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Klösener L, Samolovac S, Barnekow I, König J, Moussavi A, Boretius S, Fuchs D, Haegens A, Hinkel R, Mietsch M. Functional Cardiovascular Characterization of the Common Marmoset ( Callithrix jacchus). BIOLOGY 2023; 12:1123. [PMID: 37627007 PMCID: PMC10452209 DOI: 10.3390/biology12081123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Appropriate cardiovascular animal models are urgently needed to investigate genetic, molecular, and therapeutic approaches, yet the translation of results from the currently used species is difficult due to their genetic distance as well as their anatomical or physiological differences. Animal species that are closer to the human situation might help to bridge this translational gap. The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) is an interesting candidate to investigate certain heart diseases and cardiovascular comorbidities, yet a basic functional characterization of its hemodynamic system is still missing. Therefore, cardiac functional analyses were performed by utilizing the invasive intracardiac pressure-volume loops (PV loop) system in seven animals, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in six animals, and echocardiography in five young adult male common marmosets. For a direct comparison between the three methods, only data from animals for which all three datasets could be acquired were selected. All three modalities were suitable for characterizing cardiac function, though with some systemic variations. In addition, vena cava occlusions were performed to investigate the load-independent parameters collected with the PV loop system, which allowed for a deeper analysis of the cardiac function and for a more sensitive detection of the alterations in a disease state, such as heart failure or certain cardiovascular comorbidities.
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- Lina Klösener
- Laboratory Animal Science Unit, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, 37077 Göttingen, Germany (M.M.)
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
- Institute for Animal Hygiene, Animal Welfare and Farm Animal Behavior, University of Veterinary Medicine, 30173 Hannover, Germany
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- Laboratory Animal Science Unit, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, 37077 Göttingen, Germany (M.M.)
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Functional Imaging Laboratory, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Functional Imaging Laboratory, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
- Functional Imaging Laboratory, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
- Functional Imaging Laboratory, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
- Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Georg August University, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- FUJIFILM VisualSonics Inc., 1114 AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory Animal Science Unit, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, 37077 Göttingen, Germany (M.M.)
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
- Institute for Animal Hygiene, Animal Welfare and Farm Animal Behavior, University of Veterinary Medicine, 30173 Hannover, Germany
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- Laboratory Animal Science Unit, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, 37077 Göttingen, Germany (M.M.)
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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Weiss M, Fellmann L, Regnard P, Bousquet P, Monassier L, Niederhoffer N. Protective effects of the imidazoline-like drug lnp599 in a marmoset model of obesity-induced metabolic disorders. Int J Obes (Lond) 2021; 45:1229-1239. [PMID: 33654274 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-021-00786-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Overweight and obesity are undoubtable risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases and significantly contribute to the global morbi-mortality. We previoulsy reported that LNP599, a pharmacological imidazoline-like activator of hepatic AMPK/adiponectin signaling, protects against the development of adiposity and obesity and the associated cardio-metabolic disorders, suggesting that it may be a suitable drug candidate for a therapeutic approach targeting the development of obesity at very early stages. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the metabolic effects of LNP599 in a model of diet-induced overweight and metabolic disorders in a nonhuman primate, the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus), and more particularly to establish the impact of the compound on cholesterol homeostasis, i.e., HDL and LDL/VLDL lipoproteins. METHODS Marmosets were fed normal (NC) or hypercaloric (HC) chow during 16 weeks. Diet-induced changes in body weight and metabolism were assessed. Effects of LNP599 were evaluated in a subset of HC animals (HC-LNP) receiving the compound at a daily dose of 10 mg/kg over the 16 weeks. RESULTS HC-feeding induced significant overweight associated with a marked dyslipidemia (hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, and reduced HDL over LDL/VLDL cholesterol ratio). LNP599 blunted the diet-induced body weight gain and largely protected against the development of hypertriglyceridemia. Total cholesterol was unchanged but the ratio of HDL over LDL/VLDL cholesterol was more than doubled. CONCLUSIONS The profile of metabolic troubles obtained upon enriched diet mimicked the disorders associated with spontaneous obesity in marmosets. HC marmosets represent an experimental model of high clinical relevance to study the pathophysiology of obesity and related dyslipidemia and to evaluate the effects of emerging therapies targeting these disorders. Our data confirm the preventing effects of LNP599 in a nonhuman primate model and demonstrate for the first time the high potency of this drug in promoting HDL-cholesterol.
