Experimental atherosclerosis: effects of oestrogen and atherosclerosis on thromboxane and prostacyclin formation

European Journal of Clinical Investigation
M FogelbergP Henriksson

Abstract

We evaluated the effect of oestrogen and experimental atherosclerosis on the in vivo formation of thromboxane and prostacyclin in rabbits. Twenty-four New Zealand White rabbits were divided into four groups. One group received control diet, one group received control diet and oestrogen, one group received control diet supplemented with 1% cholesterol and one group received cholesterol supplemented diet and oestrogen during 3 months. The in vivo formation of thromboxane and prostacyclin were measured as 2,3-dinor-TxB2 and 2,3-dinor-6-keto-PGF1 alpha in urine by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. All rabbits on cholesterol diet became hypercholesterolaemic and developed atherosclerosis. As in previous experiments cholesterol and oestrogen-treated rabbits had only minor atherosclerosis compared to purely cholesterol-fed rabbits. The in vivo production of thromboxane in oestrogen-treated rabbits decreased from 1641 +/- 162 pg mg-1 creatinine pretreatment to 808 +/- 92 pg mg-1 creatine at 12 weeks (P = 0.0001). In contrast, the in vivo production of prostacyclin increased during oestrogen treatment (P = 0.0027). The in vivo production of prostacyclin decreased during pure cholesterol feeding without oestrogen 1384 +/- 219 pg mg-1...Continue Reading

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