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  The three-dimensional micro- and nanostructure of the aortic medial lamellar unit measured using 3D confocal and electron microscopy imaging

O´Connell, M. K., Murthy, S., Phan, S., Xu, C., Buchanan, J., Spilker, R., et al. (2008). The three-dimensional micro- and nanostructure of the aortic medial lamellar unit measured using 3D confocal and electron microscopy imaging. Matrix Biology, 27(3), 171-181. doi:10.1016/j.matbio.2007.10.008.

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O´Connell, Mary K., Author
Murthy, Sushila, Author
Phan, Samson, Author
Xu, Chengpei, Author
Buchanan, JoAnn, Author
Spilker, Ryan, Author
Dalman, Ronald L., Author
Zarins, Christopher K., Author
Denk, Winfried1, Author           
Taylor, Charles A., Author
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 Abstract: Changes in arterial wall composition and function underlie all forms of vascular disease. The fundamental structural and functional unit of the aortic wall is the medial lamellar unit (MLU). While the basic composition and organization of the MLU is known, three-dimensional (3D) microstructural details are tenuous, due (in part) to lack of three-dimensional data at micro- and nano-scales. We applied novel electron and confocal microscopy techniques to obtain 3D volumetric information of aortic medial microstructure at micro- and nano-scales with all constituents present. For the rat abdominal aorta, we show that medial elastin has three primary forms: with approximately 71% of total elastin as thick, continuous lamellar sheets, 27% as thin, protruding interlamellar elastin fibers (IEFs), and 2% as thick radial struts. Elastin pores are not simply holes in lamellar sheets, but are indented and gusseted openings in lamellae. Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) weave throughout the interlamellar elastin framework, with cytoplasmic extensions abutting IEFs, resulting in approximately 20 degrees radial tilt (relative to the lumen surface) of elliptical SMC nuclei. Collagen fibers are organized as large, parallel bundles tightly enveloping SMC nuclei. Quantification of the orientation of collagen bundles, SMC nuclei, and IEFs reveal that all three primary medial constituents have predominantly circumferential orientation, correlating with reported circumferentially dominant values of physiological stress, collagen fiber recruitment, and tissue stiffness. This high resolution three-dimensional view of the aortic media reveals MLU microstructure details that suggest a highly complex and integrated mural organization that correlates with aortic mechanical properties.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2007-01-242007-10-292007-11-132008-04-01
 Publication Status: Issued
 Pages: 11
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Title: Matrix Biology
  Other : Matrix Biol.
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Publ. Info: Stuttgart : Elsevier
Pages: - Volume / Issue: 27 (3) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 171 - 181 Identifier: ISSN: 0945-053X
CoNE: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/journals/resource/954927704149