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Seddiki LS, Belboukhari N, Ould El Hadj-Khelil A, Sulaiman MR, Sekkoum K, Cheriti A. Pharmacological studies on aqueous extract of Launaea arborescens from southwest Algeria. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 275:114137. [PMID: 33915133 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Launaea arborescens, its vernacular name is Mol-albina belonging to asteracaea family origin of the southwest of Algeria. This plant is used in folk medicines to treat gastroenteritis, diabetes, child aliment and other diseases; it is taken macerated or boiled. AIM This study aims to evaluate the anti-inflammation an analgesic activity of the aqueous extract of Launaea arborescens (AqELA) and its pathway of action. METHODS the investigation of anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects were done using formalin test, acetic acid test. For mechanism investigation, it was used hot plate test to induce opioid receptors, a histamine and serotonin test to induce edema paw, finally, for the TRPV1 receptor, it was used the capsaicin test. RESULTS The aqueous extract of Launaea arborescens showed a significant inhibition of abdominal writhing test 95% and 100% inhibition of licking paw using acid acetic test and formalin test respectively (EC: 47 mg/kg and 104 mg/kg). The analgesic effect of the aqueous extract of Launaea arborescens showed inhibition of sensation of pain after 120 min compared to morphine effect. The aqueous extract of Launaea arborescens reduced paw volume after 180 min and 120 min for histamine and serotonin respectively with dose-dependent. Concerning of TRPV1 receptors, the inhibition was showed at doses 100 mg and 300 mg. CONCLUSION Our results contribute towards validation of the traditional use of Launaea arborescens for inflammation ailment.
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- Lamia Salima Seddiki
- Bioactives Molecules & Chiral Separation Laboratory, University Tahri Mohamed, Bechar, 08000, Algeria; Inflammatory and Pain Group.Faculty of Bioscience and Health.University Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangore Darul Elhsan, Malaysia; Faculty of Science of Nature and Life, University of Kasdi Merbah, Ouargla, 30000, Algeria.
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- Bioactives Molecules & Chiral Separation Laboratory, University Tahri Mohamed, Bechar, 08000, Algeria
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- Bioactives Molecules & Chiral Separation Laboratory, University Tahri Mohamed, Bechar, 08000, Algeria; Faculty of Science of Nature and Life, University of Kasdi Merbah, Ouargla, 30000, Algeria
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- Inflammatory and Pain Group.Faculty of Bioscience and Health.University Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangore Darul Elhsan, Malaysia
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- Bioactives Molecules & Chiral Separation Laboratory, University Tahri Mohamed, Bechar, 08000, Algeria
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- Phytochemistry and Organic Synthesis Laboratory, University Tahri Mohamed, Bechar, 08000, Algeria
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Li Q, Liu J, Liu W, Chu Y, Zhong J, Xie Y, Lou X, Ouyang X. LOX-1 Regulates P. gingivalis-Induced Monocyte Migration and Adhesion to Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:596. [PMID: 32793587 PMCID: PMC7394702 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) is one of the main periodontal bacteria. This pathogen was reported to enhance monocyte migration and adhesion to endothelial cells in atherosclerosis. The scavenger receptor lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1) plays a pivotal role in atherogenesis. The aim of this study was to investigate whether LOX-1 modulates P. gingivalis-mediated monocyte migration and adhesion to endothelial cells and how it works. The results showed that the migration and adhesion of monocytic THP-1 cells to human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were significantly enhanced when HUVECs or THP-1 cells were challenged with P. gingivalis. Meanwhile, the expression level of LOX-1 in both HUVECs and THP-1 cells were also significantly increased by P. gingivalis stimulation. It is well known that ligand/receptor pairs monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1)/CC chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2), selectins/Integrins, and cell adhesion molecules (CAMs)/Integrins mediate monocyte migration and adhesion to endothelial cells. In this study, LOX-1 was demonstrated to be crucially involved in P. gingivalis-induced THP-1 cell migration and adhesion to HUVECs, by regulating expression of ligands MCP-1, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and E-selectin in HUVECs and that of their receptors CCR2 and Integrin αMβ2 in THP-1 cells. The nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathway was proved to be involved in this process. In conclusion, LOX-1 plays a crucial role in P. gingivalis-induced monocyte migration and adhesion to endothelial cells. This result implies LOX-1 may act as a bridge in linking periodontitis to atherosclerosis.
