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ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY
Volume 21, Issue 3, Pages 372-377Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.21.3.372
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atherosclerosis; thiazolidinediones; lipoproteins; CD36; peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
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Atherosclerotic coronary heart disease is a common complication of the insulin resistance syndrome that can occur with or without diabetes mellitus, Thiazolidinediones (TZDs), which are insulin-sensitizing antidiabetic agents, can modulate the development of atherosclerosis not only by changing the systemic metabolic conditions associated with insulin resistance but also by exerting direct effects on vascular wall cells that express peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma), a nuclear receptor for TZDs. Here we show that troglitazone, a TZD, significantly inhibited fatty streak lesion formation in apolipoprotein E-knockout mice fed a high-fat diet (en face aortic surface lesion areas were 6.9+/-2.5% vs 12.7+/-4.7%, P<0.05; cross-sectional lesion areas were 191 974+/-102 911 m(2) vs 351 738+/-175 597 mum(2), P<0.05; n=10). Troglitazone attenuated hyperinsulinemic hyperglycemia and increased high density Lipoprotein cholesterol levels. In the aorta, troglitazone markedly increased the mRNA levels of CD36, a scavenger receptor for oxidized low density lipoprotein, presumably by upregulating its expression, at least in part, in the macrophage foam cells. These results indicate that troglitazone potently inhibits fatty streak lesion formation by modulating both metabolic extracellular environments and arterial wall cell functions.
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