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Uruski P, Matuszewska J, Leśniewska A, Rychlewski D, Niklas A, Mikuła-Pietrasik J, Tykarski A, Książek K. An integrative review of nonobvious puzzles of cellular and molecular cardiooncology. Cell Mol Biol Lett 2023; 28:44. [PMID: 37221467 DOI: 10.1186/s11658-023-00451-y] [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: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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Oncologic patients are subjected to four major treatment types: surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy. All nonsurgical forms of cancer management are known to potentially violate the structural and functional integrity of the cardiovascular system. The prevalence and severity of cardiotoxicity and vascular abnormalities led to the emergence of a clinical subdiscipline, called cardiooncology. This relatively new, but rapidly expanding area of knowledge, primarily focuses on clinical observations linking the adverse effects of cancer therapy with deteriorated quality of life of cancer survivors and their increased morbidity and mortality. Cellular and molecular determinants of these relations are far less understood, mainly because of several unsolved paths and contradicting findings in the literature. In this article, we provide a comprehensive view of the cellular and molecular etiology of cardiooncology. We pay particular attention to various intracellular processes that arise in cardiomyocytes, vascular endothelial cells, and smooth muscle cells treated in experimentally-controlled conditions in vitro and in vivo with ionizing radiation and drugs representing diverse modes of anti-cancer activity.
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- Paweł Uruski
- Department of Hypertensiology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Długa ½ Str., 61-848, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pathophysiology of Ageing and Civilization Diseases, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Długa ½ Str., 61-848, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pathophysiology of Ageing and Civilization Diseases, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Długa ½ Str., 61-848, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pathophysiology of Ageing and Civilization Diseases, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Długa ½ Str., 61-848, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Hypertensiology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Długa ½ Str., 61-848, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pathophysiology of Ageing and Civilization Diseases, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Długa ½ Str., 61-848, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Hypertensiology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Długa ½ Str., 61-848, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pathophysiology of Ageing and Civilization Diseases, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Długa ½ Str., 61-848, Poznan, Poland.
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Panesar SS, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Kliot M, Ashkan K. Neurosurgery and Manned Spaceflight. Neurosurgery 2020; 86:317-324. [PMID: 30407580 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyy531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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There has been a renewed interest in manned spaceflight due to endeavors by private and government agencies. Publicized goals include manned trips to or colonization of Mars. These missions will likely be of long duration, exceeding existing records for human exposure to extra-terrestrial conditions. Participants will be exposed to microgravity, temperature extremes, and radiation, all of which may adversely affect their physiology. Moreover, pathological mechanisms may differ from those of a terrestrial nature. Known central nervous system (CNS) changes occurring in space include rises in intracranial pressure and spinal unloading. Intracranial pressure increases are thought to occur due to cephalad re-distribution of body fluids secondary to microgravity exposure. Spinal unloading in microgravity results in potential degenerative changes to the bony vertebrae, intervertebral discs, and supportive musculature. These phenomena are poorly understood. Trauma is of highest concern due to its potential to seriously incapacitate crewmembers and compromise missions. Traumatic pathology may also be exacerbated in the setting of altered CNS physiology. Though there are no documented instances of CNS pathologies arising in space, existing diagnostic and treatment capabilities will be limited relative to those on Earth. In instances where neurosurgical intervention is required in space, it is not known whether open or endoscopic approaches are feasible. It is obvious that prevention of trauma and CNS pathology should be emphasized. Further research into neurosurgical pathology, its diagnosis, and treatment in space are required should exploratory or colonization missions be attempted.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford
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- Department of Neurosurgery, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Xie T, Liu Q, Zaidi H. Evaluation of S-values and dose distributions for90Y,131I,166Ho, and188Re in seven lobes of the rat liver. Med Phys 2012; 39:1462-72. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3681009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Guo Y, Shu C, Zhou X, Jiang X, Li Q. High-dose preoperative fractionated radiotherapy does not affect the patency and healing of ePTFE vascular prosthesis after replacement of canine abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2012; 43:460-5. [PMID: 22261487 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2011] [Accepted: 12/20/2011] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fractionated radiotherapy allows for the safe administration of larger doses without the development of immediate or late toxicity. The influence of preoperative fractionated radiotherapy on neointima formation for expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) graft has not been determined. METHODS Twenty mongrel dogs were randomly divided into radiotherapy group (a total dose of 35 Gy) or control group (no radiation). The infrarenal abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava were replaced by ePTFE grafts at 3 months after irradiation in the radiotherapy group. Grafts were explanted at 4 weeks after surgery. Histopathological techniques were undertaken to evaluate graft neointima formation. The control group was managed the same as the radiotherapy group except for not receiving irradiation. RESULTS Four grafts implanted into inferior vena cava in the irradiated group and three in the control group were found to be completely occluded. None of the grafts implanted into abdominal aorta were obstructed. In the case of the inferior vena cava graft, the thickness of the graft neointima did not differ significantly between the irradiated and control groups. However, for the abdominal aorta graft, the neointima thickness in the irradiated groups was significantly thinner than that in the control group. CONCLUSION Preoperative fractionated radiotherapy affects vascular healing via suppressing the development of neointima formation in the abdominal aorta graft.
