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340 The Effects of PTSD-Dependent Neurogenic Hypertension and Inflammation on Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Progression

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Nearly all thoracic aortic aneurysm patients suffer from hypertension leading to elevated wall tension and abnormal extracellular matrix remodeling. PTSD patients have higher blood pressure both at rest and in response to stimuli. Although stress is associated with cardiovascular d...

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Autores principales: Holman, Heather, Sidles, Sara, Xiong, Ying, Rinker, Jennifer, Ruddy, Jean Marie, LaRue, Amanda, Mukherjee, Rupak, Jones, Jeffrey
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Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10129758/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cts.2023.384
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author Holman, Heather
Sidles, Sara
Xiong, Ying
Rinker, Jennifer
Ruddy, Jean Marie
LaRue, Amanda
Mukherjee, Rupak
Jones, Jeffrey
author_facet Holman, Heather
Sidles, Sara
Xiong, Ying
Rinker, Jennifer
Ruddy, Jean Marie
LaRue, Amanda
Mukherjee, Rupak
Jones, Jeffrey
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description OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Nearly all thoracic aortic aneurysm patients suffer from hypertension leading to elevated wall tension and abnormal extracellular matrix remodeling. PTSD patients have higher blood pressure both at rest and in response to stimuli. Although stress is associated with cardiovascular disease, the exact mechanism linking the two is still unknown. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: Adult C57BL/6 mice underwent a PTSD induction protocol consisting of inescapable foot shock followed by single prolonged stress. The mice were assessed incrementally for their PTSD-like phenotype using specific behavioral tests chosen to assess for each of the human criteria of PTSD according to the DSM-V. Tail cuff blood pressure measurements were taken serially throughout the 16-week protocol. At terminal study, thoracic aortic diameter measurements were obtained through digital microscopy and plasma was harvested for cytokine analysis. Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA) were induced through periadventitial application of a calcium chloride solution on the descending thoracic aorta in BPH/2J and BPN/3J adult mice. The thoracic aortic diameter was measured at terminal study through digital microscopy. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: Using our PTSD-like mouse model we have demonstrated that PTSD-like mice have significantly higher systolic blood pressure following a reminder of the traumatic event than control mice recapitulating the human phenotype. They also had increased plasma proinflammatory cytokines and larger thoracic aortic diameters than control mice. Although the increased thoracic aortic diameter is not an aneurysm, it suggests ECM remodeling is occurring predisposing the aorta to aneurysm formation. Finally, we have shown that in neurogenic hypertensive mice, TAA formation was accelerated by 12 weeks with roughly 70% dilation at 4 weeks post-TAA induction surgery as compared to roughly a 20% dilation in control mice. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE: Altogether, these studies reinforce the link between stress and TAA development, and our mouse model will allow for the underlying mechanism to be elucidated. Better understanding of the mechanism linking PTSD and TAA will allow for the creation of novel therapeutics to treat PTSD symptoms while also delaying TAA progression.
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spelling pubmed-101297582023-04-26 340 The Effects of PTSD-Dependent Neurogenic Hypertension and Inflammation on Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Progression Holman, Heather Sidles, Sara Xiong, Ying Rinker, Jennifer Ruddy, Jean Marie LaRue, Amanda Mukherjee, Rupak Jones, Jeffrey J Clin Transl Sci Precision Medicine/Health OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Nearly all thoracic aortic aneurysm patients suffer from hypertension leading to elevated wall tension and abnormal extracellular matrix remodeling. PTSD patients have higher blood pressure both at rest and in response to stimuli. Although stress is associated with cardiovascular disease, the exact mechanism linking the two is still unknown. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: Adult C57BL/6 mice underwent a PTSD induction protocol consisting of inescapable foot shock followed by single prolonged stress. The mice were assessed incrementally for their PTSD-like phenotype using specific behavioral tests chosen to assess for each of the human criteria of PTSD according to the DSM-V. Tail cuff blood pressure measurements were taken serially throughout the 16-week protocol. At terminal study, thoracic aortic diameter measurements were obtained through digital microscopy and plasma was harvested for cytokine analysis. Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA) were induced through periadventitial application of a calcium chloride solution on the descending thoracic aorta in BPH/2J and BPN/3J adult mice. The thoracic aortic diameter was measured at terminal study through digital microscopy. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: Using our PTSD-like mouse model we have demonstrated that PTSD-like mice have significantly higher systolic blood pressure following a reminder of the traumatic event than control mice recapitulating the human phenotype. They also had increased plasma proinflammatory cytokines and larger thoracic aortic diameters than control mice. Although the increased thoracic aortic diameter is not an aneurysm, it suggests ECM remodeling is occurring predisposing the aorta to aneurysm formation. Finally, we have shown that in neurogenic hypertensive mice, TAA formation was accelerated by 12 weeks with roughly 70% dilation at 4 weeks post-TAA induction surgery as compared to roughly a 20% dilation in control mice. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE: Altogether, these studies reinforce the link between stress and TAA development, and our mouse model will allow for the underlying mechanism to be elucidated. Better understanding of the mechanism linking PTSD and TAA will allow for the creation of novel therapeutics to treat PTSD symptoms while also delaying TAA progression. Cambridge University Press 2023-04-24 /pmc/articles/PMC10129758/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cts.2023.384 Text en © The Association for Clinical and Translational Science 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is unaltered and is properly cited. The written permission of Cambridge University Press must be obtained for commercial re-use or in order to create a derivative work.
spellingShingle Precision Medicine/Health
Holman, Heather
Sidles, Sara
Xiong, Ying
Rinker, Jennifer
Ruddy, Jean Marie
LaRue, Amanda
Mukherjee, Rupak
Jones, Jeffrey
340 The Effects of PTSD-Dependent Neurogenic Hypertension and Inflammation on Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Progression
title 340 The Effects of PTSD-Dependent Neurogenic Hypertension and Inflammation on Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Progression
title_full 340 The Effects of PTSD-Dependent Neurogenic Hypertension and Inflammation on Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Progression
title_fullStr 340 The Effects of PTSD-Dependent Neurogenic Hypertension and Inflammation on Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Progression
title_full_unstemmed 340 The Effects of PTSD-Dependent Neurogenic Hypertension and Inflammation on Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Progression
title_short 340 The Effects of PTSD-Dependent Neurogenic Hypertension and Inflammation on Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Progression
title_sort 340 the effects of ptsd-dependent neurogenic hypertension and inflammation on thoracic aortic aneurysm progression
topic Precision Medicine/Health
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10129758/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cts.2023.384
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