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Fam Med ; 53(4): 289-294, 2021 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33887052

RESUMO

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Patients with severe mental illness often lack care coordination between primary care and mental health providers which can negatively impact patient outcomes. Team-based care is integral in the effective management of patients with multiple comorbidities, with the family physician central in coordinating holistic care. Family medicine residency programs must provide models of effective interprofessional collaboration and mental health treatment to prepare residents to navigate an evolving health care landscape. The objective of this study was to evaluate family medicine residents' learning about providing holistic care with an interprofessional team and medication safety monitoring from the interprofessional cross-organizational care conference experience. METHODS: To bridge care and cultivate the necessary skills, a family medicine clinic and mental health clinic implemented monthly interprofessional care conferences to coordinate care for their shared patients during 2019. Residents who participated in the care conference each (n=11) completed a retrospective pre/postsurvey (11/11=100% response rate) to gather perceptions of what they learned from the interprofessional care conference experience. RESULTS: After participating in the care conference, all residents agreed they understood the elements that must be considered to provide holistic patient care, were confident conducting medication safety monitoring for their patients taking second-generation antipsychotics (eg, lipids, A1C, ECG), and agreed the care conference helped them develop a more comprehensive patient-centered care plan. Additionally, they all intend to work collaboratively across professions in the future. CONCLUSIONS: Interprofessional and cross-organizational care conferences create an authentic learning environment that enhances family medicine residents' understanding and confidence in providing collaborative and holistic care for patients with severe and persistent mental illness.


Assuntos
Medicina de Família e Comunidade , Internato e Residência , Humanos , Relações Interprofissionais , Saúde Mental , Atenção Primária à Saúde , Estudos Retrospectivos
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JCI Insight ; 4(8)2019 04 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30996130

RESUMO

Zebrafish are increasingly utilized to model cardiomyopathies and regeneration. Current methods evaluating cardiac function have known limitations, fail to reliably detect focal mechanics, and are not readily feasible in zebrafish. We developed a semiautomated, open-source method - displacement analysis of myocardial mechanical deformation (DIAMOND) - for quantitative assessment of 4D segmental cardiac function. We imaged transgenic embryonic zebrafish in vivo using a light-sheet fluorescence microscopy system with 4D cardiac motion synchronization. Our method permits the derivation of a transformation matrix to quantify the time-dependent 3D displacement of segmental myocardial mass centroids. Through treatment with doxorubicin, and by chemically and genetically manipulating the myocardial injury-activated Notch signaling pathway, we used DIAMOND to demonstrate that basal ventricular segments adjacent to the atrioventricular canal display the highest 3D displacement and are also the most susceptible to doxorubicin-induced injury. Thus, DIAMOND provides biomechanical insights into in vivo segmental cardiac function scalable to high-throughput research applications.


Assuntos
Antibióticos Antineoplásicos/efeitos adversos , Cardiomiopatias/induzido quimicamente , Doxorrubicina/efeitos adversos , Ventrículos do Coração/diagnóstico por imagem , Imageamento Tridimensional/métodos , Animais , Animais Geneticamente Modificados , Cardiomiopatias/diagnóstico por imagem , Cardiomiopatias/fisiopatologia , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Ecocardiografia , Embrião não Mamífero , Estudos de Viabilidade , Ventrículos do Coração/efeitos dos fármacos , Ventrículos do Coração/fisiopatologia , Ensaios de Triagem em Larga Escala/métodos , Humanos , Contração Miocárdica/efeitos dos fármacos , Miocárdio/patologia , Neoplasias/tratamento farmacológico , Receptores Notch/metabolismo , Regeneração/efeitos dos fármacos , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Peixe-Zebra
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Antioxid Redox Signal ; 28(1): 31-43, 2018 Jan 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28762754

RESUMO

AIMS: Hemodynamic shear stress participates in maintaining vascular redox status. Elucidating flow-mediated endothelial metabolites enables us to discover metabolic biomarkers and therapeutic targets. We posited that flow-responsive vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR)-protein kinase C isoform epsilon (PKCɛ)-6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-biphosphatase 3 (PFKFB3) signaling modulates glycolytic metabolites for vascular repair. RESULTS: Bidirectional oscillatory flow (oscillatory shear stress [OSS]: 0.1 ± 3 dyne·cm-2 at 1 Hz) upregulated VEGFR-dependent PKCɛ expression to a greater degree than did unidirectional pulsatile flow (pulsatile shear stress [PSS]: 23 ± 8 dyne·cm-2 at 1 Hz) in human aortic endothelial cells (p < 0.05, n = 3). PSS and OSS further upregulated PKCɛ-dependent PFKFB3 expression for glycolysis (p < 0.05, n = 4). Constitutively active PKCɛ increased, whereas dominant-negative PKCɛ reduced both basal and maximal extracellular acidification rates for glycolytic flux (p < 0.01, n = 4). Metabolomic analysis demonstrated an increase in PKCɛ-dependent glycolytic metabolite, dihydroxyacetone (DHA), but a decrease in gluconeogenic metabolite, aspartic acid (p < 0.05 vs. control, n = 6). In a New Zealand White rabbit model, both PKCɛ and PFKFB3 immunostaining was prominent in the PSS- and OSS-exposed aortic arch and descending aorta. In a transgenic Tg(flk-1:EGFP) zebrafish model, GATA-1a morpholino oligonucleotide injection (to reduce viscosity-dependent shear stress) impaired vascular regeneration after tail amputation (p < 0.01, n = 20), which was restored with PKCɛ messenger RNA (mRNA) rescue (p < 0.05, n = 5). As a corollary, siPKCɛ inhibited tube formation and vascular repair, which were restored by DHA treatment in our Matrigel and zebrafish models. Innovation and Conclusion: Flow-sensitive VEGFR-PKCɛ-PFKFB3 signaling increases the glycolytic metabolite, dihydroxyacetone, to promote vascular repair. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 28, 31-43.


