Deficiency of Endogenous Acute-Phase Serum Amyloid A Protects apoE −/− Mice From Angiotensin II–Induced Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Formation
| Autor: | William M. Bailey, Jassir Witta, Preetha Shridas, Alan Daugherty, Victoria P. Noffsinger, Frederick C. de Beer, Anju Balakrishnan, Debra L. Rateri, Ailing Ji, Joanne M. Wroblewski, Richard Charnigo, Deborah A. Howatt, Nancy R. Webb, Maria C. de Beer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Inflammation Sensitivity and Specificity Article Mice Random Allocation Apolipoproteins E In vivo Internal medicine medicine Animals Serum amyloid A Serum Amyloid A Protein Mice Knockout business.industry Angiotensin II Macrophages Acute-phase protein medicine.disease Abdominal aortic aneurysm Elastin Mice Inbred C57BL Disease Models Animal Endocrinology cardiovascular system Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Biomarkers Ex vivo Aortic Aneurysm Abdominal |
| Zdroj: | Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 35:1156-1165 |
| ISSN: | 1524-4636 1079-5642 |
| DOI: | 10.1161/atvbaha.114.304776 |
| Popis: | Objective— Rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), a major cause of death in the aged population, is characterized by vascular inflammation and matrix degradation. Serum amyloid A (SAA), an acute-phase reactant linked to inflammation and matrix metalloproteinase induction, correlates with aortic dimensions before aneurysm formation in humans. We investigated whether SAA deficiency in mice affects AAA formation during angiotensin II (Ang II) infusion. Approach and Results— Plasma SAA increased ≈60-fold in apoE −/− mice 24 hours after intraperitoneal Ang II injection (100 μg/kg; n=4) and ≈15-fold after chronic 28-day Ang II infusion (1000 ng/kg per minute; n=9). AAA incidence and severity after 28-day Ang II infusion was significantly reduced in apoE −/− mice lacking both acute-phase SAA isoforms (SAAKO; n=20) compared with apoE −/− mice (SAAWT; n=20) as assessed by in vivo ultrasound and ex vivo morphometric analyses, despite a significant increase in systolic blood pressure in SAAKO mice compared with SAAWT mice after Ang II infusion. Atherosclerotic lesion area of the aortic arch was similar in SAAKO and SAAWT mice after 28-day Ang II infusion. Immunostaining detected SAA in AAA tissues of Ang II–infused SAAWT mice that colocalized with macrophages, elastin breaks, and enhanced matrix metalloproteinase activity. Matrix metalloproteinase-2 activity was significantly lower in aortas of SAAKO mice compared with SAAWT mice after 10-day Ang II infusion. Conclusions— Lack of endogenous acute-phase SAA protects against experimental AAA through a mechanism that may involve reduced matrix metalloproteinase-2 activity. |
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