Objective To understand the effect of resveratrol (RSV) on vascular repair after the common carotid balloon injury in rats. Methods Forty SD rats were randomized into four groups (n=10): sham group, model group, solvent control group(DSMO group) and RSV group. After establishing the carotid artery balloon injury model, the rats in model group had no special treatment, while the rats in DMSO group and RSV group were given the same dose of DMSO or RSV respectively at the outside of the adventitia of carotid balloon injury segments. The rats in sham group received external carotid artery ligation. Fourteen days after the surgery, excessive anesthesia was applied to rats. The injured segments of the carotid arteries were collected, followed by HE staining to observe the degree of vascular intimal hyperplasia and stenosis. The expression of CD31 using immunohistochemical staining was detected to evaluate the degree of the re-endothelialization, and Western blotting was used to detect the expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the arterial tissues. Results HE staining results showed that there was no significant difference in EEL circumference, EEL area and IEL area between groups (P>0.05); compared with sham group and DMSO group, the lumen area of RSV group decreased significantly (P<0.05). Compared with sham group, the degree of intimal hyperplasia increased in model group and RSV group (P<0.05); compared with model group, the degree of intimal hyperplasia decreased in DMSO group (P<0.05); compared with DMSO group, the degree of intimal hyperplasia increased in RSV group(P<0.05). Compared with sham group, the degree of stenosis in model group and RSV group were significantly higher (P<0.05); compared with model group, the degree of stenosis in DMSO group decreased significantly (P<0.05); compared with DMSO group, the degree of stenosis in RSV group was significantly higher (P<0.05). CD31 immunohistochemical staining results showed that the expression of CD31 in model group was significantly lower than that in sham group (P<0.05), and the expression of CD31 in RSV group was significantly higher than that in model group (P<0.05). Western blotting results showed that the expression of VEGF in model group significantly decreased than that in sham group (P<0.05); compared with model group and DMSO group, the expression of VEGF in RSV group significantly enhanced (P<0.05). Conclusion RSV can promote vascular repair and intimal hyperplasia, and enhance re-endothelialization after the common carotid balloon injury in rats, and the mechanism may be related to the proliferation and migration of adjacent resident endothelial cells and the recruitment of bone marrow endothelial cells or circulating endothelial cells.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |