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Sequential morphologic studies of regression of advanced atherosclerosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6894365     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Atherosclerosis produced in the abdominal aortas of swine by balloon injury and six-month feeding of a high-cholesterol diet resulted in a spectrum of lesions that varied, by gross and/or microscopic examination, from early nonelevated fatty streaks to markedly advanced necrotic and calcified atheromas. On gross examination, the flat lesions had disappeared within five months on the regression regimen, while the advanced lesions persisted after 14 months of withdrawal of the dietary stimulus. Microscopically, the advanced lesions showed changes compatible with a healing process, with a virtual disappearance of foam cells, a marked decrease in necrosis, and replacement of necrotic debris by fibrous tissue and calcification that increased during the regression period. In the early phase of the regression process, the decrease in the number of foam cells was accompanied by an increase in the number of macrophages. The latter cells were found to be closely associated with necrosis, which suggests that macrophages may play a role in the removal of necrotic debris. These results, together with those of our previous experiment on regression of less advanced lesions, suggest that the rate and degree of regression of an atheroma may be a function of its severity.
Authors:
A S Daoud; J Jarmolych; J M Augustyn; K E Fritz
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine     Volume:  105     ISSN:  0003-9985     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med.     Publication Date:  1981 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1981-06-13     Completed Date:  1981-06-13     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7607091     Medline TA:  Arch Pathol Lab Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  233-9     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Aorta, Abdominal / pathology
Arteriosclerosis / pathology*
Cholesterol / blood
Diet, Atherogenic
Foam Cells / pathology
Macrophages / pathology
Male
Necrosis
Swine
Time Factors
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL-20993/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
57-88-5/Cholesterol

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