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- Maud Weiss
- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie et Toxicologie NeuroCardiovasculaire - UR7296, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- SILABE, Université de Strasbourg, Fort Foch, Niederhausbergen, Strasbourg, France
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- SILABE, Université de Strasbourg, Fort Foch, Niederhausbergen, Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie et Toxicologie NeuroCardiovasculaire - UR7296, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie et Toxicologie NeuroCardiovasculaire - UR7296, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie et Toxicologie NeuroCardiovasculaire - UR7296, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
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Ross CN, Adams J, Gonzalez O, Dick E, Giavedoni L, Hodara VL, Phillips K, Rigodanzo AD, Kasinath B, Tardif SD. Cross-sectional comparison of health-span phenotypes in young versus geriatric marmosets. Am J Primatol 2019; 81:e22952. [PMID: 30664265 PMCID: PMC7036287 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2018] [Revised: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The development of the marmoset as a translational model for healthspan and lifespan studies relies on the characterization of health parameters in young and geriatric marmosets. This cross-sectional study examined health phenotypes in marmosets for five domains of interest for human health and aging: mobility, cognition, metabolism, homeostasis, and immune function. Geriatric marmosets were found to have significant executive function impairment when compared to young animals. While geriatric animals did not show gross abnormalities in mobility and measures of locomotion, their types of movement were altered from young animals. Geriatric marmosets had alterations in cardiac function, with significantly increased mean arterial pressures; metabolism, with significantly lower VO2 ; and suppressed immune function. Further, this study sought to characterize and describe histopathology for both young and geriatric healthy marmosets. Overall this study provides a characterization of health parameters for young and geriatric marmosets which will greatly enhance future aging and interventional testing in marmosets.
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- Corinna N Ross
- Department of Science and Mathematics, Texas A&M University San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
- Southwest National Primate Research Center, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas
- Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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- Southwest National Primate Research Center, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas
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- Southwest National Primate Research Center, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas
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- Southwest National Primate Research Center, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas
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- Southwest National Primate Research Center, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas
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- Southwest National Primate Research Center, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Psychology, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
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- Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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- Southwest National Primate Research Center, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas
- Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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Takano K, Tatebe J, Washizawa N, Morita T. Curcumin Inhibits Age-Related Vascular Changes in Aged Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet. Nutrients 2018; 10:nu10101476. [PMID: 30309028 PMCID: PMC6213737 DOI: 10.3390/nu10101476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Revised: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Inhibiting the onset of arteriosclerotic disease, which has been increasing due to the westernized diet and aging, is a significant social challenge. Curcumin, a type of polyphenol, has anti-oxidative effects and anti-inflammatory action and is expected to treat and to have prophylactic effects on different diseases. In this study, we examined the effects of long-term administration of curcumin on vascular aging and chronic inflammation—the causes of arteriosclerotic disease. Eight-week-old C57BL/6J mice were fed with high fat diet (HFD) or 0.1% curcumin-mixed HFD (HFD + Cu) until 80 weeks old (n = 20 for each group). After the breeding, we examined the expression of antioxidant enzymes, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), oxidative stress, vascular aging, and inflammatory changes in the aorta. In the HFD group, oxidative stress increased with decreased sirt1 expression in the aorta followed by increased senescent cells and enhanced inflammation. Whereas in the HFD + Cu group, HO-1 was induced in the aorta with the suppression of oxidative stress. Additionally, it was shown that sirt1 expression in the aorta in the HFD + Cu group remained at a level comparable to that of the 8-week-old mice with suppression of increased senescent cells and enhanced inflammation. Consequently, disorders associated with HFD were resolved. These results suggest that curcumin might be a food with a prophylactic function against arteriosclerotic disease.
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- Kenichiro Takano
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan.
- Takano Hospital, Tokyo 144-0033, Japan.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan.
