Corticosterone accelerates atherosclerosis in the apolipoprotein E-deficient mouse


Autoria(s): Okutsu, Mitsuharu; Lira, Vitor A.; Higashida, Kazuhiko; Peake, Jonathan; Higuchi, Mitsutoshi; Suzuki, Katsuhiko
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01/02/2014

Resumo

Chronic stress is an important risk factor for atherosclerosis, which is a chief process in the development of cardiovascular disease. Increased circulating levels of corticosterone have been documented in several animal models of chronic stress. However, it remains to be established whether corticosterone is sufficient to exacerbate atherosclerosis. To test this hypothesis, apolipoprotein E (ApoE)-deficient mice were fed a high-fat diet for 13 weeks with exposure to either corticosterone or vehicle in the drinking water (CORT and Con). Corticosterone treatment significantly increased atherosclerotic plaque area at the aortic root. Such exacerbation of atherosclerosis was accompanied by significantly lower levels of circulating white blood cells and serum interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and significantly elevated serum concentrations of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) and small dense low-density lipoprotein (sd-LDL) in CORT mice when compared to Con mice. These findings demonstrate that corticosterone is sufficient to exacerbate atherosclerosis in vivo despite its anti-inflammatory properties and that this marked pro-atherogenic phenotype is primarily associated with increased dyslipidaemia.

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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/68115/

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Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/68115/1/Manuscript_%28Okutsu_M_et_al_%29_Atherosclerosis_R2.pdf

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021915013007351

DOI:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.11.076

Okutsu, Mitsuharu, Lira, Vitor A., Higashida, Kazuhiko, Peake, Jonathan, Higuchi, Mitsutoshi, & Suzuki, Katsuhiko (2014) Corticosterone accelerates atherosclerosis in the apolipoprotein E-deficient mouse. Atherosclerosis, 232(2), pp. 414-419.

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Copyright 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Atherosclerosis. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Atherosclerosis, [Volume 232, Issue 2, (February 2014)] DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.11.076

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School of Biomedical Sciences; Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation

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Journal Article