Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease is the most frequent cause of mortality in chronic renal failure (CRF). Therefore, it is important to identify appropriate treatment measures. The antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has been shown to reduce cardiovascular events in hemodialysis patients. Here we examine a possible direct effect of NAC supplementation on uremia-enhanced atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient (apoE(-/-)) mice. METHODS:Uremia was induced surgically in 8-week-old female apoE(-/-) mice. Two weeks after creation of CRF mice were randomized to receive either NAC (daily oral gavage with 200 mg/kg for 8 weeks) or placebo. They were compared to a control group of sham-operated apoE(-/-) mice receiving placebo. After 8 weeks of treatment, the mice were sacrificed, and the cross-section surface area of atherosclerotic plaques was measured in aortic root and descending aorta. RESULTS:At 10 weeks following surgery, atherosclerotic lesions were significantly larger in uremic apoE(-/-) mice than in nonuremic controls. This accelerated atherosclerosis was associated with an increase in aortic nitrotyrosine expression and collagen plaque content. NAC treatment inhibited the progression of atherosclerotic lesions and plaque collagen content compared with placebo treatment. In addition, plaques from NAC-treated uremic animals showed a significant decrease in nitrotyrosine expression whereas the degree of macrophage infiltration was comparable in both uremic groups. There was no difference in mean arterial blood pressure between the three groups. CONCLUSION:We show for the first time that the antioxidant NAC is capable of reducing atheroma progression, in an animal model of uremia-enhanced atherosclerosis, probably via a decrease in oxidative stress.
journal_name
Kidney Intjournal_title
Kidney internationalauthors
Ivanovski O,Szumilak D,Nguyen-Khoa T,Ruellan N,Phan O,Lacour B,Descamps-Latscha B,Drüeke TB,Massy ZAdoi
10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.00332.xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2005-06-01 00:00:00pages
2288-94issue
6eissn
0085-2538issn
1523-1755pii
S0085-2538(15)50716-3journal_volume
67pub_type
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00999.x
更新日期:2000-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1988-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1980.71
更新日期:1980-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1993.156
更新日期:1993-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 评论,杂志文章
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journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1994.5
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pub_type: 评论,杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2005-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1997.80
更新日期:1997-02-01 00:00:00