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Somacal S, Schüler da Silva LC, de Oliveira J, Emanuelli T, Fabro de Bem A. Bixin, a New Atheroprotective Carotenoid Candidate, Prevents oxLDL-Induced Cytotoxicity and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Macrophages: Involvement of the Nrf2 and NF-κB Pathways. Foods 2024; 13:2002. [PMID: 38998509 PMCID: PMC11241531 DOI: 10.3390/foods13132002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2024] [Revised: 06/18/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
Abstract
The accumulation of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) and its toxicity in the arterial wall have been implicated in atherosclerosis. This study aimed to investigate the mechanisms underlying the atheroprotective effect of bixin, a carotenoid obtained from the seeds of the tropical plant Bixa orellana, on Cu2+-induced LDL oxidation and oxLDL-mediated effects in J774A.1 macrophage cells. Bixin's effects were compared to those of lycopene, a carotenoid widely studied for its cardiovascular protective effects. LDL was isolated from human plasma, incubated with bixin or lycopene (positive control), and subjected to oxidation with CuSO4. Afterward, bixin or lycopene was incubated with J774A.1 macrophage cells and exposed to oxLDL. The levels of ROS, RNS, GSH, nitrite, mitochondrial function, and foam cell formation, as well as the expression of proteins related to the antioxidant and inflammatory status, were evaluated. The effect of bixin in inhibiting in vitro human-isolated LDL oxidation was more potent (5-6-fold) than that of lycopene. Bixin pretreatment reduced the atherogenic signaling triggered by oxLDL in the macrophages, namely the generation of reactive species, disturbance of nitric oxide homeostasis, mitochondrial dysfunction, and foam cell formation. The cytoprotective effects of bixin were accompanied by the upregulation of Nrf2 and the downregulation of the NF-kB pathways. Lycopene showed the same protective effect as bixin, except that it did not prevent mitochondrial dysfunction. The efficient performance of bixin makes it an ideal candidate for further trials as a new nutraceutical compound for the prevention of atherosclerosis.
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- Sabrina Somacal
- Graduate Program on Pharmacology, Center of Health Sciences, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria 97105-900, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90035-000, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Food Technology and Science, Center of Rural Sciences, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria 97105-900, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioenergetic and Metabolism, Institute of Biological Science, University of Brasília, Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil
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Thankam FG, Khwaja B, Nguyen M, Ahsan O, Agrawal DK. Acute exposure of minimally ox-LDL elicits survival responses by downregulating the mediators of NLRP3 inflammasome in cultured RAW 264.7 macrophages. J Biochem 2022; 172:265-276. [PMID: 35993502 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvac063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Lipid burden in macrophages driven by oxidized LDL (oxLDL) accelerates the foam cell formation and the activation of sterile inflammatory responses aggravating the atherosclerosis. However, there is limited information on the mediators and the pathways involved in the possible survival responses, especially at the initial phase, by lipid-burden in macrophage cells on encountering oxLDL. The present study was designed to assess the expression status of major mediators involved in the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway of sterile inflammation and the cellular responses in oxLDL-challenged cultured RAW 264.7 macrophage cells. Ox-LDL-treated RAW 264.7 macrophage cells displayed a decreased expression of the key sterile inflammatory mediators, TLR4, TLR2, ASC, NLRP3 and IL-18 at protein and transcript levels; however, displayed increased level of IL-1β, RAGE and TREM1 at protein level. Biological responses including lipid uptake, lipid peroxidation, cellular hypertrophy, mitochondrial density, and mitochondrial membrane potential were significantly increased in oxLDL-treated macrophages. Moreover, superoxide production was significantly decreased in the oxLDL-treated macrophages compared to the control. Overall, the findings revealed the expression status of key sterile mediators and the macrophage response during the initial phase of oxLDL exposure tend toward the prevention of inflammation. Further understanding would open novel translational opportunities in the management of atherosclerosis.
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- Finosh G Thankam
- Department of Translational Research, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California 91766, USA
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- Department of Translational Research, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California 91766, USA
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- Department of Translational Research, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California 91766, USA
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- Department of Translational Research, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California 91766, USA
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- Department of Translational Research, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California 91766, USA
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Stamerra CA, Di Giosia P, Giorgini P, Ferri C, Sukhorukov VN, Sahebkar A. Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease: Pathophysiology and Emerging Therapies. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:9530007. [PMID: 35958017 PMCID: PMC9363184 DOI: 10.1155/2022/9530007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Mitochondria ensure the supply of cellular energy through the production of ATP via oxidative phosphorylation. The alteration of this process, called mitochondrial dysfunction, leads to a reduction in ATP and an increase in the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Mitochondrial dysfunction can be caused by mitochondrial/nuclear DNA mutations, or it can be secondary to pathological conditions such as cardiovascular disease, aging, and environmental stress. The use of therapies aimed at the prevention/correction of mitochondrial dysfunction, in the context of the specific treatment of cardiovascular diseases, is a topic of growing interest. In this context, the data are conflicting since preclinical studies are numerous, but there are no large randomized studies.
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- Cosimo Andrea Stamerra
- University of L'Aquila, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Building Delta 6, San Salvatore Hospital, Via Vetoio, Coppito 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine, Mazzoni Hospital, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- University of L'Aquila, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Building Delta 6, San Salvatore Hospital, Via Vetoio, Coppito 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine, Mazzoni Hospital, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- University of L'Aquila, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Building Delta 6, San Salvatore Hospital, Via Vetoio, Coppito 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
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- University of L'Aquila, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Building Delta 6, San Salvatore Hospital, Via Vetoio, Coppito 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
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- Institute for Atherosclerosis Research, Osennyaya Street 4-1-207, Moscow 121609, Russia
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Applied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Role of Oxidative Stress in the Pathogenesis of Atherothrombotic Diseases. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11071408. [PMID: 35883899 PMCID: PMC9312358 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11071408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress is generated by the imbalance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation and antioxidant scavenger system’s activity. Increased ROS, such as superoxide anion, hydrogen peroxide, hydroxyl radical and peroxynitrite, likely contribute to the development and complications of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD). In genetically modified mouse models of atherosclerosis, the overexpression of ROS-generating enzymes and uncontrolled ROS formation appear to be associated with accelerated atherosclerosis. Conversely, the overexpression of ROS scavenger systems reduces or stabilizes atherosclerotic lesions, depending on the genetic background of the mouse model. In humans, higher levels of circulating biomarkers derived from the oxidation of lipids (8-epi-prostaglandin F2α, and malondialdehyde), as well as proteins (oxidized low-density lipoprotein, nitrotyrosine, protein carbonyls, advanced glycation end-products), are increased in conditions of high cardiovascular risk or overt ASCVD, and some oxidation biomarkers have been reported as independent predictors of ASCVD in large observational cohorts. In animal models, antioxidant supplementation with melatonin, resveratrol, Vitamin E, stevioside, acacetin and n-polyunsaturated fatty acids reduced ROS and attenuated atherosclerotic lesions. However, in humans, evidence from large, placebo-controlled, randomized trials or prospective studies failed to show any athero-protective effect of antioxidant supplementation with different compounds in different CV settings. However, the chronic consumption of diets known to be rich in antioxidant compounds (e.g., Mediterranean and high-fish diet), has shown to reduce ASCVD over decades. Future studies are needed to fill the gap between the data and targets derived from studies in animals and their pathogenetic and therapeutic significance in human ASCVD.
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Becker PH, Le Guillou E, Duque M, Blondel A, Gons C, Ben Souna H, Imbard A, Fournier N, Gaignard P, Thérond P. Cholesterol accumulation induced by acetylated LDL exposure modifies the enzymatic activities of the TCA cycle without impairing the respiratory chain functionality in macrophages. Biochimie 2022; 200:87-98. [PMID: 35618159 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2022.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The unregulated uptake of modified low-density lipoproteins (LDL) by macrophages leads to foam cell formation, promoting atherosclerotic plaque progression. The cholesterol efflux capacity of macrophages by the ATP-Binding Cassette transporters depends on the ATP mitochondrial production. Therefore, the mitochondrial function maintenance is crucial in limiting foam cell formation. Thus, we aimed to investigate the mechanisms involved in the mitochondrial dysfunction that may occur in cholesterol-laden macrophages. We incubated THP-1 macrophages with acetylated LDL (acLDL) to obtain cholesterol-laden cells or with mildly oxidized LDL (oxLDL) to generate cholesterol- and oxidized lipids-laden cells. Cellular cholesterol content was measured in each condition. Mitochondrial function was evaluated by measurement of several markers of energetic metabolism, oxidative phosphorylation, oxidative stress, mitochondrial biogenesis and dynamics. OxLDL-exposed macrophages exhibited a significantly reduced mitochondrial respiration and complexes I and III activities, associated to an oxidative stress state and a reduced mitochondrial DNA copy number. Meanwhile, acLDL-exposed macrophages featured an efficient oxidative phosphorylation despite the decreased activities of aconitase, isocitrate dehydrogenase and α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase. Our study revealed that mitochondrial function was differently impacted according to the nature of modified LDL. Exposure to cholesterol and oxidized lipids carried by oxLDL leads to a mitochondrial dysfunction in macrophages, affecting the mitochondrial respiratory chain functional capacity, whereas the cellular cholesterol enrichment induced by acLDL exposure results in a tricarboxylic acid cycle shunt while maintaining mitochondrial energetic production, reflecting a metabolic adaptation to cholesterol intake. These new mechanistic insights are of direct relevance to the understanding of the mitochondrial dysfunction in foam cells.
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- Pierre-Hadrien Becker
- Université Paris-Saclay, EA 7357, Lipides: systèmes analytiques et biologiques, Châtenay-Malabry, 92296, France; Hôpital Bicêtre, AP-HP, Laboratoire de Biochimie, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, 94270, France.
