期刊
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
卷 218, 期 1, 页码 44-52出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.04.023
关键词
Inflammation; CRP; Atherosclerosis; Polyphenol; Quercetin; Cholesterol; Proliferation; Anti-inflammatory
资金
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (TNO)
Objective: Polyphenols such as quercetin may exert several beneficial effects, including those resulting from anti-inflammatory activities, but their impact on cardiovascular health is debated. We investigated the effect of quercetin on cardiovascular risk markers including human C-reactive protein (CRP) and on atherosclerosis using transgenic humanized models of cardiovascular disease. Methods: After evaluating its anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects in cultured human cells, quercetin (0.1%, w/w in diet) was given to human CRP transgenic mice, a humanized inflammation model, and ApoE*3Leiden transgenic mice, a humanized atherosclerosis model. Sodium salicylate was used as an anti-inflammatory reference. Results: In cultured human endothelial cells, quercetin protected against H2O2-induced lipid peroxidation and reduced the cytokine-induced cell-surface expression of VCAM-1 and E-selectin. Quercetin also reduced the transcriptional activity of NF kappa B in human hepatocytes. In human CRP transgenic mice (quercetin plasma concentration: 12.9 +/- 1.3 mu M), quercetin quenched IL1 beta-induced CRP expression, as did sodium salicylate. In ApoE*3Leiden mice, quercetin (plasma concentration: 19.3 +/- 8.3 mu M) significantly attenuated atherosclerosis by 40% (sodium salicylate by 86%). Quercetin did not affect atherogenic plasma lipids or lipoproteins but it significantly lowered the circulating inflammatory risk factors SAA and fibrinogen. Combined histological and microarray analysis of aortas revealed that quercetin affected vascular cell proliferation thereby reducing atherosclerotic lesion growth. Quercetin also reduced the gene expression of specific factors implicated in local vascular inflammation including IL-1R, Cc18, IKK, and STAT3. Conclusion: Quercetin reduces the expression of human CRP and cardiovascular risk factors (SAA, fibrinogen) in mice in vivo. These systemic effects together with local anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory effects in the aorta may contribute to the attenuation of atherosclerosis. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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