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The effect of trapidil on experimental hyperlipemia and atherosclerosis induced by 1% cholesterol diet in SPF male rabbits (JW/KBL) was investigated by the determination of the lipid contents of the plasma and thoracic aorta and examination of morphological changes in the aorta. Trapidil inhibited the increase of total lipid (TL), total cholesterol (TC), free cholesterol (FC) and phospholipid (PL) by the cholesterol diet in all groups. The level of cholesterol (HDL-C) and phospholipid (HDL-PL) in high density lipoprotein (HDL) remained unchanged after the cholesterol diet and trapidil administration. The atherogenic index (TC-HDL-C/HDL-C, PL-HDL-PL/HDL-PL) was improved by the inhibition of TC and PL by the administration of trapidil. A morphological study of the aorta showed that trapidil inhibited lipid deposition. A microscopic observation of the intima by Sudan III stain showed that inhibition of lipid deposition corresponded with the quantity of trapidil administration. An observation of aorta using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed that trapidil inhibited the presence of form cells due to HCD. This inhibition corresponded with the quantity of trapidil administration; and no form cells were seen in the 50 mg/kg-administered group. An observation of intima using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that trapidil inhibited the irregularly elevated regions by HCD. The structure of intima in the 50 mg/kg-administered group was similar to that of the control groups. The observation of the head angiogram showed that trapidil improved the stenosis in the lingual and temporal arteries which was caused by HCD.
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PMID:[Effect of trapidil on experimental hyperlipemia and atherosclerosis induced by cholesterol diet in SPF Japanese white rabbits]. 623 Dec 31

Experimental hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis induced by a cholesterol diet in SPF male and female rabbits (JW/KBL) were investigated by the determination of the lipid contents of the plasma, liver and thoracic aorta; determination of morphological changes of the aortic arch by head angiography; and computer tomography of the brain. Rabbits were fed the diet that contained 1% cholesterol for eight weeks. The plasma lipid levels began to rise from two weeks after the cholesterol diet was started, reached the peak four to six weeks later, and then fell in both males and females at eight weeks. The cholesterol of the high density lipoprotein in male rabbit plasma was slightly increased by the cholesterol diet, but not in female rabbits. An increase in the total cholesterol (TC) and triglyceride contents of the liver and an increase in the TC and phospholipid contents of the thoracic aorta were observed at the eighth week. Histological examination of the aortic arch showed marked lipid vacuoles under the endothelial cells, noticeable lipid inclusions in the smooth muscle cells of the intima and granular prominences on the internal surface of the aorta. Head angiography of rabbits fed the cholesterol diet revealed a constriction of the lumina of several arteries due to the lipid depositions. These results suggest that hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis can be produced at the eighth week using SPF rabbits fed on a cholesterol diet.
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PMID:Experimental hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis induced by cholesterol diet in SPF Japanese white rabbits. 688 42