P-Selectin or Intercellular Adhesion Molecule (Icam)-1 Deficiency Substantially Protects against Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E–Deficient Mice

The expression of leukocyte and endothelial cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) is essential for the emigration of leukocytes during an inflammatory response. The importance of the inflammatory response in the development of atherosclerosis is indicated by the increased expression of adhesion molecules,...

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Main Authors: Collins, Robert G., Velji, Rizwan, Guevara, Natalia V., Hicks, M. John, Chan, Lawrence, Beaudet, Arthur L.
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Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 2000
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2195808/
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spelling pubmed-21958082008-04-16 P-Selectin or Intercellular Adhesion Molecule (Icam)-1 Deficiency Substantially Protects against Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E–Deficient Mice Collins, Robert G. Velji, Rizwan Guevara, Natalia V. Hicks, M. John Chan, Lawrence Beaudet, Arthur L. Brief Definitive Report The expression of leukocyte and endothelial cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) is essential for the emigration of leukocytes during an inflammatory response. The importance of the inflammatory response in the development of atherosclerosis is indicated by the increased expression of adhesion molecules, proinflammatory cytokines, and growth factors in lesions and lesion-prone areas and by protection in mice deficient in various aspects of the inflammatory response. We have quantitated the effect of deficiency for intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1, P-selectin, or E-selectin on atherosclerotic lesion formation at 20 wk of age in apolipoprotein (apo) E−/− (deficient) mice fed a normal chow diet. All mice were apo E−/− and CAM+/+ or CAM−/− littermates, and no differences were found in body weight or cholesterol levels among the various genotypes during the study. ICAM-1−/− mice had significantly less lesion area than their ICAM-1+/+ littermates: 4.08 ± 0.70 mm2 for −/− males vs. 5.87 ± 0.66 mm2 for +/+ males, and 3.95 ± 0.65 mm2 for −/− females vs. 5.59 ± 1.131 mm2 for +/+ females, combined P < 0.0001. An even greater reduction in lesion area was observed in P-selectin−/− mice: 3.06 ± 1.04 mm2 for −/− males vs. 5.09 ± 1.22 mm2 for +/+ males, and 2.85 ± 1.26 mm2 for −/− females compared with 5.60 ± 1.19 mm2 for +/+ females, combined P < 0.001. The reduction in lesion area for the E-selectin null mice, although less than that seen for ICAM-1 or P-selectin, was still significant (4.54 ± 2.14 mm2 for −/− males vs. 5.92 ± 0.63 mm2 for +/+ males, and 4.38 ± 0.85 mm2 for −/− females compared with 5.94 ± 1.44 mm2 for +/+ females, combined P < 0.01). These results, coupled with the closely controlled genetics of this study, indicate that reductions in the expression of P-selectin, ICAM-1, or E-selectin provide direct protection from atherosclerotic lesion formation in this model. The Rockefeller University Press 2000-01-03 /pmc/articles/PMC2195808/ /pubmed/10620617 Text en © 2000 The Rockefeller University Press This article is distributed under the terms of an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike–No Mirror Sites license for the first six months after the publication date (see http://www.rupress.org/terms). After six months it is available under a Creative Commons License (Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 4.0 Unported license, as described at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).
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author Collins, Robert G.
Velji, Rizwan
Guevara, Natalia V.
Hicks, M. John
Chan, Lawrence
Beaudet, Arthur L.
spellingShingle Collins, Robert G.
Velji, Rizwan
Guevara, Natalia V.
Hicks, M. John
Chan, Lawrence
Beaudet, Arthur L.
P-Selectin or Intercellular Adhesion Molecule (Icam)-1 Deficiency Substantially Protects against Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E–Deficient Mice
author_facet Collins, Robert G.
Velji, Rizwan
Guevara, Natalia V.
Hicks, M. John
Chan, Lawrence
Beaudet, Arthur L.
author_sort Collins, Robert G.
title P-Selectin or Intercellular Adhesion Molecule (Icam)-1 Deficiency Substantially Protects against Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E–Deficient Mice
title_short P-Selectin or Intercellular Adhesion Molecule (Icam)-1 Deficiency Substantially Protects against Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E–Deficient Mice
title_full P-Selectin or Intercellular Adhesion Molecule (Icam)-1 Deficiency Substantially Protects against Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E–Deficient Mice
title_fullStr P-Selectin or Intercellular Adhesion Molecule (Icam)-1 Deficiency Substantially Protects against Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E–Deficient Mice
title_full_unstemmed P-Selectin or Intercellular Adhesion Molecule (Icam)-1 Deficiency Substantially Protects against Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E–Deficient Mice
title_sort p-selectin or intercellular adhesion molecule (icam)-1 deficiency substantially protects against atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein e–deficient mice
description The expression of leukocyte and endothelial cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) is essential for the emigration of leukocytes during an inflammatory response. The importance of the inflammatory response in the development of atherosclerosis is indicated by the increased expression of adhesion molecules, proinflammatory cytokines, and growth factors in lesions and lesion-prone areas and by protection in mice deficient in various aspects of the inflammatory response. We have quantitated the effect of deficiency for intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1, P-selectin, or E-selectin on atherosclerotic lesion formation at 20 wk of age in apolipoprotein (apo) E−/− (deficient) mice fed a normal chow diet. All mice were apo E−/− and CAM+/+ or CAM−/− littermates, and no differences were found in body weight or cholesterol levels among the various genotypes during the study. ICAM-1−/− mice had significantly less lesion area than their ICAM-1+/+ littermates: 4.08 ± 0.70 mm2 for −/− males vs. 5.87 ± 0.66 mm2 for +/+ males, and 3.95 ± 0.65 mm2 for −/− females vs. 5.59 ± 1.131 mm2 for +/+ females, combined P < 0.0001. An even greater reduction in lesion area was observed in P-selectin−/− mice: 3.06 ± 1.04 mm2 for −/− males vs. 5.09 ± 1.22 mm2 for +/+ males, and 2.85 ± 1.26 mm2 for −/− females compared with 5.60 ± 1.19 mm2 for +/+ females, combined P < 0.001. The reduction in lesion area for the E-selectin null mice, although less than that seen for ICAM-1 or P-selectin, was still significant (4.54 ± 2.14 mm2 for −/− males vs. 5.92 ± 0.63 mm2 for +/+ males, and 4.38 ± 0.85 mm2 for −/− females compared with 5.94 ± 1.44 mm2 for +/+ females, combined P < 0.01). These results, coupled with the closely controlled genetics of this study, indicate that reductions in the expression of P-selectin, ICAM-1, or E-selectin provide direct protection from atherosclerotic lesion formation in this model.
publisher The Rockefeller University Press
publishDate 2000
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2195808/
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