Pressure-induced microstructural changes in porcine tricuspid valve leaflets. 2018

Anup D Pant, and Vineet S Thomas, and Anthony L Black, and Taylor Verba, and John G Lesicko, and Rouzbeh Amini
Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, United States. Electronic address: adp63@zips.uakron.edu.

Quantifying mechanically-induced changes in the tricuspid valve extracellular matrix (ECM) structural components, e.g. collagen fiber spread and distribution, is important as it determines the overall macro-scale tissue responses and subsequently its function/malfunction in physiological/pathophysiological states. For example, functional tricuspid regurgitation, a common tricuspid valve disorder, could be caused by elevated right ventricular pressure due to pulmonary hypertension. In such patients, the geometry and the normal function of valve leaflets alter due to chronic pressure overload, which could cause remodeling responses in the ECM and change its structural components. To understand such a relation, we developed an experimental setup and measured alteration of leaflet microstructure in response to pressure increase in porcine tricuspid valves using the small angle light scattering technique. The anisotropy index, a measure of the fiber spread and distribution, was obtained and averaged for each region of the anterior, posterior, and septal leaflet using four averaging methods. The average anisotropy indices (mean ± standard error) in the belly region of the anterior, posterior, and septal leaflets of non-pressurized valves were found to be 12 ± 2%, 21 ± 3% and 12 ± 1%, respectively. For the pressurized valve, the average values of the anisotropy index in the belly region of the anterior, posterior, and septal leaflets were 56 ± 5%, 39 ± 7% and 32 ± 5%, respectively. Overall, the average anisotropy index was found to be higher for all leaflets in the pressurized valves as compared to the non-pressurized valves, indicating that the ECM fibers became more aligned in response to an increased ventricular pressure. Mechanics plays a critical role in development, regeneration, and remodeling of tissues. In the current study, we have conducted experiments to examine how increasing the ventricular pressure leads to realignment of protein fibers comprising the extracellular matrix (ECM) of the tricuspid valve leaflets. Like many other tissues, in cardiac valves, cell-matrix interactions and gene expressions are heavily influenced by changes in the mechanical microenvironment at the ECM/cellular level. We believe that our study will help us better understand how abnormal increases in the right ventricular pressure (due to pulmonary hypertension) could change the structural architecture of tricuspid valve leaflets and subsequently the mechanical microenvironment at the ECM/cellular level.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007091 Image Processing, Computer-Assisted A technique of inputting two-dimensional or three-dimensional images into a computer and then enhancing or analyzing the imagery into a form that is more useful to the human observer. Biomedical Image Processing,Computer-Assisted Image Processing,Digital Image Processing,Image Analysis, Computer-Assisted,Image Reconstruction,Medical Image Processing,Analysis, Computer-Assisted Image,Computer-Assisted Image Analysis,Computer Assisted Image Analysis,Computer Assisted Image Processing,Computer-Assisted Image Analyses,Image Analyses, Computer-Assisted,Image Analysis, Computer Assisted,Image Processing, Biomedical,Image Processing, Computer Assisted,Image Processing, Digital,Image Processing, Medical,Image Processings, Medical,Image Reconstructions,Medical Image Processings,Processing, Biomedical Image,Processing, Digital Image,Processing, Medical Image,Processings, Digital Image,Processings, Medical Image,Reconstruction, Image,Reconstructions, Image
D011312 Pressure A type of stress exerted uniformly in all directions. Its measure is the force exerted per unit area. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Pressures
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
D014261 Tricuspid Valve The valve consisting of three cusps situated between the right atrium and right ventricle of the heart. Tricuspid Valves,Valve, Tricuspid,Valves, Tricuspid
D016014 Linear Models Statistical models in which the value of a parameter for a given value of a factor is assumed to be equal to a + bx, where a and b are constants. The models predict a linear regression. Linear Regression,Log-Linear Models,Models, Linear,Linear Model,Linear Regressions,Log Linear Models,Log-Linear Model,Model, Linear,Model, Log-Linear,Models, Log-Linear,Regression, Linear,Regressions, Linear
D016880 Anisotropy A physical property showing different values in relation to the direction in or along which the measurement is made. The physical property may be with regard to thermal or electric conductivity or light refraction. In crystallography, it describes crystals whose index of refraction varies with the direction of the incident light. It is also called acolotropy and colotropy. The opposite of anisotropy is isotropy wherein the same values characterize the object when measured along axes in all directions. Anisotropies
D053838 Scattering, Small Angle Scattering of a beam of electromagnetic or acoustic RADIATION, or particles, at small angles by particles or cavities whose dimensions are many times as large as the wavelength of the radiation or the de Broglie wavelength of the scattered particles. Also know as low angle scattering. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Small angle scattering (SAS) techniques, small angle neutron (SANS), X-ray (SAXS), and light (SALS, or just LS) scattering, are used to characterize objects on a nanoscale. Small Angle Scattering,Low Angle Scattering,Scattering, Low Angle,Angle Scattering, Low,Angle Scatterings, Low,Low Angle Scatterings,Scatterings, Low Angle
D034421 Sus scrofa A species of SWINE, in the family Suidae, comprising a number of subspecies including the domestic pig Sus scrofa domestica. Pig, Domestic,Sus scrofa domesticus,Wild Boar,Sus scrofa domestica,Boar, Wild,Boars, Wild,Domestic Pig,Domestic Pigs,Pigs, Domestic,Wild Boars

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