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- Qian Li
- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China.,First Clinical Division, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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Elucidation of the Role of Lectin-Like oxLDL Receptor-1 in the Metabolic Responses of Macrophages to Human oxLDL. J Lipids 2017. [PMID: 28642826 PMCID: PMC5470018 DOI: 10.1155/2017/8479482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Atherogenesis is the narrowing of arteries due to plaque build-up that results in cardiovascular disease that can lead to death. The macrophage lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor-1 (LOX-1), also called the oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor 1 (OLR1), is currently thought to aid in atherosclerotic disease progression; therefore metabolic studies have potential to both provide mechanistic validation for the role of LOX-1 in disease progression and provide valuable information regarding biomarker strategies and clinical imaging. One such mechanistic study is the upregulation of LOX-1 by methylated bacterial DNA and deoxy-cytidylate-phosphate-deoxy-guanylate-DNA (CpG)-DNA exposure. CpG-DNA is known to promote oxidative burst responses in macrophages, due to its direct binding to toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) leading to the initiation of an NF-κB mediated immune response. In addition to the upregulation of macrophage LOX-1 expression, these studies have also examined the macrophage metabolic response to murine LOX-1/OLR1 antibody exposure. Our data suggests the antibody exposure effectively blocks LOX-1 dependent oxLDL metabolic activation of the macrophage, which was quantified using the multianalyte microphysiometer (MAMP). Using the MAMP to examine metabolic fluctuations during various types of oxLDL exposure, LOX-1 upregulation and inhibition provide valuable information regarding the role of LOX-1 in macrophage activation of oxidative burst.
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Yamada S, Tanimoto A, Sasaguri Y. Critical in vivo roles of histamine and histamine receptor signaling in animal models of metabolic syndrome. Pathol Int 2016; 66:661-671. [PMID: 27860077 DOI: 10.1111/pin.12477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Revised: 10/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Histamine, a classic low-molecular-weight amine, is synthesized from L-histidine by histidine decarboxylase (HDC), and histamine-specific receptors (HRs) are essential for its actions. Our serial in vivo studies have uniquely reported that expression of histamine/HRs is variably identified in atherosclerotic lesions, and that HDC-gene knockout mice without histamine/HRs signaling show a marked reduction of atherosclerotic progression. These data have convinced us that histamine plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Among four subclasses of HRs, the expression profile of the main receptors (H1/2R) has been shown to be switched from H2R to H1R during monocyte to macrophage differentiation, and H1R is also predominant in smooth muscle and endothelial cells of atheromatous plaque. Using various animal models of H1/2R-gene knockout mice, H1R and H2R were found to reciprocally but critically regulate not only hypercholesterolemia-induced atherosclerosis and injury-induced arteriosclerosis, but also hyperlipidemia-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Metabolic syndrome manifests obesity, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, atherosclerosis, and/or NAFLD, i.e. the dysregulation of lipid/bile acid/glucose metabolism. Therefore, although its etiology is complicated and multifactorial, histamine/HRs signaling has a close relationship with the development of metabolic syndrome. We herein review diverse, key in vivo roles of histamine/HR signaling in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome.
