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ArticleISRN pharmacology2013

Inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum stress and atherosclerosis by 2-aminopurine in apolipoprotein e-deficient mice.

Lichun Zhou, Dezhi Yang, Dong Fang Wu, Zhong Mao Guo, Emmanuel Okoro, Hong Yang

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Article in ISRN pharmacology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Lichun ZhouDepartment of Physiology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA.
Dezhi Yang
Dong Fang Wu
Zhong Mao Guo
Emmanuel Okoro
Hong Yang
Meharry Medical College · USCentral Hospital of Wuhan · CNWuhan University · CN

Funding

Translational Pathology CoreU54CA163069 · NCI · MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE · PI ADUNYAH, SAMUEL EVANS · 2011 to 2025
$18.8M
TECHNOLOGIES AND RESOURCES FOR CORE LABORATORIESU54RR026140 · NCRR · MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE · PI MURRAY, JOHN J. · 2009 to 2011
$12.9M
Meharry RCMI Program in Women's Health ResearchG12MD007586 · NIMHD · MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE · PI HILDRETH, JAMES E · 2012 to 2016
$7.8M
Defective isoforms of ApoE induce atherogenesis via unfolded protein responsesSC1HL101431 · NHLBI · MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE · PI YANG, HONG · 2009 to 2018
$2.9M
Endoplasmic reticulum stress and foam cell formationR01HL089382 · NHLBI · MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE · PI GUO, ZHONGMAO · 2009 to 2010
$865k
NCI NIH HHS U54 CA163069NCRR NIH HHS U54 RR026140NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL089382NHLBI NIH HHS SC1 HL101431NIMHD NIH HHS G12 MD007586
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We previously reported that the apolipoprotein (apo) B48-carrying lipoproteins obtained from apoE knockout (apoE (-/-) ) mice, so called E(-)/B48 lipoproteins, transformed mouse macrophages into foam cells and enhanced the phosphorylation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 α (eIF-2 α ). Furthermore, the eIF-2 α phosphorylation inhibitor, 2-aminopurine (2-AP), attenuated E(-)/B48 lipoprotein-induced foam cell formation. The present report studied the effect of 2-AP on atherosclerosis in apoE (-/-) mice. Our results showed that the level of food intake, bodyweight, plasma cholesterol, and triglycerides was comparable in apoE (-/-) mice treated with or without 2-AP. However, the mean size of atherosclerotic lesions in the aorta sinus as well as the surface area of the entire aorta of 2-AP-treated apoE (-/-) mice were reduced by about 55% and 39%, respectively, compared to samples from untreated control apoE (-/-) mice. In addition, the 2-AP-treated apoE (-/-) mice showed a significant decrease in glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) and phosphorylated eIF-2 α in their aortic samples as compared to levels in untreated control apoE (-/-) mice. These observations suggest that endoplasmic reticulum stress is a causal mechanism for the development of atherosclerosis in apoE (-/-) mice and that therapeutic strategies can be developed for using eIF-2 α phosphorylation inhibitors, such as 2-AP, to prevent or treat atherosclerosis.

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PMID23984090
PMCPMC3747385
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