Assuntos
Células Endoteliais/metabolismo , Proteína Quinase C-épsilon/metabolismo , Receptores de Fatores de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/metabolismo , Fluxo Sanguíneo Regional , Transdução de Sinais , Estresse Mecânico , Animais , Células Cultivadas , Glicólise , Humanos , Camundongos , Neovascularização Fisiológica/genética , Fosfofrutoquinase-2/metabolismo , Proteína Quinase C-épsilon/genética , RNA Mensageiro/genética , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Peixe-Zebra
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Sci Rep ; 7(1): 8603, 2017 08 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28819303

RESUMO

This study sought to develop an automated segmentation approach based on histogram analysis of raw axial images acquired by light-sheet fluorescent imaging (LSFI) to establish rapid reconstruction of the 3-D zebrafish cardiac architecture in response to doxorubicin-induced injury and repair. Input images underwent a 4-step automated image segmentation process consisting of stationary noise removal, histogram equalization, adaptive thresholding, and image fusion followed by 3-D reconstruction. We applied this method to 3-month old zebrafish injected intraperitoneally with doxorubicin followed by LSFI at 3, 30, and 60 days post-injection. We observed an initial decrease in myocardial and endocardial cavity volumes at day 3, followed by ventricular remodeling at day 30, and recovery at day 60 (P < 0.05, n = 7-19). Doxorubicin-injected fish developed ventricular diastolic dysfunction and worsening global cardiac function evidenced by elevated E/A ratios and myocardial performance indexes quantified by pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasound at day 30, followed by normalization at day 60 (P < 0.05, n = 9-20). Treatment with the γ-secretase inhibitor, DAPT, to inhibit cleavage and release of Notch Intracellular Domain (NICD) blocked cardiac architectural regeneration and restoration of ventricular function at day 60 (P < 0.05, n = 6-14). Our approach provides a high-throughput model with translational implications for drug discovery and genetic modifiers of chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy.


Assuntos
Doxorrubicina/efeitos adversos , Traumatismos Cardíacos/induzido quimicamente , Traumatismos Cardíacos/diagnóstico por imagem , Imageamento Tridimensional , Regeneração , Animais , Automação , Fluorescência , Traumatismos Cardíacos/genética , Traumatismos Cardíacos/fisiopatologia , Miocárdio/patologia , Receptores Notch/metabolismo , Regeneração/efeitos dos fármacos , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Peixe-Zebra
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Theranostics ; 7(9): 2431-2442, 2017.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28744325

RESUMO

We designed a novel 6-point electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) sensor with 15 combinations of permutations for the 3-D mapping and detection of metabolically active atherosclerotic lesions. Two rows of 3 stretchable electrodes circumferentially separated by 120° were mounted on an inflatable balloon for intravascular deployment and endoluminal interrogation. The configuration and 15 permutations of 2-point EIS electrodes allowed for deep arterial penetration via alternating current (AC) to detect varying degrees of lipid burden with distinct impedance profiles (Ω). By virtue of the distinctive impedimetric signature of metabolically active atherosclerotic lesions, a detailed impedance map was acquired, with the 15 EIS permutations uncovering early stages of disease characterized by fatty streak lipid accumulation in the New Zealand White rabbit model of atherosclerosis. Both the equivalent circuit and statistical analyses corroborated the 3-D EIS permutations to detect small, angiographically invisible, lipid-rich lesions, with translational implications for early atherosclerotic disease detection and prevention of acute coronary syndromes or strokes.


