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Ma C, Li Y, Tian M, Deng Q, Qin X, Lu H, Gao J, Chen M, Weinstein LS, Zhang M, Bu P, Yang J, Zhang Y, Zhang C, Zhang W. Gsα Regulates Macrophage Foam Cell Formation During Atherosclerosis. Circ Res 2024; 134:e34-e51. [PMID: 38375634 PMCID: PMC10978275 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.123.323156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND Many cardiovascular pathologies are induced by signaling through G-protein-coupled receptors via Gsα (G protein stimulatory α subunit) proteins. However, the specific cellular mechanisms that are driven by Gsα and contribute to the development of atherosclerosis remain unclear. METHODS High-throughput screening involving data from single-cell and bulk sequencing were used to explore the expression of Gsα in atherosclerosis. The differentially expression and activity of Gsα were analyzed by immunofluorescence and cAMP measurements. Macrophage-specific Gsα knockout (Mac-GsαKO) mice were generated to study the effect on atherosclerosis. The role of Gsα was determined by transplanting bone marrow and performing assays for foam cell formation, Dil-ox-LDL (oxidized low-density lipoprotein) uptake, chromatin immunoprecipitation, and luciferase reporter assays. RESULTS ScRNA-seq showed elevated Gnas in atherosclerotic mouse aorta's cholesterol metabolism macrophage cluster, while bulk sequencing confirmed increased GNAS expression in human plaque macrophage content. A significant upregulation of Gsα and active Gsα occurred in macrophages from human and mouse plaques. Ox-LDL could translocate Gsα from macrophage lipid rafts in short-term and promote Gnas transcription through ERK1/2 activation and C/EBPβ phosphorylation via oxidative stress in long-term. Atherosclerotic lesions from Mac-GsαKO mice displayed decreased lipid deposition compared with those from control mice. Additionally, Gsα deficiency alleviated lipid uptake and foam cell formation. Mechanistically, Gsα increased the levels of cAMP and transcriptional activity of the cAMP response element binding protein, which resulted in increased expression of CD36 and SR-A1. In the translational experiments, inhibiting Gsα activation with suramin or cpGN13 reduced lipid uptake, foam cell formation, and the progression of atherosclerotic plaques in mice in vivo. CONCLUSIONS Gsα activation is enhanced during atherosclerotic progression and increases lipid uptake and foam cell formation. The genetic or chemical inactivation of Gsα inhibit the development of atherosclerosis in mice, suggesting that drugs targeting Gsα may be useful in the treatment of atherosclerosis.
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- Chang Ma
- National Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Medicine and Health Key Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia, Jinan, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- School of Life Science and Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Experimental Teratology, Shandong University, Jinan, 250013, China
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- Metabolic Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, USA
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- Metabolic Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, USA
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- National Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Liu Z, Zhu H, Dai X, Wang C, Ding Y, Song P, Zou MH. Macrophage Liver Kinase B1 Inhibits Foam Cell Formation and Atherosclerosis. Circ Res 2017; 121:1047-1057. [PMID: 28827412 PMCID: PMC5640502 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.117.311546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Revised: 08/13/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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RATIONALE LKB1 (liver kinase B1) is a serine/threonine kinase and tumor suppressor, which regulates the homeostasis of hematopoietic cells and immune responses. Macrophages transform into foam cells upon taking-in lipids. No role for LKB1 in foam cell formation has previously been reported. OBJECTIVE We sought to establish the role of LKB1 in atherosclerotic foam cell formation. METHODS AND RESULTS LKB1 expression was examined in human carotid atherosclerotic plaques and in western diet-fed atherosclerosis-prone Ldlr-/- and ApoE-/- mice. LKB1 expression was markedly reduced in human plaques when compared with nonatherosclerotic vessels. Consistently, time-dependent reduction of LKB1 levels occurred in atherosclerotic lesions in western diet-fed Ldlr-/- and ApoE-/- mice. Exposure of macrophages to oxidized low-density lipoprotein downregulated LKB1 in vitro. Furthermore, LKB1 deficiency in macrophages significantly increased the expression of SRA (scavenger receptor A), modified low-density lipoprotein uptake and foam cell formation, all of which were abolished by blocking SRA. Further, we found LKB1 phosphorylates SRA resulting in its lysosome degradation. To further investigate the role of macrophage LKB1 in vivo, ApoE-/-LKB1fl/flLysMcre and ApoE-/-LKB1fl/fl mice were fed with western diet for 16 weeks. Compared with ApoE-/-LKB1fl/fl wild-type control, ApoE-/-LKB1fl/flLysMcre mice developed more atherosclerotic lesions in whole aorta and aortic root area, with markedly increased SRA expression in aortic root lesions. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that macrophage LKB1 reduction caused by oxidized low-density lipoprotein promotes foam cell formation and the progression of atherosclerosis.
