B A Lane1, M J Uline1,2, X Wang3, T Shazly1,4, N R Vyavahare3, J F Eberth1,5. 1. Biomedical Engineering Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA. 2. Chemical Engineering Department, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA. 3. Biomedical Engineering Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA. 4. Mechanical Engineering Department, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA. 5. Cell Biology and Anatomy Department, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Mouse models of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and dissection have proven to be invaluable in the advancement of diagnostics and therapeutics by providing a platform to decipher response variables that are elusive in human populations. One such model involves systemic Angiotensin II (Ang-II) infusion into low density-lipoprotein receptor-deficient (LDLr-/-) mice leading to intramural thrombus formation, inflammation, matrix degradation, dilation, and dissection. Despite its effectiveness, considerable experimental variability has been observed in AAAs taken from our Ang-II infused LDLr-/- mice (n=12) with obvious dissection occurring in 3 samples, outer bulge radii ranging from 0.73 to 2.12 mm, burst pressures ranging from 155 to 540 mmHg, and rupture location occurring 0.05 to 2.53 mm from the peak bulge location. OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that surface curvature, a fundamental measure of shape, could serve as a useful predictor of AAA failure at supra-physiological inflation pressures. METHODS: To test this hypothesis, we fit well-known biquadratic surface patches to 360° micro-mechanical test data and used Spearman's rank correlation (rho) to identify relationships between failure metrics and curvature indices. RESULTS: We found the strongest associations between burst pressure and the maximum value of the first principal curvature (rho=-0.591, p-val=0.061), the maximum value of Mean curvature (rho=-0.545, p-val=0.087), and local values of Mean curvature at the burst location (rho=-0.864, p-val=0.001) with only the latter significant after Bonferroni correction. Additionally, the surface profile at failure was predominantly convex and hyperbolic (saddle-shaped) as indicated by a negative sign in the Gaussian curvature. Findings reiterate the importance of shape in experimental models of AAA.
BACKGROUND: Mouse models of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and dissection have proven to be invaluable in the advancement of diagnostics and therapeutics by providing a platform to decipher response variables that are elusive in human populations. One such model involves systemic Angiotensin II (Ang-II) infusion into low density-lipoprotein receptor-deficient (LDLr-/-) mice leading to intramural thrombus formation, inflammation, matrix degradation, dilation, and dissection. Despite its effectiveness, considerable experimental variability has been observed in AAAs taken from our Ang-II infused LDLr-/- mice (n=12) with obvious dissection occurring in 3 samples, outer bulge radii ranging from 0.73 to 2.12 mm, burst pressures ranging from 155 to 540 mmHg, and rupture location occurring 0.05 to 2.53 mm from the peak bulge location. OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that surface curvature, a fundamental measure of shape, could serve as a useful predictor of AAA failure at supra-physiological inflation pressures. METHODS: To test this hypothesis, we fit well-known biquadratic surface patches to 360° micro-mechanical test data and used Spearman's rank correlation (rho) to identify relationships between failure metrics and curvature indices. RESULTS: We found the strongest associations between burst pressure and the maximum value of the first principal curvature (rho=-0.591, p-val=0.061), the maximum value of Mean curvature (rho=-0.545, p-val=0.087), and local values of Mean curvature at the burst location (rho=-0.864, p-val=0.001) with only the latter significant after Bonferroni correction. Additionally, the surface profile at failure was predominantly convex and hyperbolic (saddle-shaped) as indicated by a negative sign in the Gaussian curvature. Findings reiterate the importance of shape in experimental models of AAA.
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Curvature; Differential Geometry; Mouse Models of Aortopathy
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