Label-free assessment of biochemical markers of atherosclerotic plaque progression using intravascular fluorescence lifetime

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julien Bec ◽  
Deborah vela ◽  
L. Maximilian Buja ◽  
Kenneth B. Margulies ◽  
Laura Marcu
Keyword(s):  
Atherosclerotic Plaque ◽  
Fluorescence Lifetime ◽  
Biochemical Markers ◽  
Plaque Progression ◽  
Label Free

scholarly journals Therapies Targeted at Non-Coding RNAs in Prevention and Limitation of Myocardial Infarction and Subsequent Cardiac Remodeling—Current Experience and Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 5718
Author(s):  
Michal Kowara ◽  
Sonia Borodzicz-Jazdzyk ◽  
Karolina Rybak ◽  
Maciej Kubik ◽  
Agnieszka Cudnoch-Jedrzejewska
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Atherosclerotic Plaque ◽  
Cardiac Remodeling ◽  
Therapeutic Option ◽  
Circular Rna ◽  
Plaque Progression ◽  
Cardiac Damage ◽  
Non Coding Rna ◽  
Causes Of Mortality ◽  
Long Non Coding Rna

Myocardial infarction is one of the major causes of mortality worldwide and is a main cause of heart failure. This disease appears as a final point of atherosclerotic plaque progression, destabilization, and rupture. As a consequence of cardiomyocytes death during the infarction, the heart undergoes unfavorable cardiac remodeling, which results in its failure. Therefore, therapies aimed to limit the processes of atherosclerotic plaque progression, cardiac damage during the infarction, and subsequent remodeling are urgently warranted. A hopeful therapeutic option for the future medicine is targeting and regulating non-coding RNA (ncRNA), like microRNA, circular RNA (circRNA), or long non-coding RNA (lncRNA). In this review, the approaches targeted at ncRNAs participating in the aforementioned pathophysiological processes involved in myocardial infarction and their outcomes in preclinical studies have been concisely presented.

scholarly journals Temporal and spatial changes in wall shear stress during atherosclerotic plaque progression in mice

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 171447 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Xing ◽  
A. M. Moerman ◽  
Y. Ridwan ◽  
M. J. Daemen ◽  
A. F. W. van der Steen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Wall Shear Stress ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Atherosclerotic Plaque ◽  
Proximal Part ◽  
Plaque Progression ◽  
Plaque Composition ◽  
Spatial Changes ◽  
Temporal And Spatial ◽  
Wall Shear

Wall shear stress (WSS) is involved in atherosclerotic plaque initiation, yet its role in plaque progression remains unclear. We aimed to study (i) the temporal and spatial changes in WSS over a growing plaque and (ii) the correlation between WSS and plaque composition, using animal-specific data in an atherosclerotic mouse model. Tapered casts were placed around the right common carotid arteries (RCCA) of ApoE −/− mice. At 5, 7 and 9 weeks after cast placement, RCCA geometry was reconstructed using contrast-enhanced micro-CT. Lumen narrowing was observed in all mice, indicating the progression of a lumen intruding plaque. Next, we determined the flow rate in the RCCA of each mouse using Doppler Ultrasound and computed WSS at all time points. Over time, as the plaque developed and further intruded into the lumen, absolute WSS significantly decreased. Finally at week 9, plaque composition was histologically characterized. The proximal part of the plaque was small and eccentric, exposed to relatively lower WSS. Close to the cast a larger and concentric plaque was present, exposed to relatively higher WSS. Lower WSS was significantly correlated to the accumulation of macrophages in the eccentric plaque. When pooling data of all animals, correlation between WSS and plaque composition was weak and no longer statistically significant. In conclusion, our data showed that in our mouse model absolute WSS strikingly decreased during disease progression, which was significantly correlated to plaque area and macrophage content. Besides, our study demonstrates the necessity to analyse individual animals and plaques when studying correlations between WSS and plaque composition.

Rivaroxaban, a novel oral anticoagulant, attenuates atherosclerotic plaque progression and destabilization in ApoE-deficient mice

2015 ◽  
Vol 242 (2) ◽  
pp. 639-646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoya Hara ◽  
Daiju Fukuda ◽  
Kimie Tanaka ◽  
Yasutomi Higashikuni ◽  
Yoichiro Hirata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atherosclerotic Plaque ◽  
Oral Anticoagulant ◽  
Plaque Progression ◽  
Novel Oral Anticoagulant ◽  
Deficient Mice
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