Human Apolipoprotein A-IV Reduces Secretion of Proinflammatory Cytokines and Atherosclerotic Effects of a Chronic Infection Mimicked by Lipopolysaccharide
- 1 April 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
- Vol. 24 (4), 756-761
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.atv.0000119353.03690.22
Abstract
Objective— Expression of human apolipoprotein (h-apo) A-IV in apoE-deficient (apoE 0 ) mice (h-apoA-IV/E 0 ) reduces susceptibility to atherosclerosis. Chronic infection mimicked by exposure to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) increases the size of atherosclerosis lesions in apoE 0 mice. Thus, we used h-apoA-IV/E 0 mice to determine whether h-apoA-IV plays a protective role after LPS administration. Methods and Results— We injected apoE 0 , h-apoA-IV/E 0 , and C57Bl/6 (wild-type) mice intraperitoneally with either LPS or phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) every week for 10 weeks. Atherosclerotic lesions were significantly smaller in h-apoA-IV/E 0 mice treated with LPS than in their apoE 0 counterparts. The titers of IgG2a and IgG2b autoantibodies to oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) were higher in the LPS-group of h-apoA-IV/E 0 mice than in apoE 0 mice, suggesting that the Th1 response is stronger in the presence of h-apoA-IV. Lymphocytes from the blood, liver, spleen, and thymus of h-apoA-IV/E 0 mice treated with LPS produced less IL-4, INF-γ, and TNF-α proinflammatory cytokines than their apoE 0 counterparts. Furthermore, we demonstrated that recombinant h-apoA-IV blocks the LPS-induced stimulation of monocytes. Conclusions— The expression of h-apoA-IV in apoE 0 mice reduces the susceptibility to atherogenesis and decreases the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines after LPS administration.Keywords
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