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Romay MC, Che N, Becker SN, Pouldar D, Hagopian R, Xiao X, Lusis AJ, Berliner JA, Civelek M. Regulation of NF-κB signaling by oxidized glycerophospholipid and IL-1β induced miRs-21-3p and -27a-5p in human aortic endothelial cells. J Lipid Res 2014; 56:38-50. [PMID: 25327529 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m052670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Exposure of endothelial cells (ECs) to agents such as oxidized glycerophospholipids (oxGPs) and cytokines, known to accumulate in atherosclerotic lesions, perturbs the expression of hundreds of genes in ECs involved in inflammatory and other biological processes. We hypothesized that microRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in regulating the inflammatory response in human aortic endothelial cells (HAECs) in response to oxGPs and interleukin 1β (IL-1β). Using next-generation sequencing and RT-quantitative PCR, we characterized the profile of expressed miRNAs in HAECs pre- and postexposure to oxGPs. Using this data, we identified miR-21-3p and miR-27a-5p to be induced 3- to 4-fold in response to oxGP and IL-1β treatment compared with control treatment. Transient overexpression of miR-21-3p and miR-27a-5p resulted in the downregulation of 1,253 genes with 922 genes overlapping between the two miRNAs. Gene Ontology functional enrichment analysis predicted that the two miRNAs were involved in the regulation of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling. Overexpression of these two miRNAs leads to changes in p65 nuclear translocation. Using 3' untranslated region luciferase assay, we identified 20 genes within the NF-κB signaling cascade as putative targets of miRs-21-3p and -27a-5p, implicating these two miRNAs as modulators of NF-κB signaling in ECs.
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- Milagros C Romay
- Departments of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Departments of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Human Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Departments of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 Human Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Leonarduzzi G, Gamba P, Gargiulo S, Biasi F, Poli G. Inflammation-related gene expression by lipid oxidation-derived products in the progression of atherosclerosis. Free Radic Biol Med 2012; 52:19-34. [PMID: 22037514 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2011] [Revised: 09/16/2011] [Accepted: 09/24/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Vascular areas of atherosclerotic development persist in a state of inflammation, and any further inflammatory stimulus in the subintimal area elicits a proatherogenic response; this alters the behavior of the artery wall cells and recruits further inflammatory cells. In association with the inflammatory response, oxidative events are also involved in the development of atherosclerotic plaques. It is now unanimously recognized that lipid oxidation-derived products are key players in the initiation and progression of atherosclerotic lesions. Oxidized lipids, derived from oxidatively modified low-density lipoproteins (LDLs), which accumulate in the intima, strongly modulate inflammation-related gene expression, through involvement of various signaling pathways. In addition, considerable evidence supports a proatherogenic role of a large group of potent bioactive lipids called eicosanoids, which derive from oxidation of arachidonic acid, a component of membrane phospholipids. Of note, LDL lipid oxidation products might regulate eicosanoid production, modulating the enzymatic degradation of arachidonic acid by cyclooxygenases and lipoxygenases; these enzymes might also directly contribute to LDL oxidation. This review provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge on signal transduction pathways and inflammatory gene expression, modulated by lipid oxidation-derived products, in the progression of atherosclerosis.
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Altered expression of inflammation-related genes in human carotid atherosclerotic plaques. Atherosclerosis 2012; 220:93-101. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2011] [Revised: 10/11/2011] [Accepted: 10/18/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Iñiguez MA, Cacheiro-Llaguno C, Cuesta N, Díaz-Muñoz MD, Fresno M. Prostanoid function and cardiovascular disease. Arch Physiol Biochem 2008; 114:201-9. [PMID: 18629685 DOI: 10.1080/13813450802180882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Prostanoids, including prostaglandins (PGs) and thromboxanes (TXs) are synthesized from arachidonic acid by the combined action of cyclooxygenases (COXs) and PG and TX synthases. Finally after their synthesis, prostanoids are quickly released to the extracellular medium exerting their effects upon interaction with prostanoid receptors present in the neighbouring cells. These agents exert important actions in the cardiovascular system, modulating vascular homeostasis and participating in the pathogenesis of vascular diseases as thrombosis and atherosclerosis. Among prostanoids, Tromboxane (TX)A(2), a potent platelet activator and vasoconstrictor and prostacyclin (PGI2), a platelet inhibitor and vasodilator, are the most important in controlling vascular homeostasis. Although multiple studies using pharmacological inhibitors and genetically deficient mice have demonstrated the importance of prostanoid-mediated actions on cardiovascular physiology, further analysis on the prostanoid mediated actions in the vascular system are required to better understand the benefits and risks for the use of COX inhibitors in cardiovascular diseases.
