高血压与低切应力对大鼠颈总动脉血管重建的影响

目的研究高血压与低切应力对血管重建的影响及其机制,这对于阐明血管疾病的发病机理以及提供诊断、治疗的一些基本原理都将有重要的理论和实际意义。方法通过腹主动脉缩窄,结扎左颈总动脉的部分分支建立高血压、左颈总动脉低切应力以及高血压伴有低切应力大鼠动物模型。几何形态学方法观测左颈总动脉的壁厚及壁厚/内径比的变化;金属蛋白酶谱法分析MMP-2活性;免疫印迹法检测信号通路分子p-Akt分子以及Rho GDIα的表达变化。结果高血压和低切应力均可诱导颈总动脉MMP-2活性和壁厚及壁厚/内径比显著增加;当高血压伴有低切应力时,两者的协同作用诱导颈总动脉MMP-2活性和壁厚及壁厚/内径比进一步增加,从而促进血管重建。低切应力可诱导颈总动脉p-Akt的表达水平,且与低切应力大小相关,切应力低,p-Akt的表达水平高。当高血压伴有低切应力时,两者的协同作用诱导p-Akt的表达水平进一步增加。高血压和低切应力可诱导颈总动脉RhoGDIα表达增加;当高血压伴有低切应力时,两者的协同作用诱导颈总动脉Rho GDIα表达进一步增加。结论高血压与切应力协同作用对血管重建的影响最为显著,Akt和Rho GDIα信号通路参与了高血压与低切应力诱导的血管重建过程。

Effects of hypertension and low shear stress on common carotid remodeling in rats

Objective To study the mechanisms of vascular remodeling induced by hypertension and/or low shear stress,which will be helpful in the prevention,diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.Method The models of low shear stress in carotid artery or of hypertension were established by the ligation of partial distal branches of the left common carotid artery(LCA) or by the coarctation of aorta in SD rats,respectively.For some rats,the low shear stress in LCA was accompanied by the hypertension.The wall ...