Age-related neointimal hyperplasia is associated with monocyte infiltration after balloon angioplasty.
Age-related neointimal hyperplasia is associated with monocyte infiltration after balloon angioplasty.
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10.1093/gerona/glr190
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2012-02
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S. Eghbalieh;Paraag Chowdhary;A. Muto;Kenneth R Ziegler;F. Kudo;J. Pimiento;Issa Mirmehdi;Lynn Model;Y. Kondo;T. Nishibe;A. Dardik
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S. Eghbalieh;Paraag Chowdhary;A. Muto;Kenneth R Ziegler;F. Kudo;J. Pimiento;Issa Mirmehdi;Lynn Model;Y. Kondo;T. Nishibe;A. Dardik
Carotid angioplasty is associated with adverse events in elderly patients; it is unclear whether this is related to an altered inflammatory axis. The carotid arteries of young (6 months) or aged (22-24 months) Fischer 344 rats were balloon injured. Aged rats had reduced lumen area (0.18 ± 0.03 vs 0.24 ± 0.01 mm(2), p = .02) and increased neointimal thickening (0.15 ± 0.04 vs 0.08 ± 0.03 mm(2), p = .006). Aged rats had increased circulating monocytes (96 ± 21 vs. 54 ± 7; p = .002) as well as increased numbers of monocytes at the post-angioplasty site. Aged rats had sustained monocyte chemotactic protein-1 expression after angioplasty but young rats did not. Aged arteries also exhibited defective vasorelaxation and abnormal eNOS localization. Aged (≥80 years) human patients with high-grade carotid stenosis had increased number of monocytes (9.1% ± 0.4%) compared with younger (65-80 years) patients (8.1% ± 0.3%, p = .013). Aged rats develop neointimal hyperplasia after carotid angioplasty with increased numbers of monocytes, and elderly humans with carotid stenosis have increased numbers of circulating monocytes. These preliminary results may suggest a role for monocytes in the response to carotid angioplasty.