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OBJECTIVE:Apolipoprotein E-deficient mice (apoE(-/-)) on a regular diet become hypercholesterolemic and develop atherosclerosis, but endothelium-dependent relaxation remains undisturbed for up to 6 months. We investigated whether vasomotor dysfunction develops in aged apoE(-/-), whether the defect was systemic (hypercholesterolemia-dependent) or focal (plaque-related), and the effect of human apolipoprotein AI transgenesis (apoAI/E(-/-)). METHODS:Arteries of apoE(-/-) (n=5), apoAI/E(-/-) (n=6) and C57Bl/6J (WT, n=4) mice (18 months) were systematically dissected for isometric tension recording and subsequent morphometry. RESULTS:Acetylcholine (ACh)-induced relaxation was impaired (P<0.01) in atherosclerotic segments of apoE(-/-) (26+/-14%) as compared to WT mice (93+/-2%). Similar reduced (P<0.01) responses to adenosine 5'-triphosphate (apoE(-/-) 38+/-14, WT 94+/-3%) and the calcium ionophore A23187 (apoE(-/-) 19+/-6%, WT 97+/-2%) pointed to a post-receptor defect. Indeed, responses to exogenous nitric oxide were impaired in atherosclerotic segments as well (apoE(-/-) 71+/-7%, WT 92+/-1%, P<0.05). Furthermore, relaxations inversely correlated with plaque size (ACh r(s)=-0.74, P<0.01). In adjacent plaque-free segments however, responses to ACh (apoE(-/-) 92+/-3%, WT 97+/-1%) and all other agents were preserved, despite the prolonged hypercholesterolemia. ApoAI improved vasomotor responses in atherosclerotic segments. However, negative correlations between maximal relaxation and plaque area remained in apoAI/E(-/-) mice (ACh r(s)=-0.67, P<0.01). Indeed, covariate analysis of variance did not point to direct protection of vasomotor function by apoAI when the smaller lesions were taken into account. CONCLUSIONS:Endothelial dysfunction in apoE(-/-) mice is not affected by hypercholesterolemia alone, but is strictly associated with plaque formation. Human apoAI transgenesis-known to raise HDL-attenuated atherogenesis, thereby indirectly improving relaxation responses in apoE(-/-) mice.
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Cardiovasc Resjournal_title
Cardiovascular researchauthors
Crauwels HM,Van Hove CE,Holvoet P,Herman AG,Bult Hdoi
10.1016/s0008-6363(03)00353-5subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2003-07-01 00:00:00pages
189-99issue
1eissn
0008-6363issn
1755-3245pii
S0008636303003535journal_volume
59pub_type
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