Heterogeneity of atherosclerosis in mesenteric arteries and outgrowth remodeling

Cardiovascular Pathology : the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
Siegfried SchneeKatharina Spanel-Borowski

Abstract

In patients with acute mesenteric ischemia by occlusive thrombo-embolism, the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) is more affected than the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA). This study investigated postmortem mesenteric arteries from aged subjects (n=21). Four atherosclerotic stages were defined by signs of degeneration and inflammation in sections stained with Elastica-van-Gieson and immunohistology, respectively. In females and males, Stages 3 and 4 were found in 62% of the SMA and 24% of the IMA. Lumenal areas based on diameter measurements remained essentially unchanged between Stages 1 and 4. Compared to a Stage 1 reference, remodeling was associated with thinning of the media below the plaque base and with pronounced thickening below the shoulder in the IMA. In Stages 3 and 4, the adventitia of the IMA had more vasa vasorum and a higher number of CD45-positive leukocytes than the adventitia of the SMA. During atherosclerotic progression, a stable fraction of leukocytes represented mast cells (6%) and CD117-positive cells as potential progenitor cells (1%). Outgrowth remodeling occurred in both the SMA and the IMA. Less severe atherosclerosis in the IMA than in the SMA was associated with stronger signs of inflammation.

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