Arteriosclerosis in the Wistar rat carotid artery was induced by air drying of the endothelium, a procedure that caused media necrosis. We describe a number of technical modifications that facilitate the procedure and minimize damage to the vessel wall (i.e., media necrosis). A morphometric study of vessel wall changes induced by endothelial denudation at various air-flow rates showed that necrosis of the inner medial layer and lesion size and position were constant at all flow rates used (=s 28 ml/min). The extent of necrosis of the outer medial layers, the endothelial repair, and the shape of the lesions varied with the air-flow rate used. Since at an air-flow rate of 28 ml/min medial necrosis was minimal and myointimal lesion development was as extensive as at higher flow rates, we consider this air-flow rate to be optimal for this model of experimental arteriosclerosis. We hypothesize that the shape of the myointimal lesion is determined by the timespan of endothelial denudation and by the availability of smooth muscle cells in necrotic and normal media. Furthermore, the proliferation of the smooth muscle cells and their migration into the intima is probably dominant over the repopulation of the media by these cells. (Arteriosclerosis 3:441-451, September/October 1983) T he formation of arteriosclerotic, fibromuscularelastic intimal thickening following experimental endothelial denudation has been well documented in a number of animal models. 1 " 4 In rat arteries mechanical injury, 5 air-drying, 6 and balloon catheterization 78 have been shown to remove the endothelium and to cause myointimal thickening. Although these experiments were aimed at specificially causing endothelial injury, the underlying media was often affected as well.8 " 10 Fishman et al. 6 and Clowes et al. 11used the air-drying technique in the rat and claimed that injury, at least at the time of denudation, was confined to the endothelium. This apparent selectivity led us to choose the air-drying model for a study of the effect of experimental conditions on lesion development.In our study however, we found that this injury was not as selective as in other studies; 6 media necrosis (disappearance of smooth muscle cells) occurred in certain areas of the vessel wall. Furthermore, a different intimal thickening pattern was observed. Preliminary studies indicated that the velocity of infused air was important. To find the optimal conditions, we performed the air-drying method by lowering the airflow rate in steps of approximately 5 ml/min down to the lower limit of lesion induction. The air-drying technique of Fishman et al. 6 was modified, thereby facilitating surgery, avoiding mechanical injury at air inflow and outflow holes, and minimizing media necrosis.In this paper we shall present a univariate quantitative analysis of the changes in vessel wall morphology that we found when applying diminished air-flow rates to denude the artery. Special attention will be paid to parameters describing the resulting myointimal lesions, endothelial repai...
Repair processes in the intima and media of the rat carotid artery were studied morphometrically for time intervals of up to 28 days after injury induced by air-drying. Air-drying injury included endothelial denudation as well as medial necrosis. Repair was most rapid between days 9 and 11 after injury as regards the increase in myointimal lesion size, the extent of repopulation of the media and re-endothelialization. After day 11, myointimal lesion size continued to increase until day 28. Medial repair, however, almost completely ceased at day 11, 25% of the inner media and 5% of the outer media remaining necrotic. At day 21, the vessels were almost completely re-endothelialized; however, even at day 28, about 10% of the middle of the vessel was still permeable to Evans Blue. The response of Sprague Dawley rats to injury differed from that of Wistar rats. Compared with Wistar rats, Sprague Dawley rats showed larger myointimal lesions, less medial necrosis and slower endothelial repair. It is suggested that the extent of medial necrosis and the speed of endothelial regeneration affect the arteriosclerotic response in rats.
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