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The Effects of Hypercholesterolemia on Wound Healing and Endothelial Angiogenic<br />

Properties<br />

Yedida Bogachkov 1 • Lin Chen, MD, PhD 2 • Myung-Jin Oh, PhD 3 • Luisa A. DiPietro, PhD 2 •<br />

Irena Levitan, PhD 4<br />

1Pharmacology, University of Illinois at Chicago • 2 Periodontics, University of Illinois at Chicago •<br />

3Medicine, University of Chicago • 4 Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, University of Illinois<br />

at Chicago<br />

Graduate Student<br />

Nearly 31 million adults in the US have elevated total cholesterol levels over 240 mg/dL, and almost<br />

32% of US adults have LDL cholesterol levels of 200mg/dL or above. Our study focuses on the<br />

impact of dyslipidemia on wound healing and wound angiogenesis. Using ApoE-/- mice, a known<br />

dyslipidemic model and a skin punch biopsy wound healing assay, we show that ApoE -/- mice<br />

show significantly delayed wound closure on days 2-7 post-wounding compared to control mice.<br />

These same ApoE-/- also display significantly decreased angiogenesis on days 10 and 14 post<br />

wounding, based on PECAM staining for endothelial cells, indicative of endothelial cell infiltration of<br />

the wound bed and new blood vessel growth. Furthermore, macrophage infiltration is also reduced.<br />

This significant suppression of wound angiogenesis is also seen when LDL is directly applied to the<br />

wounds via subcutaneous injections on C57BL6 mice. Additionally, using a matrigel plug assay, we<br />

show significantly suppressed angiogenesis in C57BL6 mice fed a Western Diet for 40 weeks. These<br />

results utilize an Isolectin B4 probe, which is indicative of endothelial cell infiltration into the<br />

matrigel plug and new blood vessel growth. Finally, in vitro studies on human aortic endothelial<br />

cells were pursued showing LDL significantly decreases endothelial cell proliferation, whereas its<br />

oxidized form, oxLDL, shows an increase in proliferation. In sum, we have shown in vivo that<br />

hypercholesterolemic mice have a decreased angiogenic potential, and in vitro, excess LDL leads to<br />

a decrease in angiogenic potential of aortic endothelial cells.<br />

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