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Submitted on May 21, 2008
Revised on June 18, 2008
Accepted on July 15, 2008
From the Institut Pasteur de Lille, Inserm U545, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université de Lille 2, France.
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: bart.staels{at}pasteur-lille.fr.
Hypertriglyceridemia is an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease. Because apolipoprotein (Apo)A5 regulates plasma triglyceride levels, we investigated the impact of human (h)ApoA5 on atherogenesis. The influence of hApoA5 transgenic expression was studied in the ApoE2 knock-in mouse model of mixed dyslipidemia. Our results demonstrate that hApoA5 lowers plasma triglyceride levels in Western diet–fed ApoE2 knock-in mice. Moreover, atherosclerotic lesion development was significantly decreased in the hApoA5 transgenic mice. Finally, pharmacologic activation of hApoA5 expression by the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-
agonist fenofibrate resulted in an enhanced atheroprotection. These results identify an atheroprotective role of hApoA5 in a mouse model of mixed dyslipidemia.
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