Characterization of the inflammatory and apoptotic cells in the aortas of patients with ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Rumin HeDianna M Milewicz

Abstract

The histopathologic abnormality underlying ascending aortic aneurysm and dissection is medial degeneration, a lesion that is described as the noninflammatory loss of smooth muscle cells and elastic fibers. This study sought to determine whether inflammatory cells are present in medial degeneration and assess any possible contribution of these cells to apoptosis of smooth muscle cells. Aortic specimens were obtained from patients undergoing prophylactic surgical repair of an ascending aortic aneurysm (n = 9) and type A dissection (n = 7), along with control patients dying of causes unrelated to aortic disease (n = 5). Immunohistochemical staining was performed to evaluate the presence of lymphocytes and macrophages, and markers of apoptosis were assessed in the aortas of patients with ascending aortic aneurysm and dissection. Immunohistochemical study indicated significantly more CD3+ cells in the aortas of patients with aneurysms or dissections than in control aortas (P = .020 and P = .0022, respectively). In addition, aortas of patients with aneurysms or dissections had more CD68+ cells (P = .01 and P = .005, respectively). CD3+ cells were localized in the media and surrounding the vasa vasorum in the adventitia. Cells yieldin...Continue Reading

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