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Therapeutic induction of arteriogenesis in hypoperfused rat brain via granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12835229     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) have been shown to effectively induce arteriogenesis in the hindlimb. Moreover, clinical trials demonstrated positive effects of CSFs on arteriogenesis in patients with coronary artery disease. However, patients with cerebrovascular disease have not yet profited from treatments aimed at the growth of brain vessels. Thus far, angiogenesis studies have failed to demonstrate improvement of stroke outcome. Arteriogenesis differs from angiogenesis in that it substitutes arterial collaterals for the occluded artery. METHODS AND RESULTS: We tested in a novel brain arteriogenesis rat model (occlusion of vertebral plus left carotid artery [3-VO]) the application of CSFs or saline over 7 or 21 days. On 3-VO postmortem, latex perfusion demonstrated a time- and treatment-dependent arteriogenesis of the posterior cerebral artery (PCA). In saline-treated animals, the PCA diameter increased by 39%; in granulocyte-macrophage (GM)-CSF-treated animals, this increase was significantly faster (72% after 1 week). Functionally, saline-treated animals exhibited a decline of CO2 reactivity (mm Hg) from 1.48% to 0.1% compared with GM-CSF-treated animals (1.43% arterial pCo2 change after 1 week). This difference remained significant after 3 weeks. This functional improvement correlated with increased numbers of CD68-positive macrophages in histological sections of the PCA in GM-CSF--treated animals and only a few macrophages in saline-treated animals. CONCLUSIONS: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of stimulation of arteriogenesis in the brain. The subcutaneous application of GM-CSF led to functional improvement of brain hemodynamic parameters.
Authors:
Ivo R Buschmann; Hans-Jörg Busch; Günter Mies; Konstantin-Alexander Hossmann
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2003-06-30
Journal Detail:
Title:  Circulation     Volume:  108     ISSN:  1524-4539     ISO Abbreviation:  Circulation     Publication Date:  2003 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-08-05     Completed Date:  2003-09-15     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0147763     Medline TA:  Circulation     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  610-5     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Albert Ludwigs University, Research Group for Experimental and Clinical Arteriogenesis, Department for Cardiology and Angiology, Breisacher Strasse 66, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. buschmann@med1.ukl.uni-freiburg.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blood Flow Velocity / drug effects
Brain / blood supply*,  drug effects,  pathology
Brain Ischemia / drug therapy*,  pathology,  physiopathology
Cell Count
Cell Division
Cerebral Arteries / drug effects*
Cerebrovascular Circulation / drug effects
Collateral Circulation / drug effects
Disease Models, Animal
Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / therapeutic use*
Immunohistochemistry
Laser-Doppler Flowmetry
Macrophages / pathology
Neovascularization, Physiologic / drug effects*
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Vascular Patency / drug effects
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
83869-56-1/Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Curr Surg. 2004 Mar-Apr;61(2):146-51   [PMID:  15051253 ]
Circulation. 2004 Jan 20;109(2):e4; author reply e4   [PMID:  14734507 ]

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