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Pharmacologic suppression of experimental abdominal aortic aneurysms: acomparison of doxycycline and four chemically modified tetracyclines.

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BACKGROUND:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) likely contribute to the degradation of medial elastin in abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), and tetracycline antibiotics exhibit MMP-inhibiting properties. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of doxycycline and several non-antibiotic chemically modified tetracyclines (CMTs) in a rat model of elastase-induced AAA. METHODS:Fifty-two male Wistar rats underwent intraluminal perfusion of the abdominal aorta with porcine pancreatic elastase. The rats then were treated for 7 days with subcutaneous injections of saline solution, different doses of doxycycline, or 1 of 4 different CMTs. The aortic diameters were measured with microcalipers, and the fixed tissues were examined by means of light microscopy. Gelatin zymography was used to assess the MMP activity in the aortic tissue extracts. RESULTS:The mean aortic diameter in the control group increased by 126% +/- 14% on day 7 (from 1.57 +/- 0.04 mm to 3.54 +/- 0.27 mm; P <.05), and 5 of 6 animals (83%) had AAAs. Doxycycline appeared to inhibit aortic dilatation in a dose-dependent manner, and AAAs did not develop in any animals. Half-maximal effects were observed at a dose of approximately 6 mg/kg/day, and maximal effects were noted at greater than 30 mg/kg/day. No AAAs were observed in the animals that were treated with CMTs at 15 mg/kg/day. Each of the following CMTs exhibited an efficacy that was similar to that of doxycycline (percent inhibition of aortic dilatation vs control; all P <.05): CMT-3 (47.6%), CMT-4 (38.9%), CMT-7 (47.6%), CMT-8 (54.0%), and doxycycline (51.6%). Tissues from saline solution-treated controls exhibited a transmural inflammatory response and marked destruction of the medial elastic lamellae. Tetracycline derivatives limited the disruption of medial elastin without appearing to alter either the inflammatory response or the rat aortic wall production of metallogelatinases. CONCLUSION:Tetracycline derivatives suppress the development of AAAs after elastase-induced aortic injury in the rat. The aneurysm-suppressing effects of doxycycline appear to be dose-dependent and distinct from its antibiotic activities, and they coincide with the structural preservation of medial elastin fibers. Further studies are needed to explore the potential of MMP-inhibiting tetracyclines as a novel pharmacologic strategy for the suppression of aortic aneurysms.

journal_name

J Vasc Surg

journal_title

Journal of vascular surgery

authors

Curci JA,Petrinec D,Liao S,Golub LM,Thompson RW

doi

10.1016/s0741-5214(98)70035-7

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1998-12-01 00:00:00

pages

1082-93

issue

eissn

0741-5214

issn

1097-6809

pii

S0741521498003632

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Pharmacologic suppression of experimental abdominal aortic aneurysms: acomparison of doxycycline and four chemically modified tetracyclines.