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- Sohsuke Yamada
- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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Yamada S, Wang KY, Tanimoto A, Sasaguri Y. Novel function of histamine signaling in hyperlipidemia-induced atherosclerosis: Histamine H1 receptors protect and H2 receptors accelerate atherosclerosis. Pathol Int 2015; 65:67-80. [DOI: 10.1111/pin.12246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2014] [Accepted: 11/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Sohsuke Yamada
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology; School of Medicine; University of Occupational and Environmental Health; Kitakyushu
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology; School of Medicine; University of Occupational and Environmental Health; Kitakyushu
- Shared-Use Research Center; School of Medicine; University of Occupational and Environmental Health; Kitakyushu Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology; School of Medicine; University of Occupational and Environmental Health; Kitakyushu
- Department of Tumor Pathology; Field of Oncology; Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Kagoshima Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology; School of Medicine; University of Occupational and Environmental Health; Kitakyushu
- Laboratory of Pathology; Fukuoka Wajiro Hospital; Fukuoka Japan
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Activated human mast cells induce LOX-1-specific scavenger receptor expression in human monocyte-derived macrophages. PLoS One 2014; 9:e108352. [PMID: 25250731 PMCID: PMC4176973 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Objective Activated mast cells in atherosclerotic lesions degranulate and release bioactive compounds capable of regulating atherogenesis. Here we examined the ability of activated human primary mast cells to regulate the expression of the major scavenger receptors in cultured human primary monocyte-derived macrophages (HMDMs). Results Components released by immunologically activated human primary mast cells induced a transient expression of lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor (LOX-1) mRNA in HMDMs, while the expression of two other scavenger receptors, MSR1 and CD36, remained unaffected. The LOX-1-inducing secretory components were identified as histamine, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β1), which exhibited a synergistic effect on LOX-1 mRNA expression. Histamine induced a transient expression of LOX-1 protein. Mast cell –induced increase in LOX-1 expression was not associated with increased uptake of oxidized LDL by the macrophages. Conclusions Mast cell-derived histamine, TNF-α, and TGF-β1 act in concert to induce a transient increase in LOX-1 expression in human primary monocyte-derived macrophages. The LOX-1-inducing activity potentially endows mast cells a hitherto unrecognized role in the regulation of innate immune reactions in atherogenesis.
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Kimura S, Tanimoto A, Wang KY, Shimajiri S, Guo X, Tasaki T, Yamada S, Sasaguri Y. Expression of macrophage-derived chemokine (CCL22) in atherosclerosis and regulation by histamine via the H2 receptor. Pathol Int 2012; 62:675-83. [PMID: 23005594 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2012.02854.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The importance of the lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor (LOX-1) gene in cardiovascular and other diseases is slowly being revealed. LOX-1 gene expression appears to be a "canary in a coal mine" for atherogenesis, being strongly up-regulated early on in a number of cell types when they are activated, and predicting the sites of future disease. From this early time point the LOX-1 protein often participates in the disease process itself. While gene/protein expression can be regulated on a multiplicity of levels, the most basic and important mode of regulation is usually transcriptional. There are very few studies on the transcriptional regulation of the human LOX-1 promoter; fewer still on definitive mapping of the transcription factors involved. It is known that a wide variety of stimuli up-regulate LOX-1, usually/probably on the transcriptional level. Angiotensin II (Ang II) is one important regulator of renin-angiotensin system and stimulator LOX-1. Ang II is known to up-regulate LOX-1 transcription through an NF-kB motif located at nt -2158. Oxidized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) is another important cardiovascular regulator, particularly of atherosclerotic disease, and a strong stimulator of LOX-1. Ox-LDL is known to up-regulate LOX-1 transcription through an Oct-1 motif located at nt -1556. The subsequent enhanced LOX-1 receptor numbers and their binding by ox-LDL ligand triggers a positive feedback loop, increasing further LOX-1 expression, with a presently unknown regulatory governor. The Oct-1 gene also has its own Oct-1-driven positive feedback loop, which likely also contributes to LOX-1 up-regulation. There is also data which suggests the involvement of the transcription factor AP-1 during stimulation with Phorbol 12-myristate acetate. While the importance of NF-κB as a transcriptional regulator of cardiovascular-relevant genes is well known, the importance of Oct-1 is not. Data suggests that Oct-1-mediated up-regulation of transcription is an early event in the stimulation of LOX-1 by ox-LDL. Yet Oct-1 also down-regulates cardiovascular-relevant genes by suppressing NF-κB transactivation. Thus, Oct-1 is presently somewhat of an enigma, up-regulating and down-regulating genes seemingly at random without an overall theme (with the exception of cell cycle). Yet the up-regulation of LOX-1 by ox-LDL is a very important event in atherogenesis (both early and late) and Oct-1 is, therefore, an important transcriptional gatekeeper of this important atherogenic trigger.
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Obesity is one of the most common lifestyle-related diseases. Being closely associated with insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia, it is also a component of metabolic syndrome and is involved in the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular and renal ailments. Obesity is also accompanied with a state of chronic inflammation. Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1), a receptor for oxidized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL), is expressed not only in endothelial cells, but also in macrophages, vascular smooth muscle cells, platelets and adipocytes. LOX-1 binds multiple ligands, has diverse physiological functions and plays a critical role in the signal transduction. It may well turn out to be a key, or very important, factor in the development of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia, the most important risk factors for atherosclerosis. In recent studies, LOX-1 upregulation appears to be a vital factor in obesity and its complications. This review summarizes current knowledge of obesity and the relationship between LOX-1 and obesity.