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- Zhaoyu Liu
- From the Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Georgia State University, Atlanta
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- From the Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Georgia State University, Atlanta
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- From the Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Georgia State University, Atlanta
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- From the Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Georgia State University, Atlanta
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- From the Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Georgia State University, Atlanta
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- From the Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Georgia State University, Atlanta
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- From the Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Georgia State University, Atlanta.
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Barajas B, Che N, Yin F, Rowshanrad A, Orozco LD, Gong KW, Wang X, Castellani LW, Reue K, Lusis AJ, Araujo JA. NF-E2-related factor 2 promotes atherosclerosis by effects on plasma lipoproteins and cholesterol transport that overshadow antioxidant protection. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2010; 31:58-66. [PMID: 20947826 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.110.210906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) expression plays an antiatherogenic role by its vascular antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. METHODS AND RESULTS Nrf2 is an important transcription factor that regulates the expression of phase 2 detoxifying enzymes and antioxidant genes. Its expression in vascular cells appears to be an important factor in the protection against vascular oxidative stress and inflammation. We developed Nrf2 heterozygous (HET) and homozygous knockout (KO) mice on an apolipoprotein (apo) E-null background by sequential breeding, resulting in Nrf2(-/-), apoE(-/-) (KO), Nrf2(-/+), apoE(-/-) (HET) and Nrf2(+/+), and apoE(-/-) wild-type littermates. KO mice exhibited decreased levels of antioxidant genes with evidence of increased reactive oxygen species generation compared with wild-type controls. Surprisingly, KO males exhibited 47% and 53% reductions in the degree of aortic atherosclerosis compared with HET or wild-type littermates, respectively. Decreased atherosclerosis in KO mice correlated with lower plasma total cholesterol in a sex-dependent manner. KO mice also had a decreased hepatic cholesterol content and a lower expression of lipogenic genes, suggesting that hepatic lipogenesis could be reduced. In addition, KO mice exhibited atherosclerotic plaques characterized by a lesser macrophage component and decreased foam cell formation in an in vitro lipid-loading assay. This was associated with a lower rate of cholesterol influx, mediated in part by decreased expression of the scavenger receptor CD36. CONCLUSIONS Nrf2 expression unexpectedly promotes atherosclerotic lesion formation in a sex-dependent manner, most likely by a combination of systemic metabolic and local vascular effects.
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- Berenice Barajas
- Department of Medicine, University of California, Center for Health Sciences, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Bowdish DME, Gordon S. Conserved domains of the class A scavenger receptors: evolution and function. Immunol Rev 2009; 227:19-31. [PMID: 19120472 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-065x.2008.00728.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The class A scavenger receptors are phagocytic pattern recognition receptors that are well represented in vertebrate genomes. The high level of conservation among vertebrates implies that this is an evolutionarily conserved family of receptors and indicates the presence of a common ancestral gene. The identity of this ancestral gene is not clear, as it appears that many of the domains of the scavenger receptors (e.g. collagenous, scavenger receptor cysteine rich) originated early in evolutionary history and are found in many combinations, often in genes of unknown function. These early receptors may function in cell-cell recognition, aggregation, or lipid recognition, and their involvement in pattern recognition, phagocytosis, and homeostasis may have been adaptations of such conserved patterns. Herein, we reclassify the class A scavenger receptors based on recent discoveries of new members of this family, describe the evolution of the various domains of the class A scavenger receptors, and discuss the appearance and function of these domains through evolutionary history.
