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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2015

The Role of CD36 in the Effect of Arginine in Atherosclerotic Rats.

Xin Wang, Jianming Wei, Lijian Pan, Yijun Shi, Haihong Lin, Hui Gong

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Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2015. 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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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xin WangDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (mainland).
Jianming WeiDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (mainland).
Lijian PanDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (mainland).
Yijun ShiDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (mainland).
Haihong LinDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (mainland).
Hui GongDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (mainland).
Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study was to investigate the effects of arginine in the development of atherosclerosis in rats fed a high-fat diet supplemented with arginine and to evaluate the role of CD36 in this process. MATERIAL AND

methodsA total of 40 Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to 4 groups: control group, fat diet group, simvastatin group, and arginine group. They were fed for 12 weeks and were then sacrificed. Immunohistochemical CD36 expression and pathology was investigated in the aorta; CD36 expression in mononuclear cells was detected by Western blot and RT-PCR.

resultsThe thickness of the aortal intima, media, and I/M significantly decreased in the arginine group rats compared with those in the fat diet group (P<0.05). CD36 expression was up-regulated in rats in the fat diet group compared with the control group and was down-regulated in rats in the arginine group compared with rats in the fat diet group.

conclusionsThe addition of arginine has a significant effect on reducing rat atherosclerosis development, which may be attributed to both the down-regulation of CD36 expression in rat aortic endothelial and blood mononuclear cells and the NO pathway.

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AnimalsAortaArginineAtherosclerosisBlotting, WesternCD36 AntigensDietary SupplementsDiet, High-FatFemaleImmunohistochemistryMaleRatsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionStatistics, NonparametricTunica IntimaArginineCD36 AntigensCd36 protein, rat

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PMID26003171
PMCPMC4453757
OpenAlexW1923803092

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