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ArticleJournal of physiology and biochemistry2012

LCAT cholesterol esterification is associated with the increase of ApoE/ApoA-I ratio during atherosclerosis progression in rabbit.

Alessandro Carlucci, Luisa Cigliano, Bernardetta Maresca, Maria Stefania Spagnuolo, Giovanni Di Salvo, Raffaele Calabrò, Paolo Abrescia

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Article in Journal of physiology and biochemistry, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alessandro CarlucciDipartimento delle Scienze Biologiche-Sezione di Fisiologia ed Igiene, Università di Napoli Federico II, via Mezzocannone 8, 80134 Naples, Italy.
Luisa Cigliano
Bernardetta Maresca
Maria Stefania Spagnuolo
Giovanni Di Salvo
Raffaele Calabrò
Paolo Abrescia
University of Naples Federico II · ITOspedale Monaldi · ITConsorzio Roma Ricerche · IT

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Abstract

Apolipoprotein A-I and Apolipoprotein E promote different steps of reverse cholesterol transport, including lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase stimulation. Our aim was to study the changes in the levels of Apolipoprotein A-I, Apolipoprotein E, and lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase activity during atherosclerosis progression in rabbits. Quantitative echocardiographic parameters were analyzed in order to evaluate, for the first time, whether atherosclerosis progression in rabbit is associated to apolipoproteins changes and alteration of indices of cardiac function, such as systolic strain and strain rate of the left ventricle. Atherosclerosis was induced by feeding rabbits for 8 weeks with 2 % cholesterol diet. The HDL levels of cholesterol and cholesteryl esters were measured by HPLC. The lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase activity was evaluated both ex vivo, as cholesteryl esters/cholesterol molar ratio, and in vitro. Apolipoproteins levels were analyzed by ELISA. The HDL levels of cholesterol and cholesteryl esters increased, during treatment, up to 3.7- and 2.5-fold, respectively, compared to control animals. The lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase activity in vitro was halved after 4 weeks. During cholesterol treatment, Apolipoprotein A-I level significantly decreased, whereas Apolipoprotein E concentration markedly increased. The molar ratio Apolipoprotein E/Apolipoprotein A-I was negatively correlated with the enzyme activity, and positively correlated with both increases in the intima-media thickness of common carotid wall and cardiac dysfunction signs, such as systolic strain and strain rate of the left ventricle.

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AnimalsAorta, ThoracicApolipoprotein A-IApolipoproteins EAtherosclerosisCholesterol EstersCholesterol, HDLDisease ProgressionEsterificationMaleMyocardiumPhosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-AcyltransferasePlaque, AtheroscleroticRabbitsStroke VolumeTunica IntimaApolipoprotein A-IApolipoproteins ECholesterol EstersCholesterol, HDLPhosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase

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