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Mouse models of plaque rupture

Journal

CURRENT OPINION IN LIPIDOLOGY
Volume 24, Issue 5, Pages 419-425

Publisher

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/MOL.0b013e3283646e4d

Keywords

angiotensin II; atherosclerosis; hypercholesterolaemia; mouse; plaque rupture

Funding

  1. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI Grant [19790532, 21790734]
  2. Japanese Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare [H24-009]
  3. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [21790734, 19790532] Funding Source: KAKEN

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Purpose of reviewAtherosclerotic plaque destabilization and rupture is an important pathological condition that may account for approximately 70% of acute myocardial infarction cases. To analyse the mechanisms by which an atherosclerotic plaque destabilizes and ruptures and examine the effects of novel therapeutic approaches, several groups have developed mouse models of plaque rupture.Recent findingsFindings from intracoronary imaging modalities support the role of rupture-prone vulnerable plaques' characterized by pathological studies as precursors of plaque rupture and acute myocardial infarction. Atherosclerotic plaques in the brachiocephalic arteries of apolipoprotein E (ApoE)-deficient mice fed a high-fat diet demonstrate several key histological features of ruptured human plaques. Angiotensin II infusion accelerates plaque destabilization and rupture, which has enabled researchers to analyse the role of pathophysiological and genetic factors that accelerate plaque destabilization and rupture and qualitatively examine the effects of experimental therapies. The plaque rupture model in the brachiocephalic arteries of ApoE-deficient mice is disputed due to dissimilarities from human plaques regarding the incidence of thrombotic occlusion and computer-simulated mechanical stress in the plaque.SummaryAlthough no mouse model examined completely simulates the entire process of plaque rupture, the brachiocephalic artery in ApoE-deficient mice fed a high-fat diet, with or without angiotensin II infusion, is a practically feasible model for plaque rupture.

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