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- Nutrition Therapy Center, Toho University Omori Medical Center, Tokyo 143-8541, Japan.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan.
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Osaka M, Ito S, Honda M, Inomata Y, Egashira K, Yoshida M. Critical role of the C5a-activated neutrophils in high-fat diet-induced vascular inflammation. Sci Rep 2016; 6:21391. [PMID: 26893238 PMCID: PMC4759545 DOI: 10.1038/srep21391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Exceed and chronic high-fat diet (HFD) contributes to the diagnosis and development of atherosclerosis, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. However, the key molecular component(s) triggered by HFD responsible for initiating vascular inflammation remain unknown. We observed that feeding HFD for 4 weeks is sufficient to induce leukocyte recruitment in the femoral artery of wild-type mice. Neutrophil- and monocyte-depletion analyses confirmed the preferential recruitment of neutrophils in these mice. Protein analysis of sera from HFD-fed mice revealed a marked elevation of complement component C5a levels. Exogenous C5a alone induced leukocyte recruitment, which was abolished by a C5a-receptor antagonist. We also examined the role of neutrophil-derived MCP-1 in accumulation of leukocytes in the artery. These results demonstrated a previously unrecognized role for C5a and neutrophils in the early onset of HFD-induced vascular inflammation. Further study may help in elucidating a novel regulatory pathway to control diet-induced inflammation such as that in case of atherosclerosis.
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- Mizuko Osaka
- Department of Life Science and Bioethics, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Nutrition and Metabolism in Cardiovascular Disease, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Bioethics, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Bioethics, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Wachtman LM, Kramer JA, Miller AD, Hachey AM, Curran EH, Mansfield KG. Differential contribution of dietary fat and monosaccharide to metabolic syndrome in the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus). Obesity (Silver Spring) 2011; 19:1145-56. [PMID: 21164504 PMCID: PMC3099141 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2010.303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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There is a critical need for animal models to study aspects type 2 diabetes (T2D) pathogenesis and prevention. While the rhesus macaque is such an established model, the common marmoset has added benefits including reduced zoonotic risks, shorter life span, and a predisposition to birth twins demonstrating chimerism. The marmoset as a model organism for the study of metabolic syndrome has not been fully evaluated. Marmosets fed high-fat or glucose-enriched diets were followed longitudinally to observe effects on morphometric and metabolic measures. Effects on pancreatic histomorphometry and vascular pathology were examined terminally. The glucose-enriched diet group developed an obese phenotype and a prolonged hyperglycemic state evidenced by a rapid and persistent increase in mean glycosylated hemoglobin (HgbA1c) observed as early as week 16. In contrast, marmosets fed a high-fat diet did not maintain an obese phenotype and demonstrated a delayed increase in HgbA1) that did not reach statistical significance until week 40. Consumption of either diet resulted in profound pancreatic islet hyperplasia suggesting a compensation for increased insulin requirements. Although the high-fat diet group developed atherosclerosis of increased severity, the presence of lesions correlated with glucose intolerance only in the glucose-enriched diet group. The altered timing of glucose dysregulation, differential contribution to obesity, and variation in vascular pathology suggests mechanisms of effect specific to dietary nutrient content. Feeding nutritionally modified diets to common marmosets recapitulates aspects of metabolic disease and represents a model that may prove instrumental to elucidating the contribution of nutrient excess to disease development.
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- Lynn M Wachtman
- Harvard Medical School, New England Primate Research Center, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA.
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Changes in brain-stem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) with age were recorded in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) at the age of 1-2, 6-8 and 10-12 years. The auditory function was assessed by thresholds, latencies and amplitudes of BAEPs evoked by use of tone burst stimulations with audible frequencies ranging from 1 to 99 kHz. Prolongation of the latencies of later waves was observed in the animals at the age of 6-8 and 10-12 years at high frequencies, suggesting that aging in marmosets, as reported previously in humans and other animals, may cause earlier hearing loss at high frequency than at low frequency within the hearing range. At 10-12 years of age, the elevations of BAEP thresholds and the declines of BAEP amplitudes in older animals were also observed. As the differences in the parameters are small, it was suggested that only a moderate hearing loss occurred with onset late in life in common marmoset similar to that in CBA/Ca mice. Based on the results obtained in this study, BAEP latencies appear to be more sensitive indicators than BAEP thresholds and amplitudes for the early detection of hearing impairment.
