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Vascular Biology |
From the Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Innere Medizin III (N.W., U.L., M.B., G.N.), Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Germany, and Experimentelle Neurologie (J.P., M.E., U.D.), Universitätsklinikum Charité, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Correspondence to Dr Georg Nickenig, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Innere Medizin III, Universität des Saarlandes, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany. E-mail nickenig{at}med-in.uni-sb.de
Objective Atherosclerosis and restenosis after vascular injury are both characterized by endothelial dysfunction, apoptosis, inappropriate endothelialization, and neointimal formation. Bone marrowderived endothelial progenitor cells have been implicated in neovascularization, resulting in adult blood vessel formation. Despite the anticipated stem cell plasticity, the role of bone marrowderived endothelial progenitor cells has not been clarified in vascular lesion development.
Methods and Results We investigated vascular lesion formation in mice after transplantation of bone marrow transfected by means of retrovirus with enhanced green fluorescent protein. Carotid artery injury was induced, resulting in neointimal formation. Fluorescence microscopy and immunohistological analysis revealed that bone marrowderived progenitor cells are involved in reendothelialization of the vascular lesions. Treatment with rosuvastatin (20 mg/kg body wt per day), a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, enhanced the circulating pool of endothelial progenitor cells, propagated the advent of bone marrowderived endothelial cells in the injured vessel wall, and, thereby, accelerated reendothelialization and significantly decreased neointimal formation.
Conclusions Vascular lesion development initiated by endothelial cell damage is moderated by bone marrowderived progenitor cells. 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibition promotes bone marrowdependent reendothelialization and diminishes vascular lesion development. These findings may help to establish novel pathophysiological concepts and therapeutic strategies in the treatment of various cardiovascular diseases.
Key Words: endothelium endothelial progenitor cells vascular injury neointima 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibition
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