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Ultrasound-Mediated Stimulation of Microbubbles after Acute Myocardial Infarction and Reperfusion Ameliorates Left-Ventricular Remodelling in Mice via Improvement of Borderzone Vascularization

AIMS: Post-infarction remodelling (PIR) determines left-ventricular (LV) function and prognosis after myocardial infarction. The aim of this study was to evaluate transthoracic ultrasound-mediated microbubble stimulation (UMS) as a novel gene- and cell-free therapeutic option after acute myocardial...

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Autores principales: Dörner, Jonas, Struck, Rafael, Zimmer, Sebastian, Peigney, Christine, Duerr, Georg Daniel, Dewald, Oliver, Kim, Se-Chan, Malan, Daniela, Bettinger, Thierry, Nickenig, Georg, Ghanem, Alexander
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Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3577680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23437254
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056841
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author Dörner, Jonas
Struck, Rafael
Zimmer, Sebastian
Peigney, Christine
Duerr, Georg Daniel
Dewald, Oliver
Kim, Se-Chan
Malan, Daniela
Bettinger, Thierry
Nickenig, Georg
Ghanem, Alexander
author_facet Dörner, Jonas
Struck, Rafael
Zimmer, Sebastian
Peigney, Christine
Duerr, Georg Daniel
Dewald, Oliver
Kim, Se-Chan
Malan, Daniela
Bettinger, Thierry
Nickenig, Georg
Ghanem, Alexander
author_sort Dörner, Jonas
collection PubMed
description AIMS: Post-infarction remodelling (PIR) determines left-ventricular (LV) function and prognosis after myocardial infarction. The aim of this study was to evaluate transthoracic ultrasound-mediated microbubble stimulation (UMS) as a novel gene- and cell-free therapeutic option after acute myocardial infarction and reperfusion (AMI/R) in mice. METHODS AND RESULTS: For myocardial delivery of UMS, a novel therapeutic ultrasound-system (TIPS, Philips Medical) and commercially available microbubbles (BR1, Bracco Suisse SA) were utilized in a closed-chest mouse model. UMS was performed as myocardial post-conditioning (PC) on day four after 30 minutes of coronary occlusion and reperfusion. LV-morphology, as well as global and regional function were measured repeatedly with reconstructive 3-dimensional echocardiography applying an additional low-dose dobutamine protocol after two weeks. Scar size was quantified by means of histomorphometry. A total of 41 mice were investigated; 17 received PC with UMS. Mean ejection fraction (EF) prior UMS was similar in both groups 53%±10 (w/o UMS) and 53%±14 (UMS, p = 0.5), reflecting comparable myocardial mass at risk 17%±8 (w/o UMS), 16%±13 (UMS, p = 0.5). Two weeks after AMI/R, mice undergoing UMS demonstrated significantly better global LV-function (EF = 53%±7) as compared to the group without PC (EF = 39%±11, p<0.01). The fraction of akinetic myocardial mass was significantly lower among mice undergoing UMS after AMI/R [27%±10 (w/o UMS), 13%±8 (UMS), p<0.001)]. Our experiments showed a fast onset of transient, UMS-induced upregulation of vascular-endothelial and insulin-like growth factor (VEGF-a, IGF-1), as well as caveolin-3 (Cav-3). The mice undergoing PC with UMS after AMI/R showed a significantly lower scar size. In addition, the microvascular density was significantly higher in the borderzone of UMS-treated animals. CONCLUSION: UMS following AMI/R ameliorates PIR in mice via up-regulation of VEGF-a, IGF-1 and Cav-3, and consecutive improvement of myocardial borderzone vascularization.
