Flow Cytometric Analysis of Endothelial Cell Viability in Arterial Allograft

동종동맥판 혈관내피세포의 생육성 평가에 관한 연구

  • Published : 1997.06.01

Abstract

Arterial allografts have known advantages over prosthetic vascular conduit for treatment of heart valvular disease, congenital heart disease and aortic disease. Cell viability may play a role in determining the longterm outcome of allografts. Endothelial cell is one important part in determining the allograft viability. To evaluate the viability of endothelial cells using current allograft preservation technique, porcine heart valve leaflets and arterial wall were subjected to collagenase digestion. Single endothelial cell suspension was labeled with GSA-PITC(Griffonia simplicifolia agglutininfluorescein isothiocyan te), a vascular, endothelial cell specific marker. The cell suspension was washed and incubated with Pl(Propidium iodide), which does not bind with viable cells, Endothelial cell viability was evaluated by calculating the percentage of GSA-FITC(+) and Pl(-) group using flowcytometric analysis. Allografts were treated with $4^{\circ}C$ antibiotic solo!ion for 24 hours for sterilization. After this, half of allografts were stored in $4^{\circ}C$ RPMI 1640 with HEPES buffer culture medium with 10% fetal bovine serum for 1 to 14 days(Group I). Another half of allografts were cryopreserved with a currently used technique (Group II). During the procurement and sterilization of arterial allografts, 22.8% and 24.4% of endothelial cell viability declined, respectively. In Group I, 11.9% of endothelial cell viability declined further steadily during 14 days of storage. In Group II, 13.7% of endothelial cell viability declined. These results show that largest loss of endothelial cell viability occurs during the nitial process. After 14 days of arterial allograft storage under $4^{\circ}C$ nutrient medium or cryopreservation, about 40% of endothelial cell viability is maintained. There were no differences between the endothelial cell viability from aortic valve leaflet, pulmonic valve leaflets, aortic wall and pulmonic wall.

동종동맥판은 심장판막질환, 선천성 심기형 및 대동맥 질환의 치료에 있어서 우수한 판막도관으로 사용 되고 있다. 이 때 동종동맥 판의 장기성적을 좌우하는데 있어서 혈관내피세포의 생육성이 중요한 역활을 할 것이다. 혈관내피세포의 생육성을 평가하기 위하여 현재 임상에서 사용되는 보존방법으로 보존처리된 성돈의 대동맥판 및 대동맥 벽을 collagenase로 분해시켜서 순수한 내퍼세포군을 획득한 뒤, 혈관내피세포에 특이한 친화성을 갖는 GSA-FTTC(Criffonia simplicifolia agglutininfluorescein isothiocyanate)와 반응시켰다. 이 내피세포군을 세척한 다음, 살아있는 세포에는 침착되지 않는 Pl(Ropidium iodide)와 반응시켰다. 이렇게 처리된 내피세포군을 Row Cytometry 로 분석하여 GSA-FTIC(+), Pl(-) 인 세포를 생육성을 유지한 것으로 평가하였다. 동종동맥판은 $4^{\circ}C의$ 멸균용액에 24시간 담궈 멸균처리를 한 후, 2개군으로 나누어 (1군)은 $4^{\circ}C$ RPM 1640 with HEPES buffer cultlue medium with 10% fetal bovine uTm 용액에 1~14일간 보존하였고 (2군)은 냉동보존을 하였다. 조직의 획득과정과 멸균과정에서 각각 22.8%와 24.4%의 생육성이 소\ulcorner되었다. (1군) 에서는 14일의 보존기간 동안 11.9%의 생육성감소가 일어났고 (2군) 에서는 13.7%의 생육성감소가 일어났다. 이 실험의 결과로 동종동맥 판의 보존처리과정 초기에 대부분의 생육성소실이 일어나며, 14일간의 냉장보존이나 냉동보존 후에도 약 40%의 생육성이 보존됨을 알 수 있었다. 또한 혈관내피세포가 판막에서 얻어진 경우나 동맥벽에서 얻어진 경우에서 생육성의 차이는 없었다.

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