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- Y Guo
- Department of Vascular Surgery, The Second Xiang Ya Hospital, Central South University, 139 Renmin Road, Changsha, Hunan 410011, PR China
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Lawton MT, Arnold CM, Kim YJ, Bogarin EA, Stewart CL, Wulfstat AA, Derugin N, Deen D, Young WL. RADIATION ARTERIOPATHY IN THE TRANSGENIC ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA MODEL. Neurosurgery 2008. [DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000313579.15666.8d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Brewster L, Brey EM, Addis M, Xue L, Husak V, Ellinger J, Haudenschild CC, Greisler HP. Improving endothelial healing with novel chimeric mitogens. Am J Surg 2006; 192:589-93. [PMID: 17071189 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2006] [Revised: 08/04/2006] [Accepted: 08/04/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chimeric proteins may be used to direct cell-specific activity. Heparin-binding growth-associated molecule (HBGAM) binds to cell receptors that are relatively more robust on endothelial cells, and it may confer endothelial cell selectivity to potent angiogens such as fibroblast growth factor-1 (FGF-1). METHODS By ligating fibroblast growth factor or its potent mutant, S130K, to HBGAM, we tested their effect on re-endothelialization after angioplasty injury by using a canine model. RESULTS Both HBGAM/S130K- and HBGAM/FGF-1-treated arteries had increased neointimal mitotic index and re-endothelialization rates at 30 days compared with control arteries without inducing a significant increase in the neointimal thickness or the ratio of neointimal to medial thickness between treatment and control groups. CONCLUSION HBGAM/S130K and HBGAM/FGF-1 facilitates endothelial healing without myointimal thickening after canine carotid artery balloon angioplasty injury. Application of these growth factors in fibrin glue may improve endothelialization clinically after angioplasty or endarterectomy.
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- Luke Brewster
- Department of Surgery, Loyola University, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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Kim SJ, Masaki T, Rowley R, Leypoldt JK, Mohammad SF, Cheung AK. Different responses by cultured aortic and venous smooth muscle cells to gamma radiation. Kidney Int 2005; 68:371-7. [PMID: 15954929 DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.00407.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Stenosis of hemodialysis arteriovenous grafts is usually focal and caused by the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs). External radiation of the graft is a potential strategy to prevent stenosis; however, the relative responsiveness of arterial and venous SMCs to radiation is unknown. METHODS Human aortic and saphenous vein SMCs were cultured in a medium containing growth factors and serum and treated with 0 to 50 Gy in a gamma irradiator. At 2 to 20 days post-irradiation, cell counting, methylthiazoletetrazolium dye reduction, [(3)H]-thymidine uptake, and bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation assays were performed. RESULTS All assays showed that 1 to 50 Gy inhibited the proliferation of both aortic and venous SMCs in a dose-dependent manner. Importantly, venous cells were less susceptible to radiation in all assays, compared to aortic cells. At day 10, 1 to 50 Gy of radiation inhibited the increase in the number of aortic cells by 24% to 66% and venous cells by 8% to 25% (P < 0.01) (aortic vs. venous). The differences between aortic and venous cells varied among different assays and were most pronounced in the BrdU assay. CONCLUSION Inasmuch as myointimal hyperplasia occurs at both arterial and venous anastomoses, future strategies using radiation to prevent hemodialysis vascular access stenosis should take these differences into consideration.
