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Dey G, Ghosh A, Tangirala RK. “Technological convergence” of preventive nutrition with non‐thermal processing. J FOOD PROCESS PRES 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.16508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Gargi Dey
- School of Biotechnology Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha India
- GUT LEBEN INC. San Diego California USA
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- School of Biotechnology Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha India
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- GUT LEBEN INC. San Diego California USA
- Clinical Chemistry Department of Laboratory Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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Tian XY, Ganeshan K, Hong C, Nguyen KD, Qiu Y, Kim J, Tangirala RK, Tontonoz P, Chawla A, Chawla A. Thermoneutral Housing Accelerates Metabolic Inflammation to Potentiate Atherosclerosis but Not Insulin Resistance. Cell Metab 2016; 23:165-78. [PMID: 26549485 PMCID: PMC4715491 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2015.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2015] [Revised: 09/19/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Chronic, low-grade inflammation triggered by excess intake of dietary lipids has been proposed to contribute to the pathogenesis of metabolic disorders, such as obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and atherosclerosis. Although considerable evidence supports a causal association between inflammation and metabolic diseases, most tests of this link have been performed in cold-stressed mice that are housed below their thermoneutral zone. We report here that thermoneutral housing of mice has a profound effect on the development of metabolic inflammation, insulin resistance, and atherosclerosis. Mice housed at thermoneutrality develop metabolic inflammation in adipose tissue and in the vasculature at an accelerated rate. Unexpectedly, this increased inflammatory response contributes to the progression of atherosclerosis but not insulin resistance. These findings not only suggest that metabolic inflammation can be uncoupled from obesity-associated insulin resistance, but also point to how thermal stress might limit our ability to faithfully model human diseases in mice.
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- Xiao Yu Tian
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Departments of Physiology and Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Departments of Physiology and Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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van Stijn CMW, Kim J, Lusis AJ, Barish GD, Tangirala RK. Macrophage polarization phenotype regulates adiponectin receptor expression and adiponectin anti-inflammatory response. FASEB J 2014; 29:636-49. [PMID: 25392268 DOI: 10.1096/fj.14-253831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Adiponectin (APN), a pleiotropic adipokine that exerts anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and antiatherogenic effects through its receptors (AdipoRs), AdipoR1 and AdipoR2, is an important therapeutic target. Factors regulating AdipoR expression in monocyte/macrophages are poorly understood, and the significance of polarized macrophage activation in controlling AdipoR expression and the APN-mediated inflammatory response has not been investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the macrophage polarization phenotype controls the AdipoR expression and APN-mediated inflammatory response. With the use of mouse bone marrow and peritoneal macrophages, we demonstrate that classical activation (M1) of macrophages suppressed (40-60% of control) AdipoR expression, whereas alternative activation (M2) preserved it. Remarkably, the macrophage polarization phenotypes produced contrasting inflammatory responses to APN (EC50 5 µg/ml). In M1 macrophages, APN induced proinflammatory cytokines, TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-12 (>10-fold of control) and AdipoR levels. In contrast, in M2 macrophages, APN induced the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 without altering AdipoR expression. Furthermore, M1 macrophages adapt to a cytokine environment by reversing AdipoR expression. APN induced AdipoR mRNA and protein expression by up-regulating liver X receptor-α (LXRα) in macrophages. These results provide the first evidence that macrophage polarization is a key determinant regulating AdipoR expression and differential APN-mediated macrophage inflammatory responses, which can profoundly influence their pathogenic role in inflammatory and metabolic disorders.
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- Caroline M W van Stijn
- *Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Hypertension andDivision of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; andNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- *Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Hypertension andDivision of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; andNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- *Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Hypertension andDivision of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; andNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- *Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Hypertension andDivision of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; andNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- *Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Hypertension andDivision of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; andNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Hong C, Marshall SM, McDaniel AL, Graham M, Layne JD, Cai L, Scotti E, Boyadjian R, Kim J, Chamberlain BT, Tangirala RK, Jung ME, Fong L, Lee R, Young SG, Temel RE, Tontonoz P. The LXR-Idol axis differentially regulates plasma LDL levels in primates and mice. Cell Metab 2014; 20:910-918. [PMID: 25440061 PMCID: PMC4261644 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2014.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Revised: 07/22/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
The LXR-regulated E3 ubiquitin ligase IDOL controls LDLR receptor stability independent of SREBP and PCSK9, but its relevance to plasma lipid levels is unknown. Here we demonstrate that the effects of the LXR-IDOL axis are both tissue and species specific. In mice, LXR agonist induces Idol transcript levels in peripheral tissues but not in liver, and does not change plasma LDL levels. Accordingly, Idol-deficient mice exhibit elevated LDLR protein levels in peripheral tissues, but not in the liver. By contrast, LXR activation in cynomolgus monkeys induces hepatic IDOL expression, reduces LDLR protein levels, and raises plasma LDL levels. Knockdown of IDOL in monkeys with an antisense oligonucleotide blunts the effect of LXR agonist on LDL levels. These results implicate IDOL as a modulator of plasma lipid levels in primates and support further investigation into IDOL inhibition as a potential strategy for LDL lowering in humans.
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- Cynthia Hong
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Section on Lipid Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Section on Lipid Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Cardiovascular Antisense Drug Discovery Group, Isis Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, CA 92010, USA
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Cardiovascular Antisense Drug Discovery Group, Isis Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, CA 92010, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Department of Human Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Section on Lipid Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA; Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Sallam T, Gilliland T, Ito A, Rong X, Kim J, van Stijn C, Chamberlain BT, Jung ME, Chao LC, Jones M, Wu X, Su GL, Tangirala RK, Tontonoz P, Hong C. Abstract 619: A Role for Macrophage Lipopolysaccharide Binding Protein in Atherosclerosis Development. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2014. [DOI: 10.1161/atvb.34.suppl_1.619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Introduction:
The liver X receptors (LXRs) are members of the nuclear receptor superfamily that regulate sterol metabolism and inflammation. Knockout of LXRs in macrophages greatly accelerates the development of atherosclerosis whereas pharmacological LXR activation has potent athero-protective effects. Previous studies have shown that deletion of LXR target genes in hematopoietic cells can have opposing effects on atherosclerosis development. For example, deletion of ABCA1 using bone marrow transfer in atherogenic mouse models showed increases atherosclerotic plaque burden where as knockout studies of ABCG1 and Aim1 decreased lesion formation in bone marrow transplantation experiments owing to an increase in macrophage apoptosis.
Rationale:
We sought to identify previously unknown genes regulated by LXRs in macrophages and to determine their contribution to atherogenesis.
Methods & Results:
We demonstrate that the lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP), a secreted glycoprotein, is an LXR target gene in macrophages. Treatment of mouse peritoneal macrophages with modified LDL or oxysterols induces LBP expression, an effect that was lost in LXRαβ-/- macrophages, consistent with a role for LBP in the cellular response to cholesterol overload. To investigate this further, we performed bone marrow transplant studies using WT or LBP-/- donors and LDLR-/- recipients. After 18 weeks of western diet feeding atherosclerotic lesion burden was assessed by en face and aortic root section analysis. LDLR-/- mice receiving LBP-/- bone marrow had markedly smaller lesions compared to those receiving WT (P<0.0001 in en face analysis; P<.01 in root section analysis). Furthermore, loss of bone marrow LBP expression led to a strong increase in apoptosis in atherosclerotic lesions as determined by TUNEL staining. In vitro studies with isolated macrophages and stable cell lines showed that LBP expression does not affect cholesterol efflux but promotes the survival of macrophages in the setting of cholesterol loading.
Conclusions:
The LBP gene is a macrophage LXR target that promotes foam cell survival and atherogenesis. Our study identifies LBP as a potential diagnostic and therapeutic target in human cardiovascular disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tamer Sallam
- Div of Cardiology, Dept of Medicine, Howard Hughes Med Institute/David Geffen Sch of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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- Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Howard Hughes Med Institute, Los Angeles, CA
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- Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA, Howard Hughes Med Institute, Los Angeles, CA
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- Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA, Howard Hughes Med Institute, Los Angeles, CA
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- Dept of Medicine, David Geffen Sch of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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- Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry, David Geffen Sch of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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- Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry, David Geffen Sch of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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- Saban Rsch Institute, Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA, Howard Hughes Med Institute, Los Angeles, CA
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- Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA, Howard Hughes Med Institute, Los Angeles, CA
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- Dept of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Med Cntr, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA, Howard Hughes Med Institute, Los Angeles, CA
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- Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA, Howard Hughes Med Institute, Los Angeles, CA
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Sallam T, Ito A, Rong X, Kim J, van Stijn C, Chamberlain BT, Jung ME, Chao LC, Jones M, Gilliland T, Wu X, Su GL, Tangirala RK, Tontonoz P, Hong C. The macrophage LBP gene is an LXR target that promotes macrophage survival and atherosclerosis. J Lipid Res 2014; 55:1120-30. [PMID: 24671012 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m047548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
The liver X receptors (LXRs) are members of the nuclear receptor superfamily that regulate sterol metabolism and inflammation. We sought to identify previously unknown genes regulated by LXRs in macrophages and to determine their contribution to atherogenesis. Here we characterize a novel LXR target gene, the lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP) gene. Surprisingly, the ability of LXRs to control LBP expression is cell-type specific, occurring in macrophages but not liver. Treatment of macrophages with oxysterols or loading with modified LDL induces LBP in an LXR-dependent manner, suggesting a potential role for LBP in the cellular response to cholesterol overload. To investigate this further, we performed bone marrow transplant studies. After 18 weeks of Western diet feeding, atherosclerotic lesion burden was assessed revealing markedly smaller lesions in the LBP(-/-) recipients. Furthermore, loss of bone marrow LBP expression increased apoptosis in atherosclerotic lesions as determined by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling staining. Supporting in vitro studies with isolated macrophages showed that LBP expression does not affect cholesterol efflux but promotes the survival of macrophages in the setting of cholesterol loading. The LBP gene is a macrophage-specific LXR target that promotes foam cell survival and atherogenesis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tamer Sallam
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Medical Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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van Stijn CMW, Kim J, Barish GD, Tietge UJF, Tangirala RK. Adiponectin expression protects against angiotensin II-mediated inflammation and accelerated atherosclerosis. PLoS One 2014; 9:e86404. [PMID: 24466075 PMCID: PMC3899253 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2013] [Accepted: 12/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Adiponectin (APN), an adipocytokine produced by adipose tissue, exerts pleiotropic actions regulating inflammation, metabolism and vascular homeostasis. APN levels are inversely correlated with obesity, type-2 diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Although renin angiotensin system (RAS) activation in these interrelated metabolic syndrome components increases angiotensin II (AngII) levels leading to vascular damage, it is unknown whether APN under these conditions provides atheroprotection. We investigated whether increasing plasma APN provides atheroprotection in a hypertensive and accelerated atherosclerosis model. Using adenoviral gene transfer, sustained APN expression increased plasma levels of total and high-molecular weight APN, leading to a significant elevation of plasma HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C). Elevated APN levels were strongly atheroprotective, yet had no impact on blood pressure. Notably, gene expression analyses revealed that APN significantly inhibited the expression of pro-inflammatory and atherogenic genes while it increased the expression of the anti-inflammatory cytokine, IL-10 and the cholesterol efflux transporters, ABCA1 and ABCG1 in the artery wall. These findings suggest that increasing APN levels may be an effective therapeutic strategy to inhibit vascular inflammation and accelerated atherosclerosis associated with RAS activation in the metabolic syndrome.
