Raman spectroscopic evaluation of the effects of diet and lipid-lowering therapy on atherosclerotic plaque development in mice.

نویسندگان

  • S W van De Poll
  • T J Römer
  • O L Volger
  • D J Delsing
  • T C Bakker Schut
  • H M Princen
  • L M Havekes
  • J W Jukema
  • A van Der Laarse
  • G J Puppels
چکیده

Quantitative characterization of atherosclerotic plaque composition with standard histopathological methods remains limited to sectioned plaques. Raman spectroscopy enables nondestructive quantification of atherosclerotic plaque composition. We used Raman spectroscopy to study the effects of diet and lipid-lowering therapy on plaque development in apolipoprotein (APO) E*3-Leiden transgenic mice. Raman spectra were obtained over the full width and entire length of the ascending aorta and aortic arch. Spectra were modeled to calculate the relative dry weights of cholesterol and calcium salts, and quantitative maps of their distribution were created. In male mice (n=20) that received a high-fat/high-cholesterol (HFC) diet for 0, 2, 4, or 6 months, Raman spectroscopy showed good correlation between cholesterol accumulation and total serum cholesterol exposure (r approximately 0.87, P<0.001). In female mice (n=10) that were assigned to an HFC diet, with or without 0.01% atorvastatin, a strong reduction in cholesterol accumulation (57%) and calcium salts (97%) (P<0.01) was demonstrated in the atorvastatin-treated group. In conclusion, Raman spectroscopy can be used to quantitatively study the size and distribution of depositions of cholesterol and calcification in APOE*3-Leiden transgenic mice. This study encourages Raman spectroscopy for the quantitative investigation of atherosclerosis and lipid-lowering therapy in larger animals or humans in vivo.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology

دوره 21 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2001