High-density lipoprotein deficiency in genetically modified mice deeply affects skin morphology : A structural and ultrastructural study
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2015
Citazione:
High-density lipoprotein deficiency in genetically modified mice deeply affects skin morphology : A structural and ultrastructural study / F. Arnaboldi, M. Busnelli, L. Cornaghi, S. Manzini, C. Parolini, F. Dellera, G. Ganzetti, C. Sirtori, E. Donetti, G. Chiesa. - In: EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH. - ISSN 0014-4827. - 338:1(2015), pp. 10040.105-10040.112.
Abstract:
Cutaneous lipids, endogenously synthetized and transported by lipoproteins, play a pivotal role in maintaining skin barrier. An impairment of extracutaneous lipid trafficking leads to the development of xanthomas, mostly arising in hyperlipidemic patients, but also in subjects with high-density lipoprotein (HDL) deficiency. The aim of this work was to evaluate, in a genetically modified mouse model, lacking two protein components of HDL particles, apolipoprotein(apo)E and apoA-I, the effect of HDL deficiency on skin morphology. Control mice (C57BL/6), apoE deficient mice (EKO), apoA-I deficient mice (A-IKO) and apoA-I/apoE double knockout mice (A-IKO/EKO) were maintained on a low-fat/low-cholesterol diet up to 30 weeks of age. At sacrifice, skin biopsies were processed for light (LM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Whereas the skin of EKO, A-IKO, and C57BL/6 mice was comparable, LM analysis in A-IKO/EKO mice showed an increase in dermal thickness and the presence of foam cells and T lymphocytes in reticular dermis. TEM analysis revealed the accumulation of cholesterol clefts in the papillary dermis and of cholesterol crystals within foam cells. In conclusion, A-IKO/EKO mice represent an experimental model for investigating the cutaneous phenotype of human HDL deficiency, thus mimicking a condition in which human xanthomatous lesions can develop.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
apolipoproteins; cholesterol clefts; HDLs; transmission electron microscopy
Elenco autori:
F. Arnaboldi, M. Busnelli, L. Cornaghi, S. Manzini, C. Parolini, F. Dellera, G. Ganzetti, C. Sirtori, E. Donetti, G. Chiesa
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