N. Fournier, A. Cogny, V. Atger, D. Pastier, D. Goudounèche, A. Nicoletti, N. Moatti, J. Chambaz, J. Paul, A. Kalopissis
{"title":"Opposite Effects of Plasma From Human Apolipoprotein A-II Transgenic Mice on Cholesterol Efflux From J774 Macrophages and Fu5AH Hepatoma Cells","authors":"N. Fournier, A. Cogny, V. Atger, D. Pastier, D. Goudounèche, A. Nicoletti, N. Moatti, J. Chambaz, J. Paul, A. Kalopissis","doi":"10.1161/01.ATV.0000013023.11297.B2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/01.ATV.0000013023.11297.B2","url":null,"abstract":"Overexpression of human apolipoprotein A-II (hapo A-II) in transgenic mice (hAIItg mice) induced marked hypertriglyceridemia and low levels of plasma high density lipoprotein (HDL) with a high hapo A-II content. We sought to determine whether cholesterol efflux to plasma and HDL from these mice would be affected. In the Fu5AH cell system, plasma from hAIItg mice induced a markedly lower cholesterol efflux than did control plasma, in accordance with the dependence of efflux on HDL concentration. Moreover, HDLs from hAIItg mice were less effective acceptors than were control HDLs. In the J774 macrophage cell system, pretreatment with cAMP, which upregulates ATP binding cassette transporter 1, induced a marked increase in the efflux to hAIItg plasma as well as to purified hapo A-I and hapo A-II, whereas it had no effect on cholesterol efflux to control plasma. A strong positive correlation was established between percent cAMP stimulation of efflux and plasma hapo A-II concentration. The cAMP stimulation of efflux to hAIItg mouse plasma may be linked to the presence of pre-&bgr; migrating HDL containing hapo A-II. Thus, despite lower HDL and apolipoprotein A-I contents, the increased ability of plasma from hAIItg mice to extract cholesterol from macrophage-like cells may have an antiatherogenic influence.","PeriodicalId":8418,"journal":{"name":"Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association","volume":"34 7","pages":"638-643"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91426616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Miller, W. Sharp, Xiang Fang, L. Oberley, T. Oberley, N. Weintraub
{"title":"Oxidative Stress in Human Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Potential Mediator of Aneurysmal Remodeling","authors":"F. Miller, W. Sharp, Xiang Fang, L. Oberley, T. Oberley, N. Weintraub","doi":"10.1161/01.ATV.0000013778.72404.30","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/01.ATV.0000013778.72404.30","url":null,"abstract":"Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is an inflammatory disorder characterized by localized connective tissue degradation and smooth muscle cell (SMC) apoptosis, leading to aortic dilatation and rupture. Reactive oxygen species are abundantly produced during inflammatory processes and can stimulate connective tissue–degrading proteases and apoptosis of SMCs. We hypothesized that reactive oxygen species are locally increased in AAA and lead to enhanced oxidative stress. In aortas from patients undergoing surgical repair, superoxide levels (measured by lucigenin-enhanced chemiluminescence) were 2.5-fold higher in the AAA segments compared with the adjacent nonaneurysmal aortic (NA) segments (6638±2164 versus 2675±1027 relative light units for 5 minutes per millimeter squared, respectively; n=7). Formation of thiobarbituric acid–reactive substances and conjugated dienes, 2 indices of lipid peroxidation, were increased 3-fold in AAA compared with NA segments. Immunostaining for nitrotyrosine was significantly greater in AAA tissue. Dihydroethidium staining indicated that increased superoxide in AAA segments was localized to infiltrating inflammatory cells and to SMCs. Expression of the NADPH oxidase subunits p47phox and p22phox and NAD(P)H oxidase activity were increased in AAA segments compared with NA segments. Thus, oxidative stress is markedly increased in AAA, in part through the activation of NAD(P)H oxidase, and may contribute to the disease pathogenesis.","PeriodicalId":8418,"journal":{"name":"Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association","volume":"146 1","pages":"560-565"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85121001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Huber, H. Boechzelt, B. Karten, Michael Surboeck, V. Bochkov, B. Binder, W. Sattler, N. Leitinger