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- T Harada
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Japan
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Lima VL, Sena VL, Stewart B, Owen JS, Dolphin PJ. An evaluation of the marmoset Callithrix jacchus (sagüi) as an experimental model for the dyslipoproteinemia of human Schistosomiasis mansoni. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1998; 1393:235-43. [PMID: 9748601 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2760(98)00076-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Human infection with the parasite Schistosoma mansoni is a relatively common occurrence in regions of South America and is associated with liver dysfunction and dyslipoproteinemia. Specifically, the activity of plasma lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) activity is reduced, the concentration of plasma cholesterol esters falls, phospholipid concentrations are elevated and erythrocyte membranes become cholesterol enriched. Previous studies have utilized rodents (rats and mice) as experimental models to study the dyslipoproteinemia induced by S. mansoni infection. However, the plasma lipoprotein profiles in these animals is very different from humans and infection is not accompanied by decreases in LCAT activity or cholesterol enrichment of their erythrocyte membranes. Here we have evaluated the suitability of the marmoset Callithrix jacchus (sagüi) which is small and readily available in Brazil, as a potential animal model for the study of the dyslipoproteinemia of S. mansoni infections. The plasma lipoprotein compositions and distributions in sagüi, unlike rats or mice, approximate those of man with the LDL representing a major lipoprotein species. The molecular species of phospholipids, cholesterol esters and triglycerides present in sagüi plasma are also very similar to man, whereas those of rats and mice favor the longer chain more unsaturated species, Sagüi, like rodents, can be successfully infected with S. mansoni and after 60 days, this results in a 50% reduction in plasma LCAT activity, an 11% reduction in plasma cholesterol esters, an absolute increase of 46% in plasma phospholipids and an 18% increase in the cholesterol content of erythrocyte membranes. These changes are qualitatively and quantitatively very similar to those previously reported following human infections. Based upon these changes, and the observation that the plasma lipoprotein profile of sagüi and human is similar, we conclude that C. jacchus (sagüi) is an appropriate animal model for the study of dyslipoproteinemia associated with S. mansoni infections.
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- V L Lima
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
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Harada T, Tokuriki M. Effects of click intensity and frequency on the brain-stem auditory evoked potentials in the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus). J Vet Med Sci 1997; 59:561-7. [PMID: 9271451 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.59.561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Brain-stem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) were recorded in 20 common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) to investigate the effects of click frequency up to 99 kHz, in consideration of the higher hearing range of the marmoset, and intensity on wave forms and peak latencies. According to the results of BAEP recordings at frequencies of 4, 32, and 99 kHz, the number of components recorded was affected by the stimulus intensity and the clicks at an intensity of 80 dB peak equivalent sound pressure level (pe SPL) had the maximum number of clear components. Therefore, it was indicated that click stimulations at an intensity of 80 dB pe SPL over a broad range of frequencies appears to be useful for recording the maximum number of components in marmosets and may increase the information obtainable from BAEPs. BAEP latencies were prolonged as the stimulus intensity decreased from 100 to 50 dB pe SPL. The effects of stimulus frequency on the wave latencies and amplitudes in response to 80 dB pe SPL at frequencies between 0.5 and 99 kHz revealed various changes: the amplitude of wave I increased at 16 and 32 kHz, but that of waves III and V increased at 4-8 and 64-99 kHz. These increases in amplitudes of the waves may correlate with higher synchronous activity of the peripheral or central auditory pathways.
