaining to increase from 3.0+/-0.4% to 8.5+/-0.7% CD31 (P<0.02). CONCLUSIONS In saphenous vein endothelium exposed to arterial flow conditions, there is rapid downregulation of thrombomodulin, sufficient to limit protein C activation, by a calcium-dependent mechanism.
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- M Gosling
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Imperial College School of Medicine at Charing Cross, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
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