Angiotoxicity of oxygenated sterols and possible precursors

Science. 1980 Feb 8;207(4431):651-3. doi: 10.1126/science.7352277.

Abstract

Cell death, inflammation, and repair in rabbits' aortas and pulmonary arteries were observed at 3-, 7-, and 10-day periods after the intravenous injection of oxygenated sterols. Thus, oxygenated sterols, not cholesterol, may play the primary role in arterial wall injury and lesion development.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Aorta / drug effects
  • Blood Vessels / drug effects*
  • Blood Vessels / pathology
  • Cholesterol / analogs & derivatives*
  • Cholesterol / toxicity
  • Epoxy Compounds / toxicity*
  • Ethers, Cyclic / toxicity*
  • Female
  • Hydroxycholesterols / toxicity
  • Lanosterol / analogs & derivatives
  • Lanosterol / toxicity
  • Male
  • Necrosis
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Pulmonary Artery / drug effects
  • Rabbits
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Epoxy Compounds
  • Ethers, Cyclic
  • Hydroxycholesterols
  • Lanosterol
  • Cholesterol