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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-3-2
pubmed:abstractText
Reversed vein grafting exposes the venous tissue to a period of ischemia, reperfusion and subsequent free radical generation which may contribute to endothelial injury and/or damage, smooth muscle cell proliferation and the later development of intimal hyperplasia. The effects of ex vivo treatment with desferrioxamine Mn+3 (DFMn), a cell-permeable free radical scavenger, on the development of intimal hyperplasia in experimental vein grafts was examined. Twenty New Zealand white rabbits received a reversed vein interposition bypass graft into the ipsilateral common carotid artery. Ten explanted veins were immersed in a heparinized (5 IU/ml) saline solution, and 10 others were immersed in a similar solution containing DFMn (1 mM) for 45 min prior to reimplantation. There were no short-term functional or morphologic toxic side effects associated with DFMn treatment on either the endothelial or smooth muscle cells of the veins. At 28 days, grafts (n = 20) were perfusion-fixed in vivo for histological and morphometric studies. There was a significant reduction in intimal thickening in the DFMn-treated group compared to the untreated group. The thicknesses of the intimal hyperplasia in the proximal segments were 50.6 +/- 6.3 vs. 76.9 +/- 3.2 microns (p < 0.05), in the middle segments 42.0 +/- 5.0 vs. 84.3 +/- 5.4 microns (p < 0.05) and in the distal segments 55.7 +/- 5.0 vs. 88.3 +/- 6.2 microns (p < 0.05) for treated and untreated animals, respectively. No evidence of long-term toxicity was found.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1018-1172
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
405-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Reduction of vein graft intimal hyperplasia by ex vivo treatment with desferrioxamine manganese.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. 27710.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't