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Effects of partial ileal bypass on the progression of atherosclerotic lesions in WHHL rabbits.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3827983     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
At age of 40 weeks, 9 WHHL rabbits were necropsied as a baseline control group for evaluating aortic and coronary atherosclerosis. An additional 18 WHHL rabbits of the same age underwent either a partial ileal bypass (PIB) or a sham operation. Serum cholesterol concentrations were significantly lower in PIB rabbits than in sham-operated rabbits, mean postsurgical values being 7.9 +/- 2.3 mmol/l and 13.2 +/- 2.4 mmol/l, respectively. This effect was mainly due to a lower LDL-cholesterol concentration. Serum triglycerides remained unaffected. Thirty weeks after surgery the PIB and sham rabbits were necropsied and atherosclerosis was evaluated. Progression of atherosclerotic plaque size in the sham group was most prominent in the aortic arch. PIB largely prevented this progression. The frequency of plaque complications in the aortic arch also increased in the sham groups. Here, no significant improvement was found in the PIB group. Extensive examination of the heart showed some affected coronary arteries in every 40-week-old WHHL rabbit. Progression of coronary atherosclerosis during the postsurgical period was small in both sham and PIB groups. However, while PIB did not affect the plaque size, it significantly reduced the number of coronary arteries affected.
Authors:
J L Van Niekerk; T Hendriks; H H De Boer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Atherosclerosis     Volume:  63     ISSN:  0021-9150     ISO Abbreviation:  Atherosclerosis     Publication Date:  1987 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1987-04-10     Completed Date:  1987-04-10     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0242543     Medline TA:  Atherosclerosis     Country:  NETHERLANDS    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  225-30     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Aorta, Thoracic / pathology
Aortic Diseases / blood,  pathology
Arteriosclerosis / blood,  pathology*
Cholesterol / blood
Coronary Artery Disease / blood,  pathology
Coronary Vessels / pathology
Jejunoileal Bypass*
Lipoproteins / blood*
Rabbits
Triglycerides / blood
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Lipoproteins; 0/Triglycerides; 57-88-5/Cholesterol

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