阻断H1R信号会通过促进炎症和泡细胞形成来加剧动脉样硬化
Baoling Zhu1,2, Yi Yang3, Xiangfei Wang4
1Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital & Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
概括
在小鼠中,通过阻断 histamine H1 受体 (H1R) 和 astemizole 恶化动脉样硬化和肝脂肪. 这种阻塞通过激活p38 MAPK和LIPG信号通路来促进泡细胞的形成.
科学领域:
- 心血管研究研究心血管研究
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
背景情况:
- 动脉样硬化 (AS) 是一种慢性炎症性动脉疾病,由异常的脂质代谢和泡细胞形成驱动.
- 组胺H1受体 (H1R) 抗剂是常见的抗过敏药物,但它们在AS中的作用尚不清楚.
- 了解AS中的H1R机制对于开发向疗法至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 研究H1R阻断对动脉样硬化进展的影响.
- 阐明涉及脂质代谢和泡细胞形成的潜在分子机制.
主要方法:
- 使用的阿波利波蛋白E-Knockout (ApoE-/-) 食高脂肪饮食 (HFD) 的小鼠.
- 服用长效H1R抗剂阿斯泰米 (AST),以评估其影响.
- 分析了动脉样硬化斑块区域,肝脏脂质积累和巨细胞泡细胞的形成.
- 研究了p38基激活蛋白激酶 (p38 MAPK) 和内皮脂酶 (LIPG) 信号通路的作用.
主要成果:
- 在HFD养的ApoE-/-小鼠中,AST治疗显著增加了动脉样硬化斑块面积和肝脂积累.
- 微阵列分析显示,从histidine-decarboxylase-knockout (HDC-/-) 小鼠的骨髓细胞中改变了内皮脂酶 (LIPG) 表达.
- H1R阻断通过上调p38 MAPK和LIPG信号来促进骨髓衍生巨细胞 (BMDMs) 的泡细胞形成.
结论:
- 阻止H1R信号会加剧动脉样硬化.
- H1R对抗促进异常的脂质代谢和巨细胞衍生的泡细胞的形成.
- p38 MAPK-LIPG信号通路是介导动脉样硬化中H1R阻塞的不良影响的关键机制.
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