Objective To establish a mouse model of abdominal aorta stenosis and analyze the alterations in the arterial wall response to high and low shear stress. Methods Twenty mouse were randomized equally into 4 groups, including 3 test groups (1, 7 and 14 day groups) with surgically induced stenosis of the abdominal aorta, and a sham-operated group without stenosis. The hemodynamics and the internal diameter of the blood vessel were measured by color Doppler flow imaging. The wall shear stress was calculated by Poiseiulle hydrodynamics formula (xm=η ×4× Vm/D). Pathological examination and immunohistochemistry were performed to observe the arterial morphological changes and the endothelial vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) expression. The intimal-media thickness of the aorta was measured and endothelial VCAM-1 expression analyzed quantitatively. Results Regions of low and high flow shear stress were created upstream from the stenosis and within the stenosis, respectively. Compared with the sham-operated group, the mice with aorta stenosis showed gradually increased vascular intimal-media thickness and VCAM-1 expression intensity in the upstream aorta, but not within the regions of the stenosis. Conclusion Vascular remodeling may occur shortly after exposure to low shear stress, which plays a significant role in initiation and progression of the pathological process of atherosclerosis mediated by VCAM-1, whereas high shear stress may exert an anti-atherosclerotic effect.u0000el%目的 制备小鼠腹主动脉狭窄模型,探讨近似层流状态下高、低切应力对动脉重构及VCAM-1表达的影响.方法 20只小鼠随机平均分为狭窄1d组、7d组、14d组和假手术对照组,用动脉银夹建立腹主动脉局部狭窄模型,超声检测狭窄近心端和狭窄处血流动力学参数,计算切应力值；血管标本行HE染色和内皮血管细胞粘附分子-1(VCAM-1)免疫组织化学染色,定量分析动脉病理结构的改变及内皮VCAM-1表达的强度.结果 狭窄动脉近心端和狭窄处分别形成低、高切应力血流区,与对照组比较,随着作用时间的增加,狭窄近心端动脉内中膜逐渐增厚、内皮VCAM-1表达逐渐增强,而狭窄处动脉无明显结构改变及内皮VCAM-1表达.结论 血流动力学改变,尤其是低切应力可较早引起动脉重构,可能通过内皮VCAM-1的介导作用导致动脉粥样硬化的发生、发展,而高切应力则可能有抗动脉粥样硬化作用.
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