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- Caroline M. W. van Stijn
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Endocrinology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Groningen Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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van Stijn CM, Kim J, Tangirala RK. Abstract 549: Adiponectin Modulation of Macrophage Inflammatory and Metabolic Properties is Regulated by Macrophage Polarization Status and Adiponectin Receptor Expression. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2013. [DOI: 10.1161/atvb.33.suppl_1.a549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Adiponectin, an adipose-derived adipokine, exerts metabolic, anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic effects to ameliorate metabolic syndrome, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Monocytes/macrophages play a crucial pathogenic role in these inflammatory and metabolic disorders. We identified that macrophage polarization profoundly alters their adiponectin receptor expression and functional responses to adiponectin. We addressed the hypothesis that macrophage activation status which affects adiponectin receptor expression leads to differential adiponectin-mediated inflammatory and metabolic response. Mouse bone marrow macrophages, differentiated into either classically-activated (IFN-γ and LPS) macrophages (M1) or alternatively-activated (IL-10) macrophages (M2), were treated with adiponectin. Our studies revealed that M1 activation substantially suppressed while M2 activation had only a modest effect on the macrophage adiponectin receptor expression. The macrophage activation status also produced contrasting adiponectin effects. Adiponectin significantly increased TNF-α expression in M1 macrophages but had no effect M2 macrophages. In contrast, adiponectin significantly increased anti-inflammatory cytokine, IL-10 in M2 macrophages but had no effect in M1 macrophages. We investigated the adiponectin effect on genes regulating macrophage cholesterol efflux, fatty acid and cholesterol metabolism. Interestingly, adiponectin increased CD36 expression in M1 macrophages but not in M2 macrophages. Similarly, adiponectin increased cholesterol efflux receptor, ABCA1 only in M1 macrophages with no effect in M2 macrophages. Measurement of metabolic gene expression revealed that adiponectin induced HMGCoA reductase levels in M1 macrophages and this effect was absent in M2 macrophages. FAS expression was unaffected by adiponectin in M1 or M2 macrophages. In conclusion, these studies provide important evidence that adiponectin modulation of macrophage inflammatory and atherogenic properties is differentially controlled by macrophage activation status which profoundly affects their pathogenic role in inflammatory and metabolic cardiovascular disease.
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- Caroline M van Stijn
- Dept of Medicine/Div of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Hypertension, David Geffen Sch of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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- Dept of Medicine/ Div of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Hypertension, David Geffen Sch of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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- Dept of Medicine/Div of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Hypertension, David Geffen Sch of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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Chao LC, Soto E, Hong C, Ito A, Pei L, Chawla A, Conneely OM, Tangirala RK, Evans RM, Tontonoz P. Bone marrow NR4A expression is not a dominant factor in the development of atherosclerosis or macrophage polarization in mice. J Lipid Res 2013; 54:806-815. [PMID: 23288947 PMCID: PMC3617954 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m034157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The formation of the atherosclerotic lesion is a complex process influenced by an
array of inflammatory and lipid metabolism pathways. We previously demonstrated
that NR4A nuclear receptors are highly induced in macrophages in response to
inflammatory stimuli and modulate the expression of genes linked to inflammation
in vitro. Here we used mouse genetic models to assess the impact of NR4A
expression on atherosclerosis development and macrophage polarization.
Transplantation of wild-type, Nur77−/−, or
Nor1−/− null hematopoetic precursors into LDL
receptor (LDLR)−/− recipient mice led to comparable
development of atherosclerotic lesions after high-cholesterol diet. We also
observed comparable induction of genes linked to M1 and M2 responses in
wild-type and Nur77-null macrophages in response to lipopolysaccharides and
interleukin (IL)-4, respectively. In contrast, activation of the nuclear
receptor liver X receptor (LXR) strongly suppressed M1 responses, and ablation
of signal transductor and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6) strongly
suppressed M2 responses. Recent studies have suggested that alterations in
levels of Ly6Clo monocytes may be a contributor to inflammation and
atherosclerosis. In our study, loss of Nur77, but not Nor1, was associated with
decreased abundance of Ly6Clo monocytes, but this change was not
correlated with atherosclerotic lesion development. Collectively, our results
suggest that alterations in the Ly6Clo monocyte population and bone
marrow NR4A expression do not play dominant roles in macrophage polarization or
the development of atherosclerosis in mice.
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- Lily C Chao
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Gene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, CA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Gene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, CA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Departments of Physiology and Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Gene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, CA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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vanStijn CM, Kim J, Tangirala RK. Abstract 207: Differential Regulation of Monocyte/Macrophage Atherogenic Properties by Adiponectin: Role of Macrophage Polarization and Adiponectin Receptors. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2012. [DOI: 10.1161/atvb.32.suppl_1.a207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Adiponectin, an adipocytokine produced by the adipose tissue, exerts metabolic, anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic effects to ameliorate diabetes and cardiovascular disease and is a potentially important therapeutic target. However, mechanisms of adiponectin vascular actions and the regulation of macrophage adiponectin receptor expression under inflammatory/atherogenic activation remain unclear. Our studies with human monocytes/macrophages revealed differential adiponectin receptor regulation in subjects with insulin-resistance. Here, we investigated adiponectin regulation of macrophage gene expression under pro- and anti-inflammatory conditions. We addressed the hypothesis that differential activation of macrophages into the classical (M1) or alternative (M2) program alters their adiponectin receptor (AdipoR1 and AdipoR2) expression. The microarray gene expression analyses in human monocytes exposed to TNF-α showed that adiponectin inhibited several inflammatory/atherogenic genes. Our studies revealed that adiponectin itself induces AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 expression in macrophages. We further investigated the effects of macrophage polarization (M1 or M2) on adiponectin receptor expression in bone marrow-derived and peritoneal macrophages. These studies demonstrated that M1 activation (IFN-γ and LPS) significantly reduced AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 expression. In contrast, M2 activation of (IL-4 or IL-10) maintains a significantly higher level of AdipoR1 and AdipoR2. In M2 activation, adiponectin receptor expression was more substantial in IL-10 than IL-4-polarized macrophages. These results provide important evidence that macrophage polarization profoundly alters their adiponectin receptor expression and thus functional responses to adiponectin. Thus, adiponectin-mediated macrophage functions are regulated by adiponectin receptor expression which is modulated by the macrophage polarization which controls their inflammatory and atherogenic properties.
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- Caroline M vanStijn
- Medicine/Endocrinology, Diabetes & Hypertension, David Geffen Sch of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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- Medicine/Endocrinology, Diabetes & Hypertension, David Geffen Sch of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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- Medicine/Endocrinology, Diabetes & Hypertension, David Geffen Sch of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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van Stijn CM, Kim J, Becerra D, Tangirala RK. Abstract 35: Atheroprotective Effects of Adiponectin Overexpression in a Model of AngII-Accelerated Atherosclerosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2012. [DOI: 10.1161/atvb.32.suppl_1.a35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Adiponectin, an adipocytokine derived from adipose tissue, exerts anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic effects on vascular cells. Although low plasma adiponectin levels are associated with the metabolic syndrome, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, it is unknown whether elevation of adiponectin levels protects against angiotensin II (AngII)-mediated vascular inflammation and accelerated atherosclerosis. Here, we tested the hypothesis that increasing plasma adiponectin levels provides therapeutic benefit by inhibiting vascular actions of AngII promoting vascular inflammation and accelerated atherosclerosis. Low-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient (LDLR-/-) mice fed high-fat and infused with Ang-II were injected adenovirus expressing GFP (Ad-GFP) or mouse adiponectin (Ad-APN). After 8 weeks, plasma adiponectin levels were 5-fold higher in Ad-APN than Ad-GFP. This was accompanied by significant elevation of plasma HDL in Ad-APN mice (24% elevation vs ad-GFP). Quantification of atherosclerosis revealed a significant inhibition of atherosclerosis in Ad-APN (45% reduction vs Ad-GFP). Gene expression analyses revealed that adiponectin substantially inhibited mRNA levels of inflammatory and atherogenic genes (CD68, ICAM-1, AT-1R, osteopontin, MCP-1 and CCR2, scavenger receptors, SRA-1 and CD36) in the aortic wall. Interestingly, adiponectin increased expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine, 1L-10 and the reverse cholesterol transport genes, ABCA1 and ABCG1 in the aortic wall. Furthermore, adiponectin increased hepatic ABCA1 and PPAR-alpha expression. These data strongly support the concept that increasing plasma adiponectin levels is an effective therapeutic strategy to inhibit AngII-mediated vascular inflammation and accelerated atherosclerosis.