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- Hôpital Bicêtre, AP-HP, Laboratoire de Biochimie, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, 94270, France
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- Hôpital Bicêtre, AP-HP, Laboratoire de Biochimie, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, 94270, France
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- Hôpital Bicêtre, AP-HP, Laboratoire de Biochimie, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, 94270, France
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- Hôpital Bicêtre, AP-HP, Laboratoire de Biochimie, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, 94270, France
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- Hôpital Bicêtre, AP-HP, Laboratoire de Biochimie, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, 94270, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, EA 7357, Lipides: systèmes analytiques et biologiques, Châtenay-Malabry, 92296, France; Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Laboratoire de Biochimie Métabolique, Paris, 75015, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, EA 7357, Lipides: systèmes analytiques et biologiques, Châtenay-Malabry, 92296, France; Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Laboratoire de Biochimie, Paris, 75015, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, EA 7357, Lipides: systèmes analytiques et biologiques, Châtenay-Malabry, 92296, France; Hôpital Bicêtre, AP-HP, Laboratoire de Biochimie, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, 94270, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, EA 7357, Lipides: systèmes analytiques et biologiques, Châtenay-Malabry, 92296, France; Hôpital Bicêtre, AP-HP, Laboratoire de Biochimie, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, 94270, France
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Ning Y, Jia Y, Yang Y, Wen W, Huang M, Liu S, Yang Y, Dong Y, Zhang M. Thyroid hormones inhibit apoptosis of macrophage induced by oxidized low-density lipoprotein. Biofactors 2022; 48:86-99. [PMID: 34882872 DOI: 10.1002/biof.1803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Increasing evidence suggests that hypothyroidism aggravates atherosclerosis. Macrophage apoptosis plays a significant role in the development of atherosclerotic plaque. We aimed to explore the effect of thyroid hormones on macrophage apoptosis induced by oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL). Peripheral blood samples from 20 patients (normal group, hypothyroidism group, coronary artery disease [CAD] group, hypothyroidism + CAD group) were collected to perform messenger RNA microarray analysis. Bioinformatics analysis identified apoptosis and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling as differentially expressed pathways between CAD and hypothyroidism + CAD group. In vitro, thyroid hormones concentration-dependently promoted cell survival and inhibited apoptosis in oxLDL-treated RAW264.7 macrophages, along with elevated extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 (Erk1/2) phosphorylation. The STRING database showed an interaction of thyroid hormone receptor alpha1 (TRα1) and MAPK pathway. TRα1 knockdown increased cell apoptosis and decreased Erk1/2 phosphorylation. Erk1/2 inhibitor aggravated macrophage apoptosis. Moreover, thyroid hormones inhibited oxidative stress in oxLDL-treated macrophages. The study indicates that thyroid hormones concentration-dependently attenuate oxLDL-induced macrophage apoptosis through activating TRα1-Erk1/2 pathway and inhibiting oxidative stress, which implies a potential mechanism of hypothyroid-accelerated atherosclerosis.
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- Yu Ning
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- National-Guangdong Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- National-Guangdong Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Wang XY, Ma TL, Chen KN, Pang ZY, Wang H, Huang JM, Qi GB, Wang CZ, Jiang ZX, Gong LJ, Wang Z, Jiang C, Yan ZQ. Accumulation of LDL/ox-LDL in the necrotic region participates in osteonecrosis of the femoral head: a pathological and in vitro study. Lipids Health Dis 2021; 20:167. [PMID: 34823555 PMCID: PMC8620162 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-021-01601-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is a common but intractable disease that appears to involve lipid metabolic disorders. Although numerous studies have demonstrated that high blood levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) are closely associated with ONFH, there is limited evidence to explain the pathological role of LDL. Pathological and in vitro studies were performed to investigate the role of disordered metabolism of LDL and oxidized LDL (ox-LDL) in the femoral head in the pathology of ONFH. Methods Nineteen femoral head specimens from patients with ONFH were obtained for immunohistochemistry analysis. Murine long-bone osteocyte Y4 cells were used to study the effects of LDL/ox-LDL on cell viability, apoptosis, and metabolism process of LDL/ox-LDL in osteocytes in normoxic and hypoxic environments. Results In the pathological specimens, marked accumulation of LDL/ox-LDL was observed in osteocytes/lacunae of necrotic regions compared with healthy regions. In vitro studies showed that ox-LDL, rather than LDL, reduced the viability and enhanced apoptosis of osteocytes. Pathological sections indicated that the accumulation of ox-LDL was significantly associated with impaired blood supply. Exposure to a hypoxic environment appeared to be a key factor leading to LDL/ox-LDL accumulation by enhancing internalisation and oxidation of LDL in osteocytes. Conclusions The accumulation of LDL/ox-LDL in the necrotic region may contribute to the pathology of ONFH. These findings could provide new insights into the prevention and treatment of ONFH. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12944-021-01601-x.
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- Xin-Yuan Wang
- Department of Orthopaedics, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China.,Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Sommariva E, Stadiotti I, Casella M, Catto V, Dello Russo A, Carbucicchio C, Arnaboldi L, De Metrio S, Milano G, Scopece A, Casaburo M, Andreini D, Mushtaq S, Conte E, Chiesa M, Birchmeier W, Cogliati E, Paolin A, König E, Meraviglia V, De Musso M, Volani C, Cattelan G, Rauhe W, Turnu L, Porro B, Pedrazzini M, Camera M, Corsini A, Tondo C, Rossini A, Pompilio G. Oxidized LDL-dependent pathway as new pathogenic trigger in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. EMBO Mol Med 2021; 13:e14365. [PMID: 34337880 PMCID: PMC8422076 DOI: 10.15252/emmm.202114365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is hallmarked by ventricular fibro-adipogenic alterations, contributing to cardiac dysfunctions and arrhythmias. Although genetically determined (e.g., PKP2 mutations), ACM phenotypes are highly variable. More data on phenotype modulators, clinical prognosticators, and etiological therapies are awaited. We hypothesized that oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL)-dependent activation of PPARγ, a recognized effector of ACM adipogenesis, contributes to disease pathogenesis. ACM patients showing high plasma concentration of oxLDL display severe clinical phenotypes in terms of fat infiltration, ventricular dysfunction, and major arrhythmic event risk. In ACM patient-derived cardiac cells, we demonstrated that oxLDLs are major cofactors of adipogenesis. Mechanistically, the increased lipid accumulation is mediated by oxLDL cell internalization through CD36, ultimately resulting in PPARγ upregulation. By boosting oxLDL in a Pkp2 heterozygous knock-out mice through high-fat diet feeding, we confirmed in vivo the oxidized lipid dependency of cardiac adipogenesis and right ventricle systolic impairment, which are counteracted by atorvastatin treatment. The modulatory role of oxidized lipids on ACM adipogenesis, demonstrated at cellular, mouse, and patient levels, represents a novel risk stratification tool and a target for ACM pharmacological strategies.
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- Elena Sommariva
- Unit of Vascular Biology and Regenerative MedicineCentro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCSMilanItaly
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- Unit of Vascular Biology and Regenerative MedicineCentro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCSMilanItaly
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- Heart Rhythm CenterCentro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCSMilanItaly
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- Heart Rhythm CenterCentro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCSMilanItaly
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular SciencesUniversità degli Studi di MilanoMilanItaly
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular SciencesUniversità degli Studi di MilanoMilanItaly
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- Unit of Vascular Biology and Regenerative MedicineCentro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCSMilanItaly
- Department of Heart and VesselsLaboratory of Cardiovascular ResearchUniversity Hospital of LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
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- Unit of Vascular Biology and Regenerative MedicineCentro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCSMilanItaly
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- Unit of Vascular Biology and Regenerative MedicineCentro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCSMilanItaly
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- Unit of Cardiovascular ImagingCentro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCSMilanItaly
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community HealthUniversità degli Studi di MilanoMilanItaly
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- Unit of Cardiovascular ImagingCentro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCSMilanItaly
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- Unit of Cardiovascular ImagingCentro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCSMilanItaly
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- Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence facilityCentro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCSMilanItaly
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- Institute for BiomedicineEurac ResearchAffiliated Institute of the University of LübeckBozenItaly
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- Institute for BiomedicineEurac ResearchAffiliated Institute of the University of LübeckBozenItaly
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- Institute for BiomedicineEurac ResearchAffiliated Institute of the University of LübeckBozenItaly
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- Institute for BiomedicineEurac ResearchAffiliated Institute of the University of LübeckBozenItaly
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- Institute for BiomedicineEurac ResearchAffiliated Institute of the University of LübeckBozenItaly
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- Unit of Metabolomics and Cellular Biochemistry of AtherothrombosisCentro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCSMilanItaly
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- Unit of Metabolomics and Cellular Biochemistry of AtherothrombosisCentro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCSMilanItaly
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular GeneticsIstituto Auxologico ItalianoIRCCSMilanItaly
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular SciencesUniversità degli Studi di MilanoMilanItaly
- Unit of Cell and Molecular Biology in Cardiovascular DiseasesCentro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCSMilanItaly
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular SciencesUniversità degli Studi di MilanoMilanItaly
- IRCCS MultiMedicaMilanItaly
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- Heart Rhythm CenterCentro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCSMilanItaly
- Department of BiomedicalSurgical and Dental SciencesUniversità degli Studi di MilanoMilanItaly
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- Institute for BiomedicineEurac ResearchAffiliated Institute of the University of LübeckBozenItaly
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- Unit of Vascular Biology and Regenerative MedicineCentro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCSMilanItaly
- Department of BiomedicalSurgical and Dental SciencesUniversità degli Studi di MilanoMilanItaly
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Liang JJ, Fraser IDC, Bryant CE. Lipid regulation of NLRP3 inflammasome activity through organelle stress. Trends Immunol 2021; 42:807-823. [PMID: 34334306 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2021.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 07/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Inflammation driven by the NLRP3 inflammasome in macrophages is an important contributor to chronic metabolic diseases that affect growing numbers of individuals. Many of these diseases involve the pathologic accumulation of endogenous lipids or their oxidation products, which can activate NLRP3. Other endogenous lipids, however, can inhibit the activation of NLRP3. The intracellular mechanisms by which these lipids modulate NLRP3 activity are now being identified. This review discusses emerging evidence suggesting that organelle stress, particularly involving mitochondria, lysosomes, and the endoplasmic reticulum, may be key in lipid-induced modification of NLRP3 inflammasome activity.
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- Jonathan J Liang
- Signaling Systems Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Signaling Systems Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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Piceatannol inhibits pyroptosis and suppresses oxLDL-induced lipid storage in macrophages by regulating miR-200a/Nrf2/GSDMD axis. Biosci Rep 2021; 40:226337. [PMID: 32886103 PMCID: PMC7494992 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20201366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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As a major bioactive compound from grapes, piceatannol (PIC) has been reported to exert anti-atherosclerotic activity in various studies. Nevertheless, the mechanism underlying the effect of piceatannol against atherosclerosis (AS) is elusive. Our study identified miR-200a/Nrf2/GSDMD signaling pathway as critical mediators in the effect of piceatannol on macrophages. In the present study, we confirmed that treatment of piceatannol repressed the oxLDL-induced lipid storage in macrophages. Compared with control group, piceatannol inhibited TG storage and the activity of caspase1. It is noting that in response to oxLDL challenge, piceatannol abated the pyroptosis in RAW264.7 cells, with a decreased expression of caspase1, gasdermin D (GSDMD), IL-18, IL-1β and NLRP3. Moreover, we investigated the role of microRNA (miR)-200a/Nrf2 signaling pathway in the effect of piceatannol. The results declared that after transfection of si-miR-200a or si-Nrf2 plasmids, the effects of piceatannol on macrophages were converted, including lipid storage and pyroptosis. Importantly, si-miR-200a plasmid reduced the expression of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), indicating that miR-200a acted as an enhancer of Nrf2 in macrophages. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that piceatannol exerts anti-atherosclerotic activity on RAW264.7 cells by regulating miR-200a/Nrf2/GSDMD signaling. The present study is the first time to identify miR-200a as a candidate target in AS and declared an association between miR-200a and pyroptosis, which provides a novel therapy for the treatment of AS.
