Untangling the mechanisms of pulmonary arterial hypertension-induced right ventricular stiffening in a large animal model

变硬 心脏病学 肺动脉高压 内科学 肺动脉 心室 动脉硬化 舒张期 医学 刚度 材料科学 血压 复合材料
作者
Sotirios Kakaletsis,Marcin Malinowski,J. Caleb Snider,Mrudang Mathur,Gabriella P. Sugerman,Jeffrey J. Luci,Colton J. Kostelnik,Tomasz Jaźwiec,Matthew R. Bersi,Tomasz A. Timek,Manuel K. Rausch
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期刊:Acta Biomaterialia [Elsevier BV]
卷期号:171: 155-165 被引量:6
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DOI:10.1016/j.actbio.2023.09.043
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Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) is a devastating disease with low survival rates. In PHT, chronic pressure overload leads to right ventricle (RV) stiffening; thus, impeding diastolic filling. Multiple mechanisms may contribute to RV stiffening, including wall thickening, microstructural disorganization, and myocardial stiffening. The relative importance of each mechanism is unclear. Our objective is to use a large animal model to untangle these mechanisms. Thus, we induced pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in sheep via pulmonary artery banding. After eight weeks, the hearts underwent anatomic and diffusion tensor MRI to characterize wall thickening and microstructural disorganization. Additionally, myocardial samples underwent histological and gene expression analyses to quantify compositional changes and mechanical testing to quantify myocardial stiffening. Finally, we used finite element modeling to disentangle the relative importance of each stiffening mechanism. We found that the RVs of PAH animals thickened most at the base and the free wall and that PAH induced excessive collagen synthesis, increased cardiomyocyte cross-sectional area, and led to microstructural disorganization, consistent with increased expression of fibrotic genes. We also found that the myocardium itself stiffened significantly. Importantly, myocardial stiffening correlated significantly with collagen synthesis. Finally, our computational models predicted that myocardial stiffness contributes to RV stiffening significantly more than other mechanisms. Thus, myocardial stiffening may be the most important predictor for PAH progression. Given the correlation between myocardial stiffness and collagen synthesis, collagen-sensitive imaging modalities may be useful for estimating myocardial stiffness and predicting PAH outcomes. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Ventricular stiffening is a significant contributor to pulmonary hypertension-induced right heart failure. However, the mechanisms that lead to ventricular stiffening are not fully understood. The novelty of our work lies in answering this question through the use of a large animal model in combination with spatially- and directionally sensitive experimental techniques. We find that myocardial stiffness is the primary mechanism that leads to ventricular stiffening. Clinically, this knowledge may be used to improve diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic strategies for patients with pulmonary hypertension.
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