VARIATION IN SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ATHEROSCLEROSIS AMONG INBRED STRAINS OF MICE
VARIATION IN SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ATHEROSCLEROSIS AMONG INBRED STRAINS OF MICE
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DOI:
10.1016/0021-9150(85)90138-8
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
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影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
HOLMES, P
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作者:
PAIGEN, B;MORROW, A;HOLMES, P
Ten inbred stains of mice were fed an atherogenic diet containing 1.25% cholesterol, 0.5% cholic acid and 15% fat. The strains were examined for plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels and for formation of lipid-containing lesions in the aortic wall. The strains differed considerably in the frequency of lesion formation after 14 weeks on the atherogenic diet with a range of 0-1.8 lesions/mouse. The most susceptible to lesion formation from the least susceptible to the most susceptible was BALB/cJ, C3H/J, A/J, SWR/J, NZB/J, < 129/J, AKR/J, DBA/2J, < C57L/J < C57BL/6J. Total plasma cholesterol after 5 weeks on the diet varied from 131 mg/dl to 328 mg/dl among strains; however, there was little correlation between total cholesterol levels and susceptibility to lesion formation (r = 0.29). Plasma triglycerides after 5 weeks on the diet varied less than cholesterol with a range of 137-220 mg/dl. An analysis of the genetic differences among inbred strains of mice might provide useful insights into lipid metabolism and the development of atherosclerosis.