Assuntos
Artérias/diagnóstico por imagem , Aterosclerose/diagnóstico por imagem , Espectroscopia Dielétrica/métodos , Imageamento Tridimensional/métodos , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Coelhos
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Sci Rep ; 7: 42906, 2017 02 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28211537

RESUMO

Ambient particulate matter (PM) exposure is associated with atherosclerosis and inflammatory bowel disease. Ultrafine particles (UFP, dp < 0.1-0.2 µm) are redox active components of PM. We hypothesized that orally ingested UFP promoted atherogenic lipid metabolites in both the intestine and plasma via altered gut microbiota composition. Low density lipoprotein receptor-null (Ldlr-/-) mice on a high-fat diet were orally administered with vehicle control or UFP (40 µg/mouse/day) for 3 days a week. After 10 weeks, UFP ingested mice developed macrophage and neutrophil infiltration in the intestinal villi, accompanied by elevated cholesterol but reduced coprostanol levels in the cecum, as well as elevated atherogenic lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC 18:1) and lysophosphatidic acids (LPAs) in the intestine and plasma. At the phylum level, Principle Component Analysis revealed significant segregation of microbiota compositions which was validated by Beta diversity analysis. UFP-exposed mice developed increased abundance in Verrocomicrobia but decreased Actinobacteria, Cyanobacteria, and Firmicutes as well as a reduced diversity in microbiome. Spearman's analysis negatively correlated Actinobacteria with cecal cholesterol, intestinal and plasma LPC18:1, and Firmicutes and Cyanobacteria with plasma LPC 18:1. Thus, ultrafine particles ingestion alters gut microbiota composition, accompanied by increased atherogenic lipid metabolites. These findings implicate the gut-vascular axis in a atherosclerosis model.


Assuntos
Microbioma Gastrointestinal/efeitos dos fármacos , Metabolismo dos Lipídeos/efeitos dos fármacos , Material Particulado/farmacologia , Animais , Bactérias/genética , Bactérias/isolamento & purificação , Ceco/metabolismo , Colestanol/metabolismo , Colesterol/metabolismo , Citocinas/sangue , Dieta Hiperlipídica , Lisofosfatidilcolinas/análise , Lisofosfatidilcolinas/sangue , Lisofosfolipídeos/análise , Lisofosfolipídeos/sangue , Macrófagos/citologia , Macrófagos/imunologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Material Particulado/química , Análise de Componente Principal , RNA Ribossômico 16S/genética , RNA Ribossômico 16S/metabolismo , Receptores de LDL/deficiência , Receptores de LDL/genética
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J Clin Invest ; 126(5): 1679-90, 2016 05 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27018592

RESUMO

Hemodynamic shear forces are intimately linked with cardiac development, during which trabeculae form a network of branching outgrowths from the myocardium. Mutations that alter Notch signaling also result in trabeculation defects. Here, we assessed whether shear stress modulates trabeculation to influence contractile function. Specifically, we acquired 4D (3D + time) images with light sheets by selective plane illumination microscopy (SPIM) for rapid scanning and deep axial penetration during zebrafish morphogenesis. Reduction of blood viscosity via gata1a morpholino oligonucleotides (MO) reduced shear stress, resulting in downregulation of Notch signaling and attenuation of trabeculation. Arrest of cardiomyocyte contraction either by troponin T type 2a (tnnt2a) MO or in weak atriumm58 (wea) mutants resulted in reduced shear stress and downregulation of Notch signaling and trabeculation. Integrating 4D SPIM imaging with synchronization algorithm demonstrated that coinjection of neuregulin1 mRNA with gata1 MO rescued trabeculation to restore contractile function in association with upregulation of Notch-related genes. Crossbreeding of Tg(flk:mCherry) fish, which allows visualization of the vascular system with the Tg(tp1:gfp) Notch reporter line, revealed that shear stress-mediated Notch activation localizes to the endocardium. Deleting endocardium via the clochesk4 mutants downregulated Notch signaling, resulting in nontrabeculated ventricle. Subjecting endothelial cells to pulsatile flow in the presence of the ADAM10 inhibitor corroborated shear stress-activated Notch signaling to modulate trabeculation.


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Contração Miocárdica/fisiologia , Miocárdio/metabolismo , Organogênese/fisiologia , Resistência ao Cisalhamento , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia , Peixe-Zebra/embriologia , Animais , Animais Geneticamente Modificados , Átrios do Coração/embriologia , Microscopia de Fluorescência/métodos , Miocárdio/citologia , Neuregulina-1/genética , Neuregulina-1/metabolismo , Receptores Notch/genética , Receptores Notch/metabolismo , Troponina T/genética , Troponina T/metabolismo , Peixe-Zebra/genética , Proteínas de Peixe-Zebra/genética , Proteínas de Peixe-Zebra/metabolismo
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Ann Biomed Eng ; 44(9): 2695-706, 2016 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26857007

RESUMO

Four-point electrode systems are commonly used for electric impedance measurements of biomaterials and tissues. We introduce a 2-point system to reduce electrode polarization for heterogeneous measurements of vascular wall. Presence of endoluminal oxidized low density lipoprotein (oxLDL) and lipids alters the electrochemical impedance that can be measured by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). We developed a catheter-based 2-point micro-electrode configuration for intravascular deployment in New Zealand White rabbits. An array of 2 flexible round electrodes, 240 µm in diameter and separated by 400 µm was microfabricated and mounted on an inflatable balloon catheter for EIS measurement of the oxLDL-rich lesions developed as a result of high-fat diet-induced hyperlipidemia. Upon balloon inflation, the 2-point electrode array conformed to the arterial wall to allow deep intraplaque penetration via alternating current (AC). The frequency sweep from 10 to 300 kHz generated an increase in capacitance, providing distinct changes in both impedance (Ω) and phase (ϕ) in relation to varying degrees of intraplaque lipid burden in the aorta. Aortic endoluminal EIS measurements were compared with epicardial fat tissue and validated by intravascular ultrasound and immunohistochemistry for plaque lipids and foam cells. Thus, we demonstrate a new approach to quantify endoluminal EIS via a 2-point stretchable electrode strategy.