{"title":"Oxidized Cholesteryl Linoleates Stimulate Endothelial Cells to Bind Monocytes via the Extracellular Signal–Regulated Kinase 1/2 Pathway","authors":"J. Huber, H. Boechzelt, B. Karten, Michael Surboeck, V. Bochkov, B. Binder, W. Sattler, N. Leitinger","doi":"10.1161/01.ATV.0000012782.59850.41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/01.ATV.0000012782.59850.41","url":null,"abstract":"Oxidation products of cholesteryl esters have been shown to be present in oxidized low density lipoprotein and in atherosclerotic lesions. Monocyte adhesion to the endothelium is an initiating crucial event in atherogenesis. Here, we show that in vitro oxidized cholesteryl linoleate (oxCL) stimulated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) to bind human peripheral blood mononuclear cells as well as monocyte-like U937 cells but not peripheral blood neutrophils or neutrophil-like HL-60 cells. Among the oxidation products contained in oxCLs, 9-oxononanoyl cholesterol (9-ONC) and cholesteryl linoleate hydroperoxides stimulated U937 cell adhesion. OxCL-induced U937 cell adhesion was inhibited by an antibody against the connecting segment-1 region of fibronectin. Neither oxCL nor 9-ONC induced activation of the classical nuclear factor-&kgr;B pathway. In contrast, stimulation of HUVECs with oxCL resulted in phosphorylation of the extracellular signal–regulated kinase 1/2. Moreover, U937 cell adhesion induced by 9-ONC and oxCL was blocked by a mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal–regulated kinase inhibitor and a protein kinase C inhibitor. Taken together, oxCLs stimulate HUVECs to specifically bind monocytes, involving endothelial connecting segment-1 and the activation of a protein kinase C– and mitogen-activated protein kinase–dependent pathway. Thus, oxidized cholesteryl esters may play an important role as novel mediators in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis.","PeriodicalId":8418,"journal":{"name":"Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association","volume":"1 1","pages":"581-586"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88540088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Remijn, Ya-Ping Wu, E. Jeninga, M. Ijsseldijk, G. van Willigen, P. D. de Groot, J. Sixma, A. Nurden, P. Nurden
{"title":"Role of ADP Receptor P2Y12 in Platelet Adhesion and Thrombus Formation in Flowing Blood","authors":"J. Remijn, Ya-Ping Wu, E. Jeninga, M. Ijsseldijk, G. van Willigen, P. D. de Groot, J. Sixma, A. Nurden, P. Nurden","doi":"10.1161/01.ATV.0000012805.49079.23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/01.ATV.0000012805.49079.23","url":null,"abstract":"ADP plays a central role in regulating platelet function. It induces platelet aggregation via the activation of 2 major ADP receptors, P2Y1 and P2Y12. We have investigated the role of P2Y12 in platelet adhesion and thrombus formation under physiological flow by using blood from a patient with a defect in the gene encoding P2Y12. Anticoagulated blood from the patient and from healthy volunteers was perfused over collagen-coated coverslips. The patient’s thrombi were smaller and consisted of spread platelets overlying platelets that were not spread, whereas control thrombi were large and densely packed. Identical platelet surface coverage, aggregate size, and morphology were found when a P2Y12 antagonist, N6-(2-methylthioethyl)-2-(3,3,3-trifluoropropylthio)-&bgr;,&ggr;-dichloromethylene ATP (also known as AR-C69931 MX), was added to control blood. The addition of a P2Y1 antagonist (adenosine-3′,5′-diphospate) to control blood resulted in small, but normally structured, thrombi. Thus, the ADP-P2Y12 interaction is essential for normal thrombus buildup on collagen. The patient’s blood also showed reduced platelet adhesion on fibrinogen, which was not due to changes in morphology. Comparable results were found by using control blood with AR-C69931 MX and also with adenosine-3′,5′-diphospate. This suggested that P2Y12 and P2Y1 were both involved in platelet adhesion on immobilized fibrinogen, thereby revealing it as ADP dependent. This was confirmed by complete inhibition on the addition of creatine phosphate/creatine phosphokinase.","PeriodicalId":8418,"journal":{"name":"Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association","volume":"25 1","pages":"686-691"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83291896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Aiello, D. Brees, P. Bourassa, L. Royer, S. Lindsey, Timothy M. Coskran, M. Haghpassand, O. Francone
