Increased arterial load alters aortic structural and functional properties during embryogenesis

American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology
Jennifer L LucittiBradley B Keller

Abstract

As in the adult dorsal aorta, the embryonic dorsal aorta is an important determinant of cardiovascular function, and increased stiffness may have secondary effects on cardiac and microcirculatory development. We previously showed that acutely and chronically increased arterial load via vitelline artery ligation (VAL) increases systemic arterial stiffness. To test the hypothesis that local dorsal aortic stiffness also increases, we measured aortic pulse-wave velocity (PWV) and assessed the active and passive properties (stress and strain) of isolated aortic segments. PWV along the dorsal aorta increased acutely and chronically after VAL. Analysis of isolated aortic active properties suggests that load-exposed aortas experienced higher stress, but not strain, at similar intraluminal pressures. When smooth muscle tone was relaxed, strain decreased in VAL vessels, whereas stress became similar to control vessels. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that although aortic smooth muscle alpha-actin content was similar between groups, more cell layers expressed smooth muscle alpha-actin, and myocyte cell shape was markedly rounder in VAL embryos. Additionally, aortic and perivascular collagen type I and III content significantly incre...Continue Reading

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