Intimal hyperplasia explained

Intimal hyperplasia is the thickening of the tunica intima of a blood vessel as a complication of a reconstruction procedure or endarterectomy.[1] Intimal hyperplasia is the universal response of a vessel to injury. It is a restenosis and this is an important reason of late bypass graft failure, particularly in vein and synthetic vascular grafts.[2]

Cause

Intimal hyperplasia is due to a dysfunction of endothelial cells which results in a reprogramming of the vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). As a result, VSMCs proliferate and change their phenotype.[3]

Possible treatment

A possible treatment to avoid this could be hydrogen sulfide. Hydrogen sulfide works as a vasculoprotective gasotransmitter in the human body but is also tested to reduced intimal hyperplasia. There are different kinds of donors: NaHS (the reference in scientific literature despite the fact it is too toxic to use it in human patients) and STS (already used in patient to treat cyanide poisoning).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kaban . Leonard B. . Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery . 1 January 2004 . W.B. Saunders . 978-0-7216-9691-1 . 340–376 . https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780721696911500259 . 20 October 2021 . en . CHAPTER 20 - Acquired Abnormalities of the Temporomandibular Joint.
  2. Haruguchi . Hiroaki . Teraoka . Satoshi . 2003 . Intimal hyperplasia and hemodynamic factors in arterial bypass and arteriovenous grafts: a review . Journal of Artificial Organs. 6 . 4 . 227–235 . 10.1007/s10047-003-0232-x . 1434-7229 . 14691664. 24921182 .
  3. Déglise . Sébastien . Bechelli . Clémence . Allagnat . Florent . 2022 . Vascular smooth muscle cells in intimal hyperplasia, an update . Frontiers in Physiology . 13 . 1081881 . 10.3389/fphys.2022.1081881 . free . 1664-042X . 9845604 . 36685215.