The Claim
In apoE-/- mice, feeding a high-fat diet is associated with decreased expression of Siglec-E ligands on erythrocytes, indicating that dietary lipids may influence glycosylation patterns on red blood cells in this atherosclerosis model.
What the research says
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In mice genetically predisposed to atherosclerosis, a high-fat diet correlates with reduced levels of specific sugar molecules on the surface of red blood cells, suggesting that dietary fats may alter these molecular patterns.
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High-fat diet feeding in apoE-/- mice is associated with decreased expression of Siglec-E ligands on erythrocytes, suggesting that dietary lipids may modulate glycosylation patterns on red blood cells in this model of atherosclerosis.
When mice eat a lot of fat, their red blood cells make fewer sugar molecules on their surface. These sugar molecules normally stick to a receptor on immune cells that tells them to calm down. With fewer of these sugar molecules, the immune cells stay active and cause more inflammation in the blood vessels, which makes artery clogging worse. Adding sugar back into the diet fixes this by restoring those surface molecules and quieting the immune response.
What the research says
1 studyIn mice that easily get clogged arteries, eating a high-fat diet lowers certain sugar molecules on red blood cells — and this study confirms that. Adding sugar to their diet can fix it, but the original effect of the fatty diet is still real.
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