Influenza infection promotes macrophage traffic into arteries of mice that is prevented by D-4F, an apolipoprotein A-I mimetic peptide.
BACKGROUND
We reported that HDL loses its antiinflammatory properties during acute influenza A infection in mice, and we hypothesized that these changes might be associated with increased trafficking of macrophages into the artery wall. The present study tested this hypothesis.


RESULTS
D-4F, an apolipoprotein A-I mimetic peptide, or vehicle in which it was dissolved (PBS) was administered daily to LDL receptor-null mice after a Western diet and after influenza infection. D-4F treatment increased plasma HDL cholesterol and paraoxonase activity compared with PBS and inhibited increases in LDL cholesterol and peak levels of interleukin-6 after infection. Lung viral titers were reduced by 50% in mice receiving D-4F. Injection of female mice with male macrophages, which were detected with real-time polymerase chain reaction to measure the male Sry gene, revealed a marked increase in macrophage traffic into the aortic arch and innominate arteries after infection that was prevented by administration of D-4F.


CONCLUSIONS
We conclude that loss of antiinflammatory properties of HDL after influenza infection in mice is associated with increased arterial macrophage traffic that can be prevented by administration of D-4F.
Department of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, 90095-1679, USA. bvanlent@mednet.ucla.edu
Brian J
BJ
Van Lenten
Alan C
AC
Wagner
G M
GM
Anantharamaiah
David W
DW
Garber
Michael C
MC
Fishbein
Lopa
L
Adhikary
Debi P
DP
Nayak
Susan
S
Hama
Mohamad
M
Navab
Alan M
AM
Fogelman
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