Abstract |
The effect of fructose in conjunction with high cholesterol diet in the development of atherosclerotic lesions in coronary arteries is not well established. Microswine were fed high cholesterol (HC) or a high cholesterol-high fructose (HCHF) diet containing 18-20% calories from fructose. All swine had high levels of serum cholesterol and non-HDL, thickened intima and accumulation of collagen in the coronaries. Swine fed with HC diet had less stenosis in coronary arteries, lower serum levels of non-HDL, triglycerides, cholesterol, and blood glucose than HCHF group. Coronary lesions in the HC swine were not as progressed as in HCHF and showed low LDL-expressed lipid-laden foam cells. The M1/M2 macrophage phenotype in the HCHF swine differed with the progression of atherosclerosis, with higher density of M1-phenotype in HCHF swine. There was high expression of CCR7 (M1-phenotype) in more advanced lesions in the fibrous cap-like areas, whereas M2-macrophages were abundant in the foam-cell cores. These findings suggest that the addition of a fructose to high cholesterol diet accelerates atherosclerotic lesions in coronary arteries with an increase in M1-macrophages and the propensity to develop features of metabolic syndrome.
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Authors | Vicki J Swier, Lin Tang, Mohamed M Radwan, William J Hunter 3rd, Devendra K Agrawal |
Journal | Histology and histopathology
(Histol Histopathol)
Vol. 31
Issue 2
Pg. 167-76
(Feb 2016)
ISSN: 1699-5848 [Electronic] Spain |
PMID | 26260796
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
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Chemical References |
- Cholesterol, Dietary
- Lipoproteins, LDL
- Receptors, CCR7
- Fructose
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Topics |
- Animals
- Atherosclerosis
(physiopathology)
- Cholesterol, Dietary
- Coronary Artery Disease
(physiopathology)
- Coronary Vessels
(pathology)
- Diet
- Diet, Atherogenic
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Fructose
(administration & dosage, adverse effects)
- Hypercholesterolemia
(physiopathology)
- Lipoproteins, LDL
(metabolism)
- Macrophages
(metabolism)
- Metabolic Syndrome
(physiopathology)
- Phenotype
- Receptors, CCR7
(metabolism)
- Risk Factors
- Swine
- Swine, Miniature
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