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Schmid BP, Polsin LLM, Menezes FH. Dilatation of Aortic Neck and Common Iliac Arteries after Open Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Long-Term Follow-Up According to Aortic Reconstruction Configuration. Ann Vasc Surg 2020; 69:345-351. [PMID: 32504789 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.05.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several studies in the literature report continued proximal aorta and distal iliac artery dilatation after surgical correction of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The purpose of this study is to evaluate these findings, in a South American population, and relate them to the type of configuration of the open procedure aortic reconstruction. METHODS This is a retrospective review of ultrasonographic follow-up of patients submitted to open repair of AAA from 1989 to 2013, reporting proximal aorta dilatation (≥3 cm) and distal iliac artery dilatation (≥1.5 cm). RESULTS A total of 155 patients were included. Life-table freedom at the intervals 11 < 15 years and ≥15 years were 47% and 23% for proximal dilatation and 63% and 38% for distal iliac arteries dilatation, respectively. There were more proximal and distal dilatations in patients submitted to more extensive aortic reconstructions (aorto-aortic 13% and 22% vs aorto-bilateral common iliacs 27% and 8% vs aorto-unilateral or bilateral external iliacs 27% and 32% and aorto-femoral 67% and 0%) P < 0.0001. Juxtarenal anastomosis was also correlated with more proximal dilatations (42% vs 21%, P = 0,046). There were two proximal and three distal anastomosis pseudoaneurysms. CONCLUSIONS The presence of more extensive degenerative disease at the time of operation, requiring juxtarenal or more distal iliac reconstructions, may pose an increased risk of proximal aorta and iliac artery dilatation during follow-up. This study corroborates that significant changes are found after 7 to 10 years of the operation, reinforcing the need for long-term monitoring.
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- Bruno Pagnin Schmid
- Discipline of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital of Clinics of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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- Discipline of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital of Clinics of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Chen X, Zheng C, He Y, Tian L, Li J, Li D, Jin W, Li M, Zheng S. Identification of key genes associated with the human abdominal aortic aneurysm based on the gene expression profile. Mol Med Rep 2015; 12:7891-8. [PMID: 26498477 PMCID: PMC4758287 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2015.4448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The present study was aimed at screening the key genes associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in the neck, and to investigate the molecular mechanism underlying the development of AAA. The gene expression profile, GSE47472, including 14 AAA neck samples and eight donor controls, was downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. The total AAA samples were grouped into two types to avoid bias. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were screened in patients with AAA and subsequently compared with donor controls using linear models for microarray data, or the Limma package in R, followed by gene ontology enrichment analysis. Furthermore, a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network based on the DEGs was constructed to detect highly connected regions using a Cytoscape plugin. In total, 388 DEGs in the AAA samples were identified. These DEGs were predominantly associated with limb development, including embryonic limb development and appendage development. Nuclear receptor co-repressor 1 (NCOR1), histone 4 (H4), E2F transcription factor 4 (E2F4) and hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α (HNF4A) were the four transcription factors associated with AAA. Furthermore, HNF4A indirectly interacted with the other three transcription factors. Additionally, six clusters were selected from the PPI network. The DEG screening process and the construction of an interaction network enabled an understanding of the mechanism of AAA to be gleaned. HNF4A may exert an important role in AAA development through its interactions with the three other transcription factors (E2F4, NCOR1 and H4), and the mechanism of this coordinated regulation of the transcription factors in AAA may provide a suitable target for the development of therapeutic intervention strategies.
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- Xudong Chen
- Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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Lindeman JHN. The pathophysiologic basis of abdominal aortic aneurysm progression: a critical appraisal. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2015; 13:839-51. [PMID: 26028299 DOI: 10.1586/14779072.2015.1052408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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An aneurysm of the abdominal aorta is a common pathology and a major cause of sudden death in the elderly. Currently, abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) can only be treated by surgery and an effective medical therapy is urgently missing. The pathophysiology of AAAs is complex and is believed to be best described as a comprehensive inflammatory response with an accompanying proteolytic imbalance; the latter being held responsible for the progressive weakening of the aortic wall. Remarkably, while interference in inflammatory and/or proteolytic cascades proves highly effective in preclinical studies, emerging clinical studies consistently fail to show a benefit. In fact, some anti-inflammatory interventions appear to adversely influence the disease process. Altogether, recent clinical observations not only challenge the prevailing concepts of AAA progression, but also raise doubt on the translatability of findings from rodent models for growing AAA.
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- Jan H N Lindeman
- Department Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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Hypertrophy of the lumbar ligamentum flavum is associated with inflammation-related TGF-β expression. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2011; 153:134-41. [PMID: 20960015 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-010-0839-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2010] [Accepted: 10/04/2010] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite the significance of hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum (HLF) in the disease progress of neurogenic claudication, the cellular mechanisms underlying the gradual fibrotic thickening of the ligamentum flavum remain poorly understood. The aim of our study was to get insight into the contribution of inflammatory mechanisms to the development of hypertrophy. METHODS Specimens of hypertrophied ligamenta flava were obtained at surgery from 20 patients with acquired lumbar osteoligamentous spinal canal stenosis from the central part of the ligament. Paraffin sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin and Elastica van Gieson to evaluate extracellular matrix architecture, and immunohistochemistry was performed to characterize the inflammatory reaction and the sources of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) expression. Sections of normal ligamenta flava obtained from corresponding anatomical sites and stained in parallel served as a control. RESULTS HLF was characterized by a considerable distortion of the elastic matrix and fibrotic transformation by extracellular collagen deposition. All specimens showed highly inflammatory cellular infiltrates confined to regions exhibiting marked degeneration of the elastic matrix composed mainly of macrophages, scattered T lymphocytes, and neovascularization, thus representing a chronic inflammation. Surprisingly, macrophages as well as vascular endothelial cells but not fibroblasts showed a strong expression of TGF-β, a strong inducer of extracellular collagen deposition. CONCLUSIONS Macrophages were identified as a major cellular source of TGF-β in advanced HLF and may perpetuate further hypertrophy. This finding suggests that modulating the immune response locally or systemically could prove to be effective for impeding the disease progress.
