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Effects of hypercholesterolemia on the microsomal membrane fluidity of intimal-medial versus medial layers of swine aorta: implications for the pathogenesis of vasospasm.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3609245     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The hypothesis was examined that hypercholesterolemia induces a decrease in arterial microsomal membrane fluidity. To investigate this hypothesis, the fluorescence anisotropy (r) of 1,6-diphenylhexa-1,3,5-triene was measured in aortic microsomes isolated from the intimal-medial (IM) and medial (M) layers of swine thoracic aortas. After 10 weeks of feeding a high fat (10% lard) diet, serum cholesterol increased 2.3-fold compared to 3.6-fold in pigs fed a similar diet supplemented with 2% cholesterol. Based upon differences in r, the membrane fluidity of the IM layer was significantly less than the M layers. The membrane fluidity of the IM layer was inversely related to the severity of hypercholesterolemia regardless of dietary treatment. There were no differences in membrane fluidity among the three dissected M layers and the membrane fluidity of these layers was refractory to changes in serum cholesterol. A decrease in the membrane fluidity of the IM layer may contribute to the abnormal regulation of vascular tone which underlies the development of vasospasm in atherosclerotic arteries.
Authors:
P Gillies; C Robinson; R Chapple
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Experimental and molecular pathology     Volume:  47     ISSN:  0014-4800     ISO Abbreviation:  Exp. Mol. Pathol.     Publication Date:  1987 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1987-09-08     Completed Date:  1987-09-08     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370711     Medline TA:  Exp Mol Pathol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  90-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Aorta, Thoracic / physiopathology,  ultrastructure*
Arteriosclerosis / pathology,  physiopathology*
Body Weight
Cholesterol / blood
Cholesterol, Dietary / administration & dosage
Dietary Fats / administration & dosage
Fluorescence Polarization
Hypercholesterolemia / pathology,  physiopathology*
Male
Membrane Fluidity*
Microsomes / physiology,  ultrastructure*
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / ultrastructure
Swine
Vasomotor System / physiopathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cholesterol, Dietary; 0/Dietary Fats; 57-88-5/Cholesterol

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