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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
卷 170, 期 3, 页码 1108-1120出版社
AMER SOC INVESTIGATIVE PATHOLOGY, INC
DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2007.060960
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [R01 HL085789, R01 HL065978, R01 HL-65978-5, P01HL070295-6, P01 HL070295] Funding Source: Medline
The function of the mitochondrial antioxidant system thioredoxin (Trx2) in vasculature is not understood. By using endothelial cell (EC)-specific transgenesis of the mitochondrial form of the thioredoxin gene in mice (Trx2 TG), we show the critical roles of Trx2 in regulating endothelium functions. Trx2 TG mice have increased total antioxidants, reduced oxidative stress, and increased nitric oxide (NO) levels in serum compared with their control littermates. Consistently, aortas from Trx2 TG mice show reduced vasoconstriction and enhanced vasodilation. By using ECs isolated from Trx2 TG mice, we further show that Trx2 increases the capacities of ECs in scavenging reactive oxygen species generated from mitochondria, resulting in increases in NO bioavailability in ECs. More importantly, Trx2 improves EC function and reduces atherosclerotic lesions in the apolipoprotein E-deficient mouse model. Our data provide the first evidence that Trx2 plays a critical role in preserving vascular EC function and prevention of atherosclerosis development, in part by reducing oxidative stress and increasing NO bioavailability.
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