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ArticleHypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)2011

Angiotensin type 1 receptor blocker reduces intimal neovascularization and plaque growth in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice.

Xian Wu Cheng, Haizhen Song, Takeshi Sasaki, Lina Hu, Aiko Inoue, Yasuko K Bando, Guo-Ping Shi, Masafumi Kuzuya, Kenji Okumura, Toyoaki Murohara

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Article in Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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31citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Direct Vascular Effects of Angiotensin II (A Systematic Short Review).International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  19. Matrix Metalloproteinases in Non-Neoplastic Disorders.International journal of molecular sciences · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Xian Wu ChengDepartment of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsuruma-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan. chengxw0908@yahoo.com.cn
Haizhen Song
Takeshi Sasaki
Lina Hu
Aiko Inoue
Yasuko K Bando
Guo-Ping Shi
Masafumi Kuzuya
Kenji Okumura
Toyoaki Murohara
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine · JPYanbian University Hospital · CNBrigham and Women's Hospital · USHarvard University · USTokushima Municipal Hospital · JP

Funding

Role of mast cells in obesityR01HL060942 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO · PI SHI, GUO-PING · 1999 to 2019
$5.6M
Role of Mast Cells in AtherosclerosisR01HL081090 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI SHI, GUO-PING · 2007 to 2015
$3.3M
Role of mast cells in abdominal aortic aneurysmsR01HL088547 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI SHI, GUO-PING · 2008 to 2011
$1.7M
NHLBI NIH HHS HL60942NHLBI NIH HHS HL81090NHLBI NIH HHS HL88547NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL060942NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL081090NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL088547
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The interactions between the renin-angiotensin system and neovascularization in atherosclerotic plaque development are unclear. We investigated the effects of angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonism in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient (ApoE(-/-)) mice with a special focus on plaque neovascularization. ApoE(-/-) mice fed a high-fat diet were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 groups and administered vehicle or olmesartan for 12 weeks. Quantification of plaque areas at the aortic root and in the thoracic and abdominal aorta revealed that, in all 3 of the regions, olmesartan reduced intimal neovessel density and the mRNA levels of toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 and TLR4. Olmesartan increased the levels of collagen and elastin, reduced the level of macrophages in the aortic root, and reduced the mRNA and the activity of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 2 in aortic roots and thoracic aortas. Aortic ring assay revealed that olmesartan-treated ApoE(-/-) mice had a markedly lower angiogenic response than that of untreated ApoE(-/-) mice. Bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cell-like c-Kit(+) cells from olmesartan-treated ApoE(-/-) mice showed marked impairment of cellular functions and lower expression of TLR2/TLR4 and MMP-2 compared with those of untreated controls. MMP-2 deficiency reduced intimal neovessel density and atherosclerotic lesion formation. Olmesartan and small-interfering RNA targeting TLR2 reduced the levels of TLR2, and MMP-2 mRNA induced angiotensin II in cultured endothelial cells. Angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonism appears to inhibit intimal neovascularization in ApoE(-/-) mice, partly by reducing TLR2/TLR4-mediated inflammatory action and MMP activation, thus decreasing atherosclerotic plaque growth and increasing plaque instability.

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Analysis of VarianceAngiotensin II Type 1 Receptor BlockersAnimalsAortaApolipoproteins EAtherosclerosisDietary FatsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayImidazolesMaleMatrix Metalloproteinase 2MiceMice, KnockoutNeovascularization, PathologicRandom AllocationReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionAngiotensin II Type 1 Receptor BlockersApolipoproteins EDietary FatsImidazolesMatrix Metalloproteinase 2olmesartanRNA, Small InterferingTetrazolesToll-Like Receptor 2Toll-Like Receptor 4

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PMID21464389
PMCPMC3319395
OpenAlexW2106840446

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