Abstract:
:There is experimental and epidemiological evidence demonstrating that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. However, heterocyclic amines (HAs), a class of carcinogenic compounds present in food, which share many biochemical features with PAHs, have not received much attention. Previous reports have shown that the heterocyclic amine 2-amino-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indole (AalphaC) binds and metabolically affects endothelial cells in animal models suggesting a potential role in vascular remodeling. The present study investigates the effect of exposure to HAs on atherosclerotic plaque development in the apoE(-/-) mice. We observed that animals treated with AalphaC developed atherosclerotic lesions characterized by lower lipid content but richer in inflammatory cells and collagen content when compared with control animals. Moreover, atherosclerotic plaques from AalphaC-treated apoE(-/-) mice were also smaller with a marked reduction in the tunica media thickness. Furthermore, total cholesterol levels were significantly reduced in AalphaC-treated apoE(-/-) mice. In contrast to what has been previously reported for PAHs, we provide for the first time evidence that HAs may protect against cardiovascular disease by inducing stable atherosclerotic plaques and reducing circulating cholesterol levels. These results open new avenues to further investigate the role of these food-borne carcinogens in cardiovascular physiology and pathology.
journal_name
Toxicol Lettjournal_title
Toxicology lettersauthors
Lopez-Mendez C,Bermudez-Fajardo A,Ioannides C,Oviedo-Orta Edoi
10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.11.014subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-03-10 00:00:00pages
73-8issue
2eissn
0378-4274issn
1879-3169pii
S0378-4274(08)01359-3journal_volume
185pub_type
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