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Lipid lowering and imaging protease activation in atherosclerosis.


ABSTRACT: Lipid lowering is a mainstay of modern therapeutic approach to atherosclerosis. We sought to evaluate matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-targeted microSPECT imaging for tracking of the effect of lipid-lowering interventions on plaque biology in atherosclerotic mice in vivo.ApoE(-/-) mice fed on a high fat diet (HFD) for 2 months were randomly assigned to continuation of HFD, HFD plus simvastatin, HFD plus fenofibrate and high fat withdrawal (HFW). The animals underwent serial microSPECT/CT imaging using RP805, a (99m)Tc-labeled MMP-targeted tracer at 1 and 4 weeks after randomization. All three interventions reduced total blood cholesterol by 4 weeks. In animals on HFD, aortic arch RP805 uptake significantly increased from 1 week to 4 weeks. Tracer uptake in fenofibrate and HFW groups was significantly lower than uptake in the HFD group at 4 weeks. Similarly, CD 68 gene expression, reflecting plaque inflammation, was significantly lower in fenofibrate and HFW groups compared to HFD group. MMP tracer uptake significantly correlated with aortic CD68, but not VE-cadherin or smooth muscle ?-actin expression.MMP tracer uptake paralleled the effect of lipid-lowering interventions on plaque inflammation in atherosclerotic mice. MMP-targeted imaging may be used to track the effect of therapeutic interventions in atherosclerosis.

SUBMITTER: Razavian M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3991560 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Lipid lowering and imaging protease activation in atherosclerosis.

Razavian Mahmoud M   Nie Lei L   Challa Azariyas A   Zhang Jiasheng J   Golestani Reza R   Jung Jae-Joon JJ   Robinson Simon S   Sadeghi Mehran M MM  

Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology 20131225 2


<h4>Background</h4>Lipid lowering is a mainstay of modern therapeutic approach to atherosclerosis. We sought to evaluate matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-targeted microSPECT imaging for tracking of the effect of lipid-lowering interventions on plaque biology in atherosclerotic mice in vivo.<h4>Methods and results</h4>ApoE(-/-) mice fed on a high fat diet (HFD) for 2 months were randomly assigned to continuation of HFD, HFD plus simvastatin, HFD plus fenofibrate and high fat withdrawal (HFW). The a  ...[more]

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