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Li J, Meng Q, Fu Y, Yu X, Ji T, Chao Y, Chen Q, Li Y, Bian H. Novel insights: Dynamic foam cells derived from the macrophage in atherosclerosis. J Cell Physiol 2021; 236:6154-6167. [PMID: 33507545 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Atherosclerosis can be regarded as a chronic disease derived from the interaction between disordered lipoproteins and an unsuitable immune response. The evolution of foam cells is not only a significant pathological change in the early stage of atherosclerosis but also a key stage in the occurrence and development of atherosclerosis. The formation of foam cells is mainly caused by the imbalance among lipids uptake, lipids treatment, and reverse cholesterol transport. Although a large number of studies have summarized the source of foam cells and the mechanism of foam cells formation, we propose a new idea about foam cells in atherosclerosis. Rather than an isolated microenvironment, the macrophage multiple lipid uptake pathways, lipid internalization, lysosome, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, neutral cholesterol ester hydrolase (NCEH), acyl-coenzyme A-cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT), and reverse cholesterol transport are mutually influential, and form a dynamic process under multi-factor regulation. The macrophage takes on different uptake lipid statuses depending on multiple uptake pathways and intracellular lipids, lipid metabolites versus pro-inflammatory factors. Except for NCEH and ACAT, the lipid internalization of macrophages also depends on multicellular organelles including the lysosome, mitochondria, and endoplasmic reticulum, which are associated with each other. A dynamic balance between esterification and hydrolysis of cholesterol for macrophages is essential for physiology and pathology. Therefore, we propose that the foam cell in the process of atherosclerosis may be dynamic under multi-factor regulation, and collate this study to provide a holistic and dynamic idea of the foam cell.
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- Jun Li
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- School of Medicine & Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Therapeutic Material of Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Sanda GM, Stancu CS, Deleanu M, Toma L, Niculescu LS, Sima AV. Aggregated LDL turn human macrophages into foam cells and induce mitochondrial dysfunction without triggering oxidative or endoplasmic reticulum stress. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0245797. [PMID: 33493198 PMCID: PMC7833132 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Uptake of modified lipoproteins by macrophages turns them into foam cells, the hallmark of the atherosclerotic plaque. The initiation and progression of atherosclerosis have been associated with mitochondrial dysfunction. It is known that aggregated low-density lipoproteins (agLDL) induce massive cholesterol accumulation in macrophages in contrast with native LDL (nLDL) and oxidized LDL (oxLDL). In the present study we aimed to assess the effect of agLDL on the mitochondria and ER function in macrophage-derived foam cells, in an attempt to estimate the potential of these cells, known constituents of early fatty streaks, to generate atheroma in the absence of oxidative stress. Results show that agLDL induce excessive accumulation of free (FC) and esterified cholesterol in THP-1 macrophages and determine mitochondrial dysfunction expressed as decreased mitochondrial membrane potential and diminished intracellular ATP levels, without generating mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. AgLDL did not stimulate intracellular ROS (superoxide anion or hydrogen peroxide) production, and did not trigger endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) or apoptosis. In contrast to agLDL, oxLDL did not modify FC levels, but stimulated the accumulation of 7-ketocholesterol in the cells, generating oxidative stress which is associated with an increased mitochondrial dysfunction, ERS and apoptosis. Taken together, our results reveal that agLDL induce foam cells formation and mild mitochondrial dysfunction in human macrophages without triggering oxidative or ERS. These data could partially explain the early formation of fatty streaks in the intima of human arteries by interaction of monocyte-derived macrophages with non-oxidatively aggregated LDL generating foam cells, which cannot evolve into atherosclerotic plaques in the absence of the oxidative stress.
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- Gabriela M Sanda
- Lipidomics Department, Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "Nicolae Simionescu" of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Lipidomics Department, Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "Nicolae Simionescu" of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Lipidomics Department, Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "Nicolae Simionescu" of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania.,Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
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- Lipidomics Department, Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "Nicolae Simionescu" of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Lipidomics Department, Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "Nicolae Simionescu" of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Lipidomics Department, Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "Nicolae Simionescu" of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
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Kumar A, Dhiman D, Shaha C. Sestrins: Darkhorse in the regulation of mitochondrial health and metabolism. Mol Biol Rep 2020; 47:8049-8060. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-020-05769-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Marchini JF, Manica A, Crestani P, Dutzmann J, Folco EJ, Weber H, Libby P, Croce K. Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Induces Macrophage Production of Prothrombotic Microparticles. J Am Heart Assoc 2020; 9:e015878. [PMID: 32750308 PMCID: PMC7792235 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.015878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background Activated vascular cells produce submicron prothrombotic and proinflammatory microparticle vesicles. Atherosclerotic plaques contain high levels of microparticles. Plasma microparticle levels increase during acute coronary syndromes and the thrombotic consequences of plaque rupture likely involve macrophage-derived microparticles (MΦMPs). The activation pathways that promote MΦMP production remain poorly defined. This study tested the hypothesis that signals implicated in atherogenesis also stimulate MΦMP production. Methods and Results We stimulated human primary MΦs with proinflammatory cytokines and atherogenic lipids, and measured MΦMP production by flow cytometry. Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL; 25 µg/mL) induced MΦMP production in a concentration-dependent manner (293% increase; P<0.001), and these oxLDL MΦMP stimulatory effects were mediated by CD36. OxLDL stimulation increased MΦMP tissue factor content by 78% (P<0.05), and oxLDL-induced MΦMP production correlated with activation of caspase 3/7 signaling pathways. Salvionolic acid B, a CD36 inhibitor and a CD36 inhibitor antibody reduced oxLDL-induced MΦMP by 67% and 60%, respectively. Caspase 3/7 inhibition reduced MΦMP release by 52% (P<0.01) and caspase 3/7 activation increased MΦMP production by 208% (P<0.01). Mevastatin pretreatment (10 µM) decreased oxLDL-induced caspase 3/7 activation and attenuated oxLDL-stimulated MΦMP production and tissue factor content by 60% (P<0.01) and 43% (P<0.05), respectively. Conclusions OxLDL induces the production of prothrombotic microparticles in macrophages. This process depends on caspases 3 and 7 and CD36 and is inhibited by mevastatin pretreatment. These findings link atherogenic signaling pathways, inflammation, and plaque thrombogenicity and identify a novel potential mechanism for antithrombotic effects of statins independent of LDL lowering.
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- Julio F Marchini
- Cardiovascular Division Department of Medicine Brigham and Women's HospitalHarvard Medical School Boston MA.,Departamento de Clínica Médica Instituto Central do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo SP Brazil
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- Cardiovascular Division Department of Medicine Brigham and Women's HospitalHarvard Medical School Boston MA.,Instituto de Cardiologia/Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia Porto Alegre RS Brazil
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- Cardiovascular Division Department of Medicine Brigham and Women's HospitalHarvard Medical School Boston MA
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- Cardiovascular Division Department of Medicine Brigham and Women's HospitalHarvard Medical School Boston MA
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- Cardiovascular Division Department of Medicine Brigham and Women's HospitalHarvard Medical School Boston MA
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- Cardiovascular Division Department of Medicine Brigham and Women's HospitalHarvard Medical School Boston MA
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- Cardiovascular Division Department of Medicine Brigham and Women's HospitalHarvard Medical School Boston MA
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- Cardiovascular Division Department of Medicine Brigham and Women's HospitalHarvard Medical School Boston MA
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DeConne TM, Muñoz ER, Sanjana F, Hobson JC, Martens CR. Cardiometabolic risk factors are associated with immune cell mitochondrial respiration in humans. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2020; 319:H481-H487. [PMID: 32678706 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00434.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Modifiable cardiometabolic risk factors induce the release of proinflammatory cytokines and reactive oxygen species from circulating peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), resulting in increased cardiovascular disease risk and compromised immune health. These changes may be driven by metabolic reprogramming of PBMCs, resulting in reduced mitochondrial respiration; however, this has not been fully tested. We aimed to determine the independent associations between cardiometabolic risk factors including BMI, blood pressure, fasting glucose, and plasma lipids with mitochondrial respiration in PBMCs isolated from generally healthy individuals (n = 21) across the adult lifespan (12 men/9 women; age, 56 ± 21 yr; age range, 22-78 yr; body mass index, 27.9 ± 5.7 kg/m2; blood pressure, 123 ± 16/72 ± 10 mmHg; glucose, 90 ± 14 mg/dL; low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), 111 ± 22 mg/dL; and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), 62 ± 16 mg/dL). PBMCs were isolated from whole blood by density-dependent centrifugation and used to assess mitochondrial function by respirometry. Primary outcomes included basal and maximal oxygen consumption rate (OCR), which were subsequently used to determine spare respiratory capacity and OCR metabolic potential. After we corrected for systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and blood glucose, LDL-C was negatively associated with maximal respiration (r = -0.56, P = 0.016), spare respiratory capacity (r = -0.58, P = 0.012), and OCR metabolic potential (r = -0.71, P = 0.0011). In addition, SBP was negatively associated with OCR metabolic potential (r = -0.62, P = 0.0056) after we corrected for DBP, blood glucose, and LDL-C. These data suggest a link between blood cholesterol, SBP, and mitochondrial health that may provide insight into how cardiometabolic risk factors contribute to impaired immune cell function.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Independent of other cardiometabolic risk factors, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and systolic blood pressure were found to be negatively associated with several parameters of mitochondrial respiration in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy adults. These data suggest that low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and systolic blood pressure may induce metabolic reprogramming of immune cells, contributing to increased cardiovascular disease risk and impaired immune health.