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- Meiling Yan
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Wang KY, Tanimoto A, Guo X, Yamada S, Shimajiri S, Murata Y, Ding Y, Tsutsui M, Kato S, Watanabe T, Ohtsu H, Hirano KI, Kohno K, Sasaguri Y. Histamine deficiency decreases atherosclerosis and inflammatory response in apolipoprotein E knockout mice independently of serum cholesterol level. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2011; 31:800-7. [PMID: 21273563 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.110.215228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Histamine and histamine receptors are found in atherosclerotic lesions, and their signaling and subsequent proatherogenic or proinflammatory gene expression are involved in atherogenesis. In the present study, we generated apolipoprotein E (apoE) and histamine synthesizing histidine decarboxylase double knockout (DKO) mice on a C57BL/6J (wild-type mice) background to clarify the roles of histamine in atherosclerosis. METHODS AND RESULTS Wild-type, apoE knockout (KO), and DKO mice were fed a high-cholesterol diet to analyze hyperlipidemia-induced atherosclerosis. Compared with wild-type mice, apoE-KO mice showed increased expression of histamine and its receptors, corresponding to increased atherosclerotic lesion areas and expression of inflammatory regulators, such as nuclear factor-κB, scavenger receptors, inflammatory cytokines, and matrix metalloproteinases. Histamine deficiency after deletion of histidine decarboxylase reduced atherosclerotic areas and expression of a range of the inflammation regulatory genes, but serum cholesterol levels of DKO mice were higher than those of apoE-KO mice. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that histamine is involved in the development of atherosclerosis in apoE-KO mice by regulating gene expression of inflammatory modulators, an action that appears to be independent of serum cholesterol levels. In addition to acute inflammatory response, histamine participates in chronic inflammation, such as hyperlipidemia-induced atherosclerosis, and might be a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of atherosclerosis.
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- Ke-Yong Wang
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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Tanimoto A, Wang KY, Murata Y, Kimura S, Nomaguchi M, Nakata S, Tsutsui M, Sasaguri Y. Histamine upregulates the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in human intimal smooth muscle cells via histamine H1 receptor and NF-kappaB signaling pathway. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2007; 27:1556-61. [PMID: 17478759 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.106.139089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Histamine increases endothelial nitric oxide (NO) production as an endothelium-dependent vasodilator, which acts as a vasoconstrictor in atherosclerotic coronary arteries. To investigate the relation between histamine and NO production in intimal smooth muscle cells (SMCs), we studied the effect of histamine on inducible NO synthase (iNOS) expression in the SMCs. METHODS AND RESULTS In cultured human intimal SMCs, histamine increased NO production, iNOS expression, and NF-kappaB nuclear translocation, which were inhibited by histamine H1 blocker and NF-kappaB inhibitor. Luciferase assay using -8.3 kb upstream of human iNOS promoter region and electrophoretic mobility shift assay suggested that a NF-kappaB motif located at -3922 to -3914 would be necessary for histamine-inducible promoter activity. In addition, H1 blocker, NF-kappaB inhibitor, and dominant negative IkappaB alpha or IkappaB kinase beta downregulated the histamine-induced iNOS promoter activity. In the human aorta, histamine content was estimated to be 310+/-66 pmol/mg protein in the atherosclerotic intima, while that was to be 43+/-22 pmol/mg protein in the media (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Histamine stimulates intimal SMCs to increase iNOS expression via H1 receptors and NF-kappaB signaling pathway. Histamine could be one of NO-regulating factors, by inducing iNOS expression in intimal SMCs, and may be related to atherogenesis.
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- Akihide Tanimoto
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan.
