Calcific Aortic Valve Disease Is Associated with Layer-Specific Alterations in Collagen Architecture.
Disorganization of the valve extracellular matrix (ECM) is a hallmark of calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD). However, while microarchitectural features of the ECM can strongly influence the biological and mechanical behavior of tissues, little is known about the ECM microarchitecture in CAVD. In this work, we apply advanced imaging techniques to quantify spatially heterogeneous changes in collagen microarchitecture in CAVD. Human aortic valves were obtained from individuals between 50 and 75 years old with no evidence of valvular disease (healthy) and individuals who underwent valve replacement surgery due to severe stenosis (diseased). Second Harmonic Generation microscopy and subsequent image quantification revealed layer-specific changes in fiber characteristics in healthy and diseased valves. Specifically, the majority of collagen fiber changes in CAVD were found to occur in the spongiosa, where collagen fiber number increased by over 2-fold, and fiber width and density also significantly increased. Relatively few fibrillar changes occurred in the fibrosa in CAVD, where fibers became significantly shorter, but did not otherwise change in terms of number, width, density, or alignment. Immunohistochemical staining for lysyl oxidase showed localized increased expression in the diseased fibrosa. These findings reveal a more complex picture of valvular collagen enrichment and arrangement in CAVD than has previously been described using traditional analysis methods. Changes in fiber architecture may play a role in regulating the pathobiological events and mechanical properties of valves during CAVD. Additionally, characterization of the ECM microarchitecture can inform the design of fibrous scaffolds for heart valve tissue engineering.
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Heather N
HN
Hutson
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Taylor
T
Marohl
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Matthew
M
Anderson
Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Kevin
K
Eliceiri
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Paul
P
Campagnola
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Kristyn S
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6911-3116
KS
Masters
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