MicroCT imaging reveals differential 3D micro-scale remodelling of the murine aorta in ageing and Marfan syndrome
| Autor: | López-Guimet, Júlia, Peña-Pérez, Lucía, Bradley, Robert S., García-Canadilla, Patricia, Disney, Catherine, Geng, Hua, Bodey, Andrew J., Withers, Philip J., Bijnens, Bart, Sherratt, Michael J., Egea, Gustavo |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universitat de Barcelona |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Aging
ResearchInstitutes_Networks_Beacons/MICRA ResearchInstitutes_Networks_Beacons/photon_science_institute Photon Science Institute MicroCT Malalties vasculars Marfan Syndrome Mice Imaging Three-Dimensional Envelliment Animals Microscopy Phase-Contrast Vascular diseases Aorta microCT X-Ray Microtomography Elastic lamella Marfan syndrome Ageing aorta Disease Models Animal Cross-Sectional Studies Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing ageing cardiovascular system elastic lamella Research Paper |
| Zdroj: | Theranostics Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya instname López-Guimet, J, Peña-Pérez, L, Bradley, R S, García-Canadilla, P, Disney, C, Geng, H, Bodey, A J, Withers, P, Bijnens, B, Sherratt, M & Egea, G 2018, ' MicroCT imaging reveals differential 3D micro-scale remodelling of the murine aorta in ageing and Marfan syndrome ', Theranostics, vol. 8, no. 21, pp. 6038-6052 . https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.26598 Dipòsit Digital de la UB Universidad de Barcelona |
| ISSN: | 1838-7640 |
| DOI: | 10.7150/thno.26598 |
| Popis: | Aortic wall remodelling is a key feature of both ageing and genetic connective tissue diseases, which are associated with vasculopathies such as Marfan syndrome (MFS). Although the aorta is a 3D structure, little attention has been paid to volumetric assessment, primarily due to the limitations of conventional imaging techniques. Phase-contrast microCT is an emerging imaging technique, which is able to resolve the 3D micro-scale structure of large samples without the need for staining or sectioning. Methods: Here, we have used synchrotron-based phase-contrast microCT to image aortae of wild type (WT) and MFS Fbn1C1039G/+ mice aged 3, 6 and 9 months old (n=5). We have also developed a new computational approach to automatically measure key histological parameters. Results: This analysis revealed that WT mice undergo age-dependent aortic remodelling characterised by increases in ascending aorta diameter, tunica media thickness and cross-sectional area. The MFS aortic wall was subject to comparable remodelling, but the magnitudes of the changes were significantly exacerbated, particularly in 9 month-old MFS mice with ascending aorta wall dilations. Moreover, this morphological remodelling in MFS aorta included internal elastic lamina surface breaks that extended throughout the MFS ascending aorta and were already evident in animals who had not yet developed aneurysms.Conclusions: Our 3D microCT study of the sub-micron wall structure of whole, intact aorta reveals that histological remodelling of the tunica media in MFS can be viewed as an accelerated ageing process and that phase-contrast microCT combined with computational image analysis allows the visualisation and quantification of 3D morphological remodelling in large volumes of unstained vascular tissues. |
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