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Inflammatory cells induce neointimal growth in a rat arterial autograft model

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dc.contributor.authorJurado, F.es
dc.contributor.authorBellón, J.M.es
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez, M.
dc.contributor.authorCorrales, C.
dc.contributor.authorBuján, J.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-11T10:58:47Z
dc.date.available2011-05-11T10:58:47Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractSubendothelial invasion by leukocytes is a sign of intimal thickening in arteriosclerosis and in the response of a vessel to mechanical damage. Our study was designed to establish whether these cells are implicated in the formation of a neointima in an autologous arterial graft model in the rat and to evaluate the effects of cyclosporin A (CsA). Three study groups were established according to whether the animals were treated with CsA-Cp (Sandimmun)®, CsA-Et (ethanol vehicle) or received no treatment (control group). Both drug forms were administered (5 mg/kg/day, s.c.) from 4 days prior to surgery until the time of sacrifice. Antibodies specific for lymphocytes (CD4, CD8), monocytes/macrophages-ED1, smooth muscle a-actin and the von Willebrand factor (vWF) were used to identify the cells in the grafted arterial wall. In control grafts, the neointima had formed by 2 weeks postimplant. However, the cells comprising this layer generally presented no positivity whatsoever towards the antibodies employed. At 50 days, the new layer was observed to be formed by a vWF-positive endothelium and a-actin-positive cells. In all three groups, several polymorphonuclear (PMN) cells adhered to the denuded luminal surface from 7 days onwards. In the treated animals, neutrophils and monocytes were seen to infiltrate intimal and medial layers during the later postimplant stages. Around the third week post-implant, the neointima had reached the grafted segment from the distal portion of the recipient artery, and by 50 days it was similar to that seen in control specimens. Our findings suggest that: a) neutrophils play a role in neointimal thickening in this arterial autograft model; and b) CsA promotes the adhesion and infiltration of neutrophils in the injured arterial wall.es
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10201/20832
dc.languageenges
dc.publisherMurcia : F. Hernándezes
dc.relation.ispartofHistology and histopathologyes
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesses
dc.subjectMacrophageses
dc.subjectNeutrophilses
dc.subject.otherCDU::6 - Ciencias aplicadas::61 - Medicinaes
dc.titleInflammatory cells induce neointimal growth in a rat arterial autograft modeles
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Histology and histopathology Vol.17, nº 3 (2002)