Arteriogenesis of the Spinal Cord—The Network Challenge

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Title: Arteriogenesis of the Spinal Cord—The Network Challenge
Authors: Florian Simon, Markus Udo Wagenhäuser, Albert Busch, Hubert Schelzig, Alexander Gombert
Source: Cells, Vol 9, Iss 2, p 501 (2020)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2020.
Publication Year: 2020
Collection: LCC:Cytology
Subject Terms: spinal cord ischemia, arteriogenesis, paraplegia, aortic disease, taaa, collateral network, paraspinous compartment, no, vegf, notch, Cytology, QH573-671
More Details: Spinal cord ischemia (SCI) is a clinical complication following aortic repair that significantly impairs the quality and expectancy of life. Despite some strategies, like cerebrospinal fluid drainage, the occurrence of neurological symptoms, such as paraplegia and paraparesis, remains unpredictable. Beside the major blood supply through conduit arteries, a huge collateral network protects the central nervous system from ischemia—the paraspinous and the intraspinal compartment. The intraspinal arcades maintain perfusion pressure following a sudden inflow interruption, whereas the paraspinal system first needs to undergo arteriogenesis to ensure sufficient blood supply after an acute ischemic insult. The so-called steal phenomenon can even worsen the postoperative situation by causing the hypoperfusion of the spine when, shortly after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) surgery, muscles connected with the network divert blood and cause additional stress. Vessels are a conglomeration of different cell types involved in adapting to stress, like endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and pericytes. This adaption to stress is subdivided in three phases—initiation, growth, and the maturation phase. In fields of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair, pre-operative selective segmental artery occlusion may enable the development of a sufficient collateral network by stimulating collateral vessel growth, which, again, may prevent spinal cord ischemia. Among others, the major signaling pathways include the phosphoinositide 3 kinase (PI3K) pathway/the antiapoptotic kinase (AKT) pathway/the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) pathway, the Erk1, the delta-like ligand (DII), the jagged (Jag)/NOTCH pathway, and the midkine regulatory cytokine signaling pathways.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2073-4409
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/2/501; https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4409
DOI: 10.3390/cells9020501
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/b71e07760c65485e9e18184f3715f2dc
Accession Number: edsdoj.b71e07760c65485e9e18184f3715f2dc
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20734409
DOI:10.3390/cells9020501
Published in:Cells
Language:English