Lack of complement factor C3, but not factor B, increases hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-/- low-density lipoprotein receptor-/- mice.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
; 24(6): 1062-7, 2004 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-15059809
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the effect of complement deficiency on atherogenesis and lipidemia, we used mice deficient in the third complement component (C3-/-) or factor B (FB-/-). METHODS ANDRESULTS:
Complement-deficient mice were crossed with mice deficient in both apolipoprotein E and the low-density lipoprotein receptor (Apoe-/- LDLR-/-). The percent lesion area in the aorta at 16 weeks, determined by en face analysis, was 84% higher in C3-/- mice than in controls (11.8%+/-0.4% versus 6.4%+/-0.8%, mean+/-SEM, P<0.00005). The C3-/- mice also had 58% higher serum triglyceride levels (P<0.05) and a more proatherogenic lipoprotein profile, with significantly more low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and very-low-density lipoprotein triglycerides than control mice. The C3-/- mice weighed 13% less (P<0.01) and had a lower body fat content (3.5%+/-1.0% versus 13.1%+/-3.0%, P<0.01). There were no differences between FB-/- mice and controls.CONCLUSIONS:
Complement activation by the classical or lectin pathway exerts atheroprotective effects, possibly through the regulation of lipid metabolism.
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01-internacional
Temas:
Geral
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças da Aorta
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Arteriosclerose
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Complemento C3
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Fator B do Complemento
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Suécia