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dc.contributor.authorAbu Helal, Raghden_US
dc.contributor.authorMuturi, Harrison Ten_US
dc.contributor.authorLee, Abraham Den_US
dc.contributor.authorLi, Weien_US
dc.contributor.authorGhadieh, Hildaen_US
dc.contributor.authorNajjar, Sonia Men_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-12T12:26:49Z-
dc.date.available2022-05-12T12:26:49Z-
dc.date.issued2022-04-14-
dc.identifier.issn16616596-
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/5571-
dc.description.abstract(1) Background: Mice with global Ceacam1 deletion developed plaque-like aortic lesions even on C57BL/6J background in the presence of increased endothelial cell permeability and insulin resistance. Loss of endothelial Ceacam1 gene caused endothelial dysfunction and reduced vascular integrity without affecting systemic insulin sensitivity. Because endothelial cell injury precedes atherosclerosis, we herein investigated whether the loss of endothelial Ceacam1 initiates atheroma formation in the absence of insulin resistance. (2) Methods: Endothelial cell-specific Ceacam1 null mice on C57BL/6J.Ldlr-/- background (Ldlr-/-VECadCre+Cc1fl/fl) were fed an atherogenic diet for 3-5 months before metabolic, histopathological, and en-face analysis of aortae were compared to their control littermates. Sirius Red stain was also performed on liver sections to analyze hepatic fibrosis. (3) Results: These mice displayed insulin sensitivity without significant fat deposition on aortic walls despite hypercholesterolemia. They also displayed increased inflammation and fibrosis. Deleting Ceacam1 in endothelial cells caused hyperactivation of VEGFR2/Shc/NF-κB pathway with resultant transcriptional induction of NF-κB targets. These include IL-6 that activates STAT3 inflammatory pathways, in addition to endothelin-1 and PDGF-B profibrogenic effectors. It also induced the association between SHP2 phosphatase and VEGFR2, downregulating the Akt/eNOS pathway and reducing nitric oxide production, a characteristic feature of endothelial dysfunction. Similarly, hepatic inflammation and fibrosis developed in Ldlr-/-VECadCre+Cc1fl/fl mice without an increase in hepatic steatosis. (4) Conclusions: Deleting endothelial cell Ceacam1 caused hepatic and aortic inflammation and fibrosis with increased endothelial dysfunction and oxidative stress in the presence of hypercholesterolemia. However, this did not progress into frank atheroma formation. Because these mice remained insulin sensitive, the study provides an in vivo demonstration that insulin resistance plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of frank atherosclerosis.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherNational Library of Medicineen_US
dc.subjectAtheromaen_US
dc.subjectFatty streaksen_US
dc.subjectFibrosisen_US
dc.subjectInflammationen_US
dc.subjectInsulin resistanceen_US
dc.subjectOxidative stressen_US
dc.titleAortic Fibrosis in Insulin-Sensitive Mice with Endothelial Cell-Specific Deletion of Ceacam1 Geneen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijms23084335-
dc.identifier.pmid35457157-
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85128142959-
dc.identifier.urlhttps://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85128142959-
dc.contributor.affiliationFaculty of Medicineen_US
dc.description.volume23en_US
dc.description.issue8en_US
dc.date.catalogued2022-05-12-
dc.description.statusPublisheden_US
dc.identifier.openURLhttps://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/8/4335en_US
dc.relation.ispartoftextInternational Journal of Molecular Sciencesen_US
dc.description.campusSGH campusen_US
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