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An increasing number of integrated optical and acoustic intravascular imaging systems have been developed and hold great promise for accurately diagnosing vulnerable plaques and guiding atherosclerosis treatment. However, in any intravascular environment, the vascular lumen is filled with blood, a high-scattering source for optical and high-frequency ultrasound signals. Blood must be flushed away to provide clearer images. To our knowledge, no research has been performed to find the ideal flushing agent for combined optical and acoustic imaging techniques. We selected three solutions as potential flushing agents for their image-enhancing effects: mannitol, dextran, and iohexol. Testing of these flushing agents was performed in a closed-loop circulation model and in vivo on rabbits. We found that a high concentration of dextran was the most useful for simultaneous intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography imaging.
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PMID:Optimal flushing agents for integrated optical and acoustic imaging systems. 2598 96

Several studies have addressed the optimal storage conditions for vascular grafts during bypass surgery. These studies have repeatedly shown that placing vascular graft conduits in isotonic saline solutions, and to a lesser extent in heparinized autologous blood, leads to a profound decline in endothelial cell viability. Endothelial damage to vein grafts can occur at multiple points during a coronary artery bypass graft surgery procedure: graft harvesting, handling, flushing, storage, anastomosis, and arterialization (e.g., damage caused by exposure to arterial blood pressure). This damage to endothelial cells causes the release of pro-inflammatory chemical signals that trigger thrombosis, intimal hyperplasia, and accelerated graft atherosclerosis, all of which ultimately contribute to graft failure. Cardiothoracic surgeons performing coronary artery bypass graft surgery and vascular surgeons performing peripheral artery bypass graft surgery have attempted to overcome the damage to the vascular grafts by using buffers to maintain the physiological pH of the storage solution. However, the endothelial layers in the grafts would benefit from having proper oxygenation and antioxidants added to the storage solution. Compounding pharmacies can perform a vital role in ensuring the patency of the vascular grafts by creating compounded flushing and storage solutions that have an optimal mix of nitric oxide substrates, antioxidants, and other nutrients for the endothelium. Maintaining structural and functional viability of the endothelia in grafts by using an appropriate vessel storage medium would lead to improved long-term graft patency.
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PMID:COMPOUNDING PHARMACIES' POTENTIAL TO CREATE Graft Storage Solutions for Bypass Surgeries. 2677 42

Cardiovascular disease is studied in both human and veterinary medicine. Endothelial cells have been used extensively as an in vitro model to study vasculogenesis, (tumor) angiogenesis, and atherosclerosis. The current standard for in vitro research on human endothelial cells (ECs) is the use of Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVECs) and Human Umbilical Artery Endothelial Cells (HUAECs). For canine endothelial research, only one cell line (CnAOEC) is available, which is derived from canine aortic endothelium. Although currently not completely understood, there is a difference between ECs originating from either arteries or veins. For a more direct approach to in vitro functionality studies on ECs, we describe a new method for isolating Canine Primary Endothelial Cells (CaPECs) from a variety of vessels. This technique reduces the chance of contamination with fast-growing cells such as fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells, a problem that is common in standard isolation methods such as flushing the vessel with enzymatic solutions or mincing the vessel prior to digestion of the tissue containing all cells. The technique we describe was optimized for the canine model, but can easily be utilized in other species such as human.
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PMID:Isolation and Culture of Primary Endothelial Cells from Canine Arteries and Veins. 2791 14

Niacin has been widely used as an antihyperlipidemic drug, but the flushing effect restricted its clinical application. Here, we developed novel niacin-lipoic acid dimers which lead to better lipid modulation, higher synergistic effects and less side effects. We utilized molecular docking simulation to design a novel series of niacin-lipoic acid dimers. The compound N-(2-(5-(1,2-dithiolan-3-yl)pentanamido)ethyl)nicotinamide (N2L) was selected for the in vitro and in vivo evaluation, including the agonist activity in CHO-hGPR109A cells, cell protective effects in HT22 and HUVECs cells, flushing effect in guinea pigs and rats, lipid modulation in C57BL/6 mice and high fat diet-rats and atherosclerotic lesions regulation in apolipoprotein E null mice. N2L worked as potent and selective agonists for the high affinity niacin receptor GPR109A. N2L retained antioxidation and cytoprotection of lipoic acid. In addition, N2L displayed a good therapeutic index regarding lipid modulation and atherosclerotic lesions regulation, and minimized niacin-induced vasodilation (flushing) effect in vivo. N2L showed effective treatment regarding to lipid regulation and atherosclerosis inhibition effects, also with excellent antioxidant effects, safety profiles and non-flushing. All these results suggest N2L promising application prospects in the drug development for the treatment of atherosclerosis.
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PMID:Discovery of a novel niacin-lipoic acid dimer N2L attenuating atherosclerosis and dyslipidemia with non-flushing effects. 3184 27


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