title: Selenium supplementation protects from high fat diet-induced atherogenesis in rats: role of mitogen stimulated lymphocytes and macrophage NO production.
abstract: The present study was designed to demonstrate the involvement of immune response in experimental atherogenesis. The mitogenic stimulation of lymphocytes and NO production by macrophages in experimental atherogenesis were studied. Further, influence of selenium a potent antioxidant was also studied in the disease process. Three different treatment groups of rats undertaken for study were: group 1, control; group II, high fat diet (HFD) fed group and group III, HFD+Se supplemented group. Atherogenic conditions induced have already been explained earlier [Kang BPS et al. Gen Physiol Biophys, 17 (1998) 71]. Significant increase in 3H-thymidine incorporation was obtained in lymphocytes from HFD fed animals in both presence and absence of mitogen (Con-A). However, these values decreased in group III animals, which were supplemented with selenium. Similarly, NO levels with LPS+ and LPS- macrophages also found to be higher in HFD fed group and decreased in group III. These studies reveal the protective role of selenium in HFD-induced atherogenic process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biophysics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Bansal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D017737:Macrophages, Peritoneal / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008934:Mitogens / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000378:metabolism; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012643:Selenium / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D008934:Mitogens; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; C496318:Nos2 protein, rat; D012643:Selenium