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- Theodore M DeConne
- Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
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- Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
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- Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
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- Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
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- Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
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Yamada KJ, Heim CE, Xi X, Attri KS, Wang D, Zhang W, Singh PK, Bronich TK, Kielian T. Monocyte metabolic reprogramming promotes pro-inflammatory activity and Staphylococcus aureus biofilm clearance. PLoS Pathog 2020; 16:e1008354. [PMID: 32142554 PMCID: PMC7080272 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Biofilm-associated prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) cause significant morbidity due to their recalcitrance to immune-mediated clearance and antibiotics, with Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) among the most prevalent pathogens. We previously demonstrated that S. aureus biofilm-associated monocytes are polarized to an anti-inflammatory phenotype and the adoptive transfer of pro-inflammatory macrophages attenuated biofilm burden, highlighting the critical role of monocyte/macrophage inflammatory status in dictating biofilm persistence. The inflammatory properties of leukocytes are linked to their metabolic state, and here we demonstrate that biofilm-associated monocytes exhibit a metabolic bias favoring oxidative phosphorylation (OxPhos) and less aerobic glycolysis to facilitate their anti-inflammatory activity and biofilm persistence. To shift monocyte metabolism in vivo and reprogram cells to a pro-inflammatory state, a nanoparticle approach was utilized to deliver the OxPhos inhibitor oligomycin to monocytes. Using a mouse model of S. aureus PJI, oligomycin nanoparticles were preferentially internalized by monocytes, which significantly reduced S. aureus biofilm burden by altering metabolism and promoting the pro-inflammatory properties of infiltrating monocytes as revealed by metabolomics and RT-qPCR, respectively. Injection of oligomycin alone had no effect on monocyte metabolism or biofilm burden, establishing that intracellular delivery of oligomycin is required to reprogram monocyte metabolic activity and that oligomycin lacks antibacterial activity against S. aureus biofilms. Remarkably, monocyte metabolic reprogramming with oligomycin nanoparticles was effective at clearing established biofilms in combination with systemic antibiotics. These findings suggest that metabolic reprogramming of biofilm-associated monocytes may represent a novel therapeutic approach for PJI.
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- Kelsey J. Yamada
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Eppley Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Eppley Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Eppley Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are well known for their role in mediating both physiological and pathophysiological signal transduction. Enzymes and subcellular compartments that typically produce ROS are associated with metabolic regulation, and diseases associated with metabolic dysfunction may be influenced by changes in redox balance. In this review, we summarize the current literature surrounding ROS and their role in metabolic and inflammatory regulation, focusing on ROS signal transduction and its relationship to disease progression. In particular, we examine ROS production in compartments such as the cytoplasm, mitochondria, peroxisome, and endoplasmic reticulum and discuss how ROS influence metabolic processes such as proteasome function, autophagy, and general inflammatory signaling. We also summarize and highlight the role of ROS in the regulation metabolic/inflammatory diseases including atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, and stroke. In order to develop therapies that target oxidative signaling, it is vital to understand the balance ROS signaling plays in both physiology and pathophysiology, and how manipulation of this balance and the identity of the ROS may influence cellular and tissue homeostasis. An increased understanding of specific sources of ROS production and an appreciation for how ROS influence cellular metabolism may help guide us in the effort to treat cardiovascular diseases.
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- Steven J Forrester
- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta GA
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta GA
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta GA
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta GA
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta GA.
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Arginase II inhibition prevents interleukin-8 production through regulation of p38 MAPK phosphorylation activated by loss of mitochondrial membrane potential in nLDL-stimulated hAoSMCs. Exp Mol Med 2018; 50:e438. [PMID: 29391541 PMCID: PMC5903817 DOI: 10.1038/emm.2017.254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2017] [Revised: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Arginase inhibition exhibits beneficial effects in vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells. In human aortic smooth muscle cells (hAoSMCs), native low-density lipoprotein (nLDL) induced the production of interleukin-8 (IL-8) that is involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, we examined the effect of arginase inhibition on IL-8 production and the underlying mechanism. In hAoSMCs, reverse transcription–PCR, western blotting and immunocytochemistry with MitoTracker confirmed that arginase II was confined predominantly to mitochondria. The mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) was assessed using tetramethylrhodamine ethyl ester. The MMP decreased upon nLDL stimulation but was restored upon arginase inhibition. MMP loss caused by nLDL was prevented by treatment with the intracellular Ca2+ chelator BAPTA-AM. In mitochondrial Ca2+ measurements using Rhod-2 AM, increased mitochondrial Ca2+ levels by nLDL were inhibited upon preincubation with an arginase inhibitor. Among the polyamines, spermine, an arginase activity-dependent product, caused mitochondrial Ca2+ movement. The nLDL-induced MMP change resulted in p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphorylation and IL-8 production and was prevented by the arginase inhibitors BAPTA and ruthenium 360. In isolated AoSMCs from ApoE−/− mice fed a high-cholesterol diet, arginase activity, p38 MAPK phosphorylation, spermine and mitochondrial Ca2+ levels and keratinocyte-derived chemokine (KC) production were increased compared with wild-type (WT) mice. However, in AoSMCs isolated from arginase II-null mice, increases in MMP and decreases in mitochondrial Ca2+ levels were noted compared with WT and were associated with p38 MAPK activation and IL-8 production. These data suggest that arginase activity regulates the change in MMP through Ca2+ uptake that is essential for p38 MAPK phosphorylation and IL-8 production.
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Ke L, Wang H, Gao G, Rao P, He L, Zhou J. Direct interaction of food derived colloidal micro/nano-particles with oral macrophages. NPJ Sci Food 2017; 1:3. [PMID: 31304245 PMCID: PMC6548417 DOI: 10.1038/s41538-017-0003-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2017] [Revised: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Like any typical food system, bone soup (or broth), a traditional nourishing food in many cultures, contains a colloid dispersion of self-assembled micro/nano-particles. Food ingestion results in the direct contact of food colloidal MNPs with immune cells. Will they ever interact with each other? To answer the question, MNPs and NPs were separated from porcine bone soup and labeled with Nile Red, and their uptake by murine oral macrophages and its consequent effects were investigated. Colloidal particle samples of UF-MNPs and SEC-NP were prepared from porcine bone soup by ultrafiltration (UF) and size-exclusion chromatography, respectively. Their mean hydrodynamic diameters were 248 ± 10 nm and 170 ± 1 nm with dominant composition of protein and lipid. Particles in both samples were found to be internalized by oral macrophages upon co-incubation at particle/cell ratios of 14,000/1. In normal oral macrophages, the particle uptake exerted influence neither on the cellular cytosolic membrane potential (V mem) nor mitochondrial superoxide level, as were indicated with fluorescent dyes of DiBAC4(3) and MitoSOX Red, respectively. However, when oral macrophages were challenged by peroxyl radical inducer AAPH, the engulfment of UF-MNPs and SEC-NPs mitigated the peroxyl radical induced membrane hyperpolarization effect by up to 70%, and the suppression on the oxygen respiration in mitochondria by up to 100%. Those results provide evidence of the direct interaction between food colloidal particles with immune cells, implying a possible new mode of food-body interaction.
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- Lijing Ke
- Food Nutrition Sciences Centre, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Food Nutrition Sciences Centre, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Food Nutrition Sciences Centre, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Food Nutrition Sciences Centre, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Food Nutrition Sciences Centre, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Food Nutrition Sciences Centre, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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Förstermann U, Xia N, Li H. Roles of Vascular Oxidative Stress and Nitric Oxide in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis. Circ Res 2017; 120:713-735. [DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.116.309326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 692] [Impact Index Per Article: 98.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Revised: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Major reactive oxygen species (ROS)–producing systems in vascular wall include NADPH (reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate) oxidase, xanthine oxidase, the mitochondrial electron transport chain, and uncoupled endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase. ROS at moderate concentrations have important signaling roles under physiological conditions. Excessive or sustained ROS production, however, when exceeding the available antioxidant defense systems, leads to oxidative stress. Animal studies have provided compelling evidence demonstrating the roles of vascular oxidative stress and NO in atherosclerosis. All established cardiovascular risk factors such as hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and smoking enhance ROS generation and decrease endothelial NO production. Key molecular events in atherogenesis such as oxidative modification of lipoproteins and phospholipids, endothelial cell activation, and macrophage infiltration/activation are facilitated by vascular oxidative stress and inhibited by endothelial NO. Atherosclerosis develops preferentially in vascular regions with disturbed blood flow (arches, branches, and bifurcations). The fact that these sites are associated with enhanced oxidative stress and reduced endothelial NO production is a further indication for the roles of ROS and NO in atherosclerosis. Therefore, prevention of vascular oxidative stress and improvement of endothelial NO production represent reasonable therapeutic strategies in addition to the treatment of established risk factors (hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus).
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- Ulrich Förstermann
- From the Department of Pharmacology, Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany (U.F., N.X., H.L.); Center for Translational Vascular Biology (CTVB), Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany (H.L.); and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany (H.L.)
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- From the Department of Pharmacology, Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany (U.F., N.X., H.L.); Center for Translational Vascular Biology (CTVB), Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany (H.L.); and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany (H.L.)
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- From the Department of Pharmacology, Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany (U.F., N.X., H.L.); Center for Translational Vascular Biology (CTVB), Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany (H.L.); and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany (H.L.)
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Lee YT, Lin HY, Chan YWF, Li KHC, To OTL, Yan BP, Liu T, Li G, Wong WT, Keung W, Tse G. Mouse models of atherosclerosis: a historical perspective and recent advances. Lipids Health Dis 2017; 16:12. [PMID: 28095860 PMCID: PMC5240327 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-016-0402-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 12/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Atherosclerosis represents a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in both the developed and developing countries. Animal models of atherosclerosis have served as valuable tools for providing insights on its aetiology, pathophysiology and complications. They can be used for invasive interrogation of physiological function and provide a platform for testing the efficacy and safety of different pharmacological therapies. Compared to studies using human subjects, animal models have the advantages of being easier to manage, with controllable diet and environmental risk factors. Moreover, pathophysiological changes can be induced either genetically or pharmacologically to study the harmful effects of these interventions. There is no single ideal animal model, as different systems are suitable for different research objectives. A good understanding of the similarities and differences to humans enables effective extrapolation of data for translational application. In this article, we will examine the different mouse models for the study and elucidation of the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying atherosclerosis. We also review recent advances in the field, such as the role of oxidative stress in promoting endoplasmic reticulum stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and mitochondrial DNA damage, which can result in vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis. Finally, novel therapeutic approaches to reduce vascular damage caused by chronic inflammation using microRNA and nano-medicine technology, are discussed.