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- T Harada
- Department of Veterinary Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Japan
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Zhang SH, Reddick RL, Burkey B, Maeda N. Diet-induced atherosclerosis in mice heterozygous and homozygous for apolipoprotein E gene disruption. J Clin Invest 1994; 94:937-45. [PMID: 8083379 PMCID: PMC295131 DOI: 10.1172/jci117460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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With the aim of establishing whether a genetically reduced capability of producing apolipoprotein E (apo E) can affect atherogenesis, we have compared the consequences of dietary stress on normal mice and on mice heterozygous or homozygous for a disrupted apo E gene. A dramatically accelerated development of lesions occurred in the vasculature of the homozygous mutants as a result of feeding an atherogenic diet for 12 wk, and extensive deposition of lipid-filled macrophages was found outside the cardiovascular system. In nine heterozygotes fed the atherogenic diet for 12 wk, the amount of apo E in their total plasma lipoproteins increased to a level comparable to normal, but all nine developed much larger foam cell lesions in their proximal aorta than those found in 3 of 9 normal mice fed the same diet. The other six normals had no lesions. Our study demonstrates that heterozygous mice with only one functional apo E gene are more susceptible to diet-induced atherosclerosis than are normal, two-copy mice. Genetically determined quantitative limitations of apo E could, therefore, have similar effects in humans when they are stressed by an atherogenic diet.
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- S H Zhang
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599-7525
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Woollett LA, Spady DK, Dietschy JM. Regulatory effects of the saturated fatty acids 6:0 through 18:0 on hepatic low density lipoprotein receptor activity in the hamster. J Clin Invest 1992; 89:1133-41. [PMID: 1556178 PMCID: PMC442970 DOI: 10.1172/jci115694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The plasma concentration of cholesterol carried in low density lipoproteins is principally determined by the level of LDL receptor activity (Jm) and the LDL-cholesterol production rate (Jt) found in animals or man. This study delineates which saturated fatty acids alter Jm and Jt and so increase the plasma LDL-cholesterol level. Jm and Jt were measured in vivo in hamsters fed a constant level of added dietary cholesterol (0.12%) and triacylglycerol (10%), where the triacylglycerol contained only a single saturated fatty acid varying in chain length from 6 to 18 carbon atoms. After feeding for 30 d, the 12:0, 14:0, 16:0, and 18:0 fatty acids, but not the 6:0, 8:0, and 10:0 compounds, became significantly enriched in the liver total lipid fraction of the respective groups fed these fatty acids. However, only the 12:0, 14:0, and 16:0 fatty acids, but not the 6:0, 8:0, 10:0, and 18:0 compounds, suppressed Jm, increased Jt, and essentially doubled plasma LDL-cholesterol concentrations. Neither the 16:0 nor 18:0 compound altered rates of cholesterol synthesis in the extrahepatic organs, and both lowered the hepatic total cholesterol pool. Thus, the different effects of the 16:0 and 18:0 fatty acids could not be attributed to a difference in cholesterol delivery to the liver. Since these changes in LDL kinetics took place without an apparent alteration in external sterol balance, the regulatory effects of the 12:0, 14:0, and 16:0 fatty acids presumably are mediated through some change in a putative intrahepatic regulatory pool of sterol in the liver.
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- L A Woollett
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235
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Woollett LA, Spady DK, Dietschy JM. Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids independently regulate low density lipoprotein receptor activity and production rate. J Lipid Res 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)41885-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a low density lipoprotein which has apo(a) disulfide-linked to apoB100. Apo(a) has recently been shown to have a striking homology with plasminogen, a knowledge that has stimulated a lot of interest in the mechanism of atherogenicity and thrombogenicity of this lipoprotein particle. Several studies have documented the presence of Lp(a) in nonhuman primates with particular reference to the rhesus monkeys and baboons. The Lp(a) of rhesus monkey is structurally very similar to that of humans, except for the absence of kringle V and the amino acid composition of the catalytic region. The Lp(a) of nonhuman primates, like their human counterparts, exhibit a wide range of interindividual plasma levels and also a wide size polymorphism of apo(a). Nonhuman primates appear to represent a good model for the study of the structure and biology of Lp(a).
