Microvascular leakage in acute myocardial infarction: characterization by histology, biochemistry, and magnetic resonance imaging. 2017

Xiao-Ming Gao, and Qi-Zhu Wu, and Helen Kiriazis, and Yidan Su, and Li-Ping Han, and James Todd Pearson, and Andrew J Taylor, and Xiao-Jun Du
Experimental Cardiology Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Cardiac microvascular obstruction (MVO) after ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) has been well studied, but microvascular leakage (MVL) remains largely unexplored. We characterized MVL in the mouse I/R model by histology, biochemistry, and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging. I/R was induced surgically in mice. MVL was determined by administrating the microvascular permeability tracer Evans blue (EB) and/or gadolinium-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid contrast. The size of MVL, infarction, and MVO in the heart was quantified histologically. Myocardial EB was extracted and quantified chromatographically. Serial CMR images were acquired from euthanized mice to determine late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) for comparison with MVL quantified by histology. I/R resulted in MVL with its severity dependent on the ischemic duration and reaching its maximum at 24-48 h after reperfusion. The size of MVL correlated with the degree of left ventricular dilatation and reduction in ejection fraction. Within the risk zone, the area of MVL (75 ± 2%) was greater than that of infarct (47 ± 4%, P < 0.01) or MVO (36 ± 4%, P < 0.01). Contour analysis of paired CMR-LGE by CMR and histological MVL images revealed a high degree of spatial colocalization (r = 0.959, P < 0.0001). These data indicate that microvascular barrier function is damaged after I/R leading to MVL. Histological and biochemical means are able to characterize MVL by size and severity while CMR-LGE is a potential diagnostic tool for MVL. The size of ischemic myocardium exhibiting MVL was greater than that of infarction and MVO, implying a role of MVL in postinfarct pathophysiology.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We characterized, for the first time, the features of microvascular leakage (MVL) as a consequence of reperfused myocardial infarction. The size of ischemic myocardium exhibiting MVL was significantly greater than that of infarction or no reflow. We made a proof-of-concept finding on the diagnostic potential of MVL by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008810 Mice, Inbred C57BL One of the first INBRED MOUSE STRAINS to be sequenced. This strain is commonly used as genetic background for transgenic mouse models. Refractory to many tumors, this strain is also preferred model for studying role of genetic variations in development of diseases. Mice, C57BL,Mouse, C57BL,Mouse, Inbred C57BL,C57BL Mice,C57BL Mice, Inbred,C57BL Mouse,C57BL Mouse, Inbred,Inbred C57BL Mice,Inbred C57BL Mouse
D009203 Myocardial Infarction NECROSIS of the MYOCARDIUM caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart (CORONARY CIRCULATION). Cardiovascular Stroke,Heart Attack,Myocardial Infarct,Cardiovascular Strokes,Heart Attacks,Infarct, Myocardial,Infarction, Myocardial,Infarctions, Myocardial,Infarcts, Myocardial,Myocardial Infarctions,Myocardial Infarcts,Stroke, Cardiovascular,Strokes, Cardiovascular
D002199 Capillary Permeability The property of blood capillary ENDOTHELIUM that allows for the selective exchange of substances between the blood and surrounding tissues and through membranous barriers such as the BLOOD-AIR BARRIER; BLOOD-AQUEOUS BARRIER; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD-NERVE BARRIER; BLOOD-RETINAL BARRIER; and BLOOD-TESTIS BARRIER. Small lipid-soluble molecules such as carbon dioxide and oxygen move freely by diffusion. Water and water-soluble molecules cannot pass through the endothelial walls and are dependent on microscopic pores. These pores show narrow areas (TIGHT JUNCTIONS) which may limit large molecule movement. Microvascular Permeability,Permeability, Capillary,Permeability, Microvascular,Vascular Permeability,Capillary Permeabilities,Microvascular Permeabilities,Permeabilities, Capillary,Permeabilities, Microvascular,Permeabilities, Vascular,Permeability, Vascular,Vascular Permeabilities
D006470 Hemorrhage Bleeding or escape of blood from a vessel. Bleeding,Hemorrhages
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012680 Sensitivity and Specificity Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed) Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity
D015203 Reproducibility of Results The statistical reproducibility of measurements (often in a clinical context), including the testing of instrumentation or techniques to obtain reproducible results. The concept includes reproducibility of physiological measurements, which may be used to develop rules to assess probability or prognosis, or response to a stimulus; reproducibility of occurrence of a condition; and reproducibility of experimental results. Reliability and Validity,Reliability of Result,Reproducibility Of Result,Reproducibility of Finding,Validity of Result,Validity of Results,Face Validity,Reliability (Epidemiology),Reliability of Results,Reproducibility of Findings,Test-Retest Reliability,Validity (Epidemiology),Finding Reproducibilities,Finding Reproducibility,Of Result, Reproducibility,Of Results, Reproducibility,Reliabilities, Test-Retest,Reliability, Test-Retest,Result Reliabilities,Result Reliability,Result Validities,Result Validity,Result, Reproducibility Of,Results, Reproducibility Of,Test Retest Reliability,Validity and Reliability,Validity, Face
D055806 Microvessels The finer blood vessels of the vasculature that are generally less than 100 microns in internal diameter. Microvasculature,Microvascular Network,Microvascular Networks,Microvessel,Network, Microvascular,Networks, Microvascular
D019028 Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine A type of imaging technique used primarily in the field of cardiology. By coordinating the fast gradient-echo MRI sequence with retrospective ECG-gating, numerous short time frames evenly spaced in the cardiac cycle are produced. These images are laced together in a cinematic display so that wall motion of the ventricles, valve motion, and blood flow patterns in the heart and great vessels can be visualized. Cine MRI,Cine Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Cine MRIs,MRI, Cine,MRIs, Cine

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