Author:
Kim David,Goo Brandee,Shi Hong,Coffey Philip,Veerapaneni Praneet,Chouhaita Ronnie,Cyriac Nicole,Aboud Ghaith,Cave Stephen,Greenway Jacob,Mundkur Rohan,Ahmadieh Samah,Harb Ragheb,Ogbi Mourad,Fulton David J.,Huo Yuqing,Zhang Wei,Long Xiaochun,Guha Avirup,Kim Ha Won,Shi Yang,Rice Robert D.,Gallo Dominic R.,Patel Vijay,Lee Richard,Weintraub Neal L.
Abstract
AbstractIntroductionHuman saphenous veins (SV) are widely used as grafts in coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery but often fail due to neointima proliferation (NP). NP involves complex interplay between vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) and fibroblasts. Little is known, however, regarding the transcriptomic and proteomic dynamics of NP. Here, we performed multi-omics analysis in anex vivotissue culture model of NP in human SV procured for CABG surgery.Methods and resultsHistological examination demonstrated significant elastin degradation and NP (indicated by increased neointima area and neointima/media ratio) in SV subjected to tissue culture. Analysis of data from 73 patients suggest that the process of SV adaptation and NP may differ according to sex and body mass index. RNA sequencing confirmed upregulation of pro-inflammatory and proliferation-related genes during NP and identified novel processes, including increased cellular stress and DNA damage responses, which may reflect tissue trauma associated with SV harvesting. Proteomic analysis identified upregulated extracellular matrix-related and coagulation/thrombosis proteins and downregulated metabolic proteins. Spatial transcriptomics detected transdifferentiating VSMC in the intima on the day of harvesting and highlighted dynamic alterations in fibroblast and VSMC phenotype and behavior during NP. Specifically, we identified new cell subpopulations contributing to NP, includingSPP1+, LGALS3+VSMC andMMP2+, MMP14+fibroblasts.ConclusionDynamic alterations of gene and protein expression occur during NP in human SV. Identification of the human-specific molecular and cellular mechanisms may provide novel insight into SV bypass graft disease.
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory