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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-6-11
pubmed:abstractText
We examined the effect of probucol on the aortic atherosclerosis already developed in Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic (WHHL) rabbits at the initiation of treatment. In WHHL rabbits treated with probucol for 5 months from 8 months old, the lesion area in the aorta was significantly (P < 0.05) reduced when compared with that in untreated animals as well as animals at age 8 months. In contrast, plasma cholesterol levels in the probucol-treated group and untreated group during the experiment were not significantly different. LDL prepared from rabbits receiving probucol for 5 months showed resistance to oxidation by copper ions. Plasma CETP activity was significantly (P < 0.05) increased by probucol treatment. An immunohistochemical study showed that macrophages were abundant in the atherosclerotic lesions of untreated rabbits whereas smooth muscle cells were predominant in lesions of probucol-treated rabbits. These results suggest that the atherosclerotic lesion in WHHL rabbits can regress when treated by probucol and that the attenuation of atherosclerosis in this animal involves effects of probucol other than a decrease in plasma cholesterol, for example anti-oxidant activity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0021-9150
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
137
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
13-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Actins, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Anticholesteremic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Aorta, Abdominal, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Aorta, Thoracic, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Aortic Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Arteriosclerosis, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Cell Count, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Cholesterol, HDL, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Cholesterol, LDL, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Cholesterol, VLDL, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Data Interpretation, Statistical, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Energy Intake, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Hyperlipidemias, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Macrophages, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Muscle, Smooth, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Oxidation-Reduction, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Probucol, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Rabbits, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Subcellular Fractions, pubmed-meshheading:9568732-Tunica Intima
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Probucol treatment attenuates the aortic atherosclerosis in Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic rabbits.
pubmed:affiliation
Exploratory Research Laboratories II, Daiichi Pharmaceutical, Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't