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. 2010 Dec 28;2011:195483. doi: 10.1155/2011/195483

The Representative Porcine Model for Human Cardiovascular Disease

Yoriyasu Suzuki 1, Alan C Yeung 2, Fumiaki Ikeno 2,*
PMCID: PMC3022214  PMID: 21253493

Abstract

To improve human health, scientific discoveries must be translated into practical applications. Inherent in the development of these technologies is the role of preclinical testing using animal models. Although significant insight into the molecular and cellular basis has come from small animal models, significant differences exist with regard to cardiovascular characteristics between these models and humans. Therefore, large animal models are essential to develop the discoveries from murine models into clinical therapies and interventions. This paper will provide an overview of the more frequently used large animal models, especially porcine models for preclinical studies.

1. Introduction

Therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease have advanced dramatically over the last 2 decades. To improve human health, scientific discoveries and technologies must be translated into practical applications. Such advances typically begin with basic research and then progress to the clinical level. Inherent in the development of these technologies is the role of preclinical testing using animal models. Although no animal model can fully replicate the complexity of human pathological conditions, animal models are key for the evaluation of mechanisms of disease and testing of diagnostic technologies and interventions. Significant insight into the molecular and cellular basis of cardiovascular biology has come from small animal models, particularly mice. However, significant differences exist with regard to cardiovascular characteristics, when mice are compared to humans. Therefore, large animal models that approximate human physiology, function, and anatomy, are essential to develop discoveries from murine models into clinical therapies and interventions.

This paper will provide an overview of the more frequently used large animal models, especially porcine models for preclinical studies.

2. Experimental Porcine Model of Myocardial Ischemia

Recent years have seen 2 important changes to the clinical approach involving acute myocardial infarction (AMI). First, there is increasing recognition that the pathophysiology of human AMI is a process occurring at many levels, not just within the epicardial coronary artery, but also within the microvasculature and the myocardium. Second, contemporary treatments are shifting from thrombolytic dissolution of epicardial coronary thrombus to direct mechanical approaches such as angioplasty and stents. On the other hand, chronic reversible contractile dysfunction (hibernation) is frequently identified in the evaluation of patients with coronary artery disease and constitutes an intense area of clinical interest. Thus, the following discussion reviews and examines current animal models of AMI/chronic hibernation and discusses advantages and limitations, providing an overview of their place in these important models of AMI.

2.1. Animal Myocardial Infarction/Reperfusion Model

Traditionally, in vivo large animal studies have involved dogs as the most frequently used animal species yet due to cost and social pressures, the porcine model has become a more favored animal only in recent years [1, 2]. To induce myocardial ischemia, whereas the left descending coronary artery (LAD) is most frequently used to produce regional myocardial ischemia, left circumflex coronary artery (LCx) occlusions have also been used. A number of studies have been performed in open-chest models with thoracotomy [3, 4]. This approach allows easy access to the heart with direct visual control of the success of coronary artery occlusion and the opportunity to measure local contractile performance, metabolic parameters, and coronary flow using ultrasound techniques [5–7]. However, disadvantages of this open-chest model stem from having to open the chest and pericardium, both of which are suspected and reported to influence the pattern of left ventricular remodeling in chronic models [8, 9]. To eradicate these disadvantages, several groups have reported catheter-based closed-chest techniques [9–12]. Cardiac catheterization and coronary intervention in the pig and in humans are similar in many ways (Figure 1). Through the use of an intracoronary balloon inflation technique, both the location and duration of coronary artery occlusion are well controlled. In our laboratory, once baseline coronary angiography is performed, the middle portion of LAD distal to the 1st diagonal branch is primarily chosen as the targeted occlusion location to induce MI [12] (Figure 2). In our experience, 60-minute mid-LAD occlusion is the most feasible location and timeframe to develop a porcine reperfused myocardial infarction model [12]. A commonly perceived difficulty of using the pig MI model is a predisposition for refractory arrhythmogenesis. Thus, it is known from previous reports using the porcine myocardial model, that there is a high incidence of ventricular fibrillation (VF) or ventricular tachycardia (VT) after induction of myocardial infarction coupled with greater mortality due to infarct-related complications. All VF episodes occurred within the first 20–30 minutes after induction of myocardial infarction and within the first 10 minutes after reperfusion [12]. However, methods have been described to obviate this issue, such as aggressive airway protection and ventilatory management, electrolyte supplementation, and antiarrhythmic administration.

