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Antiatherogenic effects of newly developed apolipoprotein A-I mimetic peptide/phospholipid complexes against aortic plaque burden in Watanabe-heritable hyperlipidemic rabbits.
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PMID:  21696737     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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This study analyzed the antiatherogenic effects of newly developed apolipoprotein A-I (ApoA-I) mimetic peptide/phospholipid complexes (ETC-642) against the aortic plaque burden in vivo. We used human macrophage cells to analyze cholesterol efflux by ETC-642. Watanabe-heritable hyperlipidemic (WHHL) rabbits were divided into 3 groups: low- (15mg/kg) and high-dose ETC-642 (50mg/kg), and placebo. The test material was injected twice/week for 12 weeks. The aortic plaque burden was assessed by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) at 0 and 12 weeks. Plasma lipid profiles were analyzed by capillary isotachophoresis every 4 weeks. ETC-642 had an effect on cholesterol efflux comparable to that of conventional rHDL. In WHHL rabbits, high-dose ETC-642 inhibited the progression of aortic atherosclerosis compared to placebo. There was no change in the percentage of plaque volume (%PV) in the high-dose group between before (30.9%) and after infusion (28.6%), whereas there was a significant increase in the control group from 27.8% to 37.9%. ETC-642 significantly reduced charge-modified low-density lipoprotein (LDL) by converting more negative-charged modified LDL to less negative-charged LDL, and reduced small dense (sd) LDL by converting it into large, buoyant (lb) LDL. Changes in the %PV were positively correlated with changes in negative-charged modified LDL (r=0.61, p<0.01) and sdLDL (r=0.59, p<0.01), and negatively correlated with changes in less negative-charged LDL (r=-0.43, p<0.01) and lbLDL (r=-0.57, p<0.01). In conclusion, the ETC-642-induced remodeling of sdLDL to large and lbLDL and the enhancement of cholesterol efflux may prevent progression of the aortic plaque burden. HDL-based therapy may be useful for preventing the progression of plaque volume.
Authors:
Atsushi Iwata; Shin-Ichiro Miura; Bo Zhang; Satoshi Imaizumi; Yoshinari Uehara; Masashi Shiomi; Keijiro Saku
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-6-1
Journal Detail:
Title:  Atherosclerosis     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1879-1484     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-6-23     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0242543     Medline TA:  Atherosclerosis     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-Ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.
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