SIMVASTATIN INHIBITS THE OXIDATION OF LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS BY ACTIVATED HUMAN MONOCYTE-DERIVED MACROPHAGES

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作者
GIROUX, LM [1 ]
DAVIGNON, J [1 ]
NARUSZEWICZ, M [1 ]
机构
[1] CLIN RES INST MONTREAL, HYPERLIPIDEMIA & ATHEROSCLEROSIS RES GRP, 110 PINE AVE W, MONTREAL H2W 1R7, QUEBEC, CANADA
关键词
SIMVASTATIN; MACROPHAGE; OXIDIZED LDL; LDL;
D O I
10.1016/0005-2760(93)90145-Y
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Human monocyte-derived macrophages treated with increasing concentrations of the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, simvastatin, showed a dose-dependent decrease in superoxide formation in response to activation by phorbol myristate acetate. As a consequence, they oxidized LDL much less than untreated cells. Addition of exogenous mevalonic acid to simvastatin-treated macrophages restored their ability for superoxide production and for oxidative modification of LDL. These results indicate that simvastatin might prevent atherosclerosis by additional mechanisms besides its hypocholesterolemic activity.
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页码:335 / 338
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