Abstract 337: Extensive Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis and Myocardial Infarction in SR-BI/LDLR Double Knockout Mice Fed 4 Different Atherogenic Diets

Mice lacking the HDL receptor, SR-BI, are susceptible to spontaneous or diet-inducible occlusive coronary artery (CA) atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction (MI) in the context of an absence, or mutated form of apoE, respectively. We tested the effects of SR-BI deficiency on aortic sinus and CA atherosclerosis in LDL receptor deficient mice fed four different atherogenic diets; the HFCC and HFC diets are composed of 15% fat, 1.25% …