Nitro–Fatty Acids Reduce Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E–Deficient Mice
Author(s) -
Tanja K. Rudolph,
Volker Rudolph,
Martín M. Edreira,
Marsha P. Cole,
Gustavo Bonacci,
Francisco J. Schöpfer,
Steven R. Woodcock,
Andreas Franek,
Michaela Pekarová,
Nicholas K.H. Khoo,
Alyssa H. Hasty,
Stephan Baldus,
Bruce Α. Freeman
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007
H-Index - 270
eISSN - 1524-4636
pISSN - 1079-5642
DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.109.201582
Subject(s) - chemistry , oleic acid , foam cell , nitric oxide , biochemistry , apolipoprotein b , lipoprotein , fatty acid , cholesterol , organic chemistry
Inflammatory processes and foam cell formation are key determinants in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. Electrophilic nitro-fatty acids, byproducts of nitric oxide- and nitrite-dependent redox reactions of unsaturated fatty acids, exhibit antiinflammatory signaling actions in inflammatory and vascular cell model systems. The in vivo action of nitro-fatty acids in chronic inflammatory processes such as atherosclerosis remains to be elucidated.
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