Effects of donor-specific microvascular anatomy on hemodynamic perfusion in human choriocapillaris

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Evidence from histopathology and clinical imaging suggest that choroidal anatomy and hemodynamic perfusion are among the earliest changes in retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). However, how inner choroidal anatomy affects hemodynamic perfusion is not well understood. Therefore, we sought to understand the influences of choroidal microvascular architecture on the spatial distribution of hemodynamic parameters in choriocapillaris from human donor eyes using image-based computational hemodynamic (ICH) simulations. We subjected image-based inner choroid reconstructions from eight human donor eyes to ICH simulation using a kinetic-based volumetric lattice Boltzmann method to compute hemodynamic distributions of velocity, pressure, and endothelial shear stress. Here, we demonstrate that anatomic parameters, including arteriolar and venular arrangements and intercapillary pillar density and distribution exert profound influences on inner choroidal hemodynamic characteristics. Reductions in capillary, arteriolar, and venular density not only reduce the overall blood velocity within choriocapillaris, but also substantially increase its spatial heterogeneity. These first-ever findings improve understanding of how choroidal anatomy affects hemodynamics and may contribute to pathogenesis of retinal diseases such as AMD.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

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Scientific reports - 13(2023), 1 vom: 19. Dez., Seite 22666

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

An, Senyou [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Huidan [VerfasserIn]
Islam, M D Mahfuzul [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xiaoyu [VerfasserIn]
Zhan, Yuting [VerfasserIn]
Olivieri, Joseph J [VerfasserIn]
Ambati, Jayakrishna [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Gelfand, Bradley D [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 21.12.2023

Date Revised 11.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1038/s41598-023-48631-2

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NLM366052357