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. 2019 Aug;71(4):551-555.
doi: 10.1016/j.pharep.2019.02.014. Epub 2019 Feb 21.

Anti-atherosclerotic action of GW9508 - Free fatty acid receptors activator - In apoE-knockout mice

Maciej Suski  1 , Anna Kiepura  2 , Anna Wiśniewska  2 , Katarzyna Kuś  2 , Anna Skałkowska  3 , Kamila Stachyra  2 , Aneta Stachowicz  2 , Mariusz Gajda  4 , Ryszard Korbut  2 , Rafał Olszanecki  2
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Anti-atherosclerotic action of GW9508 - Free fatty acid receptors activator - In apoE-knockout mice

Maciej Suski et al. Pharmacol Rep. 2019 Aug.

Abstract

Background: In the past two decades, enhanced understanding of the biology of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPRs) has led to the identification of several such receptors as novel targets for free fatty acids (FFAs). Two GPRs, FFAR1 and FFAR4, have received special attention in the context of chronic inflammatory diseases, thanks to their anti-inflammatory activities.

Methods: The present study investigates the influence of prolonged treatment with GW9508 - agonist of FFAR1 and FFAR4 - on the development of atherosclerosis plaque in apoE-knockout mice, using morphometric and molecular methods.

Results: GW9508 administration has led to the reduction of atheroscletoric plaque size in an apoE-knockout mice model. Moreover, a FFAR1/FFAR4 agonist reduced the content of macrophages by almost 20%, attributed by immunohistochemical phenotyping to the pro-inflammatory M1-like activation state macrophages.

Conclusions: Prolonged administration of GW9508 resulted in significant amelioration of atherogenesis, providing evidence that the strategy based on macrophage phenotype switching toward an M2-like activation state via stimulation of FFAR1/FFAR4 receptors holds promise for a new approach to the prevention or treatment of atherosclerosis.

Keywords: Atherosclerosis; Free fatty acid receptors; GW9508; Macrophages; apoE-knockout mice.

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