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Acta Physiologica 2013; Volume 207, Supplement 694
92nd Annual Meeting of the German Physiological Society
3/2/2013-3/5/2013
Heidelberg, Germany
OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY AS A NOVEL METHOD TO MEASURE ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN MICE IN VIVO AFTER HIGH-FAT DIET
Abstract number: P282
Langbein
1
H., Hofmann
1
A., Göttsch
1
W., Eickholt
1
C., Cimalla
2
P., Koch
2
E., Morawietz
1
H.,
Brunssen
1
*C.
1
University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Department of Medicine III, Division of Vascular Endothelium and Microcirculation, Dresden, Germany
2
Dresden University of Technology, Clinical Sensoring and Monitoring, Dresden, Germany
Consumption of high amounts of saturated fat is a well established risk factor of patients with cardiovascular diseases. An important step in the pathogenesis of arteriosclerosis is the development of endothelial dysfunction. However, induction of endothelial dysfunction by high-fat diet is difficult in mouse models and controversial in the literature. In this study, we show a reproducible development of endothelial dysfunction using a very high-fat diet. C57BL/6J mice were fed a diet containing 60% kcal from fat for 20 weeks. Body weight and the amount of epididymal, retroperitoneal, mesenteric and perivascular fat were significantly increased after high-fat diet. Diet-induced obesity elevated blood glucose, triglyceride, total cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein plasma levels. Interestingly, cumulative food intake was lower in mice on high-fat diet compared to control. This study is the first showing an analysis of endothelial function by self-developed optical coherence tomography devices using flow-mediated vasodilation in the murine saphenous artery in vivo. In addition, we performed ex vivo analysis of endothelial function in rings of thoracic aortas from these animals using a Mulvany myograph. Both methods showed a significantly impaired endothelium-dependent relaxation. As control, endothelial dysfunction was shown by the same approach in atherosclerotic Ldlr-/- mice. Interestingly, application of COX-1/2 inhibitor diclofenac inhibited this effect. Next, we studied the role of H2O2 in the murine thoracic aorta. Catalase increased EC50 values in endothelial function of mice on standard chow. Moreover, a reduced H2O2 release was measured in the thoracic aorta after high-fat diet compared to mice on standard chow. This might contribute to the reduced endothelium-dependent vasodilation after high-fat diet. In conclusion, we were able to induce endothelial dysfunction in a reproducible manner in murine models using a very high-fat diet. This is the first study showing endothelial dysfunction by self-developed optical coherence tomography devices using flow-mediated vasodilation in mice models in vivo. A reduced release of H2O2 might contribute to the impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilation after high-fat diet.
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Acta Physiologica 2013; Volume 207, Supplement 694 :P282