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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-4-2
pubmed:abstractText
Recent data suggest that the immune system is involved in atherogenesis. Thus, interest has been raised as to the possible antigens that could serve as the initiators of the immune reaction. In the current work, we studied the effects of immunization with recombinant heat shock protein-65 (HSP-65) and HSP-65-rich Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MT) on early atherogenesis in C57BL/6J mice fed either a normal chow diet or a high-cholesterol diet (HCD). A rapid, cellular immune response to HSP-65 was evident in mice immunized with HSP-65 or with MT but not in the animals immunized with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) alone. Early atherosclerosis was significantly enhanced in HCD-fed mice immunized with HSP-65 (n=10; mean aortic lesion size, 45 417+/-9258 microm2) or MT (n=15; 66 350+/-6850 microm2) compared with PBS-injected (n=10; 10 028+/-3599 microm2) or nonimmunized (n=10; 9500+/-2120 microm2) mice. No fatty streak lesions were observed in mice fed a chow diet regardless of the immunization protocol applied. Immunohistochemical analysis of atherosclerotic lesions from the HSP-65- and MT-immunized mice revealed infiltration of CD4 lymphocytes compared with the relatively lymphocyte-poor lesions in the PBS-treated or nonimmunized mice. Direct immunofluorescence analysis of lesions from HSP-65- and MT-immunized mice fed an HCD exhibited extensive deposits of immunoglobulins compared with the fatty streaks in the other study groups, consistent with the larger and more advanced lesions found in the former 2 groups. This model, which supports the involvement of HSP-65 in atherogenesis, furnishes a valuable tool to study the role of the immune system in atherogenesis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Autoantibodies, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Azo Compounds, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Bacterial Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chaperonin 60, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chaperonins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cholesterol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Coloring Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fats, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lipoproteins, LDL, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Recombinant Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/heat-shock protein 65, Mycobacterium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/oil red O, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/oxidized low density lipoprotein
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1079-5642
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
505-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Antibody Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Aortic Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Arteriosclerosis, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Autoantibodies, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Azo Compounds, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Bacterial Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Chaperonin 60, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Chaperonins, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Coloring Agents, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Diet, Atherogenic, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Fats, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Immunization, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Lipoproteins, LDL, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Lymph Nodes, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Mycobacterium tuberculosis, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10073950-Sinus of Valsalva
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Enhanced fatty streak formation in C57BL/6J mice by immunization with heat shock protein-65.
pubmed:affiliation
Research Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Medicine, Institute of Pathology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't