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- Yee Ting Lee
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR People’s Republic of China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR People’s Republic of China
- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211 People’s Republic of China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211 People’s Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR People’s Republic of China
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- Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Consortium, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, SAR People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR People’s Republic of China
- Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR People’s Republic of China
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Wallner S, Grandl M, Liebisch G, Peer M, Orsó E, Sigrüner A, Sobota A, Schmitz G. oxLDL and eLDL Induced Membrane Microdomains in Human Macrophages. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0166798. [PMID: 27870891 PMCID: PMC5117723 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Extravasation of macrophages and formation of lipid-laden foam cells are key events in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. The degradation of atherogenic lipoproteins subsequently leads to alterations in cellular lipid metabolism that influence inflammatory signaling. Especially sphingolipids and ceramides are known to be involved in these processes. We therefore analyzed monocyte derived macrophages during differentiation and after loading with enzymatically (eLDL) and oxidatively (oxLDL) modified low-density lipoproteins (LDL). Methods Primary human monocytes were isolated from healthy, normolipidemic blood donors using leukapheresis and counterflow elutriation. On the fourth day of MCSF-induced differentiation eLDL (40 μg/ml) or oxLDL (80 μg/ml) were added for 48h. Lipid species were analyzed by quantitative tandem mass spectrometry. Taqman qPCR was performed to investigate transcriptional changes in enzymes involved in sphingolipid metabolism. Furthermore, membrane lipids were studied using flow cytometry and confocal microscopy. Results MCSF dependent phagocytic differentiation of blood monocytes had only minor effects on the sphingolipid composition. Levels of total sphingomyelin and total ceramide remained unchanged, while lactosylceramides, cholesterylesters and free cholesterol decreased. At the species level most ceramide species showed a reduction upon phagocytic differentiation. Loading with eLDL preferentially increased cellular cholesterol while loading with oxLDL increased cellular ceramide content. Activation of the salvage pathway with a higher mRNA expression of acid and neutral sphingomyelinase, neutral sphingomyelinase activation associated factor and glucosylceramidase as well as increased surface expression of SMPD1 were identified as potentially underlying mechanisms. Moreover, flow-cytometric analysis revealed a higher cell-surface-expression of ceramide, lactosylceramide (CDw17), globotriaosylceramide (CD77), dodecasaccharide-ceramide (CD65s) and GM1 ganglioside upon oxLDL loading. ApoE in contrast to apoA-I preferentially bound to the ceramide enriched surfaces of oxLDL loaded cells. Confocal microscopy showed a co-localization of acid sphingomyelinase with ceramide rich membrane microdomains. Conclusion eLDL leads to the formation of lipid droplets and preferentially induces cholesterol/sphingomyelin rich membrane microdomains while oxLDL promotes the development of cholesterol/ceramide rich microdomains via activation of the salvage pathway.
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- Stefan Wallner
- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Cell Biology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Short JD, Downs K, Tavakoli S, Asmis R. Protein Thiol Redox Signaling in Monocytes and Macrophages. Antioxid Redox Signal 2016; 25:816-835. [PMID: 27288099 PMCID: PMC5107717 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2016.6697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE Monocyte and macrophage dysfunction plays a critical role in a wide range of inflammatory disease processes, including obesity, impaired wound healing diabetic complications, and atherosclerosis. Emerging evidence suggests that the earliest events in monocyte or macrophage dysregulation include elevated reactive oxygen species production, thiol modifications, and disruption of redox-sensitive signaling pathways. This review focuses on the current state of research in thiol redox signaling in monocytes and macrophages, including (i) the molecular mechanisms by which reversible protein-S-glutathionylation occurs, (ii) the identification of bona fide S-glutathionylated proteins that occur under physiological conditions, and (iii) how disruptions of thiol redox signaling affect monocyte and macrophage functions and contribute to atherosclerosis. Recent Advances: Recent advances in redox biochemistry and biology as well as redox proteomic techniques have led to the identification of many new thiol redox-regulated proteins and pathways. In addition, major advances have been made in expanding the list of S-glutathionylated proteins and assessing the role that protein-S-glutathionylation and S-glutathionylation-regulating enzymes play in monocyte and macrophage functions, including monocyte transmigration, macrophage polarization, foam cell formation, and macrophage cell death. CRITICAL ISSUES Protein-S-glutathionylation/deglutathionylation in monocytes and macrophages has emerged as a new and important signaling paradigm, which provides a molecular basis for the well-established relationship between metabolic disorders, oxidative stress, and cardiovascular diseases. FUTURE DIRECTIONS The identification of specific S-glutathionylated proteins as well as the mechanisms that control this post-translational protein modification in monocytes and macrophages will facilitate the development of new preventive and therapeutic strategies to combat atherosclerosis and other metabolic diseases. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 25, 816-835.
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- John D Short
- 1 Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio , San Antonio, Texas
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- 2 Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio , San Antonio, Texas
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- 3 Department of Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio , San Antonio, Texas
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- 4 Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio , San Antonio, Texas.,5 Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio , San Antonio, Texas
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Zhao M, Pan W, Shi RZ, Bai YP, You BY, Zhang K, Fu QM, Schuchman EH, He XX, Zhang GG. Acid Sphingomyelinase Mediates Oxidized-LDL Induced Apoptosis in Macrophage via Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress. J Atheroscler Thromb 2016; 23:1111-25. [PMID: 26923251 PMCID: PMC5090817 DOI: 10.5551/jat.32383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Aim: Macrophage apoptosis is a vital event in advanced atherosclerosis, and oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) is a major contributor to this process. Acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) and ceramide are also involved in the induction of apoptosis, particularly in macrophages. Our current study focuses on ASM and investigates its role in ox-LDL-induced macrophage apoptosis. Methods: Human THP-1 and mouse peritoneal macrophages were cultured in vitro and treated with ox-LDL. ASM activity and ceramide levels were quantified using ultra performance liquid chromatography. Protein and mRNA levels were analyzed using Western blot analysis and quantitative realtime PCR, respectively. Cell apoptosis was determined using Hoechst staining and flow cytometry. Results: Ox-LDL-induced macrophage apoptosis was triggered by profound endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, leading to an upregulation of ASM activity and ceramide levels at an early stage. ASM was inhibited by siRNA or desipramine (DES), and/or ceramide was degraded by recombinant acid ceramidase (AC). These events attenuated the effect of ox-LDL on ER stress. In contrast, recombinant ASM upregulated ceramide and ER stress. ASM siRNA, DES, recombinant AC, and ER stress inhibitor 4-phenylbutyric acid were blocked by elevated levels of C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP); ox-LDL induced elevated levels of CHOP. These events attenuated macrophage apoptosis. Conclusion: These results indicate that ASM/ceramide signaling pathway is involved in ox-LDL-induced macrophage apoptosis via ER stress pathway.
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- Min Zhao
- Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
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Schreinemachers DM, Ghio AJ. Effects of Environmental Pollutants on Cellular Iron Homeostasis and Ultimate Links to Human Disease. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INSIGHTS 2016; 10:35-43. [PMID: 26966372 PMCID: PMC4782969 DOI: 10.4137/ehi.s36225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Revised: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Chronic disease has increased in the past several decades, and environmental pollutants have been implicated. The magnitude and variety of diseases may indicate the malfunctioning of some basic mechanisms underlying human health. Environmental pollutants demonstrate a capability to complex iron through electronegative functional groups containing oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur. Cellular exposure to the chemical or its metabolite may cause a loss of requisite functional iron from intracellular sites. The cell is compelled to acquire further iron critical to its survival by activation of iron-responsive proteins and increasing iron import. Iron homeostasis in the exposed cells is altered due to a new equilibrium being established between iron-requiring cells and the inappropriate chelator (the pollutant or its catabolite). Following exposure to environmental pollutants, the perturbation of functional iron homeostasis may be the mechanism leading to adverse biological effects. Understanding the mechanism may lead to intervention methods for this major public health concern.
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Orekhov AN, Zhelankin AV, Kolmychkova KI, Mitrofanov KY, Kubekina MV, Ivanova EA, Sobenin IA. Susceptibility of monocytes to activation correlates with atherogenic mitochondrial DNA mutations. Exp Mol Pathol 2015; 99:672-6. [PMID: 26551079 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2015.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We have recently evaluated the susceptibility of circulating monocytes to pro- and anti-inflammatory activation comparing samples from healthy individuals and patients with asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis. Surprisingly, we found a dramatic individual difference in susceptibility to activation between monocytes isolated from the blood of different subjects, regardless of the presence or absence of atherosclerosis. In the present study the monocyte susceptibility to pro-inflammatory activation was evaluated in comparison with mitochondrial DNA mutations that have previously been shown to correlate with the degree of carotid atherosclerosis assessed by intima-media thickness. Among the mutations associated with atherosclerosis were both homoplasmic (absence or presence of the mutation) or heteroplasmic (different proportions of mutant allele). It was found that two homoplasmic mutations, A1811G and G9477A, tended to correlate with the degree of monocyte susceptibility to activation. At the same time, the mutation G9477A inversely correlated with the degree of monocyte activability, that is, the mutation was more prevalent in monocytes with a low degree of activability. We have found that at least three heteroplasmic mutations of mtDNA (G14459A, A1555G, G12315A) earlier known to be associated with human atherosclerosis, also correlate with proinflammatory activation of circulating human monocytes. We suggest that some mutations can cause mitochondrial dysfunction, which in turn may lead to changes of macrophage activities in atherosclerosis.
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- A N Orekhov
- Department of Biophysics, Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia; Laboratory of Angiopathology, Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, 125315 Moscow, Russia; Institute for Atherosclerosis Research, Skolkovo Innovative Center, 121609 Moscow, Russia.
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Russian Cardiology Research and Production Complex, 121552 Moscow, Russia.
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Russian Cardiology Research and Production Complex, 121552 Moscow, Russia.
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- Laboratory of Angiopathology, Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, 125315 Moscow, Russia.
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Russian Cardiology Research and Production Complex, 121552 Moscow, Russia.
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Angiopathology, Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, 125315 Moscow, Russia; Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Russian Cardiology Research and Production Complex, 121552 Moscow, Russia.
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Chen Z, Martin M, Li Z, Shyy JYJ. Endothelial dysfunction: the role of sterol regulatory element-binding protein-induced NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing protein 3 inflammasome in atherosclerosis. Curr Opin Lipidol 2014; 25:339-49. [PMID: 25188917 PMCID: PMC4339278 DOI: 10.1097/mol.0000000000000107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Great effort has been devoted to elucidate the molecular mechanisms by which inflammasome in macrophages contributes to atherosclerosis. Inflammasome in vascular endothelial cells and its causal relationship with endothelial dysfunction in atherosclerosis are less understood. Here, we review the recent studies of inflammasome and its activation in endothelial cells, and highlight such endothelial inflammatory response in atherosclerosis. RECENT FINDINGS Inflammasomes are critical effectors in innate immunity, and their activation in macrophages and the arterial wall contributes to atherogenesis. Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2, a master regulator in cholesterol biosynthesis, can be activated in a noncanonical manner, which leads to the activation of the NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing protein inflammasome in macrophages and endothelial cells. Results from in-vitro and in-vivo models suggest that sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 is a key molecule in aggravating proinflammatory responses in endothelial cells and promoting atherosclerosis. SUMMARY The SREBP-induced NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing protein inflammasome and its instigation of innate immunity is an important contributor to atherosclerosis. Elucidating the underlying mechanisms will expand our understanding of endothelial dysfunction and its dynamic interaction with vascular inflammation. Furthermore, targeting SREBP-inflammasome pathways can be a therapeutic strategy for attenuating atherosclerosis.
