Induction of Atherosclerosis in Mice and Hamsters Without Germline Genetic Engineering

Single injections of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9-encoding recombinant adeno-associated viral vectors are a rapid and versatile method to induce atherosclerosis in animals. This method should prove useful for experiments that are high-throughput or involve genetic techniques, strains, or species that do not combine well with current genetically engineered models.