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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Rodent Models for Atherosclerosis.

Linghong Zeng, Jingshu Chi, Meiqi Zhu, Hong Hao, Shiyin Long, Zhenguo Liu, Caiping Zhang

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. BUB1B is a novel prognostic-related biomarker and correlated with immune infiltrates in lung adenocarcinoma.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Linghong ZengDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
Jingshu ChiDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA.
Meiqi ZhuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
Hong HaoDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4749-1834
Shiyin LongDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
Zhenguo LiuDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA.
Caiping ZhangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atherosclerosis, a leading cause of cardiovascular disease, is driven by a complex interplay of dyslipidemia, inflammation, and arterial plaque formation and progression. Animal models are indispensable to elucidate the pathogenesis and develop novel therapies. Rodent models are widely utilized due to their cost-effectiveness, reproducibility, and rapid disease progression. However, notable species differences exist in lipoprotein composition and lipid metabolism pathways. Mice and rats exhibit an HDL-dominant profile, whereas Syrian golden hamsters express cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) and display a higher LDL fraction, but lower than that of humans, offering a model closer to human metabolically. Divergent CETP activity across species further complicates the translational relevance of the findings from these models for atherosclerosis and related metabolic disorders. This review systematically examines the key factors in rodent model selection and optimization, with consideration on the roles of sex and age. We focus on three commonly used and well-characterized rodent strains prone to atherosclerosis: C57BL/6J mice, Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats, Wistar rats, and golden hamsters. On

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AtherosclerosisDisease Models, AnimalAnimalsCholesterol Ester Transfer ProteinsCricetinaeHumansLipid MetabolismMiceRatsCholesterol Ester Transfer Proteinsatherosclerosisdyslipidemiahigh-fat and cholesterol dietrodent model

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