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- Caroline M van Stijn
- Medicine/Endocrinology, Diabetes& Hypertension, David Geffen Sch of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Los Angeles, CA
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- Medicine/Endocrinology, Diabetes& Hypertension, David Geffen Sch of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Los Angeles, CA
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- Medicine/Endocrinology, Diabetes& Hypertension, David Geffen Sch of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Los Angeles, CA
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- Medicine/Endocrinology, Diabetes& Hypertension, David Geffen Sch of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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Barish GD, Yu RT, Karunasiri MS, Becerra D, Kim J, Tseng TW, Tai LJ, Leblanc M, Diehl C, Cerchietti L, Miller YI, Witztum JL, Melnick AM, Dent AL, Tangirala RK, Evans RM. The Bcl6-SMRT/NCoR cistrome represses inflammation to attenuate atherosclerosis. Cell Metab 2012; 15:554-62. [PMID: 22465074 PMCID: PMC3367511 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2012.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2011] [Revised: 12/13/2011] [Accepted: 02/08/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Chronic inflammation is a hallmark of atherosclerosis, but its transcriptional underpinnings are poorly understood. We show that the transcriptional repressor Bcl6 is an anti-inflammatory regulator whose loss in bone marrow of Ldlr(-/-) mice results in severe atherosclerosis and xanthomatous tendonitis, a virtually pathognomonic complication in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia. Disruption of the interaction between Bcl6 and SMRT or NCoR with a peptide inhibitor in vitro recapitulated atherogenic gene changes in mice transplanted with Bcl6-deficient bone marrow, pointing to these cofactors as key mediators of Bcl6 inflammatory suppression. Using ChIP-seq, we reveal the SMRT and NCoR corepressor cistromes, each consisting of over 30,000 binding sites with a nearly 50% overlap. While the complete cistromes identify a diversity of signaling pathways, the Bcl6-bound subcistromes for each corepressor are highly enriched for NF-κB-driven inflammatory and tissue remodeling genes. These results reveal that Bcl6-SMRT/NCoR complexes constrain immune responses and contribute to the prevention of atherosclerosis.
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- Grant D Barish
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Hong C, Bradley MN, Rong X, Wang X, Wagner A, Grijalva V, Castellani LW, Salazar J, Realegeno S, Boyadjian R, Fogelman AM, Van Lenten BJ, Reddy ST, Lusis AJ, Tangirala RK, Tontonoz P. LXRα is uniquely required for maximal reverse cholesterol transport and atheroprotection in ApoE-deficient mice. J Lipid Res 2012; 53:1126-33. [PMID: 22454476 PMCID: PMC3351819 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m022061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The liver X receptor (LXR) signaling pathway is an important modulator of
atherosclerosis, but the relative importance of the two LXRs in atheroprotection is
incompletely understood. We show here that LXRα, the dominant LXR isotype
expressed in liver, plays a particularly important role in whole-body sterol
homeostasis. In the context of the ApoE−/− background,
deletion of LXRα, but not LXRβ, led to prominent increases in
atherosclerosis and peripheral cholesterol accumulation. However, combined loss of
LXRα and LXRβ on the ApoE−/− background led to an
even more severe cholesterol accumulation phenotype compared to
LXRα−/−ApoE−/− mice,
indicating that LXRβ does contribute to reverse cholesterol transport (RCT) but
that this contribution is quantitatively less important than that of LXRα.
Unexpectedly, macrophages did not appear to underlie the differential phenotype of
LXRα−/−ApoE−/− and
LXRβ−/−ApoE−/− mice, as in
vitro assays revealed no difference in the efficiency of cholesterol efflux from
isolated macrophages. By contrast, in vivo assays of RCT using exogenously labeled
macrophages revealed a marked defect in fecal sterol efflux in
LXRα−/−ApoE−/− mice.
Mechanistically, this defect was linked to a specific requirement for
LXRα−/− in the expression of hepatic LXR target genes
involved in sterol transport and metabolism. These studies reveal a previously
unrecognized requirement for hepatic LXRα for optimal reverse cholesterol
transport in mice.
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- Cynthia Hong
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Jin W, Reddy MA, Chen Z, Putta S, Lanting L, Kato M, Park JT, Chandra M, Wang C, Tangirala RK, Natarajan R. Small RNA sequencing reveals microRNAs that modulate angiotensin II effects in vascular smooth muscle cells. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:15672-83. [PMID: 22431733 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.322669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Angiotensin II (Ang II)-mediated vascular smooth muscle cell dysfunction plays a critical role in cardiovascular diseases. However, the role of microRNAs (miRNAs) in this process is unclear. We used small RNA deep sequencing to profile Ang II-regulated miRNAs in rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) and evaluated their role in VSMC dysfunction. Sequencing results revealed several Ang II-responsive miRNAs, and bioinformatics analysis showed that their predicted targets can modulate biological processes relevant to cardiovascular diseases. Further studies with the most highly induced miR-132 and miR-212 cluster (miR-132/212) showed time- and dose-dependent up-regulation of miR-132/212 by Ang II through the Ang II Type 1 receptor. We identified phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) as a novel target of miR-132 and demonstrated that miR-132 induces monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 at least in part via PTEN repression in rat VSMC. Moreover, miR-132 overexpression enhanced cyclic AMP-response element-binding protein (CREB) phosphorylation via RASA1 (p120 Ras GTPase-activating protein 1) down-regulation, whereas miR-132 inhibition attenuated Ang II-induced CREB activation. Furthermore, miR-132 up-regulation by Ang II required CREB activation, demonstrating a positive feedback loop. Notably, aortas from Ang II-infused mice displayed similar up-regulation of miR-132/212 and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, supporting in vivo relevance. In addition, microarray analysis and reverse transcriptase-quantitative PCR validation revealed additional novel miR-132 targets among Ang II-down-regulated genes implicated in cell cycle, motility, and cardiovascular functions. These results suggest that miR132/212 can serve as a novel cellular node to fine-tune and amplify Ang II actions in VSMC.
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- Wen Jin
- Irell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, California 91010, USA
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Barish GD, Yu RT, Karunasiri M, Ocampo CB, Dixon J, Benner C, Dent AL, Tangirala RK, Evans RM. Bcl-6 and NF-kappaB cistromes mediate opposing regulation of the innate immune response. Genes Dev 2010; 24:2760-5. [PMID: 21106671 DOI: 10.1101/gad.1998010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
In the macrophage, toll-like receptors (TLRs) are key sensors that trigger signaling cascades to activate inflammatory programs via the NF-κB gene network. However, the genomic network targeted by TLR/NF-κB activation and the molecular basis by which it is restrained to terminate activation and re-establish quiescence is poorly understood. Here, using chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-seq), we define the NF-κB cistrome, which is comprised of 31,070 cis-acting binding sites responsive to lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced signaling. In addition, we demonstrate that the transcriptional repressor B-cell lymphoma 6 (Bcl-6) regulates nearly a third of the Tlr4-regulated transcriptome, and that 90% of the Bcl-6 cistrome is collapsed following Tlr4 activation. Bcl-6-deficient macrophages are acutely hypersensitive to LPS and, using comparative ChIP-seq analyses, we found that the Bcl-6 and NF-κB cistromes intersect, within nucleosomal distance, at nearly half of Bcl-6-binding sites in stimulated macrophages to promote opposing epigenetic modifications of the local chromatin. These results reveal a genomic strategy for controlling the innate immune response in which repressive and inductive cistromes establish a dynamic balance between macrophage quiescence and activation via epigenetically marked cis-regulatory elements.
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- Grant D Barish
- Gene Expression Laboratory, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Tarling EJ, Bojanic DD, Tangirala RK, Wang X, Lovgren-Sandblom A, Lusis AJ, Bjorkhem I, Edwards PA. Impaired development of atherosclerosis in Abcg1-/- Apoe-/- mice: identification of specific oxysterols that both accumulate in Abcg1-/- Apoe-/- tissues and induce apoptosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2010; 30:1174-80. [PMID: 20299684 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.110.205617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To generate Abcg1(-/-) Apoe(-/-) mice to understand the mechanism and cell types involved in changes in atherosclerosis after loss of ABCG1. METHODS AND RESULTS ABCG1 is highly expressed in macrophages and endothelial cells, 2 cell types that play important roles in the development of atherosclerosis. Abcg1(-/-) Apoe(-/-) and Apoe(-/-) mice and recipient Apoe(-/-) mice that had undergone transplantation with bone marrow from Apoe(-/-) or Abcg1(-/-) Apoe(-/-) mice were fed a Western diet for 12 or 16 weeks before quantification of atherosclerotic lesions. These studies demonstrated that loss of ABCG1 from all tissues, or from only hematopoietic cells, was associated with significantly smaller lesions that contained increased numbers of TUNEL- and cleaved caspase 3-positive apoptotic Abcg1(-/-) macrophages. We also identified specific oxysterols that accumulate in the brains and macrophages of the Abcg1(-/-) Apoe(-/-) mice. These oxysterols promoted apoptosis and altered the expression of proapoptotic genes when added to macrophages in vitro. CONCLUSIONS Loss of ABCG1 from all tissues or from only hematopoietic cells results in smaller atherosclerotic lesions populated with increased apoptotic macrophages, by processes independent of ApoE. Specific oxysterols identified in tissues of Abcg1(-/-) Apoe(-/-) mice may be critical because they induce macrophage apoptosis and the expression of proapoptotic genes.
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- Elizabeth J Tarling
- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1737, USA
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Collins AR, Lyon CJ, Xia X, Liu JZ, Tangirala RK, Yin F, Boyadjian R, Bikineyeva A, Praticò D, Harrison DG, Hsueh WA. Age-accelerated atherosclerosis correlates with failure to upregulate antioxidant genes. Circ Res 2009; 104:e42-54. [PMID: 19265038 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.108.188771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Excess food intake leads to obesity and diabetes, both of which are well-known independent risk factors for atherosclerosis, and both of which are growing epidemics in an aging population. We hypothesized that aging enhances the metabolic and vascular effects of high fat diet (HFD) and therefore examined the effect of age on atherosclerosis and insulin resistance in lipoprotein receptor knockout (LDLR(-/-)) mice. We found that 12-month-old (middle-aged) LDLR(-/-) mice developed substantially worse metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and atherosclerosis than 3-month-old (young) LDLR(-/-) mice when both were fed HFD for 3 months, despite similar elevations in total cholesterol levels. Microarray analyses were performed to analyze the mechanism responsible for the marked acceleration of atherosclerosis in middle-aged mice. Chow-fed middle-aged mice had greater aortic expression of multiple antioxidant genes than chow-fed young mice, including glutathione peroxidase-1 and -4, catalase, superoxide dismutase-2, and uncoupling protein-2. Aortic expression of these enzymes markedly increased in young mice fed HFD but decreased or only modestly increased in middle-aged mice fed HFD, despite the fact that systemic oxidative stress and vascular reactive oxygen species generation, measured by plasma F2alpha isoprostane concentration (systemic) and dihydroethidium conversion and p47phox expression (vascular), were greater in middle-aged mice fed HFD. Thus, the mechanism for the accelerated vascular injury in older LDLR(-/-) mice was likely the profound inability to mount an antioxidant response. This effect was related to a decrease in vascular expression of 2 key transcriptional pathways regulating the antioxidant response, DJ-1 and forkhead box, subgroup O family (FOXOs). Treatment of middle-aged mice fed HFD with the antioxidant apocynin attenuated atherosclerosis, whereas treatment with the insulin sensitizer rosiglitazone attenuated both metabolic syndrome and atherosclerosis. Both treatments decreased oxidative stress. A novel effect of rosiglitazone was to increase expression of Nrf2 (nuclear factor [erythroid-derived 2]-like 2), a downstream target of DJ-1 contributing to enhanced expression of vascular antioxidant enzymes. This investigation underscores the role of oxidative stress when multiple atherosclerotic risk factors, particularly aging, converge on the vessel wall and emphasizes the need to develop effective strategies to inhibit oxidative stress to protect aging vasculature.
