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- Title
Gestational cholestyramine treatment protects adult offspring of ApoE‐deficient mice against maternal‐hypercholesterolemia‐induced atherosclerosis.
- Authors
Habib, Marina; Croyal, Mikael; Kaeffer, Bertrand; Grit, Isabelle; Castellano, Blandine; Gourdel, Mathilde; Le May, Cédric; Thorin, Chantal; Nazih, Hassan; Ouguerram, Khadija
- Abstract
Aim: Perinatal hypercholesterolemia exacerbates the development of atherosclerotic plaques in adult offspring. Here, we aimed to study the effect of maternal treatment with cholestyramine, a lipid‐lowering drug, on atherosclerosis development in adult offspring of hypercholesterolemic ApoE‐deficient (ApoE−/−) mice. Methods: ApoE−/− mice were treated with 3% cholestyramine (CTY) during gestation (G). After weaning, offspring (CTY‐G) were fed control diet until sacrificed at 25weeks of age. Atherosclerosis development in the aortic root of offspring was assessed after oil‐red‐o staining, along with some of predefined atherosclerosis regulators such as LDL and HDL by high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and bile acids (BA) and trimethylamine N‐oxide (TMAO) by liquid chromatography‐mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS). Results: In pregnant dams, cholestyramine treatment resulted in significantly lower plasma total‐ and LDL‐cholesterol as well as gallbladder total BA levels. In offspring, both males and females born to treated dams displayed reduced atherosclerotic plaques areas along with less lipid deposition in the aortic root. No significant change in plasma total cholesterol or triglycerides was measured in offspring, but CTY‐G males had increased HDL‐cholesterol and decreased apolipoproteins B100 to A‐I ratio. This latter group also showed reduced gallbladder total and specifically tauro‐conjugated bile acid pools, whereas for CTY‐G females, hydrophilic plasma tauro‐conjugated BA pool was significantly higher. They also benefited from lower plasma TMAO. Conclusion: Prenatal cholestyramine treatment reduces atherosclerosis development in adult offspring of ApoE−/− mice along with modulating the plaques' composition as well as some related biomarkers such as HDL‐C, bile acids and TMAO.
- Subjects
ADULT children; LIQUID chromatography-mass spectrometry; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC plaque; HIGH performance liquid chromatography
- Publication
Acta Physiologica, 2024, Vol 240, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
1748-1708
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/apha.14133