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Wang C, Chen H, Zhu W, Xu Y, Liu M, Zhu L, Yang F, Zhang L, Liu X, Zhong Z, Zhao J, Jiang J, Xiang M, Yu H, Hu X, Lu H, Wang J. Nicotine Accelerates Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice by Activating α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor on Mast Cells. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2016; 37:53-65. [PMID: 27834689 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.116.307264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Accepted: 10/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Cigarette smoking is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis. Nicotine, the addictive component of cigarettes, induces mast cell (MC) release and contributes to atherogenesis. The purpose of this study was to determine whether nicotine accelerates atherosclerosis through MC-mediated mechanisms and whether MC stabilizer prevents this pathological process. APPROACH AND RESULTS Nicotine administration increased the size of atherosclerotic lesions in apolipoprotein E-deficient (Apoe-/-) mice fed a fat-enriched diet. This was accompanied by enhanced intraplaque macrophage content and lipid deposition but reduced collagen and smooth muscle cell contents. MC deficiency in Apoe-/- mice (Apoe-/-KitW-sh/W-sh) diminished nicotine-induced atherosclerosis. Nicotine activated bone marrow-derived MCs in vitro, which was inhibited by a MC stabilizer disodium cromoglycate or a nonselective nicotinic acetylcholine receptor blocker mecamylamine. Further investigation revealed that α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor was a target for nicotine activation in MCs. Nicotine did not change atherosclerotic lesion size of Apoe-/-KitW-sh/W-sh mice reconstituted with MCs from Apoe-/-α7nAChR-/- animals. CONCLUSIONS Activation of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor on MCs is a mechanism by which nicotine enhances atherosclerosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chen Wang
- From the Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., L. Zhu, L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., M.L., L. Zhu, F.Y., L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, Departments of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington (H.L.)
| | - Han Chen
- From the Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., L. Zhu, L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., M.L., L. Zhu, F.Y., L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, Departments of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington (H.L.)
| | - Wei Zhu
- From the Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., L. Zhu, L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., M.L., L. Zhu, F.Y., L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, Departments of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington (H.L.)
| | - Yinchuan Xu
- From the Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., L. Zhu, L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., M.L., L. Zhu, F.Y., L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, Departments of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington (H.L.)
| | - Mingfei Liu
- From the Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., L. Zhu, L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., M.L., L. Zhu, F.Y., L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, Departments of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington (H.L.)
| | - Lianlian Zhu
- From the Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., L. Zhu, L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., M.L., L. Zhu, F.Y., L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, Departments of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington (H.L.)
| | - Fan Yang
- From the Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., L. Zhu, L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., M.L., L. Zhu, F.Y., L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, Departments of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington (H.L.)
| | - Ling Zhang
- From the Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., L. Zhu, L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., M.L., L. Zhu, F.Y., L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, Departments of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington (H.L.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., L. Zhu, L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., M.L., L. Zhu, F.Y., L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, Departments of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington (H.L.)
| | - Zhiwei Zhong
- From the Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., L. Zhu, L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., M.L., L. Zhu, F.Y., L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, Departments of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington (H.L.)
| | - Jing Zhao
- From the Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., L. Zhu, L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., M.L., L. Zhu, F.Y., L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, Departments of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington (H.L.)
| | - Jun Jiang
- From the Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., L. Zhu, L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., M.L., L. Zhu, F.Y., L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, Departments of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington (H.L.)
| | - Meixiang Xiang
- From the Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., L. Zhu, L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., M.L., L. Zhu, F.Y., L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, Departments of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington (H.L.)
| | - Hong Yu
- From the Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., L. Zhu, L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., M.L., L. Zhu, F.Y., L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, Departments of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington (H.L.)
| | - Xinyang Hu
- From the Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., L. Zhu, L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., M.L., L. Zhu, F.Y., L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, Departments of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington (H.L.)
| | - Hong Lu
- From the Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., L. Zhu, L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., M.L., L. Zhu, F.Y., L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, Departments of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington (H.L.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., L. Zhu, L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, PR China (C.W., H.C., W.Z., Y.X., M.L., L. Zhu, F.Y., L. Zhang, X.L., Z.Z., J.Z., J.J., M.X., H.Y., X.H., J.W.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, Departments of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington (H.L.).
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