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标题：Elimination of macrophage-specific apolipoprotein E reduces diet-induced atherosclerosis in C57BL/6J male mice
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作者：William A. Boisvert ; Linda K. Curtiss
期刊名称：JLR Papers In Press
印刷版ISSN：0022-2275
电子版ISSN：1539-7262
出版年度：1999
卷号：40
期号：5
页码：806-813
语种：English
出版社：American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
摘要：Apolipoprotein (apo)E is synthesized in atherosclerotic lesions by macrophages, however, its role in lesions is not known. Whereas apoE could exacerbate atherosclerosis by promoting macrophage uptake of cholesterol-rich lipoproteins or modulating protective inflammatory responses, it could also restrict lesion formation by facilitating cholesterol efflux out of lesions. The role of apoE was examined in lethally irradiated male C57BL/6J wild-type (WT) mice that were repopulated with bone marrow cells (BMT) from either identical C57BL/6J mice (WT+WT BMT) or C57BL/6J apoE-deficient mice (WT+E–/– BMT). This enabled us to compare normal mice with mice possessing macrophages that did not express apoE. The participation of macrophage-derived apoE in atherosclerosis was assessed by placing the mice on an atherogenic diet. Male WT+E–/– BMT mice had significantly reduced lesion area in the aortic valves ( P 2/section, respectively). Further evaluation revealed that plasma cholesterol, lipoprotein cholesterol distribution, and plasma apoE were similar between the two groups, indicating that these known risk factors did not account for the differences in lesion area. However, the two groups were distinguished by the amount of apoE found in the lesions. ApoE antigen was expressed abundantly in WT+WT BMT lesions, whereas WT+E–/– BMT lesions contained little apoE. These findings indicate that the majority of apoE in lesions is synthesized locally by resident macrophages, and suggest that locally produced apoE can promote diet-induced atherosclerosis in male wild-type mice. —Boisvert, W. A., and L. K. Curtiss. Elimination of macrophage-specific apolipoprotein E reduces diet-induced atherosclerosis in C57BL/6J male mice. J. Lipid Res. 1999. 40: 806–813.
关键词：apolipoprotein E ; bone marrow transplantation ; atherosclerosis