| First Author | Guo X | Year | 2012 |
| Journal | Antioxid Redox Signal | Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 10 | Pages | 1362-75 |
| PubMed ID | 22548251 | Mgi Jnum | J:295028 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:6459319 | Doi | 10.1089/ars.2012.4549 |
| Citation | Guo X, et al. (2012) Overexpression of peroxiredoxin 4 attenuates atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E knockout mice. Antioxid Redox Signal 17(10):1362-75 |
| abstractText | AIM: A growing body of evidence has shown that increased formation of oxidized molecules and reactive oxygen species within the vasculature (i.e., the extracellular space) plays a crucial role in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis and in the formation of unstable plaques. Peroxiredoxin 4 (PRDX4) is the only known secretory member of the antioxidant PRDX family. However, the relationship between PRDX4 and susceptibility to atherosclerosis has remained unclear. RESULTS: To define the role of PRDX4 in hyperlipidemia-induced atherosclerosis, we generated hPRDX4 transgenic (Tg) and apolipoprotein E (apoE) knockout mice (hPRDX4(+/+)/apoE(-/-)). After feeding the mice a high-cholesterol diet, they showed fewer atheromatous plaques, less T-lymphocyte infiltration, lower levels of oxidative stress markers, less necrosis, a larger number of smooth muscle cells, and a larger amount of collagen, resulting in thickened fibrous cap formation and possible stable plaque phenotype as compared with apoE(-/-) mice. We also detected greater suppression of apoptosis and decreased Bax expression in hPRDX4(+/+)/apoE(-/-) mice than in apoE(-/-) mice. Bone marrow transplantation from hPRDX4(+/+) donors to apoE(-/-) mice confirmed the antiatherogenic aspects of PRDX4, revealing significantly suppressed atherosclerotic progression. INNOVATION: In this study, we demonstrated for the first time that PRDX4 suppressed the development of atherosclerosis in apoE(-/-) mice fed a high-cholesterol diet. CONCLUSION: These data indicate that PRDX4 is an antiatherogenic factor and, by suppressing oxidative damage and apoptosis, that it may protect against the formation of vulnerable (unstable) plaques. |
