Title
Resveratrol protects against atherosclerosis, but does not add to the antiatherogenic effect of atorvastatin, in APOE * 3-Leiden.CETP mice
Author
Berbée, J.F.P.
Wong, M.C.
Wang, Y.
van der Hoorn, J.W.A.
Khedoe, P.P.S.J.
van Klinken, J.B.
Mol, I.M.
Hiemstra, P.S.
Tsikas, D.
Romijn, J.A.
Havekes, L.M.
Princen, H.M.G.
Rensen, P.C.N.
Publication year
2013
Abstract
Resveratrol is a major constituent of traditional Asian medicinal herbs and red wine and is suggested to be a potential antiatherosclerotic drug due to its proposed hypolipidemic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidative properties. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether resveratrol protects against atherosclerosis development in APOE*. 3 Leiden.CETP (E3L.CETP) mice and adds to the antiatherogenic effect of mild statin treatment, currently the most widely used antiatherogenic therapy. E3L.CETP mice were fed a cholesterol-rich diet without (control) or with resveratrol (0.01% w/w), atorvastatin (0.0027% w/w) or both for 14 weeks. During the study plasma lipid, inflammatory and oxidative stress parameters were determined. Resveratrol reduced atherosclerotic lesion area (-52%) in the aortic root, comparable to atorvastatin (-40%) and the combination of both drugs (-47%). The collagen/macrophage ratio in the atherosclerotic lesion, a marker of plaque stability, was increased by resveratrol (+108%), atorvastatin (+124%) and the combination (+154%). Resveratrol decreased plasma cholesterol levels (-19%) comparable to atorvastatin (-19%) and the combination (-22%), which was completely confined to (very)low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in all groups. Post hoc analyses showed that the antiatherogenic effect of atorvastatin could be explained by cholesterol lowering, while the antiatherosclerotic effect of resveratrol could be attributed to factors additional to cholesterol lowering. Markers of inflammation and oxidative stress were not different, but resveratrol improved macrophage function. We conclude that resveratrol potently reduces atherosclerosis development and induces a more stable lesion phenotype in E3L.CETP mice. However, under the experimental conditions tested, resveratrol does not add to the antiatherogenic effect of atorvastatin. © 2013 Elsevier Inc.
Subject
Life
MHR - Metabolic Health Research
ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences
Biomedical Innovation
Biology
Healthy Living
Atherosclerosis
Inflammation
Lipids
Oxidative stress
Resveratrol
Statin
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2012.11.009
TNO identifier
488289
ISSN
0955-2863
Source
Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 24 (8), 1423-1430
Document type
article