Publication Date:
1996-08-16
Description:
Apolipoproteins are protein constituents of plasma lipid transport particles. Human apolipoprotein A-IV (apoA-IV) was expressed in the liver of C57BL/6 mice and mice deficient in apoE, both of which are prone to atherosclerosis, to investigate whether apoA-IV protects against this disease. In transgenic C57BL/6 mice on an atherogenic diet, the serum concentration of high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol increased by 35 percent, whereas the concentration of endogenous apoA-I decreased by 29 percent, relative to those in transgenic mice on a normal diet. Expression of human apoA-IV in apoE-deficient mice on a normal diet resulted in an even more severe atherogenic lipoprotein profile, without affecting the concentration of HDL cholesterol, than that in nontransgenic apoE-deficient mice. However, transgenic mice of both backgrounds showed a substantial reduction in the size of atherosclerotic lesions. Thus, apoA-IV appears to protect against atherosclerosis by a mechanism that does not involve an increase in HDL cholesterol concentration.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Duverger, N -- Tremp, G -- Caillaud, J M -- Emmanuel, F -- Castro, G -- Fruchart, J C -- Steinmetz, A -- Denefle, P -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1996 Aug 16;273(5277):966-8.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Gencell Division, Atherosclerosis Department, Centre de Recherches de Vitry-Alfortville, 94403 Vitry sur Seine Cedex, France. G. C.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8688083" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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Apolipoprotein A-I/blood
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Apolipoproteins A/blood/*physiology
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Apolipoproteins E/blood/deficiency
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Arteriosclerosis/*prevention & control
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Cholesterol/blood
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Cholesterol, HDL/blood
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Diet, Atherogenic
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Female
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Humans
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Mice
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Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Mice, Transgenic
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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