Alagebrium Chloride, a Novel Advanced Glycation End-Product Cross Linkage Breaker, Inhibits Neointimal Proliferation in a Diabetic Rat Carotid Balloon Injury Model
Korean Circulation Journal
; : 520-526, 2010.
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Vascular perturbation induced by advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) leads to progression of atherosclerosis, plaque instability, and vascular inflammation, which results in a higher risk of neointimal proliferation. Here we investigated the inhibitory effect of alagebrium chloride (ALT-711), a breaker of AGE-based cross links, on neointimal proliferation in a carotid artery balloon injury model in diabetic rats induced by streptozotocin (STZ). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Rat aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (RASMCs) were treated with 1-100 microM of alagebrium added 24 hours before the addition of AGEs. This in vivo study was done using 8-week-old male rats that were injected intraperitoneally with 80 mg/kg STZ. Sixteen weeks later, the diabetic rats were treated with 10 mg/kg alagebrium for 4 weeks, after which carotid artery balloon injury was induced. After 4 weeks, the animals were sacrificed for histological analysis. RESULTS: Proliferation of RASMCs was significantly inhibited in alagebrium-treated cells. Alagebrium dose-dependently inhibited AGE-mediated formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), extracellular signal-regulated kinase phosphorylation, and cyclooxygenase-2 expression. The cellular mechanisms of AGE-induced connective tissue and extracellular matrix expression were decreased in the alagebrium-treated group. This in vivo study shows that expression of AGE receptors and neointima hyperplasia are significantly suppressed in balloon-injured rats treated with alagebrium. CONCLUSION: Alagebrium treatment in diabetic rats significantly inhibits neointimal hyperplasia after carotid balloon injury due to its inhibition of intracellular ROS synthesis, which results in inhibition of RASMCs proliferation.
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Fosforilação
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Fosfotransferases
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Tiazóis
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Artérias Carótidas
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Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio
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Estreptozocina
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Tecido Conjuntivo
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Aterosclerose
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Ciclo-Oxigenase 2
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Matriz Extracelular
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
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Revista:
Korean Circulation Journal
Ano de publicação:
2010
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