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- Seung-Jung Kim
- Division of Nephrology, Ewha Women's University, Seoul, Korea
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Brewster LP, Brey EM, Tassiopoulos AK, Xue L, Maddox E, Armistead D, Burgess WH, Greisler HP. Heparin-independent mitogenicity in an endothelial and smooth muscle cell chimeric growth factor (S130K-HBGAM). Am J Surg 2004; 188:575-9. [PMID: 15546573 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2004] [Revised: 07/26/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Through site-directed mutagenesis we have created a favorable fibroblast growth factor-1 (FGF-1) mutant (S130K) and linked it to a heparin-binding growth-associated molecule (HBGAM) to form the chimera S130K-HBGAM creating a heparin-independent, endothelial cell (EC)-specific mitogen. METHODS The proliferative responses of primary canine carotid artery smooth muscle cells (SMC) and jugular vein EC to FGF-1, S130K, or S130K-HBGAM, with and without heparin (5 U/mL), was quantitated by measuring tritiated thymidine uptake over 24 hours and expressing the results as percent of positive control (20% fetal bovine serum [FBS]) for group comparison. RESULTS Unlike FGF-1, both S130K and S130K-HBGAM are heparin-independent mitogens for EC and SMC. S130K-HBGAM was equivalent to FGF-1 with heparin at 6 nmol/L. S130K-HBGAM did not demonstrate relative EC specificity in this assay. CONCLUSIONS At higher concentrations, S130K-HBGAM is a potent, heparin-independent EC and SMC mitogen. Co-culture assays and in vivo delivery models may demonstrate EC specificity not identified in this single cell type proliferation assay.
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MESH Headings
- Analysis of Variance
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Carotid Arteries/cytology
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Cells, Cultured
- Dogs
- Endothelium, Vascular/cytology
- Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 1/genetics
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 1/metabolism
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 1/pharmacology
- Heparin/pharmacology
- Mitogens/pharmacology
- Models, Animal
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/drug effects
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- Point Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Probability
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/pharmacology
- Recombinant Proteins
- Sensitivity and Specificity
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- Luke P Brewster
- Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 South First Ave., Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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One major obstacle toward the creation and survival of larger, three-dimensional tissues is the lack of a vascular network that provides transport of oxygen, nutrients, and metabolic byproducts. Although attempts to create microvasculature in vitro have been described previously (Microcirculation 2 (1995), 377; Tissue Eng. 6 (2000), 105; Ann. NY Accd. Sci. 944 (2001), 443), these methods depend on vascularization of void spaces within the tissue-construct or on the utilization of empty capillary networks by host vessels. In the present study, we examined the possibility of creating perfused microvessels in vitro that can be included in an artificial tissue. First, strands of nylon line with their ends fit into microtubing were positioned within small perfusion chambers. Vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) were then seeded onto the nylon strands and tubing. The cells multiplied to form concentric layers. Layer thickness was approximately 100 microm after 21 days and 150 microm after 28 days of culture. The lines were then extracted and the chambers connected to a perfusion system. The vessels were continuously perfused with culture medium over 7 days without failure. Artificial microvessels may prove useful in tissue engineering and as models for vascular research.
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- Thomas Neumann
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Box 357962, Seattle, WA 98195-7962, USA.
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Dilmanian FA, Kalef-Ezra J, Petersen MJ, Bozios G, Vosswinkel J, Giron F, Ren B, Yakupov R, Antonakopoulos G. Could X-ray microbeams inhibit angioplasty-induced restenosis in the rat carotid artery? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003; 4:139-45. [PMID: 14984714 DOI: 10.1016/s1522-1865(03)00180-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2003] [Revised: 10/27/2003] [Accepted: 10/27/2003] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Parallel, thin (<100 microm) planes of synchrotron-generated X rays, have been shown to spare normal tissues and preferentially damage tumors in animal models. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of such microbeams directed unidirectionally on angioplasted rat carotid arteries. METHODS AND MATERIALS Three groups of Sprague-Dawley rats were studied: (a) rats with normal, untreated arteries, (b) rats treated by balloon angioplasty, but not irradiated, and (c) rats treated with balloon angioplasty and exposed to single fraction, unidirectional, parallel, microbeams an hour after angioplasty. The microbeam array, 15 mm widex7.6 mm high, consisting of 27-microm-wide beam slices, spaced 200 microm center-to-center laterally traversed the damaged artery. The in-depth in-beam dose was 150 Gy, the "valley" dose (dose midway between microbeams resulting mainly from X-ray scattering) was 4.5 Gy on average, and the "integrated" (averaged) dose was 26 Gy. RESULTS Microbeam irradiation, as given in the present study, was tolerated, but was insufficient to significantly suppress the neointimal hyperplasia. DISCUSSION The microbeam dose used is considered low. Dose escalation would be necessary to reach conclusive results regarding the X-ray microbeam efficacy to control restenosis.