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- Zhen Chen
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Medical School, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, PRC
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Medical School, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, PRC
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Li H, Horke S, Förstermann U. Vascular oxidative stress, nitric oxide and atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis 2014; 237:208-19. [PMID: 25244505 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 449] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Revised: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 09/01/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In the vascular wall, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced by several enzyme systems including NADPH oxidase, xanthine oxidase, uncoupled endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and the mitochondrial electron transport chain. On the other hand, the vasculature is protected by antioxidant enzyme systems, including superoxide dismutases, catalase, glutathione peroxidases and paraoxonases, which detoxify ROS. Cardiovascular risk factors such as hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus enhance ROS generation, resulting in oxidative stress. This leads to oxidative modification of lipoproteins and phospholipids, mechanisms that contribute to atherogenesis. In addition, oxidation of tetrahydrobiopterin may cause eNOS uncoupling and thus potentiation of oxidative stress and reduction of eNOS-derived NO, which is a protective principle in the vasculature. This review summarizes the latest advances in the role of ROS-producing enzymes, antioxidative enzymes as well as NO synthases in the initiation and development of atherosclerosis.
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- Huige Li
- Department of Pharmacology, Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
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Magnolia extract (BL153) protection of heart from lipid accumulation caused cardiac oxidative damage, inflammation, and cell death in high-fat diet fed mice. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2014; 2014:205849. [PMID: 24693333 PMCID: PMC3945234 DOI: 10.1155/2014/205849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2013] [Revised: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Magnolia as an herbal material obtained from Magnolia officinalis has been found to play an important role in anti-inflammation, antioxidative stress, and antiapoptosis. This study was designed to investigate the effect of Magnolia extract (BL153) on obesity-associated lipid accumulation, inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis in the heart. C57BL/6 mice were fed a low- (10 kcal% fat) or high-fat (60 kcal% fat) diet for 24 weeks to induce obesity. These mice fed with high-fat diet (HFD) were given a gavage of vehicle, 2.5, 5, or 10 mg/kg body weight BL153 daily. The three doses of BL153 treatment slightly ameliorated insulin resistance without decrease of body weight gain induced by HFD feeding. BL153 at 10 mg/kg slightly attenuated a mild cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunction induced by HFD feeding. Both 5 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg of BL153 treatment significantly inhibited cardiac lipid accumulation measured by Oil Red O staining and improved cardiac inflammation and oxidative stress by downregulating ICAM-1, TNF-α, PAI-1, 3-NT, and 4-HNE. TUNEL staining showed that BL153 treatment also ameliorated apoptosis induced by mitochondrial caspase-3 independent cell death pathway. This study demonstrates that BL153 attenuates HFD-associated cardiac damage through prevention of HFD-induced cardiac lipid accumulation, inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis.
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Iron, human growth, and the global epidemic of obesity. Nutrients 2013; 5:4231-49. [PMID: 24152754 PMCID: PMC3820071 DOI: 10.3390/nu5104231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Revised: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Iron is an essential nutrient utilized in almost every aspect of cell function and its availability has previously limited life. Those same properties which allow iron to function as a catalyst in the reactions of life also present a threat via generation of oxygen-based free radicals. Accordingly; life exists at the interface of iron-deficiency and iron-sufficiency. We propose that: (1) human life is no longer positioned at the limits of iron availability following several decades of fortification and supplementation and there is now an overabundance of the metal among individuals of many societies; (2) this increased iron availability exerts a positive effect on growth by targeting molecules critical in regulating the progression of the cell cycle; there is increased growth in humans provided greater amounts of this metal; and indices of obesity can positively correlate with body stores of iron; and (3) diseases of obesity reflect this over-abundance of iron. Testing potential associations between iron availability and both obesity and obesity-related diseases in populations will be difficult since fortification and supplementation is so extensively practiced.
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Straliotto MR, Hort MA, Fiuza B, Rocha JBT, Farina M, Chiabrando G, de Bem AF. Diphenyl diselenide modulates oxLDL-induced cytotoxicity in macrophage by improving the redox signaling. Biochimie 2013; 95:1544-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2013.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2012] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Lee CF, Ullevig S, Kim HS, Asmis R. Regulation of Monocyte Adhesion and Migration by Nox4. PLoS One 2013; 8:e66964. [PMID: 23825596 PMCID: PMC3688996 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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We showed that metabolic disorders promote thiol oxidative stress in monocytes, priming monocytes for accelerated chemokine-induced recruitment, and accumulation at sites of vascular injury and the progression of atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to identify both the source of reactive oxygen species (ROS) responsible for thiol oxidation in primed and dysfunctional monocytes and the molecular mechanisms through which ROS accelerate the migration and recruitment of monocyte-derived macrophages. We found that Nox4, a recently identified NADPH oxidase in monocytes and macrophages, localized to focal adhesions and the actin cytoskeleton, and associated with phospho-FAK, paxillin, and actin, implicating Nox4 in the regulation of monocyte adhesion and migration. We also identified Nox4 as a new, metabolic stress-inducible source of ROS that controls actin S-glutathionylation and turnover in monocytes and macrophages, providing a novel mechanistic link between Nox4-derived H2O2 and monocyte adhesion and migration. Actin associated with Nox4 was S-glutathionylated, and Nox4 association with actin was enhanced in metabolically-stressed monocytes. Metabolic stress induced Nox4 and accelerated monocyte adhesion and chemotaxis in a Nox4-dependent mechanism. In conclusion, our data suggest that monocytic Nox4 is a central regulator of actin dynamics, and induction of Nox4 is the rate-limiting step in metabolic stress-induced monocyte priming and dysfunction associated with accelerated atherosclerosis and the progression of atherosclerotic plaques.
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- Chi Fung Lee
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Lin J, Shou X, Mao X, Dong J, Mohabeer N, Kushwaha KK, Wang L, Su Y, Fang H, Li D. Oxidized low density lipoprotein induced caspase-1 mediated pyroptotic cell death in macrophages: implication in lesion instability? PLoS One 2013; 8:e62148. [PMID: 23637985 PMCID: PMC3636212 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2012] [Accepted: 03/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Macrophage death in advanced lesion has been confirmed to play an important role in plaque instability. However, the mechanism underlying lesion macrophage death still remains largely unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS Immunohistochemistry showed that caspase-1 activated in advanced lesion and co-located with macrophages and TUNEL positive reaction. In in-vitro experiments showed that ox-LDL induced caspase-1 activation and this activation was required for ox-LDL induced macrophages lysis, IL-1β and IL-18 production as well as DNA fragmentation. Mechanism experiments showed that CD36 and NLRP3/caspase-1/pathway involved in ox-LDL induced macrophage pyroptosis. CONCLUSION Our study here identified a novel cell death, pyroptosis in ox-LDL induced human macrophage, which may be implicated in lesion macrophages death and play an important role in lesion instability.
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- Jing Lin
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shenzhen Sixth People's Hospital (Nanshan Hospital), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shenzhen Sixth People's Hospital (Nanshan Hospital), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shenzhen Sixth People's Hospital (Nanshan Hospital), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Jiang X, Zhang C, Xin Y, Huang Z, Tan Y, Huang Y, Wang Y, Feng W, Li X, Li W, Qu Y, Cai L. Protective effect of FGF21 on type 1 diabetes-induced testicular apoptotic cell death probably via both mitochondrial- and endoplasmic reticulum stress-dependent pathways in the mouse model. Toxicol Lett 2013; 219:65-76. [PMID: 23499715 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2013.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Revised: 02/27/2013] [Accepted: 02/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is a novel member identified and was reported to express predominantly in pancreas, liver and adipose tissue, and relatively less in other organs, such as the testis. However, the role of FGF21 in the testis has never been addressed. The present study examined FGF21 expression at mRNA level by real-time RT-PCR assay in the testis of fasting and non-fasting mice or mice with type 1 diabetes that was induced with streptozotocin. We also examined the effect of Fgf21 gene deletion or supplementation of the exogenous FGF21 on the testicular apoptotic cell death spontaneously or induced by type 1 diabetes in FGF21 knockout (FGF21-KO) mice. Deletion of Fgf21 gene does not affect testicular cell proliferation, but significantly increases the spontaneous incidence of testicular TUNEL positive cells with increases in the Bax/Bcl2 expression ratio and apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) expression. Diabetes induced significant increases in testicular TUNEL positive cells, Bax/Bcl2 expression ratio, AIF expression, CHOP and cleaved caspase-12 expression, and oxidative damage, but did not change the expression of cleaved caspase-3 and caspase-8. Deletion of Fgf21 gene also significantly enhances diabetes-induced TUNEL positive cells along with the increased expression of Bax/Bcl2 ratio, AIF, CHOP, cleaved caspase-12, and oxidative damage, which was significantly prevented by the supplementation of exogenous FGF21. These results suggest that Fgf21 gene may involve in maintaining normal spermatogenesis and also protect the germ cells from diabetes-induced apoptotic cell death probably via the prevention of diabetes-induced oxidative damage.
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- Xin Jiang
- Cancer Center at the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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Lin J, Li H, Yang M, Ren J, Huang Z, Han F, Huang J, Ma J, Zhang D, Zhang Z, Wu J, Huang D, Qiao M, Jin G, Wu Q, Huang Y, Du J, Han J. A role of RIP3-mediated macrophage necrosis in atherosclerosis development. Cell Rep 2013; 3:200-10. [PMID: 23333278 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2012.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 303] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Revised: 11/19/2012] [Accepted: 12/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Necrotic death of macrophages has long been known to be present in atherosclerotic lesions but has not been studied. We examined the role of receptor interacting protein (RIP) 3, a mediator of necrotic cell death, in atherosclerosis and found that RIP3(-/-);Ldlr(-/-) mice were no different from RIP3(+/+);Ldlr(-/-) mice in early atherosclerosis but had significant reduction in advanced atherosclerotic lesions. Similar results were observed in Apoe(-/-) background mice. Bone marrow transplantation revealed that loss of RIP3 expression from bone-marrow-derived cells is responsible for the reduced disease progression. While no difference was found in apoptosis between RIP3(-/-);Ldlr(-/-) and RIP3(+/+);Ldlr(-/-) mice, electron microscopy revealed a significant reduction of macrophage primary necrosis in the advanced lesions of RIP3(-/-) mice. In vitro cellular studies showed that RIP3 deletion had no effect on oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-induced macrophage apoptosis, but prevented macrophage primary necrosis occurring in response to oxidized LDL under caspase inhibition or RIP3 overexpression conditions. RIP3-dependent necrosis is not postapoptotic, and the increased primary necrosis in advanced atherosclerotic lesions most likely resulted from the increase of RIP3 expression. Our data demonstrate that primary necrosis of macrophages is proatherogenic during advanced atherosclerosis development.