Assuntos
Espectroscopia Dielétrica/instrumentação , Espectroscopia Dielétrica/métodos , Gorduras na Dieta/efeitos adversos , Hiperlipidemias , Lipoproteínas LDL/metabolismo , Placa Aterosclerótica , Animais , Aorta/metabolismo , Aorta/patologia , Aorta/fisiopatologia , Gorduras na Dieta/farmacologia , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Eletrodos , Hiperlipidemias/induzido quimicamente , Hiperlipidemias/metabolismo , Hiperlipidemias/patologia , Hiperlipidemias/fisiopatologia , Pericárdio/metabolismo , Pericárdio/patologia , Pericárdio/fisiopatologia , Placa Aterosclerótica/induzido quimicamente , Placa Aterosclerótica/metabolismo , Placa Aterosclerótica/patologia , Placa Aterosclerótica/fisiopatologia , Coelhos
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Biomed Opt Express ; 7(1): 194-208, 2016 Jan 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26819828

RESUMO

We developed a compact plane illumination plugin (PIP) device which enabled plane illumination and light sheet fluorescence imaging on a conventional inverted microscope. The PIP device allowed the integration of microscope with tunable laser sheet profile, fast image acquisition, and 3-D scanning. The device is both compact, measuring approximately 15 by 5 by 5 cm, and cost-effective, since we employed consumer electronics and an inexpensive device molding method. We demonstrated that PIP provided significant contrast and resolution enhancement to conventional microscopy through imaging different multi-cellular fluorescent structures, including 3-D branched cells in vitro and live zebrafish embryos. Imaging with the integration of PIP greatly reduced out-of-focus contamination and generated sharper contrast in acquired 2-D plane images when compared with the stand-alone inverted microscope. As a result, the dynamic fluid domain of the beating zebrafish heart was clearly segmented and the functional monitoring of the heart was achieved. Furthermore, the enhanced axial resolution established by thin plane illumination of PIP enabled the 3-D reconstruction of the branched cellular structures, which leads to the improvement on the functionality of the wide field microscopy.

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Antioxid Redox Signal ; 23(15): 1207-19, 2015 Nov 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26120766

RESUMO

AIM: Temporal and spatial variations in shear stress are intimately linked with vascular metabolic effects. Autophagy is tightly regulated in intracellular bulk degradation/recycling system for maintaining cellular homeostasis. We postulated that disturbed flow modulates autophagy with an implication in mitochondrial superoxide (mtO2(•-)) production. RESULTS: In the disturbed flow or oscillatory shear stress (OSS)-exposed aortic arch, we observed prominent staining of p62, a reverse marker of autophagic flux, whereas in the pulsatile shear stress (PSS)-exposed descending aorta, p62 was attenuated. OSS significantly increased (i) microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 (LC3) II to I ratios in human aortic endothelial cells, (ii) autophagosome formation as quantified by green fluorescent protein (GFP)-LC3 dots per cell, and (iii) p62 protein levels, whereas manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) overexpression by recombinant adenovirus, N-acetyl cysteine treatment, or c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibition reduced OSS-mediated LC3-II/LC3-I ratios and mitochondrial DNA damage. Introducing bafilomycin to Earle's balanced salt solution or to OSS condition incrementally increased both LC3-II/LC3-I ratios and p62 levels, implicating impaired autophagic flux. In the OSS-exposed aortic arch, both anti-phospho-JNK and anti-8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) staining for DNA damage were prominent, whereas in the PSS-exposed descending aorta, the staining was nearly absent. Knockdown of ATG5 with siRNA increased OSS-mediated mtO2(•-), whereas starvation or rapamycin-induced autophagy reduced OSS-mediated mtO2(•-), mitochondrial respiration, and complex II activity. INNOVATION: Disturbed flow-mediated oxidative stress and JNK activation induce autophagy. CONCLUSION: OSS impairs autophagic flux to interfere with mitochondrial homeostasis. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 23, 1207-1219.