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Porcine (a and b). (a) Right coronary artery. (b) Left coronary system. Human (c and d). (c) Right coronary artery. (d) Left coronary system. Similar anatomy and coronary distribution is shown of the left anterior descending, left circumflex, and right coronary arteries.

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Baseline coronary angiogram was obtained for assessment of anatomic information of the LAD (a). The LAD with the first large diagonal artery (white arrowhead) is delineated. Angiographic confirmation of complete occlusion in the midportions (b) of the LAD with a PTCA balloon catheter (white arrow). Adapted from [12].

For histological assessment of injured myocardium, 2,3,5-Triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) was commonly used. In viable myocardium, TTC is converted by dehydrogenases to a red formazan pigment that stains the tissue dark red. In necrotic myocardium, however, such staining does not occur because of the loss of dehydrogenases. To delineate areas at risk for ischemia and infarcted (necrotic) areas more clearly, our group performs in vivo a double staining method with 1% Evans blue dye and a 1% solution of TTC [12] (Figure 3).

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This picture demonstrates the porcine heart (a) and cross-sectional slice (b). The dark area stained with Evans Blue indicates nonischemic territory, and the red area stained with TTC is the area at risk for ischemia (TTC-positive). In (b), the white area is the infarcted (necrotic) myocardium (TTC-negative). The schema explains what the stained colors and territories indicate (c). LAD: left anterior descending artery. Adapted from [12].

2.2. Animal Models with Hibernating Myocardium

Myocardial hibernation, as originally described by Rahimtoola [13], was thought to represent “a state of persistently impaired myocardial and left ventricular function at rest because of reduced coronary blood flow that can be partially or completely restored to normal if the myocardial oxygen supply/demand relationship is favorably altered, either by improving blood flow or by reducing demand.” Chronic reversible contractile dysfunction is frequently identified in the evaluation of patients with coronary artery disease. There has been considerable interest in prospectively identifying patients with chronic left ventricular contractile dysfunction that improves following coronary revascularization. PET and other noninvasive quantitative imaging modalities have advanced our understanding of the mechanisms involved with hibernating myocardium in patients [14–17]. From these advances, several studies were initiated to investigate suitable animal models. Usually, larger animals such as swine or dogs are used for developing a hibernating myocardium model. Initially, Matsuzaki et al. attempted to develop animal hibernation models through steady-state acute ischemia and short-term reduction in coronary flow reserve [18]. As a result, these models have provided insight into the initial adaptive response of the heart to acute ischemia, indicating that it can be maintained for several hours without the development of significant necrosis. Other groups have attempted to extend the duration of ischemia to 24 hours and 1 week for developing viable chronically dysfunctional myocardium [19–21]. Although these attempts resulted in regional dysfunction and a stenosis-induced reduction in coronary flow, one major drawback noted was that this approach resulted in irreversible injury that produced patchy necrosis visible by TTC in some animals and focal necrosis by light microscopy in most animals. These early animal experiments of short-term reductions in myocardial flow seemed to support this “smart” heart concept [22] in which myocardial function is downregulated to the point at which perfusion and function are once again in equilibrium. Chronic stenosis models that reduce coronary flow reserve appear to be more applicable to understanding factors governing the development of viable dysfunctional myocardium. Canty and Klocke have demonstrated that viable chronically dysfunctional myocardium could be reproduced in dogs [23], and Shen and Vatner have subsequently reproduced a similar state of chronic stunning using an Ameroid occcluder in the porcine model [24]. Fallavollita and Canty have further demonstrated that resting dysfunction worsened from 1 month to 2 months after operation despite resting perfusion at both time points being normal, consistent with a state of chronic stunning and hibernating myocardium with reduced resting coronary flow and increased FDG uptake developed at 3-4 months after operation [25]. Although the most widely used animal model of hibernating myocardium has been the Ameroid stenosis, the disadvantage of this approach is that both the rate and extent of progression of the Ameroid stenosis and the rate of collaterals are unpredictable. In addition, there is a large variation in the reported percent infarction of the area-at-risk (5 to 100%). As a model of human coronary artery disease, this model has its limitations [19–21, 23–30].