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- Alan R Collins
- Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Center for Diabetes Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, 6565 Fannin St, F7-070, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Caglayan E, Stauber B, Collins AR, Lyon CJ, Yin F, Liu J, Rosenkranz S, Erdmann E, Peterson LE, Ross RS, Tangirala RK, Hsueh WA. Differential roles of cardiomyocyte and macrophage peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma in cardiac fibrosis. Diabetes 2008; 57:2470-9. [PMID: 18511847 PMCID: PMC2518499 DOI: 10.2337/db07-0924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2007] [Accepted: 05/14/2008] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Cardiac fibrosis is an important component of diabetic cardiomyopathy. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) ligands repress proinflammatory gene expression, including that of osteopontin, a known contributor to the development of myocardial fibrosis. We thus investigated the hypothesis that PPARgamma ligands could attenuate cardiac fibrosis. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Wild-type cardiomyocyte- and macrophage-specific PPARgamma(-/-) mice were infused with angiotensin II (AngII) to promote cardiac fibrosis and treated with the PPARgamma ligand pioglitazone to determine the roles of cardiomyocyte and macrophage PPARgamma in cardiac fibrosis. RESULTS Cardiomyocyte-specific PPARgamma(-/-) mice (cPPARgamma(-/-)) developed spontaneous cardiac hypertrophy with increased ventricular osteopontin expression and macrophage content, which were exacerbated by AngII infusion. Pioglitazone attenuated AngII-induced fibrosis, macrophage accumulation, and osteopontin expression in both wild-type and cPPARgamma(-/-) mice but induced hypertrophy in a PPARgamma-dependent manner. We pursued two mechanisms to explain the antifibrotic cardiomyocyte-PPARgamma-independent effects of pioglitazone: increased adiponectin expression and attenuation of proinflammatory macrophage activity. Adenovirus-expressed adiponectin had no effect on cardiac fibrosis and the PPARgamma ligand pioglitazone did not attenuate AngII-induced cardiac fibrosis, osteopontin expression, or macrophage accumulation in monocyte-specific PPARgamma(-/-) mice. CONCLUSIONS We arrived at the following conclusions: 1) both cardiomyocyte-specific PPARgamma deficiency and activation promote cardiac hypertrophy, 2) both cardiomyocyte and monocyte PPARgamma regulate cardiac macrophage infiltration, 3) inflammation is a key mediator of AngII-induced cardiac fibrosis, 4) macrophage PPARgamma activation prevents myocardial macrophage accumulation, and 5) PPARgamma ligands attenuate AngII-induced cardiac fibrosis by inhibiting myocardial macrophage infiltration. These observations have important implications for potential interventions to prevent cardiac fibrosis.
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- Evren Caglayan
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
- Klinik III für Innere Medizin, Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Diabetes, Obesity and Lipids, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Diabetes, Obesity and Lipids, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Diabetes, Obesity and Lipids, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, Texas
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- Klinik III für Innere Medizin, Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany
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- Center for Biostatistics, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Diabetes, Obesity and Lipids, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, Texas
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Bradley MN, Hong C, Chen M, Joseph SB, Wilpitz DC, Wang X, Lusis AJ, Collins A, Hseuh WA, Collins JL, Tangirala RK, Tontonoz P. Ligand activation of LXR beta reverses atherosclerosis and cellular cholesterol overload in mice lacking LXR alpha and apoE. J Clin Invest 2007; 117:2337-46. [PMID: 17657314 PMCID: PMC1924496 DOI: 10.1172/jci31909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 222] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2007] [Accepted: 05/17/2007] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Liver X receptors (LXRs) alpha and beta are transcriptional regulators of cholesterol homeostasis and potential targets for the development of antiatherosclerosis drugs. However, the specific roles of individual LXR isotypes in atherosclerosis and the pharmacological effects of synthetic agonists remain unclear. Previous work has shown that mice lacking LXRalpha accumulate cholesterol in the liver but not in peripheral tissues. In striking contrast, we demonstrate here that LXRalpha(-/-)apoE(-/-) mice exhibit extreme cholesterol accumulation in peripheral tissues, a dramatic increase in whole-body cholesterol burden, and accelerated atherosclerosis. The phenotype of these mice suggests that the level of LXR pathway activation in macrophages achieved by LXRbeta and endogenous ligand is unable to maintain homeostasis in the setting of hypercholesterolemia. Surprisingly, however, a highly efficacious synthetic agonist was able to compensate for the loss of LXRalpha. Treatment of LXRalpha(-/-)apoE(-/-) mice with synthetic LXR ligand ameliorates the cholesterol overload phenotype and reduces atherosclerosis. These observations indicate that LXRalpha has an essential role in maintaining peripheral cholesterol homeostasis in the context of hypercholesterolemia and provide in vivo support for drug development strategies targeting LXRbeta.
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- Michelle N. Bradley
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Department of Medicine and Department of Human Genetics, and
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Nuclear Receptor Discovery Research, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Department of Medicine and Department of Human Genetics, and
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Nuclear Receptor Discovery Research, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Department of Medicine and Department of Human Genetics, and
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Nuclear Receptor Discovery Research, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Department of Medicine and Department of Human Genetics, and
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Nuclear Receptor Discovery Research, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Department of Medicine and Department of Human Genetics, and
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Nuclear Receptor Discovery Research, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Department of Medicine and Department of Human Genetics, and
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Nuclear Receptor Discovery Research, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Department of Medicine and Department of Human Genetics, and
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Nuclear Receptor Discovery Research, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Department of Medicine and Department of Human Genetics, and
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Nuclear Receptor Discovery Research, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Department of Medicine and Department of Human Genetics, and
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Nuclear Receptor Discovery Research, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Department of Medicine and Department of Human Genetics, and
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Nuclear Receptor Discovery Research, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Department of Medicine and Department of Human Genetics, and
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Nuclear Receptor Discovery Research, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Department of Medicine and Department of Human Genetics, and
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Nuclear Receptor Discovery Research, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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Blaschke F, Takata Y, Caglayan E, Collins A, Tontonoz P, Hsueh WA, Tangirala RK. A nuclear receptor corepressor-dependent pathway mediates suppression of cytokine-induced C-reactive protein gene expression by liver X receptor. Circ Res 2006; 99:e88-99. [PMID: 17110595 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.0000252878.34269.06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
C-reactive protein (CRP), the prototypical human acute phase protein, is an independent risk predictor of future cardiovascular events, both in healthy individuals and in patients with known cardiovascular disease. In addition, previous studies indicate that CRP might have direct proatherogenic properties. Ligand activation of the liver X receptor (LXR), a member of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily, inhibits inflammatory gene expression in macrophages and attenuates the development of atherosclerosis in various animal models. We demonstrate herein that 2 synthetic LXR ligands, T0901317 and GW3965, inhibit interleukin-1beta/interleukin-6-induced CRP mRNA and protein expression in human hepatocytes. Knockdown of LXRalpha/beta by short interfering RNAs completely abolished the inhibitory effect of the LXR agonist T0901317 on cytokine-induced CRP gene transcription. Transient transfection experiments with 5'-deletion CRP promoter constructs identified a region from -125 to -256 relative to the initiation site that mediated the inhibitory effect of LXR ligands on CRP gene transcription. Depletion of the nuclear receptor corepressor by specific short interfering RNA increased cytokine-inducible CRP mRNA expression and promoter activity and reversed LXR ligand-mediated repression of CRP gene transcription. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays indicated that nuclear receptor corepressor is present on the endogenous CRP promoter under basal conditions. Cytokine-induced clearance of nuclear receptor corepressor complexes was inhibited by LXR ligand treatment, maintaining the CRP gene in a repressed state. Finally, treatment of C57Bl6/J mice with LXR ligands attenuated lipopolysaccharide-induced mouse CRP and serum amyloid P component gene expression in the liver, whereas no effect was observed in LXRalphabeta knockout mice. Our observations identify a novel mechanism of inflammatory gene regulation by LXR ligands. Thus, inhibition of CRP expression by LXR agonists may provide a promising approach to impact initiation and progression of atherosclerosis.
