Large animal models of atherosclerosis–new tools for persistent problems in cardiovascular medicine

J Shim, RH Al‐Mashhadi, CB Sørensen… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
… , especially genetically modified mouse models 1, have enabled many discoveries of
disease mechanisms 2, but treatment of atherosclerosis still relies on the old discovery that low-…

Molecular imaging of inflammation in the ApoE-/-mouse model of atherosclerosis with IodoDPA

CA Foss, D Bedja, RC Mease, H Wang, DA Kass… - Biochemical and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Atherosclerosis is a common and serious vascular disease predisposing
individuals to myocardial infarction and stroke. Intravascular plaques, the pathologic lesions of …

The transcription factor CREB enhances interleukin-17A production and inflammation in a mouse model of atherosclerosis

S Kotla, NK Singh, MR Heckle, GJ Tigyi, GN Rao - Science signaling, 2013 - science.org
The enzyme 15-lipoxygenase (15-LO) plays a role in atherogenesis (also known as
atherosclerosis), but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. We found that 15(S)-…

Atherosclerosis and the mouse: a decade of experience

A Plump - Annals of medicine, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
Mouse models of atherosclerosis and the effect of lipoprotein … in building the mouse as a
model of atherosclerosis and to … of mice that are susceptible to early atherosclerosis are often …

How to evaluate plaque vulnerability in animal models of atherosclerosis?

MD Rekhter - Cardiovascular research, 2002 - academic.oup.com
models featuring spontaneous or induced plaque rupture/thrombosis. This review summarizes
current literature on the animal models of vulnerable atherosclerotic … of mouse models

Animal models of atherosclerosis

ML Armstrong, DD Heistad - Atherosclerosis, 1990 - Elsevier
… of the roles of animal models in the study of atherosclerosis. For … model of atherosclerosis,
and rabbits seem likely to have continued major usefulness in future studies of atherosclerosis

Transgenic mouse models to study the role of APOE in hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis

MH Hofker, BJM van Vlijmen, LM Havekes - Atherosclerosis, 1998 - Elsevier
… useful mouse models to study hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis. Normally, mice carry …
the very rapid metabolism of remnant clearance in mice, which hamper metabolic studies. In …

Mouse models of atherosclerosis

H Iwata, J Koga, J Decano, J Choi… - Mouse Models of …, 2016 - Springer
… goals of each study, mouse is most frequently used. This chapter will describe experimental
protocols of mouse models of chronic atherosclerosis. Mouse genes are named according to …

Modes of defining atherosclerosis in mouse models: relative merits and evolving standards

A Daugherty, H Lu, DA Howatt, DL Rateri - … Genomics: Methods and …, 2009 - Springer
… Many mouse models of atherosclerosis recapitulate facets of … that lesions in mouse models
develop to the stage of generating … evaluating results from mouse models of atherosclerosis. …

Genetic basis of atherosclerosis: insights from mice and humans

IM Stylianou, RC Bauer, MP Reilly… - Circulation research, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
… Here, we review the genetic data elucidated from mouse models of atherosclerosis, as well
as significant associations for human coronary artery disease. Furthermore, we discuss in …