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- Juan Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology and School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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Gao P, Wang XM, Qian DH, Qin ZX, Jin J, Xu Q, Yuan QY, Li XJ, Si LY. Induction of oxidative stress by oxidized LDL via meprinα-activated epidermal growth factor receptor in macrophages. Cardiovasc Res 2012; 97:533-43. [PMID: 23250920 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvs369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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AIMS The aim of this study was to explore meprinα-mediated transactivation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in macrophages. METHODS AND RESULTS Accelerated atherosclerotic lesions were established by administration of a high-fat diet in apolipoprotein E-deficient (apoE(-/-)) mice. Lentiviral overexpression of meprinα in the thoracic aortic artery during plaque formation enhanced intra-plaque macrophage induction of ROS as well as formation of atherosclerotic plaques, whereas AG1478 (specific inhibitor of the EGFR) treatment exerted the opposite effect. A meprinα inhibitor abrogated EGFR activation in mice. In cultured J774a.1 macrophages, oxidized low-density lipoprotein (OxLDL) increased ROS formation and EGFR activation through a ligand [heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor (HB-EGF)]-dependent pathway. However, a meprinα inhibitor or specific siRNA inhibited ROS production and EGFR activation. Recombinant mouse meprinα enhanced OxLDL-stimulated production of ROS and induced HB-EGF. Inhibition of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase by SB203580 decreased OxLDL-stimulated production of ROS. Conversely, inhibition of meprinα or PI3K-Rac1 inhibitors also decreased p38 activity in OxLDL-stimulated macrophages. In addition, inhibition of meprinα reversed OxLDL-stimulated activation of PI3K. CONCLUSION Meprinα promotes OxLDL-induced plaque formation and ROS release by transactivation of the EGFR, followed by activation of the PI3K/Rac1/p38 pathway.
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- Pan Gao
- Chongqing Key Disciplines, Department of Geriatrics, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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Tavakoli S, Asmis R. Reactive oxygen species and thiol redox signaling in the macrophage biology of atherosclerosis. Antioxid Redox Signal 2012; 17:1785-95. [PMID: 22540532 PMCID: PMC3474194 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2012.4638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE Despite the recent decline in the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, atherosclerosis remains the leading cause of death in industrialized countries. Monocyte recruitment into the vessel wall is a rate-limiting step in atherogenesis. Death of macrophage-derived foam cells promotes lesion progression and the majority of acute complications of atherosclerotic disease (e.g., myocardial infarction) occur in lesions that are intensely infiltrated with monocyte-derived macrophages, underlining the critical roles monocytes and macrophages play in this complex chronic inflammatory disease. RECENT ADVANCES A rapidly growing body of literature supports a critical role for reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the regulation of monocyte and macrophage (dys)function associated with atherogenesis and macrophage death in atherosclerotic plaque. CRITICAL ISSUES In this review we highlight the important roles of NADHP oxidase 4 recently identified in monocytes and macrophages and the role of ROS and (thiol) redox signaling in different aspects of monocytes and macrophage biology associated with atherosclerosis. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Studies aimed at identifying the intracellular targets of ROS involved in redox signaling in macrophages and at elucidating the redox signaling mechanisms that control differentiation, activation, polarization, and death of monocytes and macrophages may ultimately lead to the development of novel preventive and therapeutic strategies for atherosclerosis.
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- Sina Tavakoli
- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA
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Tano JY, Lee RH, Vazquez G. Involvement of calmodulin and calmodulin kinase II in tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced survival of bone marrow derived macrophages. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 427:178-84. [PMID: 22989752 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.09.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2012] [Accepted: 09/07/2012] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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We previously showed that survival signaling in TNFα-treated, human THP1-derived macrophages (TDMs) has an obligatory requirement for constitutive Ca(2+) influx through a mechanism involving calmodulin/calmodulin kinase II (CAM/CAMKII). We also demonstrated that such requirement also applies to the protective actions of TNFα in murine bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) and that TRPC3 channels mediate constitutive Ca(2+) influx. Using a pharmacological approach we here examined if in BMDMs, similarly to TDMs, TNFα-induced survival signaling also involves CAM/CAMKII. In BMDMs, TNFα induced rapid activation of the survival pathways NFκB, AKT and p38MAPK. All these routes were activated in a PI3K-dependent fashion. Activation of AKT and NFκB, but not that of p38MAPK, was abrogated by the CAM inhibitor W7, while KN-62, a CAMKII inhibitor, prevented activation of AKT and p38MAPK but not that of NFκB. Inhibition of CAM or CAMKII completely prevented the protective actions of TNFα. Our observations indicate that in BMDMs CAM and CAMKII have differential contributions to the components of TNFα-dependent survival signaling and underscore a complex interplay among canonical survival routes. These findings set a signaling framework to understand how constitutive Ca(2+) influx couples to macrophage survival in BMDMs.
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- Jean-Yves Tano
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Health Science Campus, 3000 Arlington Av., Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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Atherosclerosis is the first cause of death in industrialized countries. Together with traditional risk factors (male gender, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, diabetes, smoking and age), non-traditional risk factors have also been described as predisposing to this disease. Among these, oxidized low density lipoproteins (OxLDL) have been described in correlation to many proatherogenic processes. Many of the effects of OxLDL are mediated by the lectin like oxidized low density lipoprotein receptor 1 (LOX-1), expressed on endothelial cells, macrophages, SMCs and platelets. LOX-1 is encoded by the lectin like oxidized low density lipoprotein receptor 1 (OLR1) gene, located in the p12.3-p13.2 region of human chromosome 12. Variations on this gene have been studied extensively both at the functional and epidemiological level. Despite the fact that functional roles for two variants have been demonstrated, the epidemiological studies have provided inconsistent and inconclusive results. Of particular interest, it has been demonstrated that a linkage disequilibirum block of SNPs located in the intronic sequence of the OLR1 gene modulates the alternative splicing of OLR1 mRNA, leading to different ratios of LOX-1 full receptor and LOXIN, an isoform lacking part of the functional domain. As demonstrated, LOXIN acts by blocking the negative effective of LOX-1 activation. Here we review the state of the art regarding LOX-1, LOXIN, and the functional effects that are associated with the interaction of these molecules.
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- Ruggiero Mango
- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Yang YTT, Whiteman M, Gieseg SP. HOCl causes necrotic cell death in human monocyte derived macrophages through calcium dependent calpain activation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2011; 1823:420-9. [PMID: 22008466 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2011.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2011] [Revised: 09/21/2011] [Accepted: 09/26/2011] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The abundance of dead macrophages in close proximity to HOCl-modified proteins in advanced atherosclerotic plaques implicates HOCl in the killing of macrophages and the formation of the necrotic core region. The mechanism of HOCl mediated death of macrophages was unknown, so using human monocyte derived macrophages (HMDM) we here have shown that HOCl causes a rapid necrotic cell death characterized by loss of MTT reduction, cellular ATP and cell lysis without caspase-3 activation in HMDM cells. The HOCl causes a rise in cytosolic calcium level via the plasma membrane L- and T-type calcium channels and endoplasmic reticulum RyR channel. Blocking of the calcium channels or the addition of calpain inhibitors prevents the HOCl mediated loss of mitochondrial potential, lysosome failure and HMDM cell death. Blocking MPT-pore formation with cyclosporin A also prevents the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, lysosomal destabilization and HMDM cell death. Blocking the calcium mitochondrial uniporter with ruthenium red also blocks the loss of mitochondrial potential but only at high concentrations. HOCl appears to cause HMDM cell death through destabilization of cytosolic calcium control resulting in the failure of both the mitochondria and lysosomes.
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- Ya-ting Tina Yang
- Free Radical Biochemistry Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Jadeja RN, Thounaojam MC, Devkar RV, Ramachandran A. Clerodendron glandulosum.Coleb extract prevents in vitro human LDL oxidation and oxidized LDL induced apoptosis in human monocyte derived macrophages. Food Chem Toxicol 2011; 49:1195-202. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2010] [Revised: 02/23/2011] [Accepted: 02/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tano JY, Vazquez G. Requirement for non-regulated, constitutive calcium influx in macrophage survival signaling. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011; 407:432-7. [PMID: 21414290 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.03.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2011] [Accepted: 03/10/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT axis and the Nuclear Factor kappa B (NFκB) pathway play critical roles in macrophage survival. In cells other than macrophages proper operation of those two pathways requires Ca²(+) influx into the cell, but if that is the case in macrophages remains unexplored. In the present work we used THP-1-derived macrophages and a pharmacological approach to examine for the first time the role of constitutive, non-regulated Ca²(+) influx in PI3K/AKT and NFκB signaling. Blocking constitutive function of Ca²(+)-permeable channels with the organic channel blocker SKF96365 completely prevented phosphorylation of IκBα, AKT and its downstream target BAD in TNFα-treated macrophages. A similar effect was observed upon treating macrophages with the calmodulin (CAM) inhibitor W-7 or the calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CAMKII) inhibitor KN-62. In addition, pre-treating macrophages with SKF96365 significantly enhanced TNFα-induced apoptosis. Our findings suggest that in THP-1-derived macrophages survival signaling depends, to a significant extent, on constitutive Ca²(+) influx presumably through a mechanism that involves the CAM/CAMKII axis as a coupling component between constitutive Ca²(+) influx and activation of survival signaling.
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- Jean-Yves Tano
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Health Science Campus, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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Thounaojam MC, Jadeja RN, Devkar RV, Ramachandran AV. In Vitro Evidence for the Protective role of Sida rhomboidea. Roxb Extract Against LDL Oxidation and Oxidized LDL-Induced Apoptosis in Human Monocyte–Derived Macrophages. Cardiovasc Toxicol 2011; 11:168-79. [DOI: 10.1007/s12012-011-9110-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Gieseg SP, Amit Z, Yang YT, Shchepetkina A, Katouah H. Oxidant production, oxLDL uptake, and CD36 levels in human monocyte–derived macrophages are downregulated by the macrophage-generated antioxidant 7,8-dihydroneopterin. Antioxid Redox Signal 2010; 13:1525-34. [PMID: 20408759 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2009.3065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The severity of atheroma burden in patients strongly correlates to increasing levels of plasma neopterin, the oxidation product of 7,8-dihydroneopterin. Interferon-γ stimulation of macrophages causes the synthesis of 7,8-dihydroneopterin, a potent antioxidant that inhibits oxidative damage to cells, and the cytotoxicity of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) to monocyte-like U937 cells but not THP-1 cells. With human monocyte-derived macrophages (HMDMs), oxLDL triggered a large oxidative stress, causing the rapid loss of cellular glutathione, glyceradehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) inhibition, and eventual loss of viability without caspase-3 activation. Inhibition of oxLDL cytotoxicity to HMDMs occurred at 7,8-dihydroneopterin concentrations >100 μM. The oxLDL-mediated glutathione loss and GAPDH inactivation was inhibited by 7,8-dihydroneopterin. 7,8-Dihydroneopterin rapidly entered the HMDMs, suggesting that much of the protective effect was scavenging of intracellular oxidants generated in response to oxLDL. OxLDL uptake by HMDMs was reduced by 30% by 7,8-dihydroneopterin. Immunoblot analysis suggests that this decrease in oxLDL uptake was due to a significant downregulation in the levels of CD36. These results imply that 7,8-dihydroneopterin protects human macrophages both by scavenging oxidants generated in response to oxLDL and by decreasing CD36-mediated uptake of oxLDL.