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MESH Headings
- Acute-Phase Reaction/metabolism
- Acute-Phase Reaction/physiopathology
- Animals
- Benzoates/pharmacology
- Benzylamines/pharmacology
- C-Reactive Protein/genetics
- C-Reactive Protein/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Cell Line, Tumor
- DNA-Binding Proteins/agonists
- DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Gene Expression/drug effects
- Gene Expression/physiology
- Hepatocytes/cytology
- Hepatocytes/physiology
- Humans
- Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated
- Interleukin-1beta/pharmacology
- Interleukin-6/pharmacology
- Ligands
- Liver Neoplasms
- Liver X Receptors
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Nuclear Proteins/genetics
- Nuclear Proteins/metabolism
- Nuclear Receptor Co-Repressor 1
- Orphan Nuclear Receptors
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/physiology
- RNA, Small Interfering
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/agonists
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism
- Repressor Proteins/genetics
- Repressor Proteins/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Signal Transduction/physiology
- Sulfonamides/pharmacology
- Transcription, Genetic/drug effects
- Transcription, Genetic/physiology
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Affiliation(s)
- Florian Blaschke
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Baldán A, Pei L, Lee R, Tarr P, Tangirala RK, Weinstein MM, Frank J, Li AC, Tontonoz P, Edwards PA. Impaired development of atherosclerosis in hyperlipidemic Ldlr-/- and ApoE-/- mice transplanted with Abcg1-/- bone marrow. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2006; 26:2301-7. [PMID: 16888235 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000240051.22944.dc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The lungs of Abcg1-/- mice accumulate macrophage foam cells that contain high levels of unesterified and esterified cholesterol, consistent with a role for ABCG1 in facilitating the efflux of cholesterol from macrophages to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and other exogenous sterol acceptors. Based on these observations, we investigated whether loss of ABCG1 affects foam cell deposition in the artery wall and the development of atherosclerosis. METHODS AND RESULTS Bone marrow from wild-type or Abcg1-/- mice was transplanted into Ldlr-/- or ApoE-/- mice. After administration of a high-fat/high-cholesterol diet, plasma and tissue lipid levels and atherosclerotic lesion size were quantified and compared. Surprisingly, transplantation of Abcg1-/- bone marrow cells resulted in a significant reduction in lesion size in both mouse models, despite the fact that lipid levels increased in the lung, spleen, and kidney. Lesions of Ldlr-/- mice transplanted with Abcg1-/- cells contained increased numbers of apoptotic cells. Consistent with this observation, in vitro studies demonstrated that Abcg1-/- macrophages were more susceptible to oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL)-dependent apoptosis than Abcg1+/+ cells. CONCLUSIONS Diet-induced atherosclerosis is impaired when atherosclerotic-susceptible mice are transplanted with Abcg1-/- bone marrow. The demonstration that Abcg1-/- macrophages undergo accelerated apoptosis provides a mechanism to explain the decrease in the atherosclerotic lesions.
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- Angel Baldán
- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Ogawa S, Lozach J, Benner C, Pascual G, Tangirala RK, Westin S, Hoffmann A, Subramaniam S, David M, Rosenfeld MG, Glass CK. Molecular determinants of crosstalk between nuclear receptors and toll-like receptors. Cell 2005; 122:707-21. [PMID: 16143103 PMCID: PMC1430687 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2005.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 495] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2005] [Revised: 05/08/2005] [Accepted: 06/24/2005] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Nuclear receptors (NRs) repress transcriptional responses to diverse signaling pathways as an essential aspect of their biological activities, but mechanisms determining the specificity and functional consequences of transrepression remain poorly understood. Here, we report signal- and gene-specific repression of transcriptional responses initiated by engagement of toll-like receptors (TLR) 3, 4, and 9 in macrophages. The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) represses a large set of functionally related inflammatory response genes by disrupting p65/interferon regulatory factor (IRF) complexes required for TLR4- or TLR9-dependent, but not TLR3-dependent, transcriptional activation. This mechanism requires signaling through MyD88 and enables the GR to differentially regulate pathogen-specific programs of gene expression. PPARgamma and LXRs repress overlapping transcriptional targets by p65/IRF3-independent mechanisms and cooperate with the GR to synergistically transrepress distinct subsets of TLR-responsive genes. These findings reveal combinatorial control of homeostasis and immune responses by nuclear receptors and suggest new approaches for treatment of inflammatory diseases.
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- Sumito Ogawa
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Takata Y, Chu V, Collins AR, Lyon CJ, Wang W, Blaschke F, Bruemmer D, Caglayan E, Daley W, Higaki J, Fishbein MC, Tangirala RK, Law RE, Hsueh WA. Transcriptional repression of ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 gene in macrophages: a novel atherosclerotic effect of angiotensin II. Circ Res 2005; 97:e88-96. [PMID: 16224068 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.0000190400.46267.7e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Angiotensin II (Ang II) is a powerful accelerator of atherosclerosis. Herein, we describe a novel transcription mechanism through which Ang II inhibits macrophage expression of the ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1), a key regulator of reverse cholesterol transport. We demonstrate that chronic Ang II infusion substantially promotes macrophage infiltration, foam cell formation, and atherosclerosis in low-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient mice and significantly reduces ABCA1 expression in peripheral macrophages. Administration of the Ang II type 1 receptor blocker valsartan inhibited Ang II-induced ABCA1 mRNA repression, macrophage cholesterol accumulation, and atherosclerosis. Ang II treatment reduced ABCA1 promoter activity of in vitro cultured mouse peritoneal macrophages, inducing fos-related antigen 2 (Fra2) protein binding to an ABCA1 promoter E-box motif, a site known to negatively regulate macrophage ABCA1 transcription. Valsartan pretreatment blocked Fra2 binding to the ABCA1 promoter, and Fra2 small interfering RNA pretreatment attenuated Ang II-mediated ABCA1 transcriptional inhibition, confirming the role of Fra2 in this process. This new evidence suggests that Ang II, a well-known proinflammatory and pro-oxidative factor, alters macrophage cholesterol homeostasis by repressing ABCA1 to promote foam cell formation and atherosclerosis.
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- Yasunori Takata
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Levin N, Bischoff ED, Daige CL, Thomas D, Vu CT, Heyman RA, Tangirala RK, Schulman IG. Macrophage Liver X Receptor Is Required for Antiatherogenic Activity of LXR Agonists. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2005; 25:135-42. [PMID: 15539622 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000150044.84012.68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Objective—
Complications of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease due to elevated blood cholesterol levels are the major cause of death in the Western world. The liver X receptors, LXRα and LXRβ (LXRs), are ligand-dependent transcription factors that act as cholesterol sensors and coordinately control transcription of genes involved in cholesterol and lipid homeostasis as well as macrophage inflammatory gene expression. LXRs regulate cholesterol balance through activation of ATP-binding cassette transporters that promote cholesterol transport and excretion from the liver, intestine, and macrophage. Although LXR agonists are known to delay progression of atherosclerosis in mouse models, their ability to abrogate preexisting cardiovascular disease by inducing regression and stabilization of established atherosclerotic lesions has not been addressed.
Methods and Results—
We demonstrate that LXR agonist treatment increases ATP-binding cassette transporter expression within preexisting atherosclerotic lesions, resulting in regression of these lesions as well as remodeling from vulnerable to stable lesions and a reduction in macrophage content. Further, using macrophage-selective LXR-deficient mice created by bone marrow transplantation, we provide the first evidence that macrophage LXR expression is necessary for the atheroprotective actions of an LXR agonist.
Conclusions—
These data substantiate that drugs targeting macrophage LXR activity may offer therapeutic benefit in the treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
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- Nancy Levin
- X-Ceptor Therapeutics Inc, San Diego, Calif 92121, USA
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Pircher PC, Kitto JL, Petrowski ML, Tangirala RK, Bischoff ED, Schulman IG, Westin SK. Farnesoid X receptor regulates bile acid-amino acid conjugation. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:27703-11. [PMID: 12754200 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m302128200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
The farnesoid X receptor (FXR; NR1H4) regulates bile acid and lipid homeostasis by acting as an intracellular bile acid-sensing transcription factor. Several identified FXR target genes serve critical roles in the synthesis and transport of bile acids as well as in lipid metabolism. Here we used Affymetrix micro-array and Northern analysis to demonstrate that two enzymes involved in conjugation of bile acids to taurine and glycine, namely bile acid-CoA synthetase (BACS) and bile acid-CoA: amino acid N-acetyltransferase (BAT) are induced by FXR in rat liver. Analysis of the human BACS and BAT genes revealed the presence of functional response elements in the proximal promoter of BACS and in the intronic region between exons 1 and 2 of the BAT gene. The response elements resemble the consensus FXR binding site consisting of two nuclear receptor half-sites organized as an inverted repeat and separated by a single nucleotide (IR-1). These response elements directly bind FXR/retinoid X receptor (RXR) heterodimers and confer the activity of FXR ligands in transient transfection experiments. Further mutational analysis confirms that the IR-1 sequence of the BACS and BAT genes mediate transactivation by FXR/RXR heterodimers. Finally, Fisher rats treated with the synthetic FXR ligand GW4064 clearly show increased transcript levels of both the BACS and BAT mRNA. These studies demonstrate a mechanism by which FXR regulates bile acid amidation, a critical component of the enterohepatic circulation of bile acids.
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- Parinaz C Pircher
- Department of Biology, X-Ceptor Therapeutics Inc., San Diego, California 92121, USA
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Muscat GEO, Wagner BL, Hou J, Tangirala RK, Bischoff ED, Rohde P, Petrowski M, Li J, Shao G, Macondray G, Schulman IG. Regulation of cholesterol homeostasis and lipid metabolism in skeletal muscle by liver X receptors. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:40722-8. [PMID: 12193599 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m206681200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Recent studies have identified the liver X receptors (LXRalpha and LXRbeta) as important regulators of cholesterol and lipid metabolism. Although originally identified as liver-enriched transcription factors, LXRs are also expressed in skeletal muscle, a tissue that accounts for approximately 40% of human total body weight and is the major site of glucose utilization and fatty acid oxidation. Nevertheless, no studies have yet addressed the functional role of LXRs in muscle. In this work we utilize a combination of in vivo and in vitro analysis to demonstrate that LXRs can functionally regulate genes involved in cholesterol metabolism in skeletal muscle. Furthermore we show that treatment of muscle cells in vitro with synthetic agonists of LXR increases the efflux of intracellular cholesterol to extracellular acceptors such as high density lipoprotein, thus identifying this tissue as a potential important regulator of reverse cholesterol transport and high density lipoprotein levels. Additionally we demonstrate that LXRalpha and a subset of LXR target genes are induced during myogenesis, suggesting a role for LXR-dependent signaling in the differentiation process.
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- George E O Muscat
- X-Ceptor Therapeutics, Inc., 4757 Nexus Centre Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
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Tangirala RK, Bischoff ED, Joseph SB, Wagner BL, Walczak R, Laffitte BA, Daige CL, Thomas D, Heyman RA, Mangelsdorf DJ, Wang X, Lusis AJ, Tontonoz P, Schulman IG. Identification of macrophage liver X receptors as inhibitors of atherosclerosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002; 99:11896-901. [PMID: 12193651 PMCID: PMC129365 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.182199799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 374] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Recent studies have identified the liver X receptors (LXR alpha and LXR beta) as important regulators of cholesterol metabolism and transport. LXRs control transcription of genes critical to a range of biological functions including regulation of high density lipoprotein cholesterol metabolism, hepatic cholesterol catabolism, and intestinal sterol absorption. Although LXR activity has been proposed to be critical for physiologic lipid metabolism and transport, direct evidence linking LXR signaling pathways to the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease has yet to be established. In this study bone marrow transplantations were used to selectively eliminate macrophage LXR expression in the context of murine models of atherosclerosis. Our results demonstrate that LXRs are endogenous inhibitors of atherogenesis. Additionally, elimination of LXR activity in bone marrow-derived cells mimics many aspects of Tangier disease, a human high density lipoprotein deficiency, including aberrant regulation of cholesterol transporter expression, lipid accumulation in macrophages, splenomegaly, and increased atherosclerosis. These results identify LXRs as targets for intervention in cardiovascular disease.
