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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-9-3
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of propranolol, pindolol and metoprolol on the modification of low density lipoprotein (LDL) by U937 monocyte-like cells, endothelial cells and copper ions were studied by determination of the lipid peroxidation product content and measurement of the relative electrophoretic mobility of the particle. Propranolol and pindolol inhibited LDL oxidation by U937 cells in a dose-dependent manner from 10 to 100 microM, whereas metoprolol had no effect. In the case of LDL modification by endothelial cells, all the three beta-blockers were efficient within the same range of concentrations, and the order of potency was propranolol greater than pindolol greater than metoprolol. In vitro oxidation of LDL in the presence of copper ions was also inhibited by propranolol; pindolol and metoprolol had no significant protective effect in this system. These results concerning the inhibitory action of beta-blockers were confirmed by testing the degradation of modified LDL by J774 macrophages. Although the concentrations of the drugs utilized in this study are relatively high, in long-term treatment beta-blockers might accumulate in target tissues, and the protective effect of propranolol against LDL oxidation might be involved in its inhibitory action on atherosclerosis previously reported in animal models.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
26
pubmed:volume
1126
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
314-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Lipophilic beta-blockers inhibit monocyte and endothelial cell-mediated modification of low density lipoproteins.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire de Biochimie, Faculté de Médecine Saint-Antoine, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't