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- Steven P Gieseg
- Free Radical Biochemistry Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Al Gadban MM, Smith KJ, Soodavar F, Piansay C, Chassereau C, Twal WO, Klein RL, Virella G, Lopes-Virella MF, Hammad SM. Differential trafficking of oxidized LDL and oxidized LDL immune complexes in macrophages: impact on oxidative stress. PLoS One 2010; 5. [PMID: 20824093 PMCID: PMC2932722 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2010] [Accepted: 08/11/2010] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Oxidized low-density lipoproteins (oxLDL) and oxLDL-containing immune complexes (oxLDL-IC) contribute to formation of lipid-laden macrophages (foam cells). It has been shown that oxLDL-IC are considerably more efficient than oxLDL in induction of foam cell formation, inflammatory cytokines secretion, and cell survival promotion. Whereas oxLDL is taken up by several scavenger receptors, oxLDL-IC are predominantly internalized through the FCγ receptor I (FCγ RI). This study examined differences in intracellular trafficking of lipid and apolipoprotein moieties of oxLDL and oxLDL-IC and the impact on oxidative stress. Methodology/Findings Fluorescently labeled lipid and protein moieties of oxLDL co-localized within endosomal and lysosomal compartments in U937 human monocytic cells. In contrast, the lipid moiety of oxLDL-IC was detected in the endosomal compartment, whereas its apolipoprotein moiety advanced to the lysosomal compartment. Cells treated with oxLDL-IC prior to oxLDL demonstrated co-localization of internalized lipid moieties from both oxLDL and oxLDL-IC in the endosomal compartment. This sequential treatment likely inhibited oxLDL lipid moieties from trafficking to the lysosomal compartment. In RAW 264.7 macrophages, oxLDL-IC but not oxLDL induced GFP-tagged heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and HSP70B', which co-localized with the lipid moiety of oxLDL-IC in the endosomal compartment. This suggests that HSP70 family members might prevent the degradation of the internalized lipid moiety of oxLDL-IC by delaying its advancement to the lysosome. The data also showed that mitochondrial membrane potential was decreased and generation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species was increased in U937 cell treated with oxLDL compared to oxLDL-IC. Conclusions/Significance Findings suggest that lipid and apolipoprotein moieties of oxLDL-IC traffic to separate cellular compartments, and that HSP70/70B' might sequester the lipid moiety of oxLDL-IC in the endosomal compartment. This mechanism could ultimately influence macrophage function and survival. Furthermore, oxLDL-IC might regulate the intracellular trafficking of free oxLDL possibly through the induction of HSP70/70B'.
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- Mohammed M. Al Gadban
- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Summer Undergraduate Research Program, College of Graduate Studies, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Research Service, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Research Service, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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p53 expression in human carotid atheroma is significantly related to plaque instability and clinical manifestations. Atherosclerosis 2010; 210:392-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.11.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2009] [Revised: 11/09/2009] [Accepted: 11/27/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Lee CF, Qiao M, Schröder K, Zhao Q, Asmis R. Nox4 is a novel inducible source of reactive oxygen species in monocytes and macrophages and mediates oxidized low density lipoprotein-induced macrophage death. Circ Res 2010; 106:1489-97. [PMID: 20360249 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.109.215392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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RATIONALE The enhanced formation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by oxidized low-density lipoprotein (OxLDL) promotes macrophage death, a process likely to contribute to the formation of necrotic cores and the progression of atherosclerotic lesions. Yet macrophage deficiency of phagocytic NADPH oxidase (Nox2), the primary source of ROS in macrophages, does not reduce atherosclerotic lesion development in mice. This suggests an as yet unidentified NADPH oxidase may be present in macrophages and responsible for the intracellular ROS formation induced by OxLDL. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify the source of intracellular ROS involved in macrophage death. METHODS AND RESULTS Nox4 was expressed in human monocytes and mature macrophages, and was localized to the endoplasmic reticulum and to defined foci within the nucleus. Nox4 colocalized with p22(phox), and both proteins were upregulated in response to OxLDL stimulation, whereas Nox2/gp91(phox) levels remained unchanged. Induction of Nox4 expression, intracellular ROS formation and macrophage cytotoxicity induced by OxLDL were blocked by MEK1/2 inhibition, but not by inhibitors of p38-MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase), JNK (Jun N-terminal kinase), or JAK2 (Janus kinase 2). Small interfering RNA knockdown of Nox4 inhibited both intracellular ROS production and macrophage cytotoxicity induced by OxLDL, whereas Nox4 overexpression enhanced both OxLDL-stimulated ROS formation and macrophage death. CONCLUSIONS Nox4 is a novel source of intracellular ROS in human monocytes and macrophages. Induction of Nox4 by OxLDL is mediated by the MEK1/ERK pathway and required for OxLDL cytotoxicity in human macrophages, implicating monocytic Nox4 in atherogenesis.
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- Chi Fung Lee
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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Smith KJ, Twal WO, Soodavar F, Virella G, Lopes-Virella MF, Hammad SM. Heat shock protein 70B' (HSP70B') expression and release in response to human oxidized low density lipoprotein immune complexes in macrophages. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:15985-93. [PMID: 20348092 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.113605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Heat shock proteins (HSPs) have been implicated in the activation and survival of macrophages. This study examined the role of HSP70B', a poorly characterized member of the HSP70 family, in response to oxidatively modified LDL (oxLDL) and immune complexes prepared with human oxLDL and purified human antibodies to oxLDL (oxLDL-IC) in monocytic and macrophage cell lines. Immunoblot analysis of cell lysates and conditioned medium from U937 cells treated with oxLDL alone revealed an increase in intracellular HSP70B' protein levels accompanied by a concomitant increase in HSP70B' extracellular levels. Fluorescence immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopy, however, demonstrated that oxLDL-IC stimulated the release of HSP70B', which co-localized with cell-associated oxLDL-IC. In HSP70B'-green fluorescent protein-transfected mouse RAW 264.7 cells, oxLDL-IC-induced HSP70B' co-localized with membrane-associated oxLDL-IC as well as the lipid moiety of internalized oxLDL-IC. Furthermore, the data demonstrated that HSP70B' is involved in cell survival, and this effect could be mediated by sphingosine kinase 1 (SK1) activation. An examination of regularly implicated cytokines revealed a significant relationship between HSP70B' and the release of the anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 (IL-10). Small interfering RNA knockdown of HSP70B' resulted in a corresponding decrease in SK1 mRNA levels and SK1 phosphorylation as well as increased release of IL-10. In conclusion, these findings suggest that oxLDL-IC induce the synthesis and release of HSP70B', and once stimulated, HSP70B' binds to the cell-associated and internalized lipid moiety of oxLDL-IC. The data also implicate HSP70B' in key cellular functions, such as regulation of SK1 activity and release of IL-10, which influence macrophage activation and survival.
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- Kent J Smith
- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
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Roy Chowdhury SK, Sangle GV, Xie X, Stelmack GL, Halayko AJ, Shen GX. Effects of extensively oxidized low-density lipoprotein on mitochondrial function and reactive oxygen species in porcine aortic endothelial cells. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2010; 298:E89-98. [PMID: 19843872 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00433.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in the Western world. Dysfunction of the mitochondrial respiratory chain and overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) are associated with atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. Oxidation increases the atherogenecity of LDL. Oxidized LDL may be apoptotic or nonapoptotic for vascular endothelial cells (EC), depending on the intensity of oxidation. A previous study demonstrated that nonapoptotic oxidized LDL increased activity of mitochondrial complex I in human umbilical vein EC. The present study examined the impact of extensively oxidized LDL (eoLDL) on oxygen consumption and the activities of key enzymes in the mitochondrial respiratory chain of cultured porcine aortic EC. Oxygraphy detected that eoLDL significantly reduced oxygen consumption in various mitochondrial complexes. Treatment with eoLDL significantly decreased NADH-ubiquinone dehydrogenase (complex I), succinate cytochrome c reductase (complex II/III), ubiquinone cytochrome c reductase (complex III), and cytochrome c oxidase (complex IV) activities and the NAD+-to-NADH ratio in EC compared with mildly oxidized LDL, LDL, or vehicle. Butylated hydroxytoluene, a potent antioxidant, normalized eoLDL-induced reductions in complex I and III enzyme activity in EC. Mitochondria-associated intracellular ROS and release of ROS from EC were significantly increased after eoLDL treatment. These findings suggest that eoLDL impairs enzyme activity in mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes and increases ROS generation from mitochondria of arterial EC. Collectively, these effects could contribute to vascular injury and atherogenesis under conditions of hypercholesterolemia and oxidative stress.
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- Subir K Roy Chowdhury
- Department of Internal Medicine and Physiology, Manitoba Institute of Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Namgaladze D, Jennewein C, Preiss S, von Knethen A, Brüne B. Attenuated suppression of the oxidative burst by cells dying in the presence of oxidized low density lipoprotein. J Lipid Res 2009; 50:2173-81. [PMID: 19491397 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m800615-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Macrophages ingesting apoptotic cells attenuate inflammatory responses, such as reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. In atherosclerosis, ongoing inflammation and accumulation of apoptotic/necrotic material are observed, suggesting defects of phagocytes in recognizing or responding to dying cells. Modified lipoproteins such as oxidized LDL (oxLDL) are known to promote inflammation and to interfere with apoptotic cell clearance. Here, we studied the impact of cells exposed to oxLDL on their ability to interfere with the oxidative burst in phagocytes. In contrast to apoptotic cells, cells dying in response to or in the presence of oxLDL failed to suppress ROS generation despite efficiently being taken up by phagocytes. In addition, apoptotic cells, but not oxLDL-treated cells, inhibited phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase, which is important for NADPH oxidase activation. oxLDL treatment did not interfere with activation of the antiinflammatory transcriptional regulator peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma by apoptotic cells. Moreover, cells exposed to oxLDL failed to suppress lipopolysaccharide- induced proinflammatory cytokine expression, whereas apoptotic cells attenuated these phagocyte responses. Thus, the presence of oxLDL during cell death impaired the ability of apoptotic cells to act antiinflammatory with regard to oxidative burst inhibition and cytokine expression in phagocytes.
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- Dmitry Namgaladze
- Goethe-University, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry I/ZAFES, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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