G-CSF prevents the progression of atherosclerosis and neointimal formation in rabbits
G-CSF prevents the progression of atherosclerosis and neointimal formation in rabbits
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DOI:
10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.03.081
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发表时间:
2006-05-26
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Komuro, I
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作者:
Hasegawa, H;Takano, H;Komuro, I
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) prevents left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction, but its effect on atherosclerosis is unknown. We examined two kinds of rabbit atherosclerosis models. Myocardial infarction-prone Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic (WHHL-MI) rabbits were treated with G-CSF or saline for 7 days from 14 months old. The vascular injury models were created by inflating angioplasty balloon in the iliac artery of rabbits and were divided into G-CSF and saline group. G-CSF significantly reduced the stenosis score of coronary artery and lipid plaque area of thoracic aorta in WHHL-MI rabbits at 4 weeks after the treatment. In the vascular injury model, G-CSF significantly prevented an increase in neointima/media ratio at 4 weeks after the treatment. G-CSF accelerated the reendothelialization of denuded arteries, and the pretreatment with nitric oxide synthase inhibitor significantly inhibited it. These results suggest that G-CSF has a therapeutic potential for the progression of atherosclerosis. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.