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Praticò D, Tangirala RK, Hörkkö S, Witztum JL, Palinski W, FitzGerald GA. Circulating autoantibodies to oxidized cardiolipin correlate with isoprostane F(2alpha)-VI levels and the extent of atherosclerosis in ApoE-deficient mice: modulation by vitamin E. Blood 2001; 97:459-64. [PMID: 11154223 DOI: 10.1182/blood.v97.2.459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Lipid peroxidation plays an important role in atherogenesis. Previous studies suggested that autoantibodies against epitopes of oxidized low-density lipoprotein may indicate the extent or rate of progression of atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to investigate whether autoantibodies to oxidized phospholipids, such as oxidized cardiolipin (OxCL), correlate with levels of isoprostane F(2alpha)-VI, a sensitive marker of in vivo lipid peroxidation, as well as with the extent of atherosclerosis. Two groups of apolipoprotein E-deficient mice were fed chow with or without vitamin E (2000 IU/kg diet) for 16 weeks. In untreated animals, autoantibodies against OxCL and urinary, plasma, and aortic isoprostane F(2alpha)-VI levels increased significantly. Vitamin E treatment significantly reduced antibody titers, isoprostane levels, and atherosclerosis at the end of the study, compared with untreated mice. Autoantibodies to OxCL correlated with aortic isoprostane F(2alpha)-VI levels (r(2) = 0.42, P =.001 for IgG and r(2) = 0.63, P <.001 for IgM). Both aortic isoprostane F(2alpha)-VI levels (r(2) = 0.59, P <.001) and titers of OxCL antibodies (r(2) = 0.70, P <.001 for IgG and r(2) = 0.68, P <.001 for IgM) correlated with the extent of aortic atherosclerosis. The fact that the levels of autoantibodies to OxCL correlated with a sensitive direct measure of lipid peroxidation in vivo and that both autoantibodies and aortic isoprostane F(2alpha)-VI levels correlated with the extent of atherosclerosis suggests that antibodies to OxCL are a sensitive indicator of in vivo lipid peroxidation and atherosclerosis.
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- D Praticò
- The Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Tangirala RK, Praticó D, FitzGerald GA, Chun S, Tsukamoto K, Maugeais C, Usher DC, Puré E, Rader DJ. Reduction of isoprostanes and regression of advanced atherosclerosis by apolipoprotein E. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:261-6. [PMID: 11024044 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m003324200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Apolipoprotein E is a multifunctional protein synthesized by hepatocytes and macrophages. Plasma apoE is largely liver-derived and known to regulate lipoprotein metabolism. Macrophage-derived apoE has been shown to reduce the progression of atherosclerosis in mice. We tested the hypothesis that liver-derived apoE could directly induce regression of pre-existing advanced atherosclerotic lesions without reducing plasma cholesterol levels. Aged low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor-deficient (LDLR(-/-)) mice were fed a western-type diet for 14 weeks to induce advanced atherosclerotic lesions. One group of mice was sacrificed for evaluation of atherosclerosis at base line, and two other groups were injected with a second generation adenoviruses encoding human apoE3 or a control empty virus. Hepatic apoE gene transfer increased plasma apoE levels by 4-fold at 1 week, and apoE levels remained at least 2-fold higher than controls at 6 weeks. There were no significant changes in plasma total cholesterol levels or lipoprotein composition induced by expression of apoE. The liver-derived human apoE gained access to and was retained in arterial wall. Compared with base-line mice, the control group demonstrated progression of atherosclerosis; in contrast, hepatic apoE expression induced highly significant regression of advanced atherosclerotic lesions. Regression of lesions was accompanied by the loss of macrophage-derived foam cells and a trend toward increase in extracellular matrix of lesions. As an index of in vivo oxidant stress, we quantitated the isoprostane iPF(2 alpha)-VI and found that expression of apoE markedly reduced urinary, LDL-associated, and arterial wall iPF(2 alpha)-VI levels. In summary, these results demonstrate that liver-derived apoE directly induced regression of advanced atherosclerosis and has anti-oxidant properties in vivo that may contribute to its anti-atherogenic effects.
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- R K Tangirala
- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Tsukamoto K, Tangirala RK, Chun S, Usher D, Puré E, Rader DJ. Hepatic expression of apolipoprotein E inhibits progression of atherosclerosis without reducing cholesterol levels in LDL receptor-deficient mice. Mol Ther 2000; 1:189-94. [PMID: 10933930 DOI: 10.1006/mthe.2000.0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Apolipoprotein E (apoE) is a multifunctional protein synthesized by the liver and by tissue macrophages. Plasma apoE (derived primarily from the liver) regulates plasma lipoprotein metabolism, but macrophage-derived apoE was shown to slow the progression of atherosclerosis independent of plasma lipid levels. We utilized liver-directed gene transfer to test the hypothesis that hepatic expression of human apoE would inhibit atherogenesis even in a model in which apoE expression has little effect on plasma lipoproteins. LDL receptor-deficient mice fed a western-type diet for 5 weeks were injected with a second-generation recombinant adenovirus encoding human apoE3 or control virus. Plasma cholesterol levels were not significantly different in the two groups of mice after virus injection. Four weeks after injection, atherosclerosis was examined using three independent assays. Expression of apoE was associated with significantly reduced atherosclerosis compared with control mice in both the aortic arch (decreased by 43%) and the aortic root (decreased by 59%). In summary, hepatic overexpression of apoE inhibited progression of atherosclerosis in LDL receptor-deficient mice without reducing plasma cholesterol levels. This finding indicates that liver-derived plasma apoE can influence early atherogenesis through mechanisms other than modulation of lipoprotein metabolism and that liver-directed gene transfer and overexpression of apoE may be a therapeutic approach to atherosclerosis.
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- K Tsukamoto
- Department of Medicine and Institute for Human Gene Therapy, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104, USA
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Han KH, Green SR, Tangirala RK, Tanaka S, Quehenberger O. Role of the first extracellular loop in the functional activation of CCR2. The first extracellular loop contains distinct domains necessary for both agonist binding and transmembrane signaling. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:32055-62. [PMID: 10542238 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.45.32055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The physiological cellular responses to monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), a potent chemotactic and activating factor for mononuclear leukocytes, are mediated by specific binding to CCR2. The aim of this investigation is to identify receptor microdomains that are involved in high affinity agonist binding and receptor activation. The results from our functional studies in which we utilized neutralizing antisera against CCR2 are consistent with a multidomain binding model, previously proposed by others. The first extracellular loop was of particular interest, because in addition to a ligand-binding domain it contained also information for receptor activation, crucial for transmembrane signaling. Replacement of the first extracellular loop of CCR2 with the corresponding region of CCR1 decreased the MCP-1 binding affinity about 10-fold and prevented transmembrane signaling. A more detailed analysis by site-directed mutagenesis revealed that this receptor segment contains two distinct microdomains. The amino acid residues Asn(104) and Glu(105) are essential for high affinity agonist binding but are not involved in receptor activation. In contrast, the charged amino acid residue His(100) does not contribute to ligand binding but is vital for receptor activation and initiation of transmembrane signaling. We hypothesize that the interaction of agonist with this residue initiates the conformational switch that allows the formation of the functional CCR2-G protein complex.
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- K H Han
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0682, USA
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BACKGROUND The ability of apolipoprotein (apo)A-I to induce regression of preexisting atherosclerotic lesions has not been determined, and a mouse model of atherosclerosis regression has not yet been reported. METHODS AND RESULTS LDL receptor-deficient mice were fed a western-type diet for 5 weeks to induce atherosclerotic lesions. A second-generation recombinant adenovirus encoding human apoA-I or a control adenovirus were injected intravenously in order to express apoA-I in the liver. Three days after injection, total apoA-I levels in mice injected with the apoA-I-expressing adenovirus were 216+/-16.0 mg/dL, compared with 68.0+/-3.0 mg/dL in control virus-injected mice (P<0.001). HDL cholesterol levels in mice injected with the AdhapoA-I vector 7 days after injection were 189+/-21.0 mg/dL, compared with 123+/-8.0 mg/dL in control virus-injected mice (P<0.02). Total and non-HDL cholesterol levels did not differ between the 2 groups. Atherosclerotic lesion area was quantified by en face analysis of the aorta and cross-sectional analysis of the aortic root. Compared with baseline mice, atherosclerosis progressed in mice injected with the control adenovirus. In contrast, in mice expressing apoA-I compared with baseline mice, total en face aortic lesion area was reduced by 70% and aortic root lesion was reduced by 46%. Expression of apoA-I was associated with a significant reduction in the fraction of lesions occupied by macrophages and macrophage-derived foam cells. CONCLUSIONS Liver-directed gene transfer of human apoA-I resulted in significant regression of preexisting atherosclerotic lesions in LDL receptor-deficient mice as assessed by 2 independent methods.
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- R K Tangirala
- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Praticò D, Rokach J, Tangirala RK. Brains of aged apolipoprotein E-deficient mice have increased levels of F2-isoprostanes, in vivo markers of lipid peroxidation. J Neurochem 1999; 73:736-41. [PMID: 10428071 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0730736.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Apolipoprotein E (apoE) is the major apolipoprotein of the CNS. Differential expression of apoE isoforms has been linked to longevity and to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. Several studies have demonstrated that this glycoprotein is important in mature as well as in aging CNS, where it may serve neurotrophic and/or neuroprotective functions. Some reports have shown that apoE-deficient mice have age-dependent neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment; others have not confirmed these observations. ApoE-deficient mice also develop hypercholesterolemia on a chow diet and have in vivo increased plasma lipid peroxidation products. F2-isoprostanes are prostaglandin F2alpha isomers and chemically stable peroxidation products of arachidonic acid. Both isoprostane F2alpha-III and isoprostane F2alpha-VI were markedly elevated in the brains of aged apoE-deficient mice compared with either wild-type C57 Bl/6 mice or a distinct mouse model of hypercholesterolemia, the low-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient mouse. By contrast, no difference in isoprostane levels was observed in young apoE-deficient mice compared with age-matched wild-type control mice. Our findings indicate that disorder of lipid metabolism in the absence of apoE can induce an age-dependent increase in brain lipid peroxidation products.
