Randone B, Sterpetti AV, Stipa F, Proietti P, Aromatario C, Guglielmi MB, Palestini M, Santoro-D'Angelo L, Cavallaro A, Cucina A. Growth factors and myointimal hyperplasia in experimental aortic allografts.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 1997;
13:66-71. [PMID:
9046917 DOI:
10.1016/s1078-5884(97)80053-6]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES
To analyse the role of growth factors (platelet derived growth factor, PDGF; basic fibroblast growth factor, bFGF; interleukin 1, IL-1) in the genesis of myointimal hyperplasia in arterial allografts.
MATERIALS
Two groups of experiments were performed: isografts and allografts. The isograft group consisted of 15 inbred Lewis rats in which a 1 cm long segment of aorta was inserted as an abdominal aortic interposition graft. The aortic segments were obtained from syngenic Lewis rats. The allograft group consisted of 15 inbred Lewis rats, in which a 1 cm long segment of aorta was interposed at the abdominal aorta level. The aortic segments were obtained from allogenic Brown-Norway rats.
CHIEF OUTCOME MEASURES
The animals were killed 4 weeks after surgery and were analysed by morphometric analysis (n = 3 for each group). In addition, production of PDGF, bFGF and IL-1 by aortic segments (n = 12 for each group) in organ culture was assessed.
MAIN RESULTS
Allografts had more myointimal hyperplasia, than isografts (p < 0.05). PDGF and bFGF production, generally considered to be the cause of myointimal hyperplasia, was not increased in allografts. IL-1 production was higher in allografts (p < 0.001).
MAIN CONCLUSIONS
Myointimal hyperplasia in aortic allografts is dependent on growth factors produced by the graft itself. These growth factors are different from PDGF and bFGF that generally have been implicated in the genesis of naturally occurring myointimal hyperplasia and atherosclerosis. IL-1 may have a principal role in the genesis of myointimal hyperplasia in arterial allografts.
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