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- Miguel A Iñiguez
- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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Cyclooxygenase and prostaglandin synthases in atherosclerosis: Recent insights and future perspectives. Pharmacol Ther 2008; 118:161-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2008.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2007] [Revised: 11/26/2007] [Accepted: 01/18/2008] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Chan ESL, Zhang H, Fernandez P, Edelman SD, Pillinger MH, Ragolia L, Palaia T, Carsons S, Reiss AB. Effect of cyclooxygenase inhibition on cholesterol efflux proteins and atheromatous foam cell transformation in THP-1 human macrophages: a possible mechanism for increased cardiovascular risk. Arthritis Res Ther 2007; 9:R4. [PMID: 17244362 PMCID: PMC1860062 DOI: 10.1186/ar2109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2006] [Revised: 12/18/2006] [Accepted: 01/23/2007] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Both selective cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitors and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been beneficial pharmacological agents for many patients suffering from arthritis pain and inflammation. However, selective COX-2 inhibitors and traditional NSAIDs are both associated with heightened risk of myocardial infarction. Possible pro-atherogenic mechanisms of these inhibitors have been suggested, including an imbalance in prostanoid production leaving the pro-aggregatory prostaglandins unopposed, but the precise mechanisms involved have not been elucidated. We explored the possibility that downregulation of proteins involved in reverse cholesterol transport away from atheromatous plaques contributes to increased atherogenesis associated with COX inhibition. The reverse cholesterol transport proteins cholesterol 27-hydroxylase and ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) export cholesterol from macrophages. When mechanisms to process lipid load are inadequate, uncontrolled cholesterol deposition in macrophages transforms them into foam cells, a key element of atheromatous plaques. We showed that in cultured THP-1 human monocytes/macrophages, inhibition of COX-1, COX-2, or both reduced expression of 27-hydroxylase and ABCA1 message (real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) and protein (immunoblot). The selective COX-2 inhibitor N-(2-cyclohexyloxy-4-nitrophenyl)methanesulfonamide (NS398) significantly reduced 27-hydroxylase and ABCA1 message (to 62.4% +/- 2.2% and 71.1% +/- 3.9% of control, respectively). Incubation with prostaglandin (PG) E2 or PGD2 reversed reductions in both of these cholesterol transport proteins induced by NS398. Cholesterol-loaded THP-1 macrophages showed significantly increased foam cell transformation in the presence of NS398 versus control (42.7% +/- 6.6% versus 20.1% +/- 3.4%, p = 0.04) as determined by oil red O staining. Pharmacological inhibition of COX in monocytes is involved in downregulation of two proteins that mediate cholesterol efflux: cholesterol 27-hydroxylase and ABCA1. Because these proteins are anti-atherogenic, their downregulation may contribute to increased incidence of cardiac events in patients treated with COX inhibitors. Reversal of inhibitory effects on 27-hydroxylase and ABCA1 expression by PGD2 and PGE2 suggests involvement of their respective signaling pathways. NS398-treated THP-1 macrophages show greater vulnerability to form foam cells. Increased cardiovascular risk with COX inhibition may be ascribed at least in part to altered cholesterol metabolism.
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- Edwin SL Chan
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Vascular Biology Institute, Department of Medicine Winthrop-University Hospital, 222 Station Plaza, North, Mineola, NY 11501, USA
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine Winthrop-University Hospital, 222 Station Plaza, North, Mineola, NY 11501, USA
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Vascular Biology Institute, Department of Medicine Winthrop-University Hospital, 222 Station Plaza, North, Mineola, NY 11501, USA
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- Vascular Biology Institute, Department of Medicine Winthrop-University Hospital, 222 Station Plaza, North, Mineola, NY 11501, USA
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- Vascular Biology Institute, Department of Medicine Winthrop-University Hospital, 222 Station Plaza, North, Mineola, NY 11501, USA
- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine Winthrop-University Hospital, 222 Station Plaza, North, Mineola, NY 11501, USA
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- Vascular Biology Institute, Department of Medicine Winthrop-University Hospital, 222 Station Plaza, North, Mineola, NY 11501, USA
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Spickett CM, Dever G. Studies of phospholipid oxidation by electrospray mass spectrometry: from analysis in cells to biological effects. Biofactors 2005; 24:17-31. [PMID: 16403960 DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520240103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The oxidation of lipids is important in many pathological conditions and lipid peroxidation products such as 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE) and other aldehydes are commonly measured as biomarkers of oxidative stress. However, it is often useful to complement this with analysis of the original oxidized phospholipid. Electrospray mass spectrometry (ESMS) provides an informative method for detecting oxidative alterations to phospholipids, and has been used to investigate oxidative damage to cells, and low-density lipoprotein, as well as for the analysis of oxidized phosphatidylcholines present in atherosclerotic plaque material. There is increasing evidence that intact oxidized phospholipids have biological effects; in particular, oxidation products of 1-palmitoyl-2-arachidonoyl-sn-glycerophosphocholine (PAPC) have been found to cause inflammatory responses, which could be potentially important in the progression of atherosclerosis. The effects of chlorohydrin derivatives of lipids have been much less studied, but it is clear that free fatty acid chlorohydrins and phosphatidylcholine chlorohydrins are toxic to cells at concentrations above 10 micromolar, a range comparable to that of HNE and oxidized PAPC. There is some evidence that chlorohydrins have biological effects that may be relevant to atherosclerosis, but further work is needed to elucidate their pro-inflammatory properties, and to understand the mechanisms and balance of biological effects that could result from oxidation of complex mixtures of lipids in a pathophysiological situation.
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