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- Dawn M E Bowdish
- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Tiwari R, Singh V, Barthwal M. Macrophages: An elusive yet emerging therapeutic target of atherosclerosis. Med Res Rev 2008; 28:483-544. [DOI: 10.1002/med.20118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Orozco LD, Kapturczak MH, Barajas B, Wang X, Weinstein MM, Wong J, Deshane J, Bolisetty S, Shaposhnik Z, Shih DM, Agarwal A, Lusis AJ, Araujo JA. Heme Oxygenase-1 Expression in Macrophages Plays a Beneficial Role in Atherosclerosis. Circ Res 2007; 100:1703-11. [PMID: 17495224 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.107.151720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Heme oxygenase (HO-1) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the catabolism of heme, which leads to the generation of biliverdin, iron, and carbon monoxide. It has been shown to have important antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties that result in a vascular antiatherogenic effect. To determine whether HO-1 expression in macrophages constitutes a significant component of the protective role in atherosclerosis, we evaluated the effect of decreased or absent HO-1 expression in peritoneal macrophages on oxidative stress and inflammation in vitro, and the effect of complete deficiency of HO-1 expression in macrophages in atherosclerotic lesion formation in vivo. We found that compared with HO-1(+/+) controls, peritoneal macrophages from HO-1(-/-) and HO-1(+/-) mice exhibited (1) increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, (2) increased proinflammatory cytokines such as monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1) and interleukin 6 (IL-6), and (3) increased foam cell formation when treated with oxLDL, attributable in part to increased expression of scavenger receptor A (SR-A). Bone marrow transplantation experiments performed in lethally irradiated LDL-R null female mice, reconstituted with bone marrow from HO-1(-/-) versus HO-1(+/+) mice, revealed that HO-1(-/-) reconstituted animals exhibited atherosclerotic lesions with a greater macrophage content as evaluated by immunohistochemistry and planimetric assessment. We conclude that HO-1 expression in macrophages constitutes an important component of the antiatherogenic effect by increasing antioxidant protection and decreasing the inflammatory component of atherosclerotic lesions.
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- Luz D Orozco
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Sano H, Ishino M, Krämer H, Shimizu T, Mitsuzawa H, Nishitani C, Kuroki Y. The microtubule-binding protein Hook3 interacts with a cytoplasmic domain of scavenger receptor A. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:7973-81. [PMID: 17237231 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m611537200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The class A scavenger receptor (SR-A) is a multifunctional transmembrane glycoprotein that is implicated in atherogenesis, innate immunity, and cell adhesion. Despite extensive structure-function studies of the receptor, intracellular molecules that directly interact with SR-A and regulate the receptor trafficking have not been determined. In the current study, we have identified a microtubule-binding protein, Hook3, as a novel interacting partner of SR-A. The association between a rat Hook3 isoform and SR-A was suggested by yeast two-hybrid screening and mass spectrometry analysis of SR-A-cytoplasmic domain-bound proteins in rat alveolar macrophages. The binding of overexpressed and endogenous human Hook3 to SR-A was demonstrated by pull-down assay and co-immunoprecipitations. Furthermore, endogenous murine SR-A and HK3 co-sedimented from cell lysates isolated from Raw264.7 murine macrophage cells. The interaction of Hook3 with SR-A was significantly stimulated after SR-A had recognized the extracellular ligand. Studies using truncations demonstrated that the positively charged C-terminal Val614-Ala717 region of human Hook3 was required for the interaction with the negatively charged residues, Glu12, Asp13, and Asp15 in the human SR-A cytoplasmic domain. By transfecting small interfering RNA targeting Hook3, total and surface expression, receptor-mediated ligand uptake and protein stability of SR-A were significantly promoted, whereas the protein synthesis and maturation were not altered. We propose for the first time that Hook3 may participate in the turnover of the endocytosed scavenger receptor.
