| Skin own bacteria may aggravate inflammatory and occlusive changes in atherosclerotic arteries of lower limbs. | |
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PMID: 22990511 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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AIM: Seroepidemiological studies have given rise to the hypothesis that microorganisms like Chlamydia pneumoniae (CP), Helicobacter pylori (HP), cytomegalovirus (CMV), HCV types 1 and 2, and bacteria involved in dental or other unspecified infection sites may initiate or maintain the atherosclerotic process in lower limb arteries. However, not much attention has been attached to the patient's own limb skin and deep tissues bacterial flora, activated in ischemic tissues. This flora may enhance the inflammatory and thrombotic process in the atherosclerotic arteries. Lower limb tissues are exposed to microorganisms from the environment (foot) and microbes on floating epidermal cells from the perineal and anal regions. The aim of this paper was to identify microbial cells and their DNA in perivascular tissues and arterial walls of lower limbs. METHODS: Bacterial cultures and PCR method for detection of 16sRNA and immunohistopathological staining for identification of immune cells infiltrating vascular bundles. RESULTS: 1) specimens of atherosclerotic calf and femoral arteries contained bacterial isolates and/or their DNA, whereas, in control normal cadaveric organ donors' limb arteries or patients' carotid arteries and aorta bacteria they were detected only sporadically; 2) lower limb lymphatics contained bacterial cells in 76% of specimens, whereas controls only in 10%; 3) isolates from limb arteries and lymphatics belonged in majority to the coagulase-negative staphylococci and S.aureus, however, other highly pathogenic strains were also detected; 4) immunohistopathological evaluation arterial walls showed dense focal infiltrates of granulocytes and macrophages. CONCLUSION: Own bacterial isolates can be responsible for dense neutrophil and macrophage inflitrates of atherosclerotic walls and periarterial tissue in lower limbs and aggravate the ischemic changes. |
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P Andziak; W Olszewski; M Moscicka-Wesolowska; B Interewicz; E Swoboda; E Wastelmach |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: International angiology : a journal of the International Union of Angiology Volume: 31 ISSN: 1827-1839 ISO Abbreviation: Int Angiol Publication Date: 2012 Oct |
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Created Date: 2012-09-19 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8402693 Medline TA: Int Angiol Country: Italy |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 474-82 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Surgical Research and Transplantology, Medical Research Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland - wlo@cmdik.pan.pl. |
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