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Disease patterns at arterial branches and their relation to flow.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12122277     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The distribution of lesions around arterial branch points is complex and changes with age. Four distinct patterns - here termed the arrowhead pattern, the lateral pattern, the upstream streak and the volcano - have been reported around the origins of intercostal arteries in the human aorta at different ages. The first two patterns also occur in young and old rabbits, the third in minipigs, and the fourth in apolipoprotein E/LDL receptor knockout mice. It is unclear how all four patterns can depend solely on flow; a particular problem is that the prevalence of lipid deposition remains highly nonuniform for several branch diameters upstream of the ostium. Variations in the prevalence of fatty streaks may originate near the branch and then spread by the migration of activated endothelial cells towards the heart. The pattern of raised lesions may reflect a different aetiology.
Authors:
Peter D Weinberg
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biorheology     Volume:  39     ISSN:  0006-355X     ISO Abbreviation:  Biorheology     Publication Date:  2002  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-07-17     Completed Date:  2002-10-04     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372526     Medline TA:  Biorheology     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  533-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK. p.d.weinberg@reading.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Animals
Aorta / pathology*,  physiopathology
Apolipoproteins E / genetics
Arteriosclerosis / pathology*,  physiopathology
Child
Columbidae
Endothelium, Vascular / pathology*
Humans
Mice
Mice, Knockout
Models, Animal
Rabbits
Receptors, LDL / genetics
Regional Blood Flow
Swine, Miniature
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Apolipoproteins E; 0/Receptors, LDL

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