Transthoracic pulmonary artery denervation for pulmonary arterial hypertension sympathetic nerve distribution and pulmonary artery remodeling

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Abstract

Objective-Pulmonary arterial hypertension is characterized by progressive pulmonary vascular remodeling and persistently elevated mean pulmonary artery pressures and pulmonary vascular resistance. We aimed to investigate whether transthoracic pulmonary artery denervation (TPADN) attenuated pulmonary artery (PA) remodeling, improved right ventricular (RV) function, and affected underlying mechanisms. We also explored the distributions of sympathetic nerves (SNs) around human PAs for clinical translation. Approach and Results-We identified numerous SNs in adipose and connective tissues around the main PA trunks and bifurcations in male Sprague Dawley rats, which were verified in samples from human heart transplant patients. Pulmonary arterial hypertensive rats were randomized into TPADN and sham groups. In the TPADN group, SNs around the PA trunk and bifurcation were completely and accurately removed under direct visualization. The sham group underwent thoracotomy. Hemodynamics, RV function, and pathological changes in PA and RV tissues were measured via right heart catheterization, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, and pathological staining, respectively. Compared with the sham group, the TPADN group had lower mean pulmonary arterial pressures, less PA and RV remodeling, and improved RV function. Furthermore, TPADN inhibited neurohormonal overactivation of the sympathetic nervous system and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and regulated abnormal expressions and signaling of neurohormone receptors in local tissues. Conclusions-There are numerous SNs around the rat and human main PA trunks and bifurcations. TPADN completely and accurately removed the main SNs around PAs and attenuated pulmonary arterial hypertensive progression by inhibiting excessive activation of the sympathetic nervous system and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system neurohormone-receptor axes.

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Huang, Y., Liu, Y. W., Pan, H. Z., Zhang, X. L., Li, J., Xiang, L., … Zhang, H. (2019). Transthoracic pulmonary artery denervation for pulmonary arterial hypertension sympathetic nerve distribution and pulmonary artery remodeling. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 39(4), 704–718. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.118.311992

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