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11304510

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-4-17
pubmed:abstractText
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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1524-4563
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1101-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Fenestrations of the carotid internal elastic lamina and structural adaptation in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats.
pubmed:affiliation
"Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale," INSERM U337, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't