Assuntos
Autofagia , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/metabolismo , Animais , Aorta Torácica/metabolismo , Aorta Torácica/patologia , Aorta Torácica/fisiopatologia , Fenômenos Biomecânicos , Dano ao DNA , DNA Mitocondrial/genética , Homeostase , Sistema de Sinalização das MAP Quinases , Estresse Oxidativo , Consumo de Oxigênio , Fagossomos/metabolismo , Coelhos , Fluxo Sanguíneo Regional
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Environ Health Perspect ; 123(1): 34-41, 2015 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25170928

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Exposure to ambient ultrafine particulate matter (UFP) is a well-recognized risk factor for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. However, little is known about the effects of air pollution on gastrointestinal disorders. OBJECTIVE: We sought to assess whether exposure to ambient UFP (diameter < 180 nm) increased free fatty acids and lipid metabolites in the mouse small intestine. METHODS: Ldlr-null mice were exposed to filtered air (FA) or UFP collected at an urban Los Angeles, California, site that was heavily affected by vehicular emissions; the exposure was carried out for 10 weeks in the presence or absence of D-4F, an apolipoprotein A-I mimetic peptide with antioxidant and anti-inflammation properties on a high-fat or normal chow diet. RESULTS: Compared with FA, exposure to UFP significantly increased intestinal hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids (HETEs), including 15-HETE, 12-HETE, 5-HETE, as well as hydroxyoctadecadienoic acids (HODEs), including 13-HODE and 9-HODE. Arachidonic acid (AA) and prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) as well as some of the lysophosphatidic acids (LPA) in the small intestine were also increased in response to UFP exposure. Administration of D-4F significantly reduced UFP-mediated increase in HETEs, HODEs, AA, PGD2, and LPA. Although exposure to UFP further led to shortened villus length accompanied by prominent macrophage and neutrophil infiltration into the intestinal villi, administration of D-4F mitigated macrophage infiltration. CONCLUSIONS: Exposure to UFP promotes lipid metabolism, villus shortening, and inflammatory responses in mouse small intestine, whereas administration of D-4F attenuated these effects. Our findings provide a basis to further assess the mechanisms underlying UFP-mediated lipid metabolism in the digestive system with clinical relevance to gut homeostasis and diseases.


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Poluentes Atmosféricos/toxicidade , Ácidos Graxos Essenciais/metabolismo , Intestino Delgado/metabolismo , Metabolismo dos Lipídeos/efeitos dos fármacos , Material Particulado/toxicidade , Poluição do Ar/estatística & dados numéricos , Animais , Apolipoproteína A-I/metabolismo , Atmosfera/química , Gorduras na Dieta/metabolismo , Los Angeles , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Tamanho da Partícula , Emissões de Veículos
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Zebrafish ; 11(5): 447-54, 2014 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25237983

RESUMO

Myocardial infarction results in scar tissue and irreversible loss of ventricular function. Unlike humans, zebrafish has the capacity to remove scar tissue after injury. To assess ventricular function during repair, we synchronized microelectrocardiogram (µECG) signals with a high-frequency ultrasound pulsed-wave (PW) Doppler to interrogate cardiac hemodynamics. µECG signals allowed for identification of PW Doppler signals for passive (early [E]-wave velocity) and active ventricular filling (atrial [A]-wave velocity) during diastole. The A wave (9.0±1.2 cm·s(-1)) is greater than the E wave (1.1±0.4 cm·s(-1)), resulting in an E/A ratio <1 (0.12±0.05, n=6). In response to cryocauterization to the ventricular epicardium, the E-wave velocity increased, accompanied by a rise in the E/A ratio at 3 days postcryocauterization (dpc) (0.55±0.13, n=6, p<0.001 vs. sham). The E waves normalize toward the baseline, along with a reduction in the E/A ratio at 35 dpc (0.36±0.06, n=6, p<0.001 vs. sham) and 65 dpc (0.2±0.16, n=6, p<0.001 vs. sham). In zebrafish, E/A<1 at baseline is observed, suggesting the distinct two-chamber system in which the pressure gradient across the atrioventricular valve is higher compared with the ventriculobulbar valve. The initial rise and subsequent normalization of E/A ratios support recovery in the ventricular diastolic function.


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Hemodinâmica , Infarto do Miocárdio/fisiopatologia , Função Ventricular , Peixe-Zebra , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Ecocardiografia Doppler , Ventrículos do Coração/fisiopatologia , Humanos , Infarto do Miocárdio/patologia , Cicatrização/fisiologia
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Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol ; 34(10): 2268-75, 2014 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25147335

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: Fluid shear stress intimately regulates vasculogenesis and endothelial homeostasis. The canonical Wnt/ß-catenin signaling pathways play an important role in differentiation and proliferation. In this study, we investigated whether shear stress activated angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) via the canonical Wnt signaling pathway with an implication in vascular endothelial repair. APPROACH AND RESULTS: Oscillatory shear stress upregulated both TOPflash Wnt reporter activities and the expression of Ang-2 mRNA and protein in human aortic endothelial cells accompanied by an increase in nuclear ß-catenin intensity. Oscillatory shear stress-induced Ang-2 and Axin-2 mRNA expression was downregulated in the presence of a Wnt inhibitor, IWR-1, but was upregulated in the presence of a Wnt agonist, LiCl. Ang-2 expression was further downregulated in response to a Wnt signaling inhibitor, DKK-1, but was upregulated by Wnt agonist Wnt3a. Both DKK-1 and Ang-2 siRNA inhibited endothelial cell migration and tube formation, which were rescued by human recombinant Ang-2. Both Ang-2 and Axin-2 mRNA downregulation was recapitulated in the heat-shock-inducible transgenic Tg(hsp70l:dkk1-GFP) zebrafish embryos at 72 hours post fertilization. Ang-2 morpholino injection of Tg (kdrl:GFP) fish impaired subintestinal vessel formation at 72 hours post fertilization, which was rescued by zebrafish Ang-2 mRNA coinjection. Inhibition of Wnt signaling with IWR-1 also downregulated Ang-2 and Axin-2 expression and impaired vascular repair after tail amputation, which was rescued by zebrafish Ang-2 mRNA injection. CONCLUSIONS: Shear stress activated Ang-2 via canonical Wnt signaling in vascular endothelial cells, and Wnt-Ang-2 signaling is recapitulated in zebrafish embryos with a translational implication in vascular development and repair.


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Angiopoietina-2/metabolismo , Mecanotransdução Celular , Neovascularização Fisiológica , Via de Sinalização Wnt , Proteínas de Peixe-Zebra/metabolismo , Peixe-Zebra/metabolismo , Angiopoietina-2/genética , Animais , Animais Geneticamente Modificados , Proteína Axina/genética , Proteína Axina/metabolismo , Movimento Celular , Proliferação de Células , Células Cultivadas , Regulação da Expressão Gênica no Desenvolvimento , Genes Reporter , Proteínas de Fluorescência Verde/genética , Proteínas de Fluorescência Verde/metabolismo , Células Endoteliais da Veia Umbilical Humana/metabolismo , Humanos , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intercelular/genética , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intercelular/metabolismo , Mecanotransdução Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Neovascularização Fisiológica/efeitos dos fármacos , Interferência de RNA , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Estresse Fisiológico , Fatores de Tempo , Transfecção , Via de Sinalização Wnt/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteína Wnt3A/metabolismo , Peixe-Zebra/embriologia , Peixe-Zebra/genética , Proteínas de Peixe-Zebra/genética
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Biosens Bioelectron ; 54: 610-6, 2014 Apr 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24333932

RESUMO

Flexible electronics have enabled catheter-based intravascular sensing. However, real-time interrogation of unstable plaque remains an unmet clinical challenge. Here, we demonstrate the feasibility of stretchable electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) sensors for endoluminal investigations in New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits on diet-induced hyperlipidemia. A parylene C (PAC)-based EIS sensor mounted on the surface of an inflatable silicone balloon affixed to the tip of an interrogating catheter was deployed (1) on the explants of NZW rabbit aorta for detection of lipid-rich atherosclerotic lesions, and (2) on live animals for demonstration of balloon inflation and EIS measurements. An input peak-to-peak AC voltage of 10 mV and sweeping-frequency from 300 kHz to 100 Hz were delivered to the endoluminal sites. Balloon inflation allowed EIS sensors to be in contact with endoluminal surface. In the oxidized low-density-lipoprotein (oxLDL)-rich lesions from explants of fat-fed rabbits, impedance magnitude increased significantly by 1.5-fold across the entire frequency band, and phase shifted ~5° at frequencies below 10 kHz. In the lesion-free sites of the normal diet-fed rabbits, impedance magnitude increased by 1.2-fold and phase shifted ~5° at frequencies above 30 kHz. Thus, we demonstrate the feasibility of stretchable intravascular EIS sensors for identification of lipid rich lesions, with a translational implication for detecting unstable lesions.


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Aorta/patologia , Aterosclerose/diagnóstico , Técnicas Biossensoriais/instrumentação , Espectroscopia Dielétrica/instrumentação , Lipídeos/análise , Placa Aterosclerótica/diagnóstico , Animais , Aterosclerose/patologia , Impedância Elétrica , Desenho de Equipamento , Lipoproteínas LDL/análise , Masculino , Coelhos
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Biosens Bioelectron ; 43: 237-44, 2013 May 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23318546

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BACKGROUND: Identifying metabolically active atherosclerotic lesions remains an unmet clinical challenge during coronary intervention. Electrochemical impedance (EIS) increased in response to oxidized low density lipoprotein (oxLDL)-laden lesions. We hereby assessed whether integrating EIS with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and shear stress (ISS) provided a new strategy to assess oxLDL-laden lesions in the fat-fed New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits. METHODS AND RESULTS: A micro-heat transfer sensor was deployed to acquire the ISS profiles at baseline and post high-fat diet (HD) in the NZW rabbits (n=8). After 9 weeks of HD, serum oxLDL levels (mg/dL) increased by 140 fold, accompanied by a 1.5-fold increase in kinematic viscosity (cP) in the HD group. Time-averaged ISS (ISSave) in the thoracic aorta also increased in the HD group (baseline: 17.61±0.24 vs. 9 weeks: 25.22±0.95dyne/cm(2), n=4), but remained unchanged in the normal diet group (baseline: 22.85±0.53dyn/cm(2) vs. 9 weeks: 22.37±0.57dyne/cm(2), n=4). High-frequency intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) revealed atherosclerotic lesions in the regions with augmented ISSave, and concentric bipolar microelectrodes demonstrated elevated EIS signals, which were correlated with prominent anti-oxLDL immuno-staining (oxLDL-free regions: 497±55Ω, n=8 vs. oxLDL-rich lesions: 679±125Ω, n=12, P<0.05). The equivalent circuit model for tissue resistance between the lesion-free and ox-LDL-rich lesions further validated the experimental EIS signals. CONCLUSIONS: By applying electrochemical impedance in conjunction with shear stress and high-frequency ultrasound sensors, we provided a new strategy to identify oxLDL-laden lesions. The study demonstrated the feasibility of integrating EIS, ISS, and IVUS for a catheter-based approach to assess mechanically unstable plaque.


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Aterosclerose/diagnóstico , Aterosclerose/fisiopatologia , Espectroscopia Dielétrica/instrumentação , Técnicas de Imagem por Elasticidade/instrumentação , Ultrassonografia de Intervenção/instrumentação , Animais , Desenho de Equipamento , Análise de Falha de Equipamento , Estudos de Viabilidade , Metabolismo dos Lipídeos , Coelhos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Resistência ao Cisalhamento
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Biomech Model Mechanobiol ; 12(4): 735-45, 2013 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22983703

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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is characterized by multiple rapid and irregular atrial depolarization, leading to rapid ventricular responses exceeding 100 beats per minute (bpm). We hypothesized that rapid and irregular pacing reduced intravascular shear stress (ISS) with implication to modulating endothelial responses. To simulate AF, we paced the left atrial appendage of New Zealand White rabbits (n = 4) at rapid and irregular intervals. Surface electrical cardiograms were recorded for atrial and ventricular rhythm, and intravascular convective heat transfer was measured by microthermal sensors, from which ISS was inferred. Rapid and irregular pacing decreased arterial systolic and diastolic pressures (baseline, 99/75 mmHg; rapid regular pacing, 92/73; rapid irregular pacing, 90/68; p < 0.001, n = 4), temporal gradients ([Formula: see text] from 1,275 ± 80 to 1,056 ± 180 dyne/cm(2) s), and reduced ISS (from baseline at 32.0 ± 2.4 to 22.7 ± 3.5 dyne/cm(2)). Computational fluid dynamics code demonstrated that experimentally inferred ISS provided a close approximation to the computed wall shear stress at a given catheter to vessel diameter ratio, shear stress range, and catheter position. In an in vitro flow system in which time-averaged shear stress was maintained at [Formula: see text] , we further demonstrated that rapid pulse rates at 150 bpm down-regulated endothelial nitric oxide, promoted superoxide (O 2 (.-) ) production, and increased monocyte binding to endothelial cells. These findings suggest that rapid pacing reduces ISS and [Formula: see text] , and rapid pulse rates modulate endothelial responses.


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Fibrilação Atrial/fisiopatologia , Estimulação Cardíaca Artificial , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Endotélio Vascular/fisiopatologia , Estresse Mecânico , Animais , Aorta/patologia , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico por imagem , Fibrilação Atrial/patologia , Pressão Sanguínea/fisiologia , Convecção , Eletrocardiografia , Células Endoteliais/patologia , Endotélio Vascular/diagnóstico por imagem , Endotélio Vascular/patologia , Frequência Cardíaca/fisiologia , Humanos , Coelhos , Ultrassonografia
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Curr Protoc Cytom ; Chapter 9: 9.37.1-9.37.14, 2011 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21965108

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Mitochondria are an important source of superoxide production contributing to physiological and pathological responses, including vascular oxidative stress that is relevant to cardiovascular diseases. Vascular oxidative stress is intimately linked with pro-inflammatory states and atherosclerosis. Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (OxLDL) modulates intracellular redox status and induces apoptosis in endothelial cells. Hemodynamic, specifically, fluid shear stress imparts both biomechanical and metabolic effects on vasculature. Mitochondria are an important source of superoxide production contributing to vascular oxidative stress with relevance to cardiovascular diseases. We hereby present biophysical and biochemical approaches, including fluorescence-activated cell sorting, to assess the dynamics of vascular redox status.


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Aorta/metabolismo , Células Endoteliais/metabolismo , Citometria de Fluxo/métodos , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Estresse Oxidativo/fisiologia , Animais , Aorta/citologia , Apoptose/fisiologia , Bovinos , Células Cultivadas , Células Endoteliais/citologia , Lipoproteínas LDL/metabolismo , Oxirredução , Resistência ao Cisalhamento
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Antioxid Redox Signal ; 15(5): 1379-88, 2011 Sep 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20919940

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Fluid shear stress is intimately linked with vascular oxidative stress and atherosclerosis. We posited that atherogenic oscillatory shear stress (OSS) induced mitochondrial superoxide (mtO2•-) production via NADPH oxidase and c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase (JNK-1 and JNK-2) signaling. In bovine aortic endothelial cells, OSS (±3 dyn/cm2) induced JNK activation, which peaked at 1 h, accompanied by an increase in fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated JNK fluorescent and MitoSOX Red (specific for mtO2•- production) intensities. Pretreatment with apocynin (NADPH oxidase inhibitor) or N-acetyl cysteine (antioxidant) significantly attenuated OSS-induced JNK activation. Apocynin further reduced OSS-mediated dihydroethidium and MitoSOX Red intensities specific for cytosolic O2•- and mtO2•- production, respectively. As a corollary, transfecting bovine aortic endothelial cells with JNK siRNA (siJNK) and pretreating with SP600125 (JNK inhibitor) significantly attenuated OSS-mediated mtO2•- production. Immunohistochemistry on explants of human coronary arteries further revealed prominent phosphorylated JNK staining in OSS-exposed regions. These findings indicate that OSS induces mtO2•- production via NADPH oxidase and JNK activation relevant for vascular oxidative stress.


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Proteínas Quinases JNK Ativadas por Mitógeno/metabolismo , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , NADPH Oxidases/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia , Estresse Mecânico , Superóxidos/metabolismo , Animais , Bovinos , Vasos Coronários/metabolismo , Citosol/metabolismo , Células Endoteliais/metabolismo , Ativação Enzimática , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Técnicas de Silenciamento de Genes , Hemodinâmica/fisiologia , Humanos , Proteínas Quinases JNK Ativadas por Mitógeno/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteínas Quinases JNK Ativadas por Mitógeno/genética , NADPH Oxidases/antagonistas & inibidores , Estresse Oxidativo , Resistência ao Cisalhamento
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Part Fibre Toxicol ; 7: 6, 2010 Mar 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20307321

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BACKGROUND: Epidemiological evidence supports the association between exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM) and cardiovascular diseases. Chronic exposure to ultrafine particles (UFP; Dp <100 nm) is reported to promote atherosclerosis in ApoE knockout mice. Atherogenesis-prone factors induce endothelial dysfunction that contributes to the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. We previously demonstrated that UFP induced oxidative stress via c-Jun N-terminal Kinases (JNK) activation in endothelial cells. In this study, we investigated pro-inflammatory responses of human aortic endothelial cells (HAEC) exposed to UFP emitted from a diesel truck under an idling mode (UFP1) and an urban dynamometer driving schedule (UFP2), respectively. We hypothesize that UFP1 and UFP2 with distinct chemical compositions induce differential pro-inflammatory responses in endothelial cells. RESULTS: UFP2 contained a higher level of redox active organic compounds and metals on a per PM mass basis than UFP1. While both UFP1 and UFP2 induced superoxide production and up-regulated stress response genes such as heme oxygenease-1 (HO-1), OKL38, and tissue factor (TF), only UFP2 induced the expression of pro-inflammatory genes such as IL-8 (2.8 +/- 0.3-fold), MCP-1 (3.9 +/- 0.4-fold), and VCAM (6.5 +/- 1.1-fold) (n = 3, P < 0.05). UFP2-exposed HAEC also bound to a higher number of monocytes than UFP1-exposed HAEC (Control = 70 +/- 7.5, UFP1 = 106.7 +/- 12.5, UFP2 = 137.0 +/- 8.0, n = 3, P < 0.05). Adenovirus NF-kappaB Luciferase reporter assays revealed that UFP2, but not UFP1, significantly induced NF-kappaB activities. NF-kappaB inhibitor, CAY10512, significantly abrogated UFP2-induced pro-inflammatory gene expression and monocyte binding. CONCLUSION: While UFP1 induced higher level of oxidative stress and stress response gene expression, only UFP2, with higher levels of redox active organic compounds and metals, induced pro-inflammatory responses via NF-kappaB signaling. Thus, UFP with distinct chemical compositions caused differential response patterns in endothelial cells.


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Poluentes Atmosféricos/toxicidade , Endotélio Vascular/efeitos dos fármacos , NF-kappa B/metabolismo , Nanopartículas , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Emissões de Veículos/toxicidade , Poluentes Atmosféricos/análise , Aorta/efeitos dos fármacos , Aorta/metabolismo , Células Cultivadas , Quimiocina CCL2/genética , Quimiocina CCL2/metabolismo , Quimiocinas/genética , Quimiocinas/metabolismo , Endotélio Vascular/metabolismo , Heme Oxigenase-1/genética , Heme Oxigenase-1/metabolismo , Humanos , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos , Estresse Oxidativo/genética , Tamanho da Partícula , Material Particulado/toxicidade , Regulação para Cima/efeitos dos fármacos , Molécula 1 de Adesão de Célula Vascular/genética , Molécula 1 de Adesão de Célula Vascular/metabolismo , Emissões de Veículos/análise
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