Abstract
Inflammation and vascular remodeling are hallmarks of atherosclerosis, hypertension, and restenosis after angioplasty. Here we investigated the role of the hepatocyte gp130-dependent systemic acute phase response on vascular remodeling after carotid artery ligation. Mice with a hepatocyte-specific gp130 knockout on an apolipoprotein E background (gp130) were compared with control mice (gp130). Vascular remodeling was induced by permanent ligation of the left common carotid artery. This, in turn, activated the systemic acute phase reaction in gp130 mice, as measured by serum amyloid A plasma levels, which was completely abrogated in gp130 mice (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1035-1042 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Hypertension |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2009 |
Keywords
- Acute phase reaction
- Gp130
- SMC migration/proliferation
- Vascular remodeling