Immunopathogenesis of atherosclerosis -: Endotoxin accelerates atherosclerosis in rabbits on hypercholesterolemic diet

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作者
Lehr, HA
Sagban, TA
Ihling, C
Zähringer, U
Hungerer, KD
Blumrich, M
Reifenberg, K
Bhakdi, S
机构
[1] Johannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz, Inst Pathol, D-6500 Mainz, Germany
[2] Johannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz, Cent Lab Anim Facil, D-6500 Mainz, Germany
[3] Univ Freiburg, Dept Pathol, D-7800 Freiburg, Germany
[4] Forschungszentrum Borstel, Borstel, Germany
[5] Hoechst Marion Roussel, Marburg, Germany
[6] Johannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz, Inst Med Microbiol & Hyg, D-55101 Mainz, Germany
关键词
imaging; immunology; atherosclerosis; endotoxin;
D O I
10.1161/hc3401.093153
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Background-On the basis of our concept that atherosclerosis has an immunopathological background, we tested whether activation of the innate immune system influences its progression. Methods and Results-Hypercholesterolemic (0.5% wt/wt diet) rabbits received either repeated intravenous injections of endotoxin (Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide 1.25 to 2.5 mug, once per week) or a self-limiting cutaneous Staphylococcus aureus infection with or without a quinolone antibiotic. Measured laboratory parameters, including LDL Sta and HDL cholesterols, were similar in the different groups of hypercholesterolemic animals. All endotoxin-treated animals developed transient episodes of fever after endotoxin administration. The extent of atherosclerosis was evaluated by computer-assisted morphometry in the aortas en face (Sudan IV) and by histology at 8 weeks after start of the experiments. Endotoxin-treated animals exhibited significantly accelerated atherosclerosis compared with control animals (141 +/- 38 versus 45 +/- 6 mm total lesion volume, n = 7 to 9 rabbits each, P < 0.001). Conclusions-Nonspecific stimulation of the innate immune system accelerates cholesterol-induced atherosclerosis. These data support the concept that atherosclerosis has an immunopathological component and render it improbable that a single infectious agent should assume particular importance in its initiation or progression.
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页码:914 / 920
页数:7
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