Vitamin E supplementation suppresses macrophage accumulation and endothelial cell expression of adhesion molecules in the aorta of hypercholesterolemic rabbits

Atherosclerosis
Takuro KogaMohsen Meydani

Abstract

Suppression of cell adhesion molecule expression and macrophage accumulation by the endothelium is believed to play an important role in preventing the development of atherosclerosis. Earlier, we have shown that in vitro supplementation of human aortic endothelial cells with Vitamin E dose-dependently reduced expression of adhesion molecules and monocyte adhesion. Here, we report the in vivo down-regulation of endothelial cell adhesion molecules expression and macrophage accumulation in the aortas of hypercholesterolemic rabbits supplemented with Vitamin E. To this end, New Zealand White rabbits were fed a semi-purified diet containing 30 (control) or 1000 IU/kg Vitamin E. After 4 weeks, both groups' diets were switched to an atherogenic diet (0.3% cholesterol, 9% hydrogenated coconut oil, and 1% corn oil) containing the respective levels of Vitamin E and fed for 2, 4, and 6 weeks. Vitamin E supplemented rabbits had significantly higher levels of Vitamin E in their plasma and aortas. Frozen aorta sections were fixed and stained by an avidin-biotin complex method using Rb2/3 and Rb1/9 monoclonal antibodies against rabbit ICAM-1 and VCAM-1, respectively, and with RAM-11 for macrophage and von Willebrand factor for endothelial cel...Continue Reading

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