Zinc reduces intimal hyperplasia in the rat carotid injury model

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作者
Berger, M
Rubinraut, E
Barshack, I
Roth, A
Keren, G
George, J
机构
[1] Tel Aviv Univ, Sackler Fac Med, Tel Aviv Med Ctr, Dept Cardiol,Cardiovasc Res Lab, Tel Aviv, Israel
[2] Chaim Sheba Med Ctr, Inst Pathol, Tel Aviv, Israel
关键词
intimal thickening; zinc; smooth muscle cell; proliferation;
D O I
10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2004.03.022
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 [临床医学]; 100201 [内科学];
摘要
Background: The response to arterial injury following balloon dilatation is known to involve proliferative and inflammatory processes. The current widespread use of stents to maintain arterial patency not only does not eliminate but possibly exaggerates the proliferative and inflammatory phenotype and although drug-eluting stents are available, their long-term safety is yet to be determined. Zinc is a trace element that serves as a cofactor of many enzymes. Interestingly, it has been shown to have anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative properties. We thus sought to investigate its effect on smooth muscle cell proliferation and intimal thickening in the rat carotid artery injury model. Methods and results: Smooth muscle cells (SMC) were cultured from carotid arteries of rats and proliferation was assessed by thymidine incorporation after exposure to different concentrations of zinc. Next, carotid artery injury was induced in rats by balloon dilatation and they were either treated with LP injections of zinc or PBS for 2 weeks until sacrifice for assessment of neointimal formation and lumen area. Zinc inhibited in vitro SMC proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. In vivo, zinc treatment resulted in a 50% reduction in neointimal area and a significant decrease in neointimal/media ratio with no significant change in lumen area. Conclusion: Thus, zinc appears to reduce neointimal growth and should be tested by local delivery systems including stent coatings. (C) 2004 Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
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