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Tedesco MM, Terashima M, Blankenberg FG, Levashova Z, Spin JM, Backer MV, Backer JM, Sho M, Sho E, McConnell MV, Dalman RL. Analysis of in situ and ex vivo vascular endothelial growth factor receptor expression during experimental aortic aneurysm progression. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2009; 29:1452-7. [PMID: 19574559 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.109.187757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Mural inflammation and neovascularization are characteristic pathological features of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease. Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) expression may also mediate AAA growth and rupture. We examined VEGFR expression as a function of AAA disease progression in the Apolipoprotein E-deficient (Apo E(-/-)) murine AAA model. METHODS AND RESULTS Apo E(-/-) mice maintained on a high-fat diet underwent continuous infusion with angiotensin II at 1000 ng/kg/min (Ang II) or vehicle (Control) via subcutaneous osmotic pump. Serial transabdominal ultrasound measurements of abdominal aortic diameter were recorded (n=16 mice, 3 to 4 time points per mouse) for up to 28 days. Near-infrared receptor fluorescent (NIRF) imaging was performed on Ang II mice (n=9) and Controls (n=5) with scVEGF/Cy, a single-chain VEGF homo-dimer labeled with Cy 5.5 fluorescent tracer (7 to 18 microg/mouse IV). NIRF with inactivated single chain VEGF/Cy tracer (scVEGF/In, 18 microg/mouse IV) was performed on 2 additional Ang II mice to control for nonreceptor-mediated tracer binding and uptake. After image acquisition and sacrifice, aortae were harvested for analysis. An additional AAA mouse cohort received either an oral angiogenesis inhibitor or suitable negative or positive controls to clarify the significance of angiogenesis in experimental aneurysm progression. Aneurysms developed in the suprarenal aortic segment of all Ang II mice. Significantly greater fluorescent signal was obtained from aneurysmal aorta as compared to remote, uninvolved aortic segments in Ang II scVEGF/Cy mice or AAA in scVEGF/In mice or suprarenal aortic segments in Control mice. Signal intensity increased in a diameter-dependent fashion in aneurysmal segments. Immunostaining confirmed mural VEGFR-2 expression in medial smooth muscle cells. Treatment with an angiogenesis inhibitor attenuated AAA formation while decreasing mural macrophage infiltration and CD-31(+) cell density. CONCLUSIONS Mural VEGFR expression, as determined by scVEGF/Cy fluorescent imaging and VEGFR-2 immunostaining, increases in experimental AAAs in a diameter-dependent fashion. Angiogenesis inhibition limits AAA progression. Clinical VEGFR expression imaging strategies, if feasible, may improve real-time monitoring of AAA disease progression and response to suppressive strategies.
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- Maureen M Tedesco
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5642, USA
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Whole genome expression profiling reveals a significant role for immune function in human abdominal aortic aneurysms. BMC Genomics 2007; 8:237. [PMID: 17634102 PMCID: PMC1934369 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-8-237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2007] [Accepted: 07/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Abdominal aortic aneurysms are a common disorder with an incompletely understood etiology. We used Illumina and Affymetrix microarray platforms to generate global gene expression profiles for both aneurysmal (AAA) and non-aneurysmal abdominal aorta, and identified genes that were significantly differentially expressed between cases and controls. RESULTS Affymetrix and Illumina arrays included 18,057 genes in common; 11,542 (64%) of these genes were considered to be expressed in either aneurysmal or normal abdominal aorta. There were 3,274 differentially expressed genes with a false discovery rate (FDR) </= 0.05. Many of these genes were not previously known to be involved in AAA, including SOST and RUNX3, which were confirmed using Q-RT-PCR (Pearson correlation coefficient for microarray and Q-RT-PCR data = 0.89; p-values for differences in expression between AAA and controls for SOST: 4.87 x 10-4 and for RUNX3: 4.33 x 10-5). Analysis of biological pathways, including Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), indicated extreme overrepresentation of immune related categories. The enriched categories included the GO category Immune Response (GO:0006955; FDR = 2.1 x 10-14), and the KEGG pathways natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity (hsa04650; FDR = 5.9 x 10-6) and leukocyte transendothelial migration (hsa04670; FDR = 1.1 x 10-5). CONCLUSION Previous studies have provided evidence for the involvement of the immune system in AAA. The current expression analysis extends these findings by demonstrating broad coordinate gene expression in immunological pathways. A large number of genes involved in immune function were differentially expressed in AAA, and the pathway analysis gave these results a biological context. The data provide valuable insight for future studies to dissect the pathogenesis of human AAA. These pathways might also be used as targets for the development of therapeutic agents for AAA.
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