Effect of raloxifene and atorvastatin in atherosclerotic process in ovariectomized rats

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AIM: The goal of this study was to investigate the combined effects of raloxifene and atorvastatin in aged ovariectomized rats during endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerotic process.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study was conducted on 28 Wistar albino female rats randomly divided into four groups. All groups were ovariectomized and one group was kept as the control group (OVX). For four weeks, the remaining three groups were treated with the statin atorvastatin (OVX+AV), the selective estrogen receptor modulator raloxifene (OVX+RL), and both atorvastatin and raloxifene (OVX+RL+AV), respectively. At the end of the treatment period, all rats were sacrificed and thoracic aortas excised, and endothelial cells were immunohistochemically stained for markers in the atherosclerotic process, such as inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), endothelin-1 (ET-1), monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α).

RESULTS:   Compared to the ovariectomized group, the iNOS level was significantly increased in the OVX+RL group (P=0.002), but contrarily decreased in the groups OVX+AV (P=0.002) and OVX+RL+AV (P=0.002). eNOS levels in the groups OVX+AV (P=0.002) and OVX+RL+AV (P=0.002) were significantly lower than that in the OVX group. When compared to the OVX group, significant reductions in ET-1 and TNF-α levels were found in all treatment groups. A significant decrement in MCP-1 level was found in the OVX+AV group (P=0.002).

CONCLUSION:   In aged ovariectomized rats, the administration of both raloxifene and atorvastatin significantly decreased the levels of ET-1 and TNF-α on endothelial cells. Combined treatment with these drugs shortly after menopause might play a potential preventive role in the early stages of atherosclerosis development.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research - 39(2013), 1 vom: 24. Jan., Seite 229-36

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cetinkaya Demir, Bilge [VerfasserIn]
Uyar, Yıldız [VerfasserIn]
Ozbilgin, Kemal [VerfasserIn]
Köse, Can [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

4F86W47BR6
A0JWA85V8F
Atorvastatin
Chemokine CCL2
EC 1.14.13.39
Estrogen Antagonists
Heptanoic Acids
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Journal Article
Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III
Pyrroles
Raloxifene Hydrochloride
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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Date Completed 09.12.2013

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/j.1447-0756.2012.01969.x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM219831505