{"title":"Increased Atherosclerosis in Hyperlipidemic Mice With Inactivation of ABCA1 in Macrophages","authors":"R. Aiello, D. Brees, P. Bourassa, L. Royer, S. Lindsey, Timothy M. Coskran, M. Haghpassand, O. Francone","doi":"10.1161/01.ATV.0000014804.35824.DA","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/01.ATV.0000014804.35824.DA","url":null,"abstract":"The ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) encodes a membrane protein that promotes cholesterol and phospholipid efflux from cells. Mutations in ABCA1 lead to HDL deficiency and tissue accumulation of macrophages in patients with homozygous Tangier disease. In this study, we examined whether the complete absence of ABCA1 or selected inactivation in macrophages is accompanied by an increase in atherosclerotic lesion progression in hypercholesterolemic apolipoprotein E–deficient (apoE−/−) mice and LDLR receptor–deficient (LDLr−/−) mice. The absence of ABCA1 led to reduced plasma cholesterol levels in both the apoE−/− and LDLr−/− mice, along with severe skin xanthomatosis characterized by marked foamy macrophages and cholesterol ester accumulation. However, the complete absence of ABCA1 did not affect the development, progression, or composition of atherosclerotic lesions in either the LDLr−/− or the apoE−/− mice fed a chow or atherogenic diet. In contrast, bone marrow transplantation studies demonstrated that the selective inactivation of ABCA1 in macrophages markedly increased atherosclerosis and foam cell accumulation in apoE−/−. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that the complete absence of ABCA1 has a major impact on plasma lipoprotein homeostasis, and the proposed antiatherogenic effect resulting from ABCA1 deficiency is compensated by a less atherogenic profile. ABCA1 deficiency in macrophages, however, demonstrates the antiatherogenic properties of ABCA1 independent of plasma lipids and HDL levels.","PeriodicalId":8418,"journal":{"name":"Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association","volume":"16 1","pages":"630-637"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86471927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Dimayuga, B. Cercek, S. Oguchi, G. N. Fredrikson, J. Yano, P. Shah, S. Jovinge, J. Nilsson
{"title":"Inhibitory Effect on Arterial Injury-Induced Neointimal Formation by Adoptive B-Cell Transfer in Rag-1 Knockout Mice","authors":"P. Dimayuga, B. Cercek, S. Oguchi, G. N. Fredrikson, J. Yano, P. Shah, S. Jovinge, J. Nilsson","doi":"10.1161/01.ATV.0000012455.62765.BF","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/01.ATV.0000012455.62765.BF","url":null,"abstract":"We investigated the effect of B-cell reconstitution in immune-deficient Rag-1 knockout (KO) mice subjected to arterial injury. After 21 days, injury induced a 4- to 5-fold increase in neointimal formation in Rag-1 KO mice fed normal chow compared with wild-type (WT) mice (0.020±0.0160 [n=8] versus 0.0049±0.0022 [n=8] mm2, respectively;P <0.05) and in western-type diet–fed Rag-1 KO mice compared with WT mice (0.0312±0.0174 [n=7] versus 0.0050±0.0028 [n=6] mm2, respectively;P <0.05). To investigate the role of B cells in response to injury, Rag-1 KO mice were reconstituted with B cells derived from the spleens of WT mice, with donors and recipients on the same diet. Reconstitution of Rag-1 KO mice with B cells from WT mice (both fed normal chow) reduced neointimal formation compared with the effect in unreconstituted Rag-1 KO mice (0.0076±0.0039 [n=9] versus 0.020±0.0160 [n=8] mm2, respectively;P <0.05). Reconstitution of Rag-1 KO mice with B cells from WT mice (both fed a western diet) reduced neointimal formation compared the effect in Rag-1 KO mice (0.0087±0.0037 [n=8] versus 0.0312±0.0174 [n=7] mm2, respectively;P <0.05). Injured carotid arteries from reconstituted Rag-1 KO mice had detectable IgM and IgG, indicating viable transfer of B cells. The results suggest that B cells modulate the response to arterial injury.","PeriodicalId":8418,"journal":{"name":"Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association","volume":"42 1","pages":"644-649"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85567826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Broeders, G. Tangelder, D. Slaaf, R. Reneman, M. O. oude Egbrink
