title: Aortic cholesterol accumulation correlates with systemic inflammation but not hepatic and gonadal adipose tissue inflammation in low-density lipoprotein receptor null mice.
abstract: Inflammation is a major contributor to the development of atherosclerotic plaque, yet the involvement of liver and visceral adipose tissue inflammatory status in atherosclerotic lesion development has yet to be fully elucidated. We hypothesized that an atherogenic diet would increase inflammatory response and lipid accumulation in the liver and gonadal adipose tissue (GAT) and would correlate with systemic inflammation and aortic lesion formation in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor null (LDLr-/-) mice. For 32 weeks, LDLr-/- mice (n = 10/group) were fed either an atherogenic (high saturated fat and cholesterol) or control (low fat and cholesterol) diet. Hepatic and GAT lipid content and expression of inflammatory factors were measured using standard procedures. Compared with the control diet, the atherogenic diet significantly increased hepatic triglyceride and total cholesterol (TC), primarily esterified cholesterol, and GAT triglyceride content. These changes were accompanied by increased expression of acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 5, CD36, ATP-binding cassette, subfamily A, member 1 and scavenger receptor B class 1, and they decreased the expression of cytochrome P450, family 7 and subfamily a, polypeptide 1 in GAT. Aortic TC content was positively associated with hepatic TC, triglyceride, and GAT triglyceride contents as well as plasma interleukin 6 and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 concentrations. Although when compared with the control diet, the atherogenic diet increased hepatic tumor necrosis factor α production, they were not associated with aortic TC content. These data suggest that the LDLr-/- mice responded to the atherogenic diet by increasing lipid accumulation in the liver and GAT, which may have increased inflammatory response. Aortic TC content was positively associated with systemic inflammation but not hepatic and GAT inflammatory status.
authors.affiliation: Nutritional Sciences Program, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA. Electronic address: shu.wang@ttu.edu.
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bradley
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Nirupa R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Matthan
authors.forename: Zeynep
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Goktas
authors.forename: Dayong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Debra B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: Xiangling
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grammas
authors.forename: Naima
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Moustaid-Moussa
authors.forename: Chwan-Li
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Alice H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Lichtenstein
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism; D059305:Diet, High-Fat / Q000009:adverse effects; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006066:Gonads / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D007249:Inflammation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000097:blood; D050356:Lipid Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D011973:Receptors, LDL / Q000378:metabolism*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005227:Fatty Acids; D018836:Inflammation Mediators; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D011973:Receptors, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol
keywords: 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase; ABCA1; ACACA; ACSL5; ATP-binding cassette, subfamily A, member 1; Atherogenic diet; Atherosclerosis; CYP7α1; EC; FABP5; FASN; FC; GAT; Gonadal adipose tissue; HDL-C; HMGCR; IL-6; Inflammation; LDL-C; LDLr−/−; Liver steatosis; MCP-1; MUFA; Mice; PUFA; SFA; SR-B1; TC; TG; TNF-α; Total cholesterol; acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase α; acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 5; cytochrome P450, family 7, subfamily a, polypeptide 1; esterified cholesterol; fatty acid synthase; fatty acid–binding protein 5; free cholesterol; gonadal adipose tissue; high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; interleukin 6; low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; low-density lipoprotein receptor null; monocyte chemoattractant protein 1; monounsaturated fatty acids; polyunsaturated fatty acids; saturated fatty acids; scavenger receptor class B, member 1; triglyceride; tumor necrosis factor α