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  • Title: The biochemical composition of hemodynamically stressed vascular tissue: the insoluble elastin of experimental arteriovenous fistulae.
    Author: Davis PF, Ryan PA, Osipowicz J, Anderson MJ, Sweeney A, Stehbens WE.
    Journal: Exp Mol Pathol; 1989 Oct; 51(2):103-10. PubMed ID: 2806466.
    Abstract:
    Arteriovenous fistulae between the external jugular vein and the common carotid artery were surgically fashioned in eight sheep. The altered hemodynamics produced morphological changes similar to those observed in human atherosclerosis. The elastica is a major mural component and undergoes considerable structural variation during lesion development. The most significant biochemical changes in the elastin occur in the experimental vein region. These include a quantitative loss particularly in the midregion of the vein and a decrease in the concentration of up to 20% of the crosslinks (desmosine and isodesmosine). There is an increase in the cholesterol content of the elastin purified from both experimental artery and vein. The bound phospholipid was higher in the experimental artery and in the dilated experimental vein. There was a significant time-dependent loss of elastin in the stressed venous tissue.
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