3. Experimental Porcine Coronary Model

The coronary artery system of domestic pigs is in similar fashion to human coronary arteries [31, 32]. Furthermore, when porcine coronary arteries are injured, thick neointima is seen within 28 days and is identical to human restenotic neointima (Figure 4). In addition, the amount of neointimal thickening is directly proportional to injury thereby permitting the creation of an injury-response regression relationship that can further quantify the response to potential treatment therapies [33, 34]. Cardiac catheterization techniques in the pig are similar to the techniques used in humans. Standard human diagnostic and interventional equipment can also be used. Thus, coronary arteries in domestic swine are suitable for the assessment of catheter-based interventional devices that may be used in humans.

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(a) Photomicrographic section shows gross neointimal proliferation causing a significant stenosis (Hematoxylin-Eosin stain, x5). (b) In this section, the porcine coronary was totally occluded with neointimal hyperplasia. L: lumen; M: media; NI: neointima; ∗: stent strut. Adapted from the reference [32].

3.1. The Evaluation of Stent Technologies

Drug-eluting stents (DES) have driven a new era into the field of percutaneous coronary intervention [35, 36]. The success of this technology is founded not only on initial human clinical data but also on preclinical studies using the porcine coronary restenosis model [37–40]. Presently, it is unclear whether any single animal species is more predictive of the human response than another. These animal models can therefore help prove critical hypotheses regarding putative mechanisms of action of an intervention yet cannot be used to predict efficacy [41, 42]. Regarding DES evaluation, recommendations from a preclinical studies consensus group suggest that the stent should be appropriately sized by visual or quantitative coronary artery measurement using a stent : artery ratio ≤1 : 1, while using a higher stent : artery ratio could induce severe arterial injury and considerable coronary artery stenosis [41, 42]. For the evaluation of stent performance, a rigorous, (semi)quantitative and defined scale for device evaluation should be presented such as injury/inflammation score, vascular response/healing, and stent strut apposition/adjacent tissue as previously reported [43–48].

Although preclinical studies of both sirolimus-eluting stents (SESs) and paclitaxel-eluting stents (PESs) have demonstrated efficacy compared with bare metal stents (BMSs), enthusiasm for this technology has recently been dampened by concerns of late stent thrombosis. Nakazawa et al. has reported that incomplete endothelial coverage was seen in nonoverlapping and overlapping sites of both SES and PES compared with both the Endeavor zotarolimus-eluting stent (ZES; Medtronic Vascular, Santa Rosa, CA) and BMS and that the differences were more pronounced in the overlapping segments [49] (Figure 5). In addition, two studies using human autopsy samples suggested that incomplete endothelial coverage of stent struts played an important role as the morphometric predictor of late stent thrombosis [52, 53]. From these reports, two time points are implicated for use in the evaluation of stent performance: the first at 28 days to observe for neointimal hyperplasia, and at least one later time point to examine long-term effects. The latter time point (3 or 6 months) depends on when “healing” and drug release are both complete. Of note, the FDA has typically recommended 6-month follow-up as the interval to acquire preclinical stent data [41, 42], yet this window reflects experience with balloon angioplasty and not necessarily the “window” for drug-eluting stents.

