Assessment of permeation of lipoproteins in human carotid tissue

Mohamad G. Ghosn; Saba H. Syed; Michael Leba; Joel D. Morrisett; Valery V. Tuchin; Kirill V. Larin

doi:10.1117/12.842310

2 March 2010 Assessment of permeation of lipoproteins in human carotid tissue

Mohamad G. Ghosn, Saba H. Syed, Michael Leba, Joel D. Morrisett, Valery V. Tuchin, Kirill V. Larin

Proceedings Volume 7548, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics VI; 75483M (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842310
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2010, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease is among the leading causes of death in the United States. Specifically, atherosclerosis is an increasingly devastating contributor to the tally and has been found to be a byproduct of arterial permeability irregularities in regards to lipoprotein penetration. To further explore arterial physiology and molecular transport, the imaging technique of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) was employed. With OCT, the permeation of glucose (MW = 180 Da), low density lipoprotein (LDL; MW = 2.1 × 10⁶ Da), and high density lipoprotein (HDL; MW = 2.5 × 10⁵ Da) in human carotid tissue was studied to determine the effect of different molecular characteristics on permeation in atherosclerotic tissues. The permeability rates calculated from the diffusion of the molecular agents into the abnormal carotid tissue samples is compared to those of normal, healthy tissue. The results show that in the abnormal tissue, the permeation of agents correlate to the size constraints. The larger molecules of LDL diffuse the slowest, while the smallest molecules of glucose diffuse the fastest. However, in normal tissue, LDL permeates at a faster rate than the other two agents, implying the existence of a transport mechanism that facilitates the passage of LDL molecules. These results highlight the capability of OCT as a sensitive and specific imaging technique as well as provide significant information to the understanding of atherosclerosis and its effect on tissue properties.

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Mohamad G. Ghosn, Saba H. Syed, Michael Leba, Joel D. Morrisett, Valery V. Tuchin, and Kirill V. Larin "Assessment of permeation of lipoproteins in human carotid tissue", Proc. SPIE 7548, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics VI, 75483M (2 March 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842310

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