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MESH Headings
- Angioplasty, Balloon/adverse effects
- Animals
- Carotid Artery, Common/pathology
- Carotid Artery, Common/radiation effects
- Carotid Artery, Common/surgery
- Carotid Stenosis/therapy
- Disease Models, Animal
- Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
- Graft Occlusion, Vascular/etiology
- Graft Occlusion, Vascular/radiotherapy
- Hyperplasia/etiology
- Hyperplasia/radiotherapy
- Models, Cardiovascular
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Tunica Intima/pathology
- Tunica Intima/radiation effects
- X-Rays
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- F A Dilmanian
- Medical Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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Basavaraju SR, Easterly CE. Pathophysiological effects of radiation on atherosclerosis development and progression, and the incidence of cardiovascular complications. Med Phys 2002; 29:2391-403. [PMID: 12408314 DOI: 10.1118/1.1509442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Radiation therapy while important in the management of several diseases, is implicated in the causation of atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular complications. Cancer and atherosclerosis go through the same stages of initiation, promotion, and complication, beginning with a mutation in a single cell. Clinical observations before the 1960s lead to the belief that the heart is relatively resistant to the doses of radiation used in radiotherapy. Subsequently, it was discovered that the heart is sensitive to radiation and many cardiac structures may be damaged by radiation exposure. A significantly higher risk of death due to ischemic heart disease has been reported for patients treated with radiation for Hodgkin's disease and breast cancer. Certain cytokines and growth factors, such as TGF-beta1 and IL-1 beta, may stimulate radiation-induced endothelial proliferation, fibroblast proliferation, collagen deposition, and fibrosis leading to advanced lesions of atherosclerosis. The treatment for radiation-induced ischemic heart disease includes conventional pharmacological therapy, balloon angioplasty, and bypass surgery. Endovascular irradiation has been shown to be effective in reducing restenosis-like response to balloon-catheter injury in animal models. Caution must be exercised when radiation therapy is combined with doxorubicin because there appears to be a synergistic toxic effect on the myocardium. Damage to endothelial cells is a central event in the pathogenesis of damage to the coronary arteries. Certain growth factors that interfere with the apoptotic pathway may provide new therapeutic strategies for reducing the risk of radiation-induced damage to the heart. Exposure to low level occupational or environmental radiation appears to pose no undue risk of atherosclerosis development or cardiovascular mortality. But, other radiation-induced processes such as the bystander effects, abscopal effects, hormesis, and individual variations in radiosensitivity may be important in certain circumstances.
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Leter EM, Nowak PJCM, Nieman K, de Feyter PJ, Carlier SG, Munne A, Serruys PW, Levendag PC. Definition of a moving gross target volume for stereotactic radiation therapy of stented coronary arteries. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2002; 52:560-5. [PMID: 11872305 DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(01)02679-7] [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: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE To measure the effect of cardiac motion on coronary artery stent position during the cardiac cycle as a first step toward exploring the feasibility of stereotactic external beam radiation therapy targeted at restenotic stented coronary arteries. METHODS AND MATERIALS The three-dimensional (3D) position of eight coronary artery stents in 8 patients immobilized in a stereotactic body frame was studied noninvasively by single-breathhold ECG-gated multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) during 10 retrospectively selected phases, equally distributed throughout the R-R interval of consecutive cardiac cycles. The volume encompassing all measured 3D positions of the stent was measured. RESULTS Stent volumes measured by MSCT closely agreed with measurements by quantitative coronary angiography (r > 0.99). The mean of the maximum 3D stent center of mass displacement between any two phases during the cardiac cycle for all eight coronary arteries was 7.5 mm (range 3.3-20.5 mm) in the lateral direction, 8.6 mm (range 2.7-21.6 mm) in the ventrodorsal direction, and 8.2 mm (range 2.5-19.7 mm) in the craniocaudal direction. As was anticipated, the volume encompassing all measured 3D positions of the stent represented only a fraction of the whole heart volume in all patients, i.e., less than 0.6%. CONCLUSIONS ECG-gated MSCT allowed the measurement of the volume encompassing multiphase 3D positions of coronary artery stents during the cardiac cycle. This volume, a measure of the cardiac motion effect on coronary artery stent position during the cardiac cycle, represents a moving gross target for stereotactic external beam radiation therapy.
