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ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY
卷 22, 期 11, 页码 1832-1837出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000036081.01231.16
关键词
arteriosclerosis; statins; lipids; plaque stability
资金
- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL-58954] Funding Source: Medline
Objective-This study sought to determine whether simvastatin, a 3-hydroxy-3-methylgtutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, has stabilizing effects on vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques that Lire independent of their lipid-lowering capabilities. Methods and Results-Simvastatin (50 mg/kg per day) was administered to 30-week-old apolipoprotein E-deficient mice exhibiting advanced unstable atherosclerotic lesions within the innominate/brachiocephalic artery. Simvastatin was administered in the chow to separate groups of mice for 6, 12, 18, or 24 weeks. Simvastatin significantly increased serum cholesterol after 12, 18, and 24 weeks of treatment. The average cross-sectional area of atherosclerotic lesion increased in the innominate artery after 12 and 24 weeks of treatment, concomitant with the increase in serum cholesterol. However, histological analysis of sections of the innominate artery stained with Movat and von Kossa stains demonstrated a 49% reduction in the frequency of intraplaque hemorrhage and a 56% reduction in the frequency of calcification, both markers of advanced and unstable atherosclerotic plaques. Conclusions-These data suggest that despite an increase in serum cholesterol and lesion size, simvastatin has stabilizing effects on advanced atherosclerotic lesions.
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