{"title":"Hypercholesterolemia Enhances Thromboembolism in Arterioles but Not Venules: Complete Reversal by l-Arginine","authors":"M. Broeders, G. Tangelder, D. Slaaf, R. Reneman, M. O. oude Egbrink","doi":"10.1161/01.ATV.0000013287.08141.74","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/01.ATV.0000013287.08141.74","url":null,"abstract":"We investigated in vivo the effect of cholesterol diet–induced hypercholesterolemia (HC) on thromboembolism in nonatherosclerotic rabbit mesenteric arterioles and venules (diameter 21 to 45 &mgr;m). After mechanical vessel wall injury, the ensuing thromboembolic reaction was studied by intravital videomicroscopy. A dramatic prolongation of embolization duration (median >600 seconds) was observed in the arterioles of the HC group compared with the arterioles of a normal chow–fed (NC) control group (142 seconds, P <0.0001); concomitantly, relative thrombus height increased (thrombus height/vessel diameter was 68% for the HC group and 58% for the NC group;P <0.05). By contrast, in venules, cholesterol did not affect embolization duration (42 seconds for HC group, 34 seconds for NC group) and thrombus height (66% for HC group, 64% for NC group). Furthermore, the role of endothelial NO synthesis was studied. In arterioles, stimulation of endogenous NO synthesis through mesenteric superfusion of l-arginine (1 mmol/L) completely reversed cholesterol-enhanced embolization (152 seconds) but did not influence thrombus height (63%). l-Arginine had no effect in venules of the HC group (51 seconds) and nor in the arterioles and venules of the NC group (177 seconds for arterioles, 43 seconds for venules). This study indicates that hypercholesterolemia selectively enhances thrombus formation and embolization in arterioles but not in venules and that stimulation of endogenous NO production antagonizes this enhancement of arteriolar thromboembolism.","PeriodicalId":8418,"journal":{"name":"Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association","volume":"72 1","pages":"680-685"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89424153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Jenner, J. Ruiz, C. Dunster, B. Halliwell, G. Mann, R. Siow
{"title":"Vitamin C Protects Against Hypochlorous Acid–Induced Glutathione Depletion and DNA Base and Protein Damage in Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells","authors":"A. Jenner, J. Ruiz, C. Dunster, B. Halliwell, G. Mann, R. Siow","doi":"10.1161/01.ATV.0000013785.03265.5C","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/01.ATV.0000013785.03265.5C","url":null,"abstract":"Hypochlorous acid (HOCl), generated by myeloperoxidase released from activated macrophages, is thought to contribute to vascular dysfunction and oxidation of low density lipoproteins (LDLs) in atherogenesis. We have previously shown that HOCl exposure can cause chlorination and oxidation of isolated DNA and that vitamin C protects human arterial smooth muscle cells against oxidized LDL–mediated damage. We report in the present study that vitamin C attenuates HOCl-induced DNA base and protein damage and depletion of intracellular glutathione (GSH) and ATP in human arterial smooth muscle cells. Cells were pretreated in the absence or presence of 100 &mgr;mol/L vitamin C (24 hours) and then exposed to HOCl (0 to 500 &mgr;mol/L, 0 to 60 minutes) in the absence of vitamin C. Intracellular GSH and ATP levels were depleted by HOCl treatment, and gas chromatography–mass spectroscopy revealed a concentration- and time-dependent increase in DNA base oxidation and protein damage (measured as 3-chlorotyrosine). Pretreatment of smooth muscle cells with vitamin C significantly reduced the extent of HOCl-induced DNA and protein damage and attenuated decreases in intracellular ATP and GSH. Our findings suggest that physiological levels of vitamin C provide an important antioxidant defense against HOCl-mediated injury in atherosclerosis.","PeriodicalId":8418,"journal":{"name":"Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association","volume":"40 1","pages":"574-580"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74950716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daryl P. Pearlstein, Mir H. Ali, P. Mungai, K. Hynes, B. Gewertz, P. Schumacker
