Distinct Chemical Changes in Abdominal but Not in Thoracic Aorta upon Atherosclerosis Studied Using Fiber Optic Raman Spectroscopy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Spectral Characteristics of Aorta Layers in Apoe-/-/Ldlr-/- Mice
2.2. Distinct Composition of the Adventitia and PVAT in Abdominal and Thoracic Aorta in Apoe-/-/Ldlr-/- Mice
2.3. Media Layer in Abdominal, but not Thoracic, Aorta Display Alterations in Lipid Content in Apoe-/-/Ldlr-/- Mice
2.4. Different PVAT Chemical Composition in Abdominal and Thoracic Aorta in Apoe-/-/Ldlr-/- Mice
2.5. Alterations in PVAT and Vessel Wall Coexist in Abdominal Aorta in Apoe-/-/Ldlr-/- Mice
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Preparation of Samples
3.2. Instrumentation
3.3. Data Analysis
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
AA | Abdominal aorta |
ADV | Adventitia layer of aorta wall |
Apoe-/-/Ldlr-/ | ApoE and LDL receptor double knockout mice |
BAT | Brown adipose tissue |
CCS II/III | Canadian Cardiovascular Society Angina Grading Scale II or III |
eWAT | Epididymal white adipose tissue |
IM | Intima and media layers of aorta wall |
IMA | Internal mammary artery |
NO | Nitric oxide |
PVAT | Perivascular adipose tissue |
TA | Thoracic aorta |
WAT | White adipose tissue |
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Czamara, K.; Majka, Z.; Sternak, M.; Koziol, M.; Kostogrys, R.B.; Chlopicki, S.; Kaczor, A. Distinct Chemical Changes in Abdominal but Not in Thoracic Aorta upon Atherosclerosis Studied Using Fiber Optic Raman Spectroscopy. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21, 4838. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21144838
Czamara K, Majka Z, Sternak M, Koziol M, Kostogrys RB, Chlopicki S, Kaczor A. Distinct Chemical Changes in Abdominal but Not in Thoracic Aorta upon Atherosclerosis Studied Using Fiber Optic Raman Spectroscopy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2020; 21(14):4838. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21144838
Chicago/Turabian StyleCzamara, Krzysztof, Zuzanna Majka, Magdalena Sternak, Mateusz Koziol, Renata B. Kostogrys, Stefan Chlopicki, and Agnieszka Kaczor. 2020. "Distinct Chemical Changes in Abdominal but Not in Thoracic Aorta upon Atherosclerosis Studied Using Fiber Optic Raman Spectroscopy" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21, no. 14: 4838. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21144838