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- D Praticò
- Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104, USA
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Han KH, Tangirala RK, Green SR, Quehenberger O. Chemokine receptor CCR2 expression and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1-mediated chemotaxis in human monocytes. A regulatory role for plasma LDL. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 1998; 18:1983-91. [PMID: 9848893 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.18.12.1983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The subendothelial accumulation of macrophage-derived foam cells is one of the hallmarks of atherosclerosis. The recruitment of monocytes to the intima requires the interaction of locally produced chemokines with specific cell surface receptors, including the receptor (CCR2) for monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1). We have previously reported that monocyte CCR2 gene expression and function are effectively downregulated by proinflammatory cytokines. In this study we identified low density lipoprotein (LDL) as a positive regulator of CCR2 expression. Monocyte CCR2 expression was dramatically increased in hypercholesterolemic patients compared with normocholesterolemic controls. Similarly, incubation of human THP-1 monocytes with LDL induced a rapid increase in CCR2 mRNA and protein. By 24 hours the number of cell surface receptors was doubled, causing a 3-fold increase in the chemotactic response to MCP-1. The increase in CCR2 expression and chemotaxis was promoted by native LDL but not by oxidized LDL. Oxidized LDL rapidly downregulated CCR2 expression, whereas reductively methylated LDL, which does not bind to the LDL receptor, had only modest effects on CCR2 expression. A neutralizing anti-LDL receptor antibody prevented the effect of LDL, suggesting that binding and internalization of LDL were essential for CCR2 upregulation. The induction of CCR2 expression appeared to be mediated by LDL-derived cholesterol, because cells treated with free cholesterol also showed increased CCR2 expression. These data suggest that elevated plasma LDL levels in conditions such as hypercholesterolemia enhance monocyte CCR2 expression and chemotactic response and potentially contribute to increased monocyte recruitment to the vessel wall in chronic inflammation and atherogenesis.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Arteriosclerosis/blood
- Cells, Cultured
- Chemokine CCL2/physiology
- Chemotaxis, Leukocyte
- Female
- Humans
- Lipoproteins, LDL/blood
- Lipoproteins, LDL/physiology
- Middle Aged
- Monocytes/physiology
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- Receptors, CCR2
- Receptors, Chemokine
- Receptors, Cytokine/analysis
- Receptors, Cytokine/genetics
- Receptors, LDL/physiology
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- K H Han
- Department of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Praticò D, Tangirala RK, Rader DJ, Rokach J, FitzGerald GA. Vitamin E suppresses isoprostane generation in vivo and reduces atherosclerosis in ApoE-deficient mice. Nat Med 1998; 4:1189-92. [PMID: 9771755 DOI: 10.1038/2685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 383] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Oxidative modification of low density lipoprotein (LDL) has been implicated in atherogenesis. Evidence consistent with this hypothesis includes the presence of oxidized lipids in atherosclerotic lesions, the newly discovered biological properties conferred on LDL by oxidation and the acceleration of atherogenesis by in vivo delivery of the gene for 15-lipoxygenase, an oxidizing enzyme present in atherosclerotic lesions. However, it is still unknown whether oxidative stress actually coincides with the evolution of the disease or whether it is of functional relevance to atherogenesis in vivo. Isoprostanes are products of arachidonic acid catalyzed by free radicals, which reflect oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation in vivo. Elevation of tissue and urinary isoprostanes is characteristic of human atherosclerosis. Here, deficiency in apolipoprotein E in the mouse (apoE-/-) resulted in atherogenesis and an increase in iPF2alpha-VI, an F2-isoprostane, in urine, plasma and vascular tissue. Supplementation with vitamin E significantly reduced isoprostane generation, but had no effect on plasma cholesterol levels in apoE-/- mice. Aortic lesion areas and iPF2alpha-VI levels in the arterial wall were also reduced significantly by vitamin E. Our results indicate that oxidative stress is increased in the apoE-/- mouse, is of functional importance in the evolution of atherosclerosis and can be suppressed by oral administration of vitamin E.
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- D Praticò
- The Center for Experimental Therapeutics and the Department of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104, USA
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Bird DA, Tangirala RK, Fruebis J, Steinberg D, Witztum JL, Palinski W. Effect of probucol on LDL oxidation and atherosclerosis in LDL receptor-deficient mice. J Lipid Res 1998; 39:1079-90. [PMID: 9610776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Probucol is a powerful inhibitor of atherosclerosis in a number of animal models. However, it is unknown whether this is due to the strong antioxidant protection of low density lipoprotein (LDL), to antioxidant effects in the artery wall, or to cellular effects not shared by other antioxidants. To investigate whether murine models are suitable to study the antiatherogenic mechanisms of probucol, three experiments following different protocols were carried out in 135 male and female LDL receptor-deficient (LDLR-/-) mice. Treatment groups received a high (0.5%) or low (0.025%) dose of probucol, or low-dose probucol plus a high dose (0.1%) of vitamin E for periods ranging from 6 to 26 weeks. In all experiments, probucol strongly protected LDL against ex vivo oxidation (lag times exceeding 1400 min in 0.5% probucol-treated mice). Treatment with 0.5% probucol significantly lowered both HDL-cholesterol and plasma apolipoprotein (apo)A-I concentrations. In all three experiments, treatment with 0.5% probucol consistently increased the size of lesions in the aortic origin, from 1.3-fold (n.s.) to 2.9-fold (P < 0.05) in female mice and from 3.6- to 3.7-fold in males (P < 0.001). Even treatment with 0.025% probucol increased atherosclerosis 1.6-fold in male mice (P < 0.01). Addition of the high dose of vitamin E did not attenuate the pro-atherogenic effect of 0.025% probucol. In conclusion, probucol not only failed to decrease but actively increased atherogenesis in LDLR-/- mice in a dose-dependent manner, even though it provided a very strong antioxidant protection of LDL. This suggests that the reduction of atherosclerosis observed in other animal models is due to intracellular effects of probucol not found in mice, to differences in the metabolism of probucol, and/or to an overriding atherogenic effect of the decrease in HDL in murine models.
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- D A Bird
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0682, USA
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Bird DA, Tangirala RK, Fruebis J, Steinberg D, Witztum JL, Palinski W. Effect of probucol on LDL oxidation and atherosclerosis in LDL receptor-deficient mice. J Lipid Res 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)33877-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Monocytes enter the subendothelial space in response to a variety of chemotactic agents, notably including monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1). To better understand the role of the human MCP-1 receptor (hCCR2) in monocyte recruitment, we have examined the effects of cytokines on expression of the receptor gene by ligand binding and Northern blot analysis. THP-1 cells expressed on average about 5000 MCP-1 receptors/cell. Differentiation of the cells induced by phorbol myristate acetate resulted in a 75% reduction of receptor gene expression within 2 h. Macrophage colony-stimulating factor had only moderate effect on hCCR2 expression. However, interferon gamma inhibited MCP-1 binding by 60% at 48 h. The combination of macrophage colony-stimulating factor and interferon gamma increased the inhibition to 80% at 48 h. This treatment has been shown previously to induce secretion of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin 1 (IL-1) in monocytes. Incubation of THP-1 cells with TNF-alpha and IL-1 induced a rapid down-regulation of hCCR2 expression and eventual loss of receptor protein. These cytokines exerted their regulatory role at the level of gene transcription. The effect of TNF-alpha alone persisted for 48 h, whereas the cells treated with IL-1 alone regained all of their receptor activity by 48 h. Our results suggest that cytokines can profoundly affect the expression of hCCR2 and thus modulate the recruitment of monocytes into sites of acute and chronic inflammation, including the developing atherosclerotic lesion.
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- R K Tangirala
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Tangirala RK, Mol MJ, Steinberg D. Macrophage oxidative modification of low density lipoprotein occurs independently of its binding to the low density lipoprotein receptor. J Lipid Res 1996; 37:835-43. [PMID: 8732783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The oxidative modification of low density lipoproteins (LDL) by arterial wall cells is thought to contribute to atherogenesis. Monocyte/macrophages, among other arterial wall cells, oxidatively modify LDL to a form that is recognized by scavenger/oxidized LDL receptors. It has recently been suggested that LDL binding to the LDL receptor (B/E receptor) is essential for macrophage-mediated oxidation of LDL. In the present study, we compared the ability of resident peritoneal macrophages from LDL-R-deficient (LDLR-/-) mice to oxidize LDL with that of resident peritoneal macrophages from C57B6 mice. The LDLR-/- macrophages oxidized LDL at least as rapidly as did the C57B6 macrophages both in F-10 medium and in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium supplemented with 1 microM copper (DMEM-Cu2+). Studies were also conducted to examine the effect of preincubation of LDLR-/- and C57B6 macrophages with 10% lipoprotein-deficient serum (LPDS), which up-regulates LDL receptors, or with acetylated LDL (Ac-LDL), which increases cellular cholesterol and down-regulates LDL receptors. Preincubation with 10% LPDS had no significant effect on subsequent LDL oxidation by either type of cells in F10 medium, but the C57B6 cells did show a small (18%) but significant increase in LDL oxidation in DMEM-Cu2+. Preincubation with 50 micrograms/ml Ac-LDL in F10 medium had no effect on LDL oxidation by either LDLR-/- or C57B6 macrophages. Preincubation with 100 micrograms/ml Ac-LDL had no effect on subsequent LDL oxidation by C57B6 cells but, unexpectedly, caused a modest (26%) fall in LDL oxidation by the receptor-negative cells. Using DMEM-Cu2+ medium, preincubation with Ac-LDL reduced LDL oxidation substantially (50-66%) but the effect was just as great in LDL-R negative cells (59-66%) as in C57B6 cells (50-58%), suggesting that the effect is not due to changes in LDL receptor density. It may be related somehow to the Ac-LDL-induced increase in cell cholesterol content. The data demonstrate that the absence of LDL receptors does not reduce the ability of macrophages to oxidize LDL and that LDL binding to LDL receptors is not an essential requirement for macrophage oxidation of LDL.
