Abstract

The primary objectives of the Animal Core are as follows: 1. Provide veterinary care for the monkeys and mice of the Program Project. 2. Provide veterinary and technical support for liver biopsy surgeries and for associated postoperative care. 3. Provide technical support for collection of blood samples, blood pressures, body weights, administering isotopes and performing urine sample collection, and preparing data sheets. 4. Coordinate and supervise the diet laboratory and animal care staffs to assure that diets are prepared and fed according to protocol. 5. Insure that liver perfusion studies and necropsies are performed according to protocol. 6. Evaluate atherosclerosis extent and severity in the aorta, coronary, carotid and iliac arteries. 7. Provide technical support for the transgenic mouse breeding colony.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Type
Research Program Projects (P01)
Project #
5P01HL049373-10
Application #
6606553
Study Section
Project Start
2002-07-01
Project End
2003-06-30
Budget Start
1997-10-01
Budget End
1998-09-30
Support Year
10
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Department
Type
DUNS #
041418799
City
Winston-Salem
State
NC
Country
United States
Zip Code
27106

  Publications

Schugar, Rebecca C; Shih, Diana M; Warrier, Manya et al. (2017) The TMAO-Producing Enzyme Flavin-Containing Monooxygenase 3 Regulates Obesity and the Beiging of White Adipose Tissue. Cell Rep 19:2451-2461
Pollard, Ricquita D; Fulp, Brian; Sorci-Thomas, Mary G et al. (2016) High-Density Lipoprotein Biogenesis: Defining the Domains Involved in Human Apolipoprotein A-I Lipidation. Biochemistry 55:4971-81
Rodríguez-Pérez, Celia; Ramprasath, Vanu Ramkumar; Pu, Shuaihua et al. (2016) Docosahexaenoic Acid Attenuates Cardiovascular Risk Factors via a Decline in Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) Plasma Levels. Lipids 51:75-83
Warrier, Manya; Zhang, Jun; Bura, Kanwardeep et al. (2016) Sterol O-Acyltransferase 2-Driven Cholesterol Esterification Opposes Liver X Receptor-Stimulated Fecal Neutral Sterol Loss. Lipids 51:151-7
Jones, Peter J H; MacKay, Dylan S; Senanayake, Vijitha K et al. (2015) High-oleic canola oil consumption enriches LDL particle cholesteryl oleate content and reduces LDL proteoglycan binding in humans. Atherosclerosis 238:231-8
Lopez, Adam M; Chuang, Jen-Chieh; Posey, Kenneth S et al. (2015) PRD125, a potent and selective inhibitor of sterol O-acyltransferase 2 markedly reduces hepatic cholesteryl ester accumulation and improves liver function in lysosomal acid lipase-deficient mice. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 355:159-67
Liu, Mingxia; Allegood, Jeremy; Zhu, Xuewei et al. (2015) Uncleaved ApoM signal peptide is required for formation of large ApoM/sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P)-enriched HDL particles. J Biol Chem 290:7861-70
Melchior, John T; Olson, John D; Kelley, Kathryn L et al. (2015) Targeted Knockdown of Hepatic SOAT2 With Antisense Oligonucleotides Stabilizes Atherosclerotic Plaque in ApoB100-only LDLr-/- Mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 35:1920-7
Ohshiro, Taichi; Ohtawa, Masaki; Nagamitsu, Tohru et al. (2015) New pyripyropene A derivatives, highly SOAT2-selective inhibitors, improve hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis in atherogenic mouse models. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 355:299-307
Marshall, Stephanie M; Gromovsky, Anthony D; Kelley, Kathryn L et al. (2014) Acute sterol o-acyltransferase 2 (SOAT2) knockdown rapidly mobilizes hepatic cholesterol for fecal excretion. PLoS One 9:e98953

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