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DIABETES
Volume 65, Issue 6, Pages 1565-1576Publisher
AMER DIABETES ASSOC
DOI: 10.2337/db15-0917
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [R01-HL-119962, R01-HL-107500]
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases [R01-DK-085176, R01-DK-084172]
- American Heart Association [11GRNT7370080, 10SDG3900046]
- American Diabetes Association [7-13-BS-159]
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Macrophage inflammation marks all stages of atherogenesis, and AMPK is a regulator of macrophage inflammation. We therefore generated myeloid alpha 1AMPK knockout (MAKO) mice on the LDL receptor knockout (LDLRKO) background to investigate whether myeloid deletion of alpha 1AMPK exacerbates atherosclerosis. When fed an atherogenic diet, MAKO/LDLRKO mice displayed exacerbated atherosclerosis compared with LDLRKO mice. To determine the underlying pathophysiological pathways, we characterized macrophage inflammation/chemotaxis and lipid/cholesterol metabolism in MAKO/LDLRKO mice. Myeloid deletion of alpha 1AMPK increased macrophage inflammatory gene expression and enhanced macrophage migration and adhesion to endothelial cells. Remarkably, MAKO/LDLRKO mice also displayed higher composition of circulating chemotaxically active Ly-6C(high) monocytes, enhanced atherosclerotic plaque chemokine expression, and monocyte recruitment into plaques, leading to increased atherosclerotic plaque macrophage content and inflammation. MAKO/LDLRKO mice also exhibited higher plasma LDL and VLDL cholesterol content, increased circulating apolipoprotein B (apoB) levels, and higher liver apoB expression. We conclude that macrophage alpha 1AMPK deficiency promotes atherogenesis in LDLRKO mice and is associated with enhanced macrophage inflammation and hypercholesterolemia and that macrophage alpha 1AMPK may serve as a therapeutic target for prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis.
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