内皮機能障害,脂質過酸化,ウサギの動脈におけるコレステロールレベル:進行性高コレステロール血症との関連
Eros A Almeida1, Rodrigo A Morales, Michiko R Ozaki
1Laboratory of Endothelium, Lipids and Atherosclerosis. Center of Experimental Medicine and Surgery. Faculty of Medical Sciences. State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas. State of São Paulo. Brazil.
まとめ
高コレステロールは動脈の脂質過酸化を増加させ,うさぎの内皮機能を損なう. 血のコレステロールレベルだけでなく,脂質過酸化と相関しています.
科学分野:
- 心血管研究
- 脂質代謝
- 内皮機能
背景:
- 高コレステロール血症は 心血管疾患の危険因子です
- 内皮機能障害は動脈硬化に寄与する.
- 脂質過酸化は血管損傷に作用する.
研究 の 目的:
- 血のコレステロールと脂質過酸化が,ウサギの動脈内皮機能に及ぼす影響を評価する.
- 動脈のコレステロール,脂質過酸化,内皮機能の関係を調査する.
主な方法:
- ニュージーランドの雄ウサギはコレステロールを多く含有した食事 (コレステロール0.5%,ココナッツオイル10%) を摂取した.
- 動物は血コレステロールの測定を基にグループに分けられた.
- 内皮機能はアセチルコリンとナトリウムニトロプルシドの用量反応曲線を用いて評価された.
主要な成果:
- コレステロールに富んだ食事は,動脈のコレステロール,脂質過酸化,および内皮に依存したリラックスが不均衡に増加した.
- 内皮に依存した緩和は,動脈マロンディアルデヒド (脂質過酸化) の増加に比例した.
- 動脈のコレステロールと脂質過酸化レベルは,血のコレステロール濃度と正比ではなかった.
結論:
- 動脈のコレステロール,脂質過酸化,内皮機能は,高コレステロール血症の程度に直接比例しない.
- 血管壁における脂質過酸化の程度に比例する.
- 脂質過酸化は,ウサギの食事による内皮機能不全の主要な媒介である.
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