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- Hitomi Sano
- Department of Biochemistry, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8556, Japan.
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Chen Y, Wang X, Ben J, Yue S, Bai H, Guan X, Bai X, Jiang L, Ji Y, Fan L, Chen Q. The Di-Leucine Motif Contributes to Class A Scavenger Receptor-Mediated Internalization of Acetylated Lipoproteins. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2006; 26:1317-22. [PMID: 16574888 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000220171.50282.0c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The di-leucine motif exists in the intracellular domains of certain cell surface receptors, participating in the receptor-mediated endocytosis. The present study was aimed at determining the role of the di-leucine motif in class A scavenger receptor (SR-A)-mediated ligand endocytosis.
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cDNA coding for a mutant (SR-A mutant N3132LM) with deletion of the di-leucine structure was transfected into Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. Compared with wild-type SR-A–expressing cells, the cells expressing the SR-A mutant N3132LM showed a significant decrease in uptake but almost no change in binding of the SR-A ligand acetylated low-density lipoprotein (AcLDL). Western blot analysis revealed coimmunoprecipitation of SR-A mutant and clathrin from the lysates of the mutant but not wild-type CHO cells, suggesting that AcLDL-bound SR-A mutant N3132LM is associated with the clathrin-coated pit of cellular membrane. Removal of the first 27 amino acid residues from the SR-A N-terminus further reduced AcLDL uptake by the cells with the di-leucine motif mutation.
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The di-leucine motif of SR-A intracellular domain contributes to the SR-A–mediated cellular internalization of AcLDL. Di-leucine pair exists in the cytoplasmic domain of class A scavenger receptor. The cells expressing di-leucine mutants showed decreased uptake and unchanged binding of AcLDL. The di-leucine pair was not associated to coated pits. It suggests that di-leucine motif acts as a signal sequence to mediate SR-A into cell.
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- Yaoyu Chen
- Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Broz P, Benito SM, Saw C, Burger P, Heider H, Pfisterer M, Marsch S, Meier W, Hunziker P. Cell targeting by a generic receptor-targeted polymer nanocontainer platform. J Control Release 2005; 102:475-88. [PMID: 15653165 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2004.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2004] [Accepted: 10/11/2004] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Nanotechnology promises new avenues to medical diagnosis and treatment. Of special interest are injectable nanovehicles that are programmable towards specific targets, are able to evade the immune defense, and are versatile enough to be suited as carriers of complex functionality. Biotin-functionalized (poly(2-methyloxazoline)-b-poly(dimethylsiloxane)-b-poly(2-methyloxazoline) triblock copolymers were self-assembled to form nanocontainers, and biotinylated targeting ligands were attached by using streptavidin as a coupling agent. Specifically, fluorescence-labeled nanocontainers were targeted against the scavenger receptor A1 from macrophages, an important cell in human disease. In human and transgenic cell lines and in mixed cultures, receptor-specific binding of these generic carriers was followed by vesicular uptake. Low nonspecific binding supported the "stealth" properties of the carrier while cytotoxicity was absent. This versatile carrier appears promising for diagnostic or therapeutic medical use.
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- Pavel Broz
- Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel CH-4031, Switzerland.
