HUMAN APOLIPOPROTEIN-A-I GENE-EXPRESSION INCREASES HIGH-DENSITY-LIPOPROTEIN AND SUPPRESSES ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN THE APOLIPOPROTEIN E-DEFICIENT MOUSE
HUMAN APOLIPOPROTEIN-A-I GENE-EXPRESSION INCREASES HIGH-DENSITY-LIPOPROTEIN AND SUPPRESSES ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN THE APOLIPOPROTEIN E-DEFICIENT MOUSE
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.91.20.9607
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发表时间:
1994-09-27
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
BRESLOW, JL
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作者:
PLUMP, AS;SCOTT, CJ;BRESLOW, JL
Atherosclerosis is a complex disease with both genetic and environmental determinants. Apolipoprotein (Apo) E-deficient mice have been created that are highly susceptible to atherosclerosis. In order to assess the role of human apolipoprotein (hApo) A-I and high density lipoprotein (HDL) in atherosclerosis susceptibility, transgenic mice overexpressing the hApo A-I gene were crossed with Apo E-deficient mice. Apo E -/-, hApo A-I mice with two fold elevation in HDL cholesterol have markedly diminished atherosclerosis with less fibroproliferative lesions by 8 months of age. A strong reciprocal relationship between HDL cholesterol levels and atherosclerosis was found with HDL levels accounting for 78% of the observed variance in mean lesion area. The effect of HDL on atherosclerosis resistance was independent of non-HDL cholesterol.