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- Edward M Leter
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Leter EM, Levendag PC, Nieman K, Slager CJ, Carlier SG, Serruys PW, Nowak PJ. Comparison of different methods to define a target volume for external beam radiation therapy of restenotic coronary arteries. CARDIOVASCULAR RADIATION MEDICINE 2001; 2:208-12. [PMID: 12160761 DOI: 10.1016/s1522-1865(02)00109-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Different methods have been described to define a target volume for the treatment of restenotic (stented) coronary arteries by external beam radiation therapy (EBRT). The purpose of this study was to explore two methods to define a target for such therapy, and to compare these with previously investigated methods. MATERIALS AND METHODS The 3-D position of a stent throughout the cardiac cycle in the three major epicardial coronary arteries was measured in three patients by single-breathhold multislice spiral CT and breathhold biplane conventional X-ray angiography, both indexed in time with the ECG. The volume through which the stent traversed (STV) during the cardiac cycle was determined by use of displacement measurements. RESULTS For multislice CT and biplane angiography, respectively, the mean STV was 1.23 cm(3) (range 0.65-2.22 cm(3)) and 2.81 cm(3) (range 1.60-4.99 cm(3)). The STV represented only a fraction of the whole heart volume in all patients, that is, equal to or less than 0.4%. CONCLUSIONS Multislice CT and biplane angiography allowed the measurement of a relatively small potential target, that is the STV, for EBRT of restenotic stented coronary arteries. Both studied imaging modalities are instrumental for targeting the STV by highly conformal radiation therapy in case of restenotic stented coronary arteries.
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- E M Leter
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Rotterdam--Daniel, Groene Hilledijk 301, 3075 EA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Oh CW, Bump EA, Kim JS, Janigro D, Mayberg MR. Induction of a senescence-like phenotype in bovine aortic endothelial cells by ionizing radiation. Radiat Res 2001; 156:232-40. [PMID: 11500132 DOI: 10.1667/0033-7587(2001)156[0232:ioaslp]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Treatment of confluent monolayers of bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAEC) with gamma rays resulted in the delayed appearance of cells with an enlarged surface area that were morphologically similar to senescent cells. The majority of these cells stained positively for senescence-associated beta-galactosidase (SA-beta-gal), indicating that these cells are biochemically similar to senescent cells. The incidence of the senescence-like phenotype increased with dose (5-15 Gy) and time after irradiation. Cells with a senescence-like phenotype began to appear in the monolayer several days after irradiation. The onset of the appearance of this phenotype was accelerated by subculturing 24 h after irradiation. This acceleration was not entirely due to stimulation of progression through the cell cycle, since a high percentage of the senescent-like cells that appeared after subculture were not labeled with BrdUrd during the period after subculture. Prolonged up-regulation of expression of CDKN1A (also known as p21(CIP1/WAF1)) after irradiation was noted by Western blot analysis, again suggesting a similarity to natural senescence. Phenotypically altered endothelial cells were present in the irradiated monolayers as long as 20 weeks after irradiation, suggesting that a subpopulation of altered endothelial cells that might be functionally deficient could persist in the vasculature of irradiated tissue for a prolonged period after irradiation.
