Charles University in Prague Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Biological and Medical Sciences Evaluatiton of the expresion and co-expresion of endoglin and VCAM-1 in the aorta on apoE- deficient mice Diploma thesis Lucie Minaříková Supervisor: Mgr. Jana Rathouská Background: The aim of this work was to monitor the expression and a possible co-expression of endoglin (TGF-β receptor III) and VCAM-1 in mouse aortic endothelium. As an experimental model, we used the mouse strain C57BL/6J, that was genetically modified, and is characteristic by a deficit of apolipoprotein E. Methodes: In the study, we focused on testing the mouse strain C57BL/6J with gene knockout for apolipoprotein E in different stages of the atherosclerotic process. 10 weeks old female mice were divided into three groups and fed diets with different content of cholesterol. One experimental group was fed a standard diet (called "chow type diet") for a period of two months. The other two groups were fed a diet containing 21% fat (called "Western type diet") for a period of two and four months. For the determination of the levels of total cholesterol, a biochemical analysis of blood was performed. Obtained parts of ascending aorta were analyzed by ImmPRESSTM immunohistochemical method with the detection reagent DAB....
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:337033 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Minaříková, Lucie |
| Contributors | Rathouská, Jana, Fikrová, Petra |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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