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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Model for Analysing the Role of Shear Stress in Angiogenesis in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Malaika K Motlana, Malebogo N Ngoepe

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Malaika K MotlanaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town 7701, South Africa.
Malebogo N NgoepeDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town 7701, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3639-9063
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterised by an attack on healthy cells in the joints. Blood flow and wall shear stress are crucial in angiogenesis, contributing to RA's pathogenesis. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) regulates angiogenesis, and shear stress is a surrogate for VEGF in this study. Our objective was to determine how shear stress correlates with the location of new blood vessels and RA progression. To this end, two models were developed using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The first model added new blood vessels based on shear stress thresholds, while the second model examined the entire blood vessel network. All the geometries were based on a micrograph of RA blood vessels. New blood vessel branches formed in low shear regions (0.840-1.260 Pa). This wall-shear-stress overlap region at the junctions was evident in all the models. The results were verified quantitatively and qualitatively. Our findings point to a relationship between the development of new blood vessels in RA, the magnitude of wall shear stress and the expression of VEGF.

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Arthritis, RheumatoidVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AHemodynamicsHumansHydrodynamicsModels, CardiovascularStress, MechanicalVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Aangiogenesisblood vesselsCFD modelcomputational fluid dynamics (CFD)pathogenesisrheumatoid arthritis (RA)vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)wall shear stress

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PMID37175591
PMCPMC10178063
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