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Peitsaro N, Sundvik M, Anichtchik OV, Kaslin J, Panula P. Identification of zebrafish histamine H1, H2 and H3 receptors and effects of histaminergic ligands on behavior. Biochem Pharmacol 2007; 73:1205-14. [PMID: 17266939 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2007.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2006] [Revised: 12/07/2006] [Accepted: 01/08/2007] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Neuronal histamine regulates several functions in the vertebrate brain. The zebrafish brain contains a widespread histaminergic system and H(3) receptor ligand binding has been reported. In this study we provide evidence for the existence of histamine H(1), H(2) and H(3) receptor genes in zebrafish. Single copies of putative histamine H(1), H(2) and H(3) receptors were identified and cloned from the zebrafish brain. Expression analysis suggested that they are expressed in the brain and a few other tissues. Widespread distribution of zebrafish H(2) receptor binding sites was detected with [(125)I]iodoaminopotentidine in brain sections. Zebrafish larvae were exposed to 1, 10 or 100 microM of the H(1) ligand pyrilamine, the H(2) ligand cimetidine and the H(3) ligands thioperamide and immepip for 5 days. Significant decreases in swimming distance were observed with the highest dose of all ligands, whereas cimetidine gave a significant decrease also with 1 and 10 microM doses. These results provide the first molecular biological evidence for the presence of histamine receptors in zebrafish. These histamine receptors resemble those of higher vertebrates and they provide a useful model for pharmacological and behavioral studies for characterizing the functions of histamine in more detail.
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- Nina Peitsaro
- Neuroscience Center, Institute of Biomedicine/Anatomy, Haartmaninkatu 8, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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Thomas AC, Sala-Newby GB, Ismail Y, Johnson JL, Pasterkamp G, Newby AC. Genomics of Foam Cells and Nonfoamy Macrophages From Rabbits Identifies Arginase-I as a Differential Regulator of Nitric Oxide Production. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2007; 27:571-7. [PMID: 17194896 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000256470.23842.94] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Conversion of macrophages to foam cells is a critical step in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. We sought to identify genes differentially regulated in foam cells, since these are likely to include new targets for intervention.
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We used suppression subtraction hybridization to compare foam cells and nonfoamy macrophages isolated from subcutaneous granulomas of rabbits fed a cholesterol-rich or normal chow diet and confirmed upregulation of 3 genes, including matrix metalloproteinase-12 (mRNA 2.0-fold,
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Our study identified several differentially expressed genes in foam cells and nonfoamy macrophages derived from live rabbits. The altered pattern of gene expression in foam cells is likely to influence atherosclerosis formation and stability.
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- Anita C Thomas
- Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, BS2 8HW, United Kingdom
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Tanimoto A, Sasaguri Y, Ohtsu H. Histamine Network in Atherosclerosis. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2006; 16:280-4. [PMID: 17055384 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2006.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2006] [Revised: 05/31/2006] [Accepted: 06/05/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Histamine is a low-molecular-weight amine, synthesized from l-histidine by histidine decarboxylase. It has been suggested that the histamine is produced in the atherosclerotic lesion although the activity of histamine has not been clarified completely. To avoid the pharmacologic problems, genetically engineered mice are useful. We recently observed the histidine decarboxylase-gene knockout mice ameliorates' atherosclerotic region, compared with that of the wild-type control mice. The source of histamine in atherosclerotic lesion should be clarified in details; however, it could be macrophage, endothelial cells, and mast cells. All four types of histamine receptors (H1-H4) have the possibilities to be involved in the atherosclerotic regions. Because H1 and H2 receptors are discovered previously, the activities through those receptors are investigated relatively well, but as the other two types of receptors have been cloned recently, their involvement in atherosclerotic lesion should be investigated further.
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- Akihide Tanimoto
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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Sasaguri Y, Wang KY, Tanimoto A, Tsutsui M, Ueno H, Murata Y, Kohno Y, Yamada S, Ohtsu H. Role of histamine produced by bone marrow-derived vascular cells in pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Circ Res 2005; 96:974-81. [PMID: 15831815 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.0000166325.00383.ed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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To clarify the role of histamine-producing cells and its origin in atherosclerosis, we investigated histidine decarboxylase (HDC; histamine-producing enzyme) expression in murine arteries with vascular injuries after the animal had received transplanted bone marrow (BM) from green fluorescent protein (GFP)-transgenic mice. The neointima in the ligated carotid arteries contained BM-derived HDC+ cells that expressed macrophage (Mac-3) or smooth muscle cell antigen (alpha-SMA). In contrast, the HDC+ BM-derived cells, which were positive for Mac-3, were mainly located in the adventitia in the cuff replacement model. In apolipoprotein E-knockout mice on a high cholesterol diet, BM-derived cells expressing Mac-3 in the atheromatous plaques were also positive for HDC. In comparison with wild-type mice, HDC-/- mice showed reduced neointimal thickening and a decreased intima-to-media ratio after ligation and cuff replacement. These results indicate that histamine produced from BM-derived progenitor cells, which could transdifferentiate into SMC- or macrophage-like cells, are important for the formation of neointima and atheromatous plaques.
