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Science 3 May 1996:
Vol. 272. no. 5262, pp. 685 - 688
DOI: 10.1126/science.272.5262.685
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Mouse Models of Atherosclerosis

Jan L. Breslow

As a species the mouse is highly resistant to atherosclerosis. However, through induced mutations it has been possible to develop lines of mice that are susceptible to this disease. For example, mice that are deficient in apolipoprotein E, a ligand important in lipoprotein clearance, develop atherosclerotic lesions resembling those observed in humans. These lesions are exacerbated when the mice are fed a high-cholesterol, high-fat, Western-type diet. Other promising models are mice that are deficient in the low density lipoprotein receptor and transgenic mice that express human apolipoprotein B and transdominant mutant forms of apolipoprotein E. These models are now being used to study the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic lesions, as well as the influence of genetics, environment, hormones, and drugs on lesion development.

The author is in the Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics and Metabolism, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA.


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Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 20, 2607-2613
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The APO*E3-Leiden mouse as an animal model for basal laminar deposit.
M. Kliffen, E. Lutgens, M. J A P Daemen, E. D de Muinck, C. M Mooy, and P. T V M de Jong (2000)
Br J Ophthalmol 84, 1415-1419
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Genetic Modifiers of Atherosclerosis in Mice.
J. W. Knowles and N. Maeda (2000)
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 20, 2336-2345
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Intramuscular injection of a plasmid vector expressing human apolipoprotein E limits progression of xanthoma and aortic atheroma in apoE-deficient mice.
T. Athanasopoulos, J. S. Owen, D. Hassall, M. G. Dunckley, J. Drew, J. Goodman, A. D. Tagalakis, D. R. Riddell, and G. Dickson (2000)
Hum. Mol. Genet. 9, 2545-2551
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Polymorphism of class A scavenger receptors in C57BL/6 mice.
A. Daugherty, S. C. Whitman, A. E. Block, and D. L. Rateri (2000)
J. Lipid Res. 41, 1568-1577
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Vascular calcification--a passive process in need of inhibitors.
T. Schinke and G. Karsenty (2000)
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15, 1272-1274
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Role of Macrophage-Derived Lipoprotein Lipase in Lipoprotein Metabolism and Atherosclerosis.
M. Van Eck, R. Zimmermann, P. H. E. Groot, R. Zechner, and T. J. C. Van Berkel (2000)
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 20 , e53-e62
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Overexpression of 15-Lipoxygenase in Vascular Endothelium Accelerates Early Atherosclerosis in LDL Receptor-Deficient Mice.
D. Harats, A. Shaish, J. George, M. Mulkins, H. Kurihara, H. Levkovitz, and E. Sigal (2000)
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 20, 2100-2105
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Apolipoprotein epsilon 2 Allele Is Associated With an Anti-atherogenic Lipoprotein Profile in Children: The Columbia University BioMarkers Study.
C. R. Isasi, S. Shea, R. J. Deckelbaum, S. C. Couch, T. J. Starc, J. D. Otvos, and L. Berglund (2000)
Pediatrics 106, 568-575
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Chlamydia pneumoniae Induces Inflammatory Changes in the Heart and Aorta of Normocholesterolemic C57BL/6J Mice.
E. Blessing, T.-M. Lin, L. A. Campbell, M. E. Rosenfeld, D. Lloyd, and C.-c. Kuo (2000)
Infect. Immun. 68, 4765-4768
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Expression of human apolipoprotein A-II in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice induces features of familial combined hyperlipidemia.
J. C. Escolà-Gil, J. Julve, A. Marzal-Casacuberta, J. Ordóñez-Llanos, F. González-Sastre, and F. Blanco-Vaca (2000)
J. Lipid Res. 41, 1328-1338
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ApoE in Atherosclerosis : A Protein With Multiple Hats.
L. K. Curtiss (2000)
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 20, 1852-1853
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Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor of Macrophages Facilitates Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation in C57Bl/6 Mice.
N. Herijgers, M. Van Eck, P. H. E. Groot, P. M. Hoogerbrugge, and T. J. C. Van Berkel (2000)
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 20, 1961-1967
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Ultrastructural Changes in Bruch's Membrane of Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice.
S. Dithmar, C. A. Curcio, N.-A. Le, S. Brown, and H. E. Grossniklaus (2000)
Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 41, 2035-2042
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Genetic Susceptibility to Atherosclerosis : Insights From Mice.
D. J. Rader and E. Pure (2000)
Circ. Res. 86, 1013-1015
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Prominent Role of P-Selectin in the Development of Advanced Atherosclerosis in ApoE-Deficient Mice.
Z. M. Dong, A. A. Brown, and D. D. Wagner (2000)
Circulation 101, 2290-2295
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Gene Transfer and Hepatic Overexpression of the HDL Receptor SR-BI Reduces Atherosclerosis in the Cholesterol-Fed LDL Receptor-Deficient Mouse.
K. F. Kozarsky, M. H. Donahee, J. M. Glick, M. Krieger, and D. J. Rader (2000)
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 20, 721-727
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