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Experimental study of USPIO-enhanced MRI in the detection of atherosclerotic plaque and the intervention of atorvastatin

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    • Ting Sha
    • Chunmei Qi
    • Wei Fu
    • Ji Hao
    • Lei Gong
    • Hao Wu
    • Qingdui Zhang
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    Affiliations: Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221002, P.R. China, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221000, P.R. China
    Copyright: © Sha et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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Ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO) can identify atherosclerotic vulnerable plaque and atorvastatin can stabilize vulnerable plaque by inhibiting the inflammatory response. Using balloon injury in rabbit abdominal aortic endothelial cells and p53 gene transfecting the local plaque, we established an atherosclerotic vulnerable plaque model. In the treatment group, animals were treated with atorvastatin for 8 weeks. At the end of week 16, the animals in each group underwent medication trigger. USPIO-enhanced MRI was utilized to detect vulnerable plaque formation and the transformation of stable plaque in the treatment group. Pathological and serological studies were conducted in animal sera and tissues. The images from the USPIO‑enhanced MRI, and the vulnerable plaque showed low signal, especially on T2*-weighted sequences (T2*WI). Plaque signal strength reached a negative enhancement peak at 96 h. Compared with the other groups, lipids, cell adhesion molecule-1 and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 levels were significantly lower (P<0.05) in the treatment group. In conclusion, USPIO‑enhanced MRI can identify vulnerable plaque formation by deposition in macrophages, while atorvastatin is able to inhibit the progression of atherosclerosis and promote plaque transformation to the stable form.
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Sha, T., Qi, C., Fu, W., Hao, J., Gong, L., Wu, H., & Zhang, Q. (2016). Experimental study of USPIO-enhanced MRI in the detection of atherosclerotic plaque and the intervention of atorvastatin. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 12, 141-146. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3266
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Sha, T., Qi, C., Fu, W., Hao, J., Gong, L., Wu, H., Zhang, Q."Experimental study of USPIO-enhanced MRI in the detection of atherosclerotic plaque and the intervention of atorvastatin". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12.1 (2016): 141-146.
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Sha, T., Qi, C., Fu, W., Hao, J., Gong, L., Wu, H., Zhang, Q."Experimental study of USPIO-enhanced MRI in the detection of atherosclerotic plaque and the intervention of atorvastatin". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12, no. 1 (2016): 141-146. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3266
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Sha T, Qi C, Fu W, Hao J, Gong L, Wu H and Zhang Q: Experimental study of USPIO-enhanced MRI in the detection of atherosclerotic plaque and the intervention of atorvastatin. Exp Ther Med 12: 141-146, 2016.
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Sha, T., Qi, C., Fu, W., Hao, J., Gong, L., Wu, H., & Zhang, Q. (2016). Experimental study of USPIO-enhanced MRI in the detection of atherosclerotic plaque and the intervention of atorvastatin. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 12, 141-146. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3266
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Sha, T., Qi, C., Fu, W., Hao, J., Gong, L., Wu, H., Zhang, Q."Experimental study of USPIO-enhanced MRI in the detection of atherosclerotic plaque and the intervention of atorvastatin". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12.1 (2016): 141-146.
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Sha, T., Qi, C., Fu, W., Hao, J., Gong, L., Wu, H., Zhang, Q."Experimental study of USPIO-enhanced MRI in the detection of atherosclerotic plaque and the intervention of atorvastatin". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12, no. 1 (2016): 141-146. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3266
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