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- Yasuyuki Sasaguri
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental of Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
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Murata Y, Tanimoto A, Wang KY, Tsutsui M, Sasaguri Y, De Corte F, Matsushita H. Granulocyte Macrophage–Colony Stimulating Factor Increases the Expression of Histamine and Histamine Receptors in Monocytes/Macrophages in Relation to Arteriosclerosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2005; 25:430-5. [PMID: 15514212 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000148705.13411.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study the effect of granulocyte macrophage-colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) on histamine metabolism in arteriosclerosis, the expression of histidine decarboxylase (HDC; histamine-producing enzyme), histamine receptors 1 and 2 (HH1R and HH2R), and GM-CSF was investigated in human and mouse arteriosclerotic carotid arteries. Furthermore, the molecular mechanisms of GM-CSF-induced HDC and HH1R expression in monocytic U937 cells were investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS Immunohistochemistry showed that atherosclerotic human coronary and mouse ligated carotid arteries contained HDC-expressing macrophages. Gene expression of HDC, HH1R, HH2R, and GM-CSF was also detected in the lesions. In U937 cells, GM-CSF enhanced histamine secretion and gene expression of HDC and HH1R. A promoter assay showed that GM-CSF enhanced gene transcription of HDC and HH1R but not HH2R. CONCLUSIONS The present results indicate that HDC and HHR are expressed in arteriosclerotic lesion, and that GM-CSF induces HDC and HH1R expression in monocytes. Locally produced histamine might participate in atherogenesis by affecting the expression of atherosclerosis-related genes in monocytes and smooth muscle cells. The presence of histamine-producing macrophages and gene expression of histamine receptors and GM-CSF was demonstrated in arteriosclerotic lesions. In monocytic U937 cells, GM-CSF upregulated the expression of histamine and HH1R. Coordinated expression of histamine and its receptors by GM-CSF would participate in atherogenesis by affecting monocytic and SMC gene expression.
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- Yoshitaka Murata
- Kyurin Omtest Laboratory, Kyurin Corporation, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan
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Kimura S, Wang KY, Tanimoto A, Murata Y, Nakashima Y, Sasaguri Y. Acute inflammatory reactions caused by histamine via monocytes/macrophages chronically participate in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. Pathol Int 2004; 54:465-74. [PMID: 15189499 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2004.01653.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Previously we demonstrated that histidine decarboxylase (HDC), which produces histamine from l-histidine, was detected in monocytes/macrophages located in human atherosclerotic lesions. As monocytic migration is a key event of atherogenesis, we investigated whether histamine induces monocytic expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 and its receptors CCR2-A and -B, and also endothelial expression of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1. Furthermore, we studied the effect of interleukin (IL)-4, which inhibits the HDC expression, on the expression of MCP-1 and CCR2. Histamine stimulated monocytes, but not macrophages, to express MCP-1 and CCR2-A and -B. The expression of MCP-1 was inhibited by histamine H2 blocker. In contrast, IL-4 enhanced CCR2 expression but not MCP-1. Histamine stimulated endothelial cells to express ICAM-1 and VCAM-1. These results indicate that histamine and IL-4, which are both synthesized in the arterial intima, chronically participates in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis via the enhanced expression of monocytic MCP-1, CCR2 and endothelial adhesion molecules.
