Repeated endothelial denudation in rabbit carotid arteries accelerates endothelial regeneration but augments intimal thickening and impairs EDRF-NO release.
May exacerbate neointimal hyperplasia despite faster reendothelialization in rabbits; leaves open applicability to human restenosis after repeated procedures.
To evaluate the significance of repeated denudation injury in progression of atherosclerosis, we performed a single and then a second balloon denudation on the rabbit carotid arteries. Morphological examinations and organ chamber experiments were performed, and the results were compared. On morphological examinations, reendothelialization was almost completed in 2 wk after redenudation, whereas it required 6 wk after a single denudation. Intimal thickening progressed after redenudation. Organ chamber experiments showed that contractile responses and endothelium-independent relaxation remained unchanged after redenudation. Endothelium-dependent relaxations to acetylcholine, ADP, and substance P decreased progressively by repeating denudation. These relaxation responses were inhibited by NG-nitro-L-arginine, hemoglobin, and methylene blue and were considered to be associated with the production and/or release of endothelium-derived relaxing factor-nitric oxide (EDRF-NO). The diffusion barrier mechanism for the decreased endothelium-dependent relaxations was ruled out using sandwich experiments. In conclusion, repeated endothelial denudation caused progression of intimal thickening and acceleration of endothelial regeneration, and repeated endothelial regeneration resulted in progressively less production and/or release of EDRF-NO.
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