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- R K Tangirala
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0682, USA
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Tangirala RK, Mol MJ, Steinberg D. Macrophage oxidative modification of low density lipoprotein occurs independently of its binding to the low density lipoprotein receptor. J Lipid Res 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)37581-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Tangirala RK, Rubin EM, Palinski W. Quantitation of atherosclerosis in murine models: correlation between lesions in the aortic origin and in the entire aorta, and differences in the extent of lesions between sexes in LDL receptor-deficient and apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. J Lipid Res 1995; 36:2320-8. [PMID: 8656070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Murine strains susceptible to atherosclerosis provide valuable models to study factors involved in atherogenesis. In some murine models, limited hypercholesterolemia can be achieved and lesions develop primarily in the aortic origin, in the vicinity of the aortic valve. In other models such as LDL receptor-deficient and apoE-deficient mice, diet-induced or spontaneous hypercholesterolemia and atherogenesis are much greater. To determine whether lesion formation in the aortic origin, where particular pathogenic conditions may exist, correlates with lesion formation throughout the entire aorta, we measured the extent of atherosclerosis in both areas in 8 apoE- and 11 LDL receptor-deficient mice fed cholesterol-rich diets for 3-6 months, as well as in 9 C57BL/6 mice fed an atherogenic diet for a year, using two different morphometric methods. Both apoE-deficient and LDL receptor-deficient mice developed extensive lesions throughout the aorta, and in these models a significant correlation was observed between the extent of lesions in the entire aorta (measured as percent of surface area) and that at the aortic origin (measured as averaged lesion area per cross-section) (r = 0.77, P < 0.0001). In contrast, the plasma cholesterol levels achieved in C57BL/6 mice were much lower, and atherosclerotic lesions were found almost exclusively in the aortic origin. These results demonstrate that in murine models developing extensive aortic lesions, both morphometric methods provide valid and complementary information on the degree and distribution of atherosclerosis, and suggest that under severe atherogenic conditions lesion formation throughout the aorta is determined by the same pathological factors, in each model. Comparison of the extent of atherosclerosis in the entire aorta between genders also showed that male LDL receptor-deficient mice had significantly more lesions than females (29.2 vs. 14.8%, P < 0.005, n = 16). A similar trend was also seen in apoE-deficient mice.
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- R K Tangirala
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0682, USA
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Tangirala RK, Casanada F, Miller E, Witztum JL, Steinberg D, Palinski W. Effect of the antioxidant N,N'-diphenyl 1,4-phenylenediamine (DPPD) on atherosclerosis in apoE-deficient mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 1995; 15:1625-30. [PMID: 7583536 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.15.10.1625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Apolipoprotein (apo) E-deficient mice develop atherosclerotic lesions that contain epitopes formed during the oxidative modification of lipoproteins, and they demonstrate high titers of circulating autoantibodies against such epitopes, suggesting that this murine strain may provide a model to investigate the atherogenic mechanisms of oxidized lipoproteins (Palinski et al, Arterioscler Thromb. 1994; 14:605-616). To test the hypothesis that lipoprotein oxidation contributes to lesion formation in apoE-deficient mice, we studied the effect of the antioxidant N,N'-diphenyl 1,4-phenylenediamine (DPPD) in mice fed a high-fat diet containing 0.15% cholesterol. Animals were divided into two subgroups matched for sex and plasma cholesterol levels, and DPPD (0.5% wt/wt) was added to the diet of one subgroup. Throughout the 6 months of intervention, DPPD treatment had no significant effect on plasma cholesterol. Plasma levels of DPPD at the end of the experiment were 33.1 mumol/L. As judged by resistance to loss of polyunsaturated fatty acids, lipoproteins (d < 1.019 g/mL) from DPPD-treated animals showed greater resistance to copper-induced oxidation than lipoproteins from control animals. In addition, there was a greater than twofold prolongation of the lag time in the formation of conjugated dienes in the LDL and IDL fractions of DPPD-treated mice. Atherosclerosis was significantly reduced, by 36% in the DPPD-treated mice (14.0 +/- 4.53% of aortic surface area versus 21.9 +/- 11.6%; n = 32; P < .02). These results are consistent with the hypothesis that lipoprotein oxidation contributes to atherogenesis in apoE-deficient mice. However, further studies with other antioxidants are needed to validate this hypothesis.
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- R K Tangirala
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0682, USA
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Palinski W, Tangirala RK, Miller E, Young SG, Witztum JL. Increased autoantibody titers against epitopes of oxidized LDL in LDL receptor-deficient mice with increased atherosclerosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 1995; 15:1569-76. [PMID: 7583529 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.15.10.1569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Increasing evidence indicates that immune processes modulate atherogenesis. Oxidized LDL (Ox-LDL) is immunogenic, and autoantibodies recognizing epitopes of Ox-LDL have been described in plasma and in atherosclerotic lesions of several species. To determine whether the titer of such autoantibodies correlates with the extent of atherosclerosis, we followed the development of antibodies against malondialdehyde-lysine, an epitope of Ox-LDL, in two groups of LDL receptor-deficient mice for 6 months. One group was fed an atherogenic diet (21% fat and 0.15% cholesterol) that resulted in marked hypercholesterolemia and extensive aortic atherosclerosis; the other group was fed regular rodent chow (4% fat) that did not alter plasma cholesterol levels and induced minimal atherosclerosis. Autoantibody titers significantly increased over time in the group on the atherogenic diet, whereas they remained constant in the chow-fed group. When data from both groups were pooled, a significant correlation was found between the autoantibody titers and the extent of atherosclerosis (r = .61, P < .01). Autoantibody titers also correlated with plasma cholesterol levels (r = .48, P < .05). These results suggest that the rise in autoantibody titers to an epitope of Ox-LDL in this murine model is partially determined by the extent of atherosclerosis but could also be influenced by the degree of hypercholesterolemia or other factors that may influence lipid peroxidation.
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- W Palinski
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0682, USA
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Tangirala RK, Jerome WG, Jones NL, Small DM, Johnson WJ, Glick JM, Mahlberg FH, Rothblat GH. Formation of cholesterol monohydrate crystals in macrophage-derived foam cells. J Lipid Res 1994; 35:93-104. [PMID: 8138726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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In a previous study using the J774 macrophage foam cells, we quantitated the accumulation of unesterified (free) cholesterol derived from cholesteryl ester hydrolysis in lysosomes, after phagocytic uptake of cholesteryl ester droplets. In the present study, we examined whether the accumulation of free cholesterol in lysosomes leads to the formation of cholesterol monohydrate crystals by analyzing the lipid composition of low density lysosome fractions isolated from cholesteryl ester-loaded macrophages after a 24-h incubation. Phase diagrams of the constituent lipids in the lipid-filled lysosomes predicted the formation of cholesterol monohydrate crystals. The formation of cholesterol monohydrate crystals was observed in cholesteryl ester-loaded macrophages after a 48-h incubation by polarizing light microscopy. The crystals had a density of 1.04 g/ml and the morphology of cholesterol monohydrate crystals with an acute edge angle of about 80 degrees. The crystals appeared as needles as well as plates and melted only when heated to greater than 85 degrees C. The physical properties of these crystals are characteristic of cholesterol monohydrate. In our studies, crystal formation was observed even when cells had active acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase or when cholesterol efflux was stimulated. Electron microscopy and acid phosphatase cytochemistry of lysosomes in cholesteryl ester-loaded cells confirmed that cholesterol crystal formation occurred within lipid-loaded lysosomes. Time-lapse video microscopic studies revealed that most of the cells containing cholesterol monohydrate crystals not only remain viable but also have the capacity to translocate single crystals within cells. The data demonstrate that lysosomal accumulation of free cholesterol in macrophages after phagocytic uptake and hydrolysis of cholesteryl ester droplets leads to the formation of cholesterol monohydrate crystals within lipid-filled lysosomes. Such a process may lead to deposition of free cholesterol and cholesterol monohydrate crystals in macrophage foam cells during the progression of atherosclerosis.
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- R K Tangirala
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19129-1121
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Tangirala RK, Mahlberg FH, Glick JM, Jerome WG, Rothblat GH. Lysosomal accumulation of unesterified cholesterol in model macrophage foam cells. J Biol Chem 1993; 268:9653-60. [PMID: 8486653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Lysosomal accumulation of unesterified (free) cholesterol, following the phagocytic incorporation of cholesteryl oleate lipid droplets, was quantitatively characterized in a murine J774 macrophage foam cell model. The induction of phagocytic incorporation by the macrophages, using an inverted culture technique, allowed the rapid delivery of large amounts of cholesteryl ester droplets to the lysosomes, leading to the subsequent generation of free cholesterol. The lysosomally generated free cholesterol was differentiated from the membrane cholesterol by a double radiolabeling procedure. Free cholesterol accumulation was quantitated in a population of low density lipid-filled lysosomes prepared by ultracentrifugal isolation of a floating lipid fraction from a homogenate of the cholesteryl ester-loaded cells. About 10% of the total N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase activity, a lysosomal marker, was recovered in the lipid fraction. Negligible amounts of alkaline phosphodiesterase-1, a plasma membrane marker, or membrane cholesterol were present in this fraction. Electron microscopic and cytochemical analysis of the isolated lipid fraction revealed the presence of lysosomes in the fraction with a diameter ranging from 1.5 to 4 microns. Continued hydrolysis of incorporated cholesteryl ester over a 24-h incubation resulted in approximately 30% of the generated free cholesterol in lipid-filled lysosomes. The accumulation of free cholesterol occurred whether or not the cholesterol esterifying enzyme, acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase, was inhibited. In addition, substantial amounts of free cholesterol accumulated even in the presence of efficient cholesterol acceptor particles, apolipoprotein high density lipoprotein-phosphatidylcholine complexes which stimulate cholesterol efflux. Also, increased accumulation of free cholesterol in the lipid fraction was observed when cholesteryl ester-loaded cells were treated with the compound U-18666A which blocks the movement of lysosomal cholesterol. The data demonstrate that the phagocytic incorporation and hydrolysis of cholesteryl ester lipid droplets by macrophage foam cells lead to a substantial accumulation of free cholesterol in the lipid-filled lysosomes. This process could result in a build-up of lysosomal free cholesterol in macrophage foam cells during the progression of atherosclerotic plaque.
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- R K Tangirala
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19129
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