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(a) X-rays of longitudinally cut rabbit iliac arteries at 21 days after placement of overlapping ZES, SES, and PES. The extent of stent coverage by endothelial cells was greatest with ZES, with almost complete coverage in the proximal and distal segments and significantly greater coverage in the overlapped segment compared with SES and PES. (b) Photomicrographs showing the amount of neointimal thickness at 28 days after placement of Endeavor zotarolimus-eluting stents (ZESs), Cypher sirolimus-eluting stents (SESs), Taxus paclitaxel-eluting stents (PESs), and Driver bare metal stents (BMSs) in rabbit iliac arteries. With SES, there were focally uncovered stent struts, which were associated with inflammation consisting of heterophils or eosinophils and giant cells. Adapted from [49].

3.2. Porcine Heat-Injury Restenosis Model

The porcine coronary stent restenosis model is a well-accepted standard; however, its fundamental drawback is that the stent itself is foreign material. As a result, this model may not be suitable to evaluate the performance of bifurcation or bioabsorbable stents due to lack of a true stenosis lesion. Also, results of coronary artery imaging such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), and optical coherence tomography (OCT) may be hampered as the stent can produce artifact. Using radiofrequency thermal balloon angioplasty, Staab et al. [54] and our laboratory [50] have investigated a porcine heat-injury restenosis model. In our study using 22 swine with a total of 54 coronary arteries, coronary artery stenoses were consistently developed at 4 weeks after heat-injury (Figure 6). In light of these results, this porcine coronary restenosis model might be useful for the evaluation of bifurcation stents and bioabsorbable stents, coronary imaging studies as listed above, and as part of the technical training for complex percutaneous coronary interventions such as bifurcation, diffuse lesion, and chronic total occlusion [50].

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Time course of coronary artery treated with thermal balloon. A severe tandem coronary artery stenosis is observed in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) at 4 weeks after thermal balloon injury [50].

3.3. Porcine Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Model

Recent advances of DES technology have shifted focus within interventional cardiology from restenosis prevention to the treatment of CTO. Despite its common occurrence, there is surprisingly little information about the pathophysiology of CTO, and why some CTO can be crossed while in others, crossing is unsuccessful. For the past several years, researchers have developed CTO models to guide therapeutic investigations.

Spontaneous atherosclerotic plaque rupture and subsequent arterial occlusion do not occur naturally in any animal model, even among models genetically engineered to have increased atheroma formation. The initial method of producing a total occlusion utilized external ligature or Ameroid constriction [55]. However, one fundamental drawback of this method is the inability to facilitate the development of devices to recanalize CTO. Strauss et al. subsequently modified the thrombin injection model by infusing collagenase [56]. Several characteristics of human CTO were evident in this model, including mature fibrous tissue, multiple small intraluminal vascular channels, occasional extracellular lipid deposits, and disruption of the internal elastic lamina. Their reports suggested that the microchannels might be a critical determinant of successful CTO guide wire crossing [57]. Other CTO models have included stents with occluded outflow and have even used direct alcohol injection to promote thrombosis [58]. Developing an accurate and reproducible human-like coronary CTO model has been a complex undertaking because (1) coronary vessels are less amenable to a direct surgical approach; (2) simulating luminal and medial pathology, including microcalcification, has been difficult; (3) an inflammatory component must be present to mimic human CTO lesions [59, 60]. Balloon angioplasty and stent implantation in animal coronary arteries, both standard methods of denuding the vessel and engendering neointimal proliferation, rarely result in CTO development. Polymers have also been used to invoke chronic coronary occlusions. Early polymeric implants were abandoned as stent platforms because they induced severe inflammatory responses and vessel occlusion [61]. Prosser et al. reported placement of a microporous poly L-lactic acid polymer into pig and dog coronary arteries [62]. The polymer is absorbed by 28 days, resulting in a microchanneled occlusion histologically similar to a human CTO. Using similar methods, Suzuki et al. [63] and our laboratory [51] have developed severe calcified CTO in pig coronary arteries (Figure 7). These animal models may contribute to a more in-depth understanding of the biology of human CTO and enable new device and pharmacological investigations to improve recanalization success in these challenging lesions.