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spelling pubmed-35776802013-02-22 Ultrasound-Mediated Stimulation of Microbubbles after Acute Myocardial Infarction and Reperfusion Ameliorates Left-Ventricular Remodelling in Mice via Improvement of Borderzone Vascularization Dörner, Jonas Struck, Rafael Zimmer, Sebastian Peigney, Christine Duerr, Georg Daniel Dewald, Oliver Kim, Se-Chan Malan, Daniela Bettinger, Thierry Nickenig, Georg Ghanem, Alexander PLoS One Research Article AIMS: Post-infarction remodelling (PIR) determines left-ventricular (LV) function and prognosis after myocardial infarction. The aim of this study was to evaluate transthoracic ultrasound-mediated microbubble stimulation (UMS) as a novel gene- and cell-free therapeutic option after acute myocardial infarction and reperfusion (AMI/R) in mice. METHODS AND RESULTS: For myocardial delivery of UMS, a novel therapeutic ultrasound-system (TIPS, Philips Medical) and commercially available microbubbles (BR1, Bracco Suisse SA) were utilized in a closed-chest mouse model. UMS was performed as myocardial post-conditioning (PC) on day four after 30 minutes of coronary occlusion and reperfusion. LV-morphology, as well as global and regional function were measured repeatedly with reconstructive 3-dimensional echocardiography applying an additional low-dose dobutamine protocol after two weeks. Scar size was quantified by means of histomorphometry. A total of 41 mice were investigated; 17 received PC with UMS. Mean ejection fraction (EF) prior UMS was similar in both groups 53%±10 (w/o UMS) and 53%±14 (UMS, p = 0.5), reflecting comparable myocardial mass at risk 17%±8 (w/o UMS), 16%±13 (UMS, p = 0.5). Two weeks after AMI/R, mice undergoing UMS demonstrated significantly better global LV-function (EF = 53%±7) as compared to the group without PC (EF = 39%±11, p<0.01). The fraction of akinetic myocardial mass was significantly lower among mice undergoing UMS after AMI/R [27%±10 (w/o UMS), 13%±8 (UMS), p<0.001)]. Our experiments showed a fast onset of transient, UMS-induced upregulation of vascular-endothelial and insulin-like growth factor (VEGF-a, IGF-1), as well as caveolin-3 (Cav-3). The mice undergoing PC with UMS after AMI/R showed a significantly lower scar size. In addition, the microvascular density was significantly higher in the borderzone of UMS-treated animals. CONCLUSION: UMS following AMI/R ameliorates PIR in mice via up-regulation of VEGF-a, IGF-1 and Cav-3, and consecutive improvement of myocardial borderzone vascularization. Public Library of Science 2013-02-20 /pmc/articles/PMC3577680/ /pubmed/23437254 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056841 Text en © 2013 Dörner et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited.
spellingShingle Research Article
Dörner, Jonas
Struck, Rafael
Zimmer, Sebastian
Peigney, Christine
Duerr, Georg Daniel
Dewald, Oliver
Kim, Se-Chan
Malan, Daniela
Bettinger, Thierry
Nickenig, Georg
Ghanem, Alexander
Ultrasound-Mediated Stimulation of Microbubbles after Acute Myocardial Infarction and Reperfusion Ameliorates Left-Ventricular Remodelling in Mice via Improvement of Borderzone Vascularization
title Ultrasound-Mediated Stimulation of Microbubbles after Acute Myocardial Infarction and Reperfusion Ameliorates Left-Ventricular Remodelling in Mice via Improvement of Borderzone Vascularization
title_full Ultrasound-Mediated Stimulation of Microbubbles after Acute Myocardial Infarction and Reperfusion Ameliorates Left-Ventricular Remodelling in Mice via Improvement of Borderzone Vascularization
title_fullStr Ultrasound-Mediated Stimulation of Microbubbles after Acute Myocardial Infarction and Reperfusion Ameliorates Left-Ventricular Remodelling in Mice via Improvement of Borderzone Vascularization
title_full_unstemmed Ultrasound-Mediated Stimulation of Microbubbles after Acute Myocardial Infarction and Reperfusion Ameliorates Left-Ventricular Remodelling in Mice via Improvement of Borderzone Vascularization
title_short Ultrasound-Mediated Stimulation of Microbubbles after Acute Myocardial Infarction and Reperfusion Ameliorates Left-Ventricular Remodelling in Mice via Improvement of Borderzone Vascularization
title_sort ultrasound-mediated stimulation of microbubbles after acute myocardial infarction and reperfusion ameliorates left-ventricular remodelling in mice via improvement of borderzone vascularization
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3577680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23437254
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056841
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