Identification of novel serum markers for the progression of coronary atherosclerosis in WHHLMI rabbits, an animal model of familial hypercholesterolemia

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The development of serum markers specific for coronary lesions is important to prevent coronary events. However, analyses of serum markers in humans are affected by environmental factors and non-target diseases. Using an appropriate model animal can reduce these effects. To identify specific markers for coronary atherosclerosis, we comprehensively analyzed the serum of WHHLMI rabbits, which spontaneously develop coronary atherosclerosis.

METHODS: Female WHHLMI rabbits were fed standard chow. Serum and plasma were collected under fasting at intervals of 4 months from 4 months old, and a total of 313 lipid molecules, 59 metabolites, lipoprotein lipid levels, and various plasma biochemical parameters were analyzed. The severity of coronary lesions was evaluated with cross-sectional narrowing (CSN) corrected with a frequency of 75%-89% CSN and CSN> 90%.

RESULTS: There was a large variation in the severity of coronary lesions in WHHLMI rabbits despite almost no differences in plasma biochemical parameters and aortic lesion area between rabbits with severe and mild coronary lesions. The metabolites and lipid molecules selected as serum markers for coronary atherosclerosis were lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) 22:4 and diacylglycerol 18:0-18:0 at 4 months old, LPC 20:4 (sn-2), ceramide d18:1-18:2, citric acid plus isocitric acid, and pyroglutamic acid at 8 months old, and phosphatidylethanolamine plasminogen 16:1p-22:2 at 16 months old.

CONCLUSIONS: These serum markers were coronary lesion-specific markers independent of cholesterol levels and aortic lesions and may be useful to detect patients who develop cardiovascular disease.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:284

Enthalten in:

Atherosclerosis - 284(2019) vom: 30. Mai, Seite 18-23

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shiomi, Masashi [VerfasserIn]
Takeda, Hiroaki [VerfasserIn]
Irino, Yasuhiro [VerfasserIn]
Kimura, Norie [VerfasserIn]
Yamada, Satoshi [VerfasserIn]
Kuniyoshi, Nobue [VerfasserIn]
Kikumori, Akio [VerfasserIn]
Koike, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Koike, Tomonari [VerfasserIn]
Yoshida, Masaru [VerfasserIn]
Izumi, Yoshihiro [VerfasserIn]
Shinohara, Masakazu [VerfasserIn]
Bamba, Takeshi [VerfasserIn]
Ishida, Tatsuro [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
Coronary atherosclerosis
Journal Article
Lipidome analysis
Metabolome analysis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Serum marker
WHHLMI rabbit

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Date Completed 03.06.2020

Date Revised 03.06.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2019.02.020

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NLM294937951