Fenestrations of the carotid internal elastic lamina and structural adaptation in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats

Boumaza, S., Arribas, S. M., Osborne-Pellegrin, M., McGrath, J. C. , Laurent, S., Lacolley, P. and Challande, P. (2001) Fenestrations of the carotid internal elastic lamina and structural adaptation in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats. Hypertension, 37(4), pp. 1101-1107. (doi: 10.1161/01.HYP.37.4.1101) (PMID:11304510)

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Abstract

Our aim was to determine the structural factors that determine the mechanical adaptation of the carotid arterial wall in stroke-prone hypertensive rats (SHRSP). Distensibility-pressure and elastic modulus–stress curves assessed by in vivo echo-tracking measurements indicated a reduction in arterial stiffness in 13-week-old SHRSP compared with Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY). Elastin and collagen contents determined biochemically were not different between SHRSP and WKY. Confocal microscopy showed that the mean area of fenestrations and fraction of area occupied by fenestrations of the internal elastic lamina (IEL) were smaller in SHRSP than in WKY, which indicated a reduction in stress-concentration effects within the IEL. Immunohistologic staining of EIIIA fibronectin isoform and total fibronectin (also as determined by Western blot) was greater in SHRSP, which suggested increased cell-matrix interactions. We suggest that these structural modifications of the vascular wall play a synergistic role in the mechanical adaptation to a high level of stress in SHRSP.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:McGrath, Professor John
Authors: Boumaza, S., Arribas, S. M., Osborne-Pellegrin, M., McGrath, J. C., Laurent, S., Lacolley, P., and Challande, P.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Life Sciences
Journal Name:Hypertension
Publisher:American Heart Association
ISSN:0194-911X
ISSN (Online):1524-4563

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