• Vascular Surgery Research Institute, First Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016;
Export PDF Favorites Scan Get Citation

Objective  To explore the effect of apoptosis and venous remodeling in the varicosity.
Methods By using TUNEL, Van Gieson collagen staining, venous wall image and transmission electron microscope, 83 patients with varicosity and 10 controls were studied.
Results Apoptosis and apoptosis index of ECs and SMC in cystic dilatations were compared with those of non-cystic dilatations and controls with significant difference(P<0.01). The collagen content in patients with cystic dilatations and non-cystic dilatations were higher than that of controls (P<0.05, P<0.01). The venous wall of cystic dilatations become more thinner(P<0.01). The regression and correlation analysis showed that collagen contents and SMC apoptosis index had significant effect on venous wall (r=0.9777,P<0.001 and r=-0.5432, P=0.003) respectively. Electron microscopy confirmed apoptosis of ECs and SMC in varicosity. Conclusion  Increased collagen content, increased cell apoptosis and reduced cell component lead to venous remodeling, and it may be one of the mechanism of varicosity.

Citation: QIAO Zhengrong,SHI De.. THE EFFECT OF CELLS APOPTOSIS WITH VARICOSITY IN THE LOWER EXTREMITIES. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2001, 8(2): 91-94. doi: Copy