Improved Patency of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt: The Efficacy of Cilostazol for the Prevention of Pseudointimal Hyperplasia in Swine TIPS Models
- Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University School of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology (Korea, Republic of)
- Korea University Hospital, Korea University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology (Korea, Republic of)
- Konkuk University Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology (Korea, Republic of)
- Konkuk University Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine (Korea, Republic of)
Purpose. To investigate the efficacy of oral administration of cilostazol to inhibit pseudointimal/intimal hyperplasia in swine TIPS models. Methods. Successful TIPS creation was carried out in 11 of 12 healthy young pigs (20-25 kg). In the treatment group (n = 6), both cilostazol and aspirin were administered daily, from the first day of TIPS creation. The control group (n = 5) was administered only aspirin. The animals were followed-up for 2 weeks and then killed. The specimen (including portal vein, hepatic parenchymal tract, hepatic vein, and inferior vena cava) and stents were carefully bisected in a longitudinal fashion. The control group was compared with the treatment group by means of a gross and histologic evaluation of the degree of pseudointimal/intimal hyperplasia in the shunt. Results. At the gross evaluation, the control group showed considerably more pseudointimal/intimal hyperplasia than the treatment group. Using microscopic evaluation, there was a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) in the mean maximum pseudointimal/intimal hyperplasia thickness between the control group (2.97 {+-} 0.33 mm) and treatment group (0.73 {+-} 0.27 mm). Conclusion. Oral administration of cilostazol may have been effective in reducing pseudointimal/intimal hyperplasia in swine TIPS models.
- OSTI ID:
- 21090874
- Journal Information:
- Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 30, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-007-9001-1; Copyright (c) 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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