F344ラットにおける肺泡沫細胞の発生に及ほすコレステロール投与及び加齢の影響

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  • Influence of cholesterol administration and aging on the development of pulmonary foam cells in F344 rats.
  • F344ラットにおける肺泡沫細胞の発生に及ぼすコレステロール投与及び加齢の影響〔英文〕
  • F344 ラット ニ オケル ハイ ホウマツ サイボウ ノ ハッセイ ニ オヨ

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The influence of experimentally induced hyperlipidemia and aging on the development of pulmonary foam cells (PFCs) was examined in Fischer 344 rats. The male and female rats were administered orally with cholesterol at a dosage level of 1000mg/kg/day for 30 days from 6 to 10 weeks or from 33 to 37 weeks of age. The control rats received the vehicle only in the same manner. Plasma levels of total cholesterol, phospholipid, triglyceride (TG), β-lipoprotein (β-LP) and calcium in both control and cholesterol-administered groups were higher at 37 weeks than at 10 weeks of age. Plasma β-LP and TG levels in the treated groups were significantly higher or tended to be higher than those of the controls at 10 and 37 weeks of age. Males of the treated group showed the highest level of β-LP at 37 weeks of age, positively correlated with the highest incidence of PFCs. PFCs developed singly or in a small cluster in peribronchial and subpleural regions. PFCs had an abundant cytoplasm filled with many fine vacuoles containing neutral lipid and cholesterol. PFCs stained with PAS and reacted immunohistochemically with both anti-rat monocytes/macrophages monoclonal antibody and anti-lysozyme antibody. Moderately swollen macrophages with a foamy appearance were detected in perivascular connective tissues of the lungs and they were considered to represent an initial stage of the development of PFCs. These observations suggest that hyperlipidemic conditions, particularly hyper β-lipoproteinemia, resulting from cholesterol administration or aging may be involved in the development of PFCs in rats.

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