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- C W Oh
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
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Scott NA, Crocker IR, Yin Q, Sorescu D, Wilcox JN, Griendling KK. Inhibition of vascular cell growth by X-ray irradiation: comparison with gamma radiation and mechanism of action. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2001; 50:485-93. [PMID: 11380238 DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(01)01526-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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PURPOSE Catheter-based delivery of gamma and beta radiation effectively inhibits restenosis. Major disadvantages of these radioisotopes include continuous emission; excessive depth of penetration, creating safety hazards (gamma); and inadequate penetration, limiting effectiveness (beta). Low-voltage X-rays have a distinct potential advantage, because the source is active only when current is applied, and depth of penetration is voltage dependent. This study was performed to determine if low-voltage X-rays inhibit smooth muscle and adventitial cell growth in vitro and to determine the molecular mechanisms involved in this cellular response. METHODS AND RESULTS Vascular cells in culture were exposed to low-voltage X-ray radiation and analyzed for their subsequent ability to proliferate. X-ray irradiation caused a dose-dependent inhibition in proliferation, similar to the effect seen with equivalent doses of gamma radiation. The radiation-induced inhibition of proliferation did not appear to be related to apoptosis, but rather to delayed progression through the cell cycle, because a 65% increase in the proportion of cells in S phase was seen 24-96 h after X-ray exposure compared to control. Expression of p53, a cell cycle transcriptional activator, and p21, a cell cycle inhibitor, were significantly elevated after exposure to low-voltage X-rays, providing a potential mechanism for this delay. CONCLUSIONS Low-voltage X-rays can effectively inhibit proliferation of vascular smooth muscle and adventitial cells. This inhibition is apparently due to a delay in progression through the cell cycle, which is mediated by increases in the levels of cell cycle inhibitors.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Aorta, Thoracic/cytology
- Apoptosis/radiation effects
- Cell Division/radiation effects
- Cells, Cultured
- Coronary Vessels/cytology
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21
- Cyclins/biosynthesis
- Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
- Gamma Rays
- Humans
- Male
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/radiation effects
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Swine
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/biosynthesis
- X-Rays
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- N A Scott
- Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Ogihara K, Aoki K, Zubkov AY, Zhang JH. Oxyhemoglobin produces apoptosis and necrosis in cultured smooth muscle cells. Brain Res 2001; 889:89-97. [PMID: 11166691 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(00)03120-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Confluent rat aortic smooth muscle cells were treated with OxyHb in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. A high concentration of OxyHb (100 microM) within 24 h decreased cell density. DNA analysis showed a smear pattern characteristic of cell necrosis. Transmission electron microscopy demonstrated disintegration of the cell membrane and destruction of cell organelles. Western blotting using PARP antibody revealed that 116 kDa PARP was not cleaved to 85 kDa, an apoptosis-related fragment. On the contrary, a low concentration of OxyHb (10 microM) produced apoptotic cell death at 72 h that was supported by DNA analysis and TUNEL staining. These results demonstrated that a high level of OxyHb induced necrosis within 24 h and a low concentration of OxyHb produced apoptosis after 72 h in cultured smooth muscle cells. Morphological alterations induced by OxyHb might contribute to the vascular wall changes in the cerebral arteries following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).
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- K Ogihara
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216, USA
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O'Connor MM, Mayberg MR. Effects of radiation on cerebral vasculature: a review. Neurosurgery 2000; 46:138-49; discussion 150-1. [PMID: 10626944 DOI: 10.1093/neurosurgery/46.1.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Radiation therapy plays a critical role in the treatment of central nervous system neoplasms and cerebral arteriovenous malformations. The deleterious effects of radiation on cerebral arteries may be the primary limitation to these treatment methods, as radiation may cause a variety of cerebrovascular injuries and hemodynamic changes. Radiation-induced changes in the cerebral arterial wall are determined by a number of cellular processes in endothelium and smooth muscle cells that modulate differences in radiosensitivity and phenotypic expression. The histopathological findings in arterial radiation injury include vessel wall thickening, thrombosis, luminal occlusion, and occasional telangiectases. Mechanisms for radiation injury to blood vessels include phenotypic changes in normal vessel wall cells (especially endothelium) manifested by the expression or suppression of specific gene and protein products that affect cell cycle progression or cellular proliferation or demise via cytotoxic injury or apoptosis. This review describes the molecular and cellular events involved in the systemic and cerebral vascular response to radiation and the potential means by which these responses may be influenced to augment the therapeutic effects of radiation while minimizing the untoward consequences.
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- M M O'Connor
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA
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