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Histological examinations of pig experiments. Elastic-van Gieson (a, b) and Von kossa (c, d) stained CTO segment of coronary arteries. Arrows in (c) and (d) indicate microcalcification. Ex vivo micro-CT confirms that CTO lesions contain calcification in LAD (red circle) [51].

3.4. Animal Model of Vulnerable Plaque

The definition of a “vulnerable” plaque is now accepted that most clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis such as AMI, unstable angina, and sudden cardiac death result from the development of an occlusive thrombus over an underlying plaque. The mechanisms of plaque rupture and subsequence occlusive thrombus formation are still unclear. Thus, animal models of high-risk (vulnerable) plaque are pivotal in the development and validation to identify and characterize vulnerable atherosclerotic lesions in humans. Recent models of plaque vulnerability continue to use small animals, particularly mice; however most do not result in features representative of human end-stage atherosclerosis. Characteristics of human vulnerable plaque such as plaque disruption, neovascularization, intraplaque hemorrhage, and occlusive thrombus formation occur rather infrequently in murine models. In addition, lipoprotein metabolism in mice is largely different from that in humans, thus a murine model may not be suitable for studies examining the effects of hypolipidemic therapies on atherosclerosis or myocardial infarction. In studies using large animals, Granada et al. reported that percutaneous intramural injection of cholesteryl linoleate results in the development of complex, lipid-containing inflammatory lesions in less than 4 weeks and that the intravascular ultrasound findings for the lesions created in this model demonstrate similar features to those of complex human atherosclerotic plaques [64, 65]. However, this model is rich in smooth muscle cells/proteoglycans, and the lesions lack a necrotic core, calcification, and collagen (type I). Hasler-Rapacz et al. described a strain of large domestic swine which develop elevated LDL levels and subsequently develop human-like atherosclerotic lesions by 12 months of age [66, 67]. Gerrity et al. also demonstrated the combination of induced diabetes by intravenous infusion of streptozotocin as well as hypercholesterolaemia by administration of a high cholesterol diet in Yorksire pigs, leading to advanced atherosclerotic lesions [68]. Although these porcine models develop human-like atherosclerosis, a major limitation is the time duration necessary for the development of advanced coronary lesions.

Shiomi et al. have developed the MI model, designated the Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic (WHHL) rabbit, in which sudden cardiac events occur spontaneously without any artificial treatment [69]. In their study, the cumulative incidence of fatal sudden cardiac events up to the age of 35 months was 97%, and representative findings of myocardial infarction (MI) such as vulnerable plaques as defined by Naghavi et al. [70] and thrombosis were observed in the hearts of those rabbits. This WHHL MI rabbit could be a very useful model for studying the mechanism(s) of plaque rupture and thrombogenesis and provide a novel means for developing new therapies or imaging technologies.

Currently, there is no standard animal model for vulnerable plaque. The availability of animal models of human-like atherosclerosis will become the most critical element for the preclinical validation of emerging diagnostic/therapeutic technologies developed for use in patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease.

4. Conclusions

Clinical implementation of innovative diagnostic and therapeutic technologies will ultimately depend on the successful development of large animal models that permit preclinical evaluation of the technology. The field of percutaneous cardiovascular intervention technology is developing quickly and reflects the time sensitivity of the information contained within this paper. The success of this interventional subspecialty will be driven by the results of a collaborative relationship between the cardiologist, cardiac surgeon, and the medical device industry.

In addition, the role of animal models should be not only in device development and durability testing but also in training for clinicians in optimal techniques involving new procedures.

Acknowledgment

In the preparation of this paper, the authors thank Heidi Bonneau, RN, MS, for her editorial review.  

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