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Full-root Aortic Valve Replacement by Stentless Aortic Xenografts in Patients with Small Aortic Roots
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2017
Full-root aortic valve replacement by stentless aortic xenograft is a viable option in patients with small aortic roots. We describe, a technique for the full-root implantation of stentless aortic xenografts, with emphasis on the management of the proximal suture line and coronary anastomoses, and discuss its limitations and alternative options.
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Aortic Ring Assay
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2009
Angiogenesis, the sprouting of blood vessels from pre-existing vasculature, is associated with both natural and pathological processes. Here we demonstrate an aortic ring assay that allows angiogenic potentiators and inhibitors to be directly added to aortic rings in culture. Sprouting and neovessel outgrowth can be determined by inspecting the aortic rings over a period of 6-12 days.
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Three-Dimensional Imaging of Aortic Tissues in Atherosclerosis
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2024
Here, we present optimized tissue-clearing protocols to image the murine aorta in three dimensions (3D). We delineate state-of-the-art procedures for immunostaining, optical clearing, and imaging with the intent to define the anatomical proximity of the peripheral nervous system with atherosclerotic plaques and the adventitia in atherosclerosis.
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Transverse Aortic Constriction in Mice
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2010
Transverse aortic constriction (TAC) in the mouse is a commonly used experimental model to study mechanisms underlying cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure development. Here, we describe procedures to constrict the aorta to create a reproducible degree of cardiac hypertrophy in mice.
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Creation of a Rodent Model of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm by Blocking Adventitial Vasa Vasorum Perfusion
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2017
Polyurethane catheter insertion into the aortic lumen and suture ligation of the aorta induce chronic hypoxia due to hypoperfusion of the adventitial vasa vasorum. This article describes a novel animal model of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with characteristics similar to those of AAA in humans.
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The endothelial lining acts as a key site for examining how blood encounters the vessel wall. Researchers can relate changes in this regulation to inflammatory responses, then consider how those responses may compromise vascular integrity during infection or injury. This connects cellular interactions with broader mechanisms of aortic disease.
Elastin, collagen, and smooth muscle cells contribute different mechanical functions that must remain coordinated. Smooth muscle supports contractile control, elastin contributes elasticity, and collagen provides structural strength. In inflammatory disease, disruption of these roles can help explain how immune-associated injury progresses from altered vessel function to serious aortic disorders.
Infection or injury may trigger immune and inflammatory changes that disrupt the normal functions of the aortic wall. Within an immunology and infection framework, researchers can examine how these changes relate to aortitis, aneurysm formation, and tissue damage. This focus links inflammatory mediators and immune cells to structural and functional consequences, helping clarify how severe aortic disorders develop.
Aortic tissue is especially relevant to immunology and infection because its normal mechanical roles can be disturbed when immune cells and inflammatory mediators act on the vessel wall. Studying both the tissue’s structural components and inflammatory changes allows investigators to connect vascular integrity with aortitis, aneurysm formation, and infection- or injury-associated damage.
A useful investigation should consider the endothelial lining, smooth muscle cells, elastin, and collagen together rather than treating the vessel wall as a single component. It can then relate their functions to immune cells and inflammatory mediators, asking whether vascular integrity is maintained or disrupted during infection or injury.
Research on aortic tissue can clarify how vascular inflammation develops, how aortitis affects the vessel wall, and how tissue damage is associated with aneurysm formation. These outcomes are important because they connect cellular and structural changes with severe aortic disorders. The resulting understanding can guide the design of disease models and support investigation of diagnostic approaches.
Findings from aortic tissue studies may support improved disease models, diagnostic approaches, and therapies for severe aortic disorders. Their value comes from linking immune cells and inflammatory mediators with changes in endothelial regulation, contractile control, elasticity, and structural strength. This integrated view helps researchers evaluate disease mechanisms and identify where vascular inflammation or damage affects tissue integrity.