Abstract:
:The etiology of varicose veins remains elusive. We hypothesized that abnormal cell cycle events in the vein wall may contribute to changes in its structural integrity predisposing to varicosity development. Since cell cycle checkpoint controls are linked to the signaling and execution of apoptotic cascades, possibly apoptosis is a contributing factor in the pathophysiology of varicosities. The present study was designed to investigate whether programmed cell death varies in varicosities as compared to normal veins. Twenty-seven normal greater saphenous vein specimens were obtained from patients undergoing infrainguinal arterial bypass surgery, and 20 varicose vein specimens were retrieved from patients undergoing varicose vein excision. Apoptosis was detected by TUNEL assay. Expression of bcl-2 and cyclin D1 was noted by standard immunohistochemical techniques. Apoptotic cells were identified in 32 of the 47 specimens. Forty-eight percent of normal vein specimens displayed >3 apoptotic cells per 100 cells in the adventitia; 15% of the specimens of the varicose vein group showed such magnitude of apoptosis (p < 0.03). This increased apoptotic activity was not observed in media or intima of either vein group (p < 0.001). No significant difference in immunoreactivity to bcl-2 protein was observed in varicose vein specimens as compared to controls. Varicose vein specimens demonstrated increased nuclear expression of cyclin D1 whereas its cytoplasmic expression was significantly diminished (p =0.02). These data show that programmed cell death is inhibited in varicose veins. Differential expression of cyclin D1 suggests that it may deregulate cell cycle events, thereby leading to varicosity formation.
journal_name
Ann Vasc Surgjournal_title
Annals of vascular surgeryauthors
Ascher E,Jacob T,Hingorani A,Gunduz Y,Mazzariol F,Kallakuri Sdoi
10.1007/s100169910005subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2000-01-01 00:00:00pages
24-30issue
1eissn
0890-5096issn
1615-5947pii
AVSPVSS-10journal_volume
14pub_type
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更新日期:2006-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2011.04.009
更新日期:2012-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2014.09.022
更新日期:2015-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2017-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type:
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更新日期:2020-11-21 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10016-001-0279-1
更新日期:2002-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2002-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2012.12.006
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF02001007
更新日期:1993-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2019.10.078
更新日期:2020-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s100169900026
更新日期:1997-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2015.06.096
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2016.06.013
更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2017.05.015
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1996-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF02007006
更新日期:1992-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1994-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF02002893
更新日期:1993-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2016.06.032
更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF02009459
更新日期:1990-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10016-003-0031-0
更新日期:2003-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2009.07.028
更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00