Published online before print December 22, 2005, doi: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000201071.49029.17
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Diet and Murine Atherosclerosis
From the Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
Correspondence to Godfrey S. Getz, University of Chicago, Department of Pathology MC 1089, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637. E-mail g-getz{at}uchicago.edu
Lipid-enriched diets are often used to induce or accelerate the rate of atherosclerotic lesion development in murine models of atherosclerosis. It appears that the induction of persistent hypercholesterolemia to levels >&300 mg/dL is required for the development of experimental atherosclerosis in the mouse. A variety of different diets have been used that vary in the level of cholesterol, the level and type of fatty acid, and the absence or presence of cholate. Each of these components as well as the protein source has been shown to influence lipoprotein level and/or atherosclerosis, with dietary cholesterol being the major proatherogenic component. In some instances the effects of these components on the expression of hepatic genes relevant to lipid homeostasis has been observed. An appreciation of the effect of the differences in diet composition on these processes is important to compare results from different atherosclerosis studies, so the composition of the diets used should always be reported or referenced. Cholate should not be used unless its effects are being specifically investigated.
Murine models of atherosclerosis have been fed a variety of diets that vary in the level of cholesterol, the level and type of fatty acid, and the absence and presence of cholate. This review summarizes what is known about the effect of these dietary components on lipoprotein levels and/or atherosclerosis.
Key Words: atherosclerosis • cholate • cholesterol • diet • fatty acids • murine models
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