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Somjen D, Kohen F, Limor R, Sharon O, Knoll E, Many A, Stern N. Estradiol-17β increases 12- and 15-lipoxygenase (type2) expression and activity and reactive oxygen species in human umbilical vascular smooth muscle cells. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2016; 163:28-34. [PMID: 27033413 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2016] [Revised: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The net vascular effect of estrogens on the vasculature is still under debate. Here we tested the effects of estradiol- 17β (E2) as well as estrogen-receptor subtype specific and non-specific agonists and antagonists on the expression and eicosanoid production of lipoxygenase (LO) enzymes expressed in culture human umbilical vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), the platelet type 12LO and 15LO type 2. E2 increased 12 and 15LO mRNA expression by 2-3 folds and elicited an acute 50% increase 12 and 15 hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (HETE) production. Neither estrogen receptor ERα nor ERβ-specific agonists were able to reproduce the induction of LO expression, but E2-induced expression was effectively blocked by ER non-specific and receptor subtype specific antagonists. Because 12 and 15HETE can increase reactive oxygen species in other cell types, we tested the possibility that E2 could raise ROS through LO. Indeed, E2 as well as the LO products 12 and 15HETE increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) in VSMC. E2-dependent and HETE-induced ROS could be blocked by NAD (P) H-oxidase inhibitors and by the ER general antagonist ICI. E2-induced ROS was partially (∼50%) blocked by the LO inhibitor baicalein, but the LO blocker had no effect on 12 or 15HETE- induced ROS formation, thus suggesting that part of E2-dependent ROS generation resulted from E2-induced 12 and 15HETE. Collectively these findings unveil an unrecognized effect of E2 in human VSMC, to induce 12 and 15LO type 2 expression and activity and suggest that E2-dependent ROS formation in VSMC may be partially mediated by the induction of 12 and 15HETE.
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MESH Headings
- 12-Hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic Acid/metabolism
- Arachidonate 12-Lipoxygenase/genetics
- Arachidonate 12-Lipoxygenase/metabolism
- Arachidonate 15-Lipoxygenase/genetics
- Arachidonate 15-Lipoxygenase/metabolism
- Estradiol/pharmacology
- Estrogen Receptor alpha/genetics
- Estrogen Receptor alpha/metabolism
- Estrogen Receptor beta/genetics
- Estrogen Receptor beta/metabolism
- Flavanones/pharmacology
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Humans
- Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/cytology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/drug effects
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- NADPH Oxidases/genetics
- NADPH Oxidases/metabolism
- Nitriles/pharmacology
- Phenols/pharmacology
- Piperidines/pharmacology
- Primary Cell Culture
- Propionates/pharmacology
- Pyrazoles/pharmacology
- Pyrimidines/pharmacology
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Raloxifene Hydrochloride/pharmacology
- Reactive Oxygen Species/agonists
- Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism
- Umbilical Veins/cytology
- Umbilical Veins/drug effects
- Umbilical Veins/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- Dalia Somjen
- The Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- The Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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12S-Lipoxygenase is necessary for human vascular smooth muscle cell survival. Exp Cell Res 2013; 319:1586-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2013.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Revised: 03/31/2013] [Accepted: 04/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Kriska T, Cepura C, Magier D, Siangjong L, Gauthier KM, Campbell WB. Mice lacking macrophage 12/15-lipoxygenase are resistant to experimental hypertension. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2012; 302:H2428-38. [PMID: 22467300 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01120.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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In mouse arteries, Alox15 [leukocyte-type 12/15-lipoxygenase (LO)] is assumed to regulate vascular function by metabolizing arachidonic acid (AA) to dilator eicosanoids that mediate the endothelium-dependent relaxations to AA and acetylcholine (ACh). We used Alox15(-/-) mice, made by targeted disruption of the Alox15 gene, to characterize its role in the regulation of blood pressure and vascular tone. Systolic blood pressures did not differ between wild-type (WT) and Alox15(-/-) mice between 8-12 wk of age, but Alox15(-/-) mice exhibited resistance toward both N(G)-nitro-L-arginine-methyl ester (L-NAME)- and deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)/high-salt-induced hypertension. ACh relaxed mesenteric arteries and abdominal aortas of WT and Alox15(-/-) mice to an identical extent. The LO inhibitor nordihydroguaiaretic acid attenuated the ACh relaxations by 35% in arteries from both WT and Alox15(-/-) mice. Reverse-phase HPLC analysis of [(14)C]AA metabolites in aorta and peritoneal macrophages (PM) revealed differences. Unlike PM, aorta tissue did not produce detectable amounts of 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid. Although Alox15 mRNA was detected in aorta, high-resolution gel electrophoresis with immunodetection revealed no Alox15 protein expression. Unlike aorta, Alox15 protein was detected in PM, intestine, fat, lung, spleen, and skin from WT, but not Alox15(-/-), mice. Injection of WT PM, a primary source of Alox15 protein, into Alox15(-/-) mice abolished their resistance toward L-NAME-induced hypertension. On the other hand, WT mice acquired resistance to L-NAME-induced hypertension after depletion of macrophages by clodronate injection. These studies indicate that Alox15 is involved in development of experimental hypertension by altering macrophage functions but not via synthesis of the vasoactive LO metabolites in mouse arteries.
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- Tamas Kriska
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 53226, USA.
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Limor R, Kaplan M, Sharon O, Knoll E, Naidich M, Weisinger G, Keidar S, Stern N. Aldosterone up-regulates 12- and 15-lipoxygenase expression and LDL oxidation in human vascular smooth muscle cells. J Cell Biochem 2010; 108:1203-10. [PMID: 19795383 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Several lines of evidence suggest that aldosterone excess may have detrimental effects in the cardiovascular system, independent of its interaction with the renal epithelial cells. Here we examined the possibility that aldosterone modulates 12- and/or 15-lipoxygenase (LO) expression/activity in human vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), in vitro, thereby potentially contributing to both vascular reactivity and atherogenesis. Following 24 h treatment of VSMC with aldosterone (1 nmol/L), there was a approximately 2-