Decreased atherosclerosis in mice deficient in both macrophage colony-stimulating factor (op) and apolipoprotein E

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作者：

JD Smith，M Ginsberg，C Grigaux，J Tian，M Miyata，E Trogan

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摘要：

To develop a murine model system to test the role of monocyte-derived macrophages in atherosclerosis, the osteopetrotic (op) mutation in the macrophage colonystimulating factor gene was bred onto the apolipoprotein E (apoE)-deficient background. The doubly mutant (op/apoE-deficient) mice fed a low-fat chow diet had significantly smaller proximal aortic lesions at an earlier stage of progression than their apoE-deficient control littermates. These lesions in the doubly mutant mice were composed of macrophage foam cells. The op/apoE-deficient mice also had decreased body weights, decreased blood monocyte differentials, and increased mean cholesterol levels of ≈1300 mg/dl. Statistical analysis determined that atherosclerosis lesion area was significantly affected by the op genotype and gender. The confounding variables of body weight, plasma cholesterol, and monocyte differential, which were all affected by op genotype, had no significant additional effect on lesion area once they were adjusted for the effects of op genotype and gender. Unexpectedly, there was a significant inverse correlation between plasma cholesterol and lesion area, implying that each may be the result of a common effect of macrophage colony-stimulating factor levels. The data support the hypothesis that macrophage colony-stimulating factor and its effects on macrophage development and function play a key role in atherogenesis.

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关键词：

Osteopetrotic op/op mouse Factor gene Cells Differentiation Csf-1

DOI：

10.1073/pnas.92.18.8264

被引量：

1854

年份：

1995