{"title":"Role of Mitochondrial Oxidant Generation in Endothelial Cell Responses to Hypoxia","authors":"Daryl P. Pearlstein, Mir H. Ali, P. Mungai, K. Hynes, B. Gewertz, P. Schumacker","doi":"10.1161/01.ATV.0000012262.76205.6A","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/01.ATV.0000012262.76205.6A","url":null,"abstract":"Endothelial cells increase their secretion of the cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) during hypoxia, which then acts in an autocrine fashion to increase the permeability of cell monolayers. These responses are attenuated by antioxidants, suggesting that reactive oxygen species (ROS) participate in signaling in hypoxic endothelium. We tested whether mitochondria are responsible for these ROS in human umbilical vein endothelial cells exposed to hypoxia. Oxidation of the probe 2′, 7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein to fluorescent dichlorofluorescein or the probe dihydroethidium was used to assess oxidant signaling, whereas permeability was assessed by using transendothelial electrical resistance. Hypoxia elicited increases in dichlorofluorescein and dihydroethidium fluorescence that were abrogated by the mitochondrial electron transport (ET) inhibitors rotenone (2 &mgr;mol/L) and diphenyleneiodonium (5 &mgr;mol/L). The same ET inhibitors also attenuated hypoxia-induced increases in nuclear factor-&kgr;B (NF-&kgr;B) activation, although they did not abrogate NF-&kgr;B activation in response to endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide). ET inhibition also abolished the hypoxia-induced increases in IL-6 mRNA expression, hypoxia-stimulated IL-6 secretion into the media, and the hypoxia-induced increases in transendothelial electrical resistance of human umbilical vein endothelial cell monolayers. By contrast, the above responses to hypoxia were not significantly affected by treatment with the NAD(P)H oxidase inhibitor apocynin (30 &mgr;mol/L), the xanthine oxidase inhibitor allopurinol (100 &mgr;mol/L), or the NO synthase inhibitor N-nitro-l-arginine (100 &mgr;mol/L). We conclude that ROS signals originating from the mitochondrial ET chain trigger the increase in NF-&kgr;B activation, the transcriptional activation of IL-6, the secretion of IL-6 into the cell culture media, and the increases in endothelial permeability observed during hypoxia.","PeriodicalId":8418,"journal":{"name":"Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association","volume":"65 1","pages":"566-573"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73906888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Weibin Shi, Xuping Wang, Khan Tangchitpiyanond, Jack Wong, Yi-Shou Shi, A. Lusis
{"title":"Atherosclerosis in C3H/HeJ Mice Reconstituted With Apolipoprotein E-Null Bone Marrow","authors":"Weibin Shi, Xuping Wang, Khan Tangchitpiyanond, Jack Wong, Yi-Shou Shi, A. Lusis","doi":"10.1161/01.ATV.0000013388.03553.31","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/01.ATV.0000013388.03553.31","url":null,"abstract":"Previous studies showed that reconstitution of atherosclerosis-susceptible C57BL/6 (B6) female mice with apolipoprotein E (apoE)-deficient (apoE−/−) bone marrow resulted in markedly increased atherosclerosis, despite the fact that plasma lipid levels were unchanged. To determine whether apoE−/− bone marrow would increase atherosclerosis in an atherosclerosis-resistant strain, female C3H/HeJ (C3H) mice were lethally irradiated and reconstituted with bone marrow from either C3H.apoE−/− mice or wild-type C3H mice. Four weeks after transplantation, the mice were fed an atherogenic diet for 12 weeks. We found that reconstitution of C3H mice with apoE−/− bone marrow resulted in a slight reduction in plasma apoE levels and a dramatic reduction in apoE and apolipoprotein B (apoB) in the aortic wall. Plasma apoB and cholesterol levels were unchanged, as were atherosclerotic lesions at the aortic root. These data indicate that reconstitution of C3H mice with apoE−/− bone marrow has no effect on atherosclerosis susceptibility and that apoE promotes accumulation of apoB in the vessel wall.","PeriodicalId":8418,"journal":{"name":"Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association","volume":"12 1","pages":"650-655"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90673445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}