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Ricci R, Sumara G, Sumara I, Rozenberg I, Kurrer M, Akhmedov A, Hersberger M, Eriksson U, Eberli FR, Becher B, Borén J, Chen M, Cybulsky MI, Moore KJ, Freeman MW, Wagner EF, Matter CM, Lüscher TF. Requirement of JNK2 for scavenger receptor A-mediated foam cell formation in atherogenesis. Science 2004; 306:1558-61. [PMID: 15567863 DOI: 10.1126/science.1101909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 222] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In vitro studies suggest a role for c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs) in proatherogenic cellular processes. We show that atherosclerosis-prone ApoE-/- mice simultaneously lacking JNK2 (ApoE-/- JNK2-/- mice), but not ApoE-/- JNK1-/- mice, developed less atherosclerosis than do ApoE-/- mice. Pharmacological inhibition of JNK activity efficiently reduced plaque formation. Macrophages lacking JNK2 displayed suppressed foam cell formation caused by defective uptake and degradation of modified lipoproteins and showed increased amounts of the modified lipoprotein-binding and -internalizing scavenger receptor A (SR-A), whose phosphorylation was markedly decreased. Macrophage-restricted deletion of JNK2 was sufficient to decrease atherogenesis. Thus, JNK2-dependent phosphorylation of SR-A promotes uptake of lipids in macrophages, thereby regulating foam cell formation, a critical step in atherogenesis.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Aorta/chemistry
- Aorta/pathology
- Apolipoproteins E/genetics
- Arteriosclerosis/metabolism
- Arteriosclerosis/pathology
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
- CD36 Antigens/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Cholesterol/metabolism
- Cholesterol, Dietary/administration & dosage
- Diet, Atherogenic
- Endothelial Cells/physiology
- Foam Cells/metabolism
- Lipoproteins, LDL/metabolism
- Macrophages/metabolism
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/physiology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8/metabolism
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 9/genetics
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 9/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/physiology
- Phosphorylation
- Receptors, Immunologic/genetics
- Receptors, Immunologic/metabolism
- Receptors, Scavenger
- Scavenger Receptors, Class A
- T-Lymphocytes/immunology
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- Romeo Ricci
- Cardiovascular Research, Institute of Physiology, and Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Kuronuma K, Sano H, Kato K, Kudo K, Hyakushima N, Yokota SI, Takahashi H, Fujii N, Suzuki H, Kodama T, Abe S, Kuroki Y. Pulmonary surfactant protein A augments the phagocytosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae by alveolar macrophages through a casein kinase 2-dependent increase of cell surface localization of scavenger receptor A. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:21421-30. [PMID: 14993215 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m312490200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Pulmonary surfactant proteins A (SP-A) and D (SP-D), members of the collectin family, play important roles in the innate immune system of the lung. Here, we show that SP-A but not SP-D augmented phagocytosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae by alveolar macrophages, independent of its binding to the bacteria. Analysis of the SP-A/SP-D chimeras, in which progressively longer carboxyl-terminal regions of SP-A were replaced with the corresponding SP-D regions, has revealed that the SP-D region Gly(346)-Phe(355) can be substituted for the SP-A region Leu(219)-Phe(228) without altering the SP-A activity of enhancing the phagocytosis and that the SP-A region Cys(204)-Cys(218) is required for the SP-A-mediated phagocytosis. Acetylated low density lipoprotein significantly reduced the SP-A-stimulated uptake of the bacteria. SP-A failed to enhance the phagocytosis of S. pneumoniae by alveolar macrophages derived from scavenger receptor A (SR-A)-deficient mice, demonstrating that SP-A augments SRA-mediated phagocytosis. Preincubation of macrophages with SP-A at 37 degrees C but not at 4 degrees C stimulated the phagocytosis. The SP-A-mediated enhanced phagocytosis was not inhibited by the presence of cycloheximide. SP-A increased cell surface localization of SR-A that was inhibitable by apigenin, a casein kinase 2 (CK2) inhibitor. SP-A-treated macrophages exhibited significantly greater binding of acetylated low density lipoprotein than nontreated cells. The SP-A-stimulated phagocytosis was also abolished by apigenin. In addition, SP-A stimulated CK2 activity. These results demonstrate that SP-A enhances the phagocytosis of S. pneumoniae by alveolar macrophages through a CK2-dependent increase of cell surface SR-A localization. This study reveals a novel mechanism of bacterial clearance by alveolar macrophages.
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- Koji Kuronuma
- Department of Biochemistry, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8556, Japan
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