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- K Makino
- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637
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Guo HC, Michel JB, Blouquit Y, Chapman MJ. Lipoprotein(a) and apolipoprotein(a) in a New World monkey, the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus). Association of variable plasma lipoprotein(a) levels with a single apolipoprotein(a) isoform. ARTERIOSCLEROSIS AND THROMBOSIS : A JOURNAL OF VASCULAR BIOLOGY 1991; 11:1030-41. [PMID: 1829630 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.11.4.1030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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In an earlier report (Chapman et al, Biochemistry 1979;18:5096-5108), we suggested that the common marmoset may represent an important model for the study of human plasma lipoprotein metabolism. We now extend the interest of this monkey model to the study of lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) and apolipoprotein(a) (apo[a]). Density gradient ultracentrifugal fractionation of marmoset plasma revealed a bimodal distribution of Lp(a), with one peak of concentration occurring in association with very low density lipoproteins (VLDLs) and a second in the density range 1.040-1.080 g/ml. The dense Lp(a) subspecies displayed physicochemical properties (chemical composition, particle size, and electrophoretic mobility) that closely resembled those of its counterpart in humans and baboons but that were distinct from those of low density lipoprotein (LDL). Furthermore, the particle size of marmoset Lp(a) was invariant (31 nm) over the density interval 1.040-1.080 g/ml, whereas that of LDL decreased progressively with an increase in density (approximately 26-25.2 nm). Use of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies to human apo(a) and of a polyclonal antibody to marmoset Lp(a) allowed immunologic identification of a single apo(a) isoform in the marmoset whose size was similar to that of apo B-100; apo(a) and apo B-100 were associated in Lp(a) particles by a disulfide linkage. The total protein mass of apo-Lp(a) was estimated to be 800,000 or more by electrophoresis in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide-agarose gels. The amino acid compositions of marmoset and human apo(a) resembled each other but were distinct from those of the corresponding forms of apo B-100. Immunologic evidence is provided for a high degree of cross reactivity between apo(a) in marmosets, baboons, and humans, supporting the idea of the existence of a marked degree of structural homology between these proteins. In addition, electroimmunoblotting of marmoset apo(a) and marmoset plasminogen showed that these proteins shared certain epitopes in common, suggesting that marmoset apo(a) may possess kringle-like structural features. Finally, despite possession of a single apo(a) isoform, marmoset Lp(a) levels varied over a 100-fold range (0.5-49 mg/dl plasma). Considered together, our present findings suggest that the common marmoset monkey constitutes a unique model in which to study the regulation of apo(a) gene expression and the posttranslational processing of apo(a), as well as factors that modulate the synthesis, intravascular metabolism, and cellular catabolism of Lp(a).
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- H C Guo
- INSERM Unité 321, Hôpital de la Pitié, Paris, France
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Crook D, Weisgraber KH, Rall SC, Mahley RW. Isolation and characterization of several plasma apolipoproteins of common marmoset monkey. ARTERIOSCLEROSIS (DALLAS, TEX.) 1990; 10:625-32. [PMID: 2114867 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.10.4.625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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To explore the potential of the common marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus) as a model for human plasma lipoprotein metabolism, several marmoset apolipoproteins were isolated and characterized in this study. Based on several properties, including molecular weight, amino acid composition, and sequence, the marmoset apolipoproteins are strikingly similar to human apolipoprotein (apo) A-I, A-II, C-III, and A-IV. The first 54 residues of marmoset apo A-I showed 87% sequence identity with the corresponding region of human apo A-I. Amino-terminal sequence analysis of a minor basic apo A-I isoform revealed that it contained an amino-terminal hexapeptide extension (Arg-His-Phe-Gln-Gln-) identical to that found in human proapo A-I. Like apo A-II in most nonhuman primates, marmoset apo-A-II differed from human apo A-II in that it did not contain cysteine and therefore existed as a monomer. The complete amino acid sequence of marmoset apo A-II was deduced. The protein contains 77 amino acids, as does human apo A-II, and showed an 82% identity with its human equivalent. In both species, apo C-III and E had similar amino-terminal sequences and amino acid compositions. Like human apo E, marmoset apo E contained minor sialylated isoforms. However, unlike human apo C-III, no sialyated isoforms of marmoset apo C-III were observed. In addition, the marmoset possessed an apolipoprotein whose molecular weight and amino acid composition were similar to those of human apo A-IV. The close structural similarities between corresponding marmoset and human apolipoproteins indicate that the marmoset monkey will be useful as a model for human lipoprotein metabolism.
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- D Crook
- Gladstone Foundation Laboratories for Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco 94140
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