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- Satoshi Kimura
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, Kitakyushu, Japan
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Tanimoto A, Matsuki Y, Tomita T, Sasaguri T, Shimajiri S, Sasaguri Y. Histidine decarboxylase expression in pancreatic endocrine cells and related tumors. Pathol Int 2004; 54:408-12. [PMID: 15144399 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2004.01641.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Histidine decarboxylase (HDC) is an enzyme for decarboxylating l-histidine to histamine and is expressed in various types of cells including neuroendocrine tumors. Recent findings have demonstrated a high percentage of HDC immunoreactivity in many neuroendocrine tumors, including carcinoid tumors, small cell carcinomas of the lung, pheochromocytomas, and medullary carcinomas of the thyroid. HDC immunostaining was applied to pancreatic islet cells and related tumors to explore possible expression of HDC as a wide spectrum marker for neuroendocrine differentiation. A total of 24 cases (22 pancreatic endocrine neoplasms, one small cell carcinoma of the pancreas, and one mixed exocrine-endocrine carcinoma) along with normal pancreatic tissue were immunostained with the anti-HDC antibody. In a normal pancreas, a double immunostaining revealed possible colocalization of HDC with glucagon- or insulin-positive cells in the islets. Seventeen of 22 pancreatic endocrine neoplasms (77%) were found to be positive for HDC, and no distinct relation to hormonal activity was observed. One small cell carcinoma was strongly positive to HDC. One non-functional tumor with mixed exocrine and endocrine components showed a diffuse positive immunostaining for HDC, and some neoplastic glucagon- or somatostatin (SRIF)-positive cells coexpressed HDC. In conclusion, we demonstrated that the majority of pancreatic endocrine tumors expressed HDC, and we suggest that HDC is a wider new marker for neuroendocrine differentiation.
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- Akihide Tanimoto
- Department of Pathology, Toranomon Hospital and Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Tokyo, Japan
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Sasaguri Y, Tanimoto A. Role of macrophage-derived histamine in atherosclerosis-- chronic participation in the inflammatory response --. J Atheroscler Thromb 2004; 11:122-30. [PMID: 15256763 DOI: 10.5551/jat.11.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The atherosclerotic intimal lesion contains endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, monocytes/macrophages and T lymphocytes, which constitute a histamine-cytokine network that participates in chronic inflammatory responses. Monocytes/macrophages and T lymphocytes express the histamine-producing enzyme histidine decarboxylase (HDC), and specific histamine receptors (HHR), which are switched from HH2R to HHR1 during macrophage differentiation. Endothelial and smooth muscle cells also express HHR in response to histamine. The effects of histamine on these cells include a regulation of atherosclerosis-related events such as cell proliferation, expression of matrix metalloproteinase, adhesion molecules and cytokines. Furthermore, recent studies have indicated that histamine and the activation of its specific receptors modulate the Th1/Th2 balance in inflammatory lesions through the regulation of cytokine production from inflammatory cells. The histamine-cytokine network in the atherosclerotic intima could regulate inflammatory and immune responses, including Th1/Th2 balance, and contribute to atherogenesis.
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- Yasuyuki Sasaguri
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health.
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Chirathaworn C, Pongpanich A, Poovorawan Y. Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Induced LOX-1 Expression in an Endothelial Cell Line, ECV 304. Viral Immunol 2004; 17:308-14. [PMID: 15279708 DOI: 10.1089/0882824041310531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Infections, such as by Chlamydophilia pneumoniae, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, and Helicobacter pylori, have been shown to be involved in atherogenesis. Herpes simplex virus I (HSV-1) could infect vascular endothelial cells, and it has been shown that, when endothelial cells were activated with oxidized LDL (oxLDL), a number of cellular events are occurred, leading to endothelial cell dysfunction. Since LOX-1 is a major receptor for oxLDL on endothelial cells and its expression was increased in atherosclerosis, we investigated whether HSV1 infection can lead to the increase expression of LOX-1 in endothelial cells. LOX-1 mRNA expression determined by RT-PCR and LOX-1 promoter activity measured by luciferase assay were increased in endothelial cells following HSV-1 infection. This suggests that one of the mechanisms by which HSV-1 is involved in atherogenesis maybe the enhanced uptake of oxLDL via the increased expression of LOX-1 in endothelial cells.
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- C Chirathaworn
- Department of Microbiology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Kume N, Kita T. Roles of oxidized low-density lipoprotein and its receptors in the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic diseases. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2003. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-1586.2002.00048.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Noriaki Kume
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
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Schneider E, Rolli-Derkinderen M, Arock M, Dy M. Trends in histamine research: new functions during immune responses and hematopoiesis. Trends Immunol 2002; 23:255-63. [PMID: 12102747 DOI: 10.1016/s1471-4906(02)02215-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Elke Schneider
- CNRS UMR 8603 - Université René Descartes - Paris V, Hôpital Necker, 161 rue de Sèvres, 75743 Paris Cedex 15, France
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