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La osteogénesis se asocia con la inflamación en la aterosclerosis en etapa temprana evaluada por imágenes moleculares
Elena Aikawa1, Matthias Nahrendorf, Jose-Luiz Figueiredo
1Center for Molecular Imaging Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 149 13th St, Room 5420, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA. eaikawa@mgh.harvard.edu
Circulation
|November 28, 2007
Resumen
La inflamación impulsa la osteogénesis en la aterosclerosis, con los macrófagos promoviendo la calcificación temprana de la placa. Las nuevas herramientas de imágenes revelan este vínculo en tiempo real, lo que ayuda a la detección preclínica de las microcalcificaciones.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Investigación cardiovascular Investigación cardiovascular Investigación cardiovascular Investigación cardiovascular Investigación cardiovascular
- Imágenes moleculares de imágenes.
- La patogénesis y la patogénesis de la aterosclerosis.
Sus antecedentes:
- La calcificación arterial es un factor de riesgo para eventos cardiovasculares.
- Los mecanismos que impulsan la calcificación en la aterosclerosis no se comprenden completamente.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar el papel de la inflamación en la promoción de la osteogénesis dentro de las placas ateroscleróticas.
- Desarrollar y utilizar técnicas de imagen molecular in vivo para visualizar la calcificación en etapa temprana.
Principales métodos:
- Se utilizó apolipoproteína E-/- en ratones para imágenes moleculares in vivo de la actividad osteogénica.
- Empleó agentes de imágenes fluorescentes de infrarrojo cercano para detectar la osteogénesis y los macrófagos.
- Microscopía de fluorescencia de doble canal intravital aplicada y microscopía de fluorescencia de criosección.
- Los hallazgos validados con citometría de flujo, microscopía electrónica y RT-PCR en tiempo real.
Principales resultados:
- Se demostró una fuerte asociación entre la actividad osteogénica y los macrófagos en aortas ateroscleróticas (R2 = 0,93).
- Se observaron aumentos concomitantes en la carga de los macrófagos y la osteogénesis durante la progresión de la placa, que disminuyeron después del tratamiento con estatinas.
- Se confirman señales osteogénicas colocalizadas con proteínas reguladoras del hueso e hidroxiapatita, distintas de las manchas de calcificación tradicionales.
Conclusiones:
- Este estudio proporciona evidencia in vivo en tiempo real que vincula la carga de los macrófagos con la actividad osteogénica en la aterosclerosis temprana.
- Desarrolló una herramienta de imágenes de resolución celular para identificar microcalcificaciones preclínicas.
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