| First Author | Thorp E | Year | 2009 |
| Journal | Cell Metab | Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 5 | Pages | 474-81 |
| PubMed ID | 19416717 | Mgi Jnum | J:148485 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:3845430 | Doi | 10.1016/j.cmet.2009.03.003 |
| Citation | Thorp E, et al. (2009) Reduced apoptosis and plaque necrosis in advanced atherosclerotic lesions of Apoe-/- and Ldlr-/- mice lacking CHOP. Cell Metab 9(5):474-81 |
| abstractText | Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is a hallmark of advanced atherosclerosis, but its causative role in plaque progression is unknown. In vitro studies have implicated the ER stress effector CHOP in macrophage apoptosis, a process involved in plaque necrosis in advanced atheromata. To test the effect of CHOP deficiency in vivo, aortic root lesions of fat-fed Chop+/+;Apoe-/- and Chop-/-;Apoe-/- mice were analyzed for size and morphology. Despite similar plasma lipoproteins, lesion area was 35% smaller in Chop-/-;Apoe-/- mice. Most importantly, plaque necrosis was reduced by approximately 50% and lesional apoptosis by 35% in the CHOP-deficient mice. Similar results were found in fat-fed Chop-/-;Ldlr-/- versus Chop+/+;Ldlr-/- mice. Thus, CHOP promotes plaque growth, apoptosis, and plaque necrosis in fat-fed Apoe-/- and Ldlr-/- mice. These data provide direct evidence for a causal link between the ER stress effector CHOP and plaque necrosis and suggest that interventions weakening this arm of the UPR may lessen plaque progression. |
