目的观察血清淀粉样P蛋白(serllmamyloidPcomponent,SAP)缺失对小鼠动脉粥样硬化形成的影响。方法构建载脂蛋白E(ApolipoproteinE)和SAP双基因敲除小鼠(ApoE-/-;SAP-/-)作为实验组,ApoE“一小鼠作为对照组。2组小鼠各12只,组内雄雌小鼠各半。在小鼠第8周龄时,体质量约20g,此时开始同时给予2组小鼠高脂饮食,于第16周龄时获取小鼠全血分离得到血清进行血脂分析,处死小鼠后获取其心脏,胸腹主动脉进行油红O染色并进行病理统计。结果双基因敲除小鼠组的高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL—C)明显高于对照小鼠(P〈0.01),低密度脂蛋白和高密度脂蛋白的比值和动脉粥样硬化指数(AI)小于对照组小鼠且差异显著(P〈0.01),而总胆固醇(TC),甘油三酯(TG)和低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL.C)浓度无显著性差异(P〉0.05);主动脉根部切片和胸腹主动脉的油红0染色结果表明SAP缺失明显减轻了小鼠动脉粥样硬化斑块面积(P〈0.01)。结论AP缺失可能通过上调HDL从而抑制ApoE。一小鼠动脉粥样硬化斑块形成。
Objective To observe the effect of serum amyloid P component (SAP) deficiency on ath erosclerosis (AS)in mice. Methods Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) and SAP knockout mice served as an experimental group (n = 12) and ApoE knockout mice served as a control group (n = 12). Their average body weight was about 20 g at the age of 8 weeks. The animals were then fed with high fat diet and killed at the age of 16 weeks. Blood, heart, and thoracico-abdominal aorta tissue samples were taken. Serum lipid was analyzed and the AS lesion Plaque area was measured after oil red O staining. Results The HDL-C level was significantly higher while the LDL-C/HDL-C value and atherogenic index( AI)were significantly lower in experimental group than in control group( P 〈 0. 01 ). However, no significant difference was observed in TC, TG and LDL-C levels between the two groups ( P 〉 0. 05 ). Oil red O staining showed that SAP deficiency significantly reduced the area of atherosclerosis plaques in heart and thoracico-abdominal aorta tissue samples ( P 〈 0. 01 ). Conclusion SAP deficiency inhibits formation of atherosclerosis plaques in mice by up-regulating their HDL-C level.