Comparative morphology of the internal elastic lamina of cerebral and peripheral arteries.

Atherosclerosis cerebral arteries internal elastic lamina peripheral arteries

Journal

International journal of clinical and experimental pathology
ISSN: 1936-2625
Titre abrégé: Int J Clin Exp Pathol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101480565

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
received: 13 01 2020
accepted: 06 03 2020
entrez: 2 5 2020
pubmed: 2 5 2020
medline: 2 5 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Atherosclerosis progresses later and with fewer complicated plaques in cerebral arteries than in peripheral arteries. The internal elastic lamina has been proposed to be important for the migration of smooth muscle cells into the intima during intimal thickening and atherosclerosis. A total of 280 segments were retrieved from 14 autopsy specimens. Five sites were selected for analysis in each case: the middle cerebral artery, basilar artery, coronary artery, iliac artery and renal artery. We investigated the differences in the internal elastic lamina of cerebral and peripheral arteries. The average thickness of the internal elastic lamina of the cerebral arteries was larger than that of the peripheral arteries in both the early and advanced atherosclerotic plaque groups. Among the cerebral arteries, the basilar arteries had a thicker internal elastic lamina than the middle cerebral arteries. Among the peripheral arteries, the renal arteries had the thickest internal elastic lamina, followed by the iliac arteries and coronary arteries. Atherosclerosis led to a reduction in the thickness of the internal elastic lamina of the basilar, middle cerebral, and renal arteries. The stratification of the internal elastic lamina of iliac arteries significantly affected its measurement. The internal elastic lamina of coronary arteries was not affected by atherosclerosis, but it appeared fragmented. The results suggest that the characteristics of atherosclerotic plaques in cerebral and peripheral arteries may be related to the characteristics of the internal elastic lamina.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Atherosclerosis progresses later and with fewer complicated plaques in cerebral arteries than in peripheral arteries. The internal elastic lamina has been proposed to be important for the migration of smooth muscle cells into the intima during intimal thickening and atherosclerosis.
METHODS METHODS
A total of 280 segments were retrieved from 14 autopsy specimens. Five sites were selected for analysis in each case: the middle cerebral artery, basilar artery, coronary artery, iliac artery and renal artery. We investigated the differences in the internal elastic lamina of cerebral and peripheral arteries.
RESULTS RESULTS
The average thickness of the internal elastic lamina of the cerebral arteries was larger than that of the peripheral arteries in both the early and advanced atherosclerotic plaque groups. Among the cerebral arteries, the basilar arteries had a thicker internal elastic lamina than the middle cerebral arteries. Among the peripheral arteries, the renal arteries had the thickest internal elastic lamina, followed by the iliac arteries and coronary arteries. Atherosclerosis led to a reduction in the thickness of the internal elastic lamina of the basilar, middle cerebral, and renal arteries. The stratification of the internal elastic lamina of iliac arteries significantly affected its measurement. The internal elastic lamina of coronary arteries was not affected by atherosclerosis, but it appeared fragmented.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
The results suggest that the characteristics of atherosclerotic plaques in cerebral and peripheral arteries may be related to the characteristics of the internal elastic lamina.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32355525
pmc: PMC7191140

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

764-770

Informations de copyright

IJCEP Copyright © 2020.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

None.

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Auteurs

Guiping Qin (G)

Department of Pathology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University Beijing, China.
Department of Pathology, Liangxiang Teaching Hospital, Capital Medical University Beijing, China.

Leiming Wang (L)

Department of Pathology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University Beijing, China.

Yulan Hua (Y)

Department of Pathology, Liangxiang Teaching Hospital, Capital Medical University Beijing, China.

Haina Hou (H)

Department of Pathology, Liangxiang Teaching Hospital, Capital Medical University Beijing, China.

Qiuju Zou (Q)

Department of Pathology, Liangxiang Teaching Hospital, Capital Medical University Beijing, China.

Daye Wang (D)

Department of Clinical Pathology, Capital Medical University Beijing, China.

Zijing Hu (Z)

Department of Clinical Pathology, Capital Medical University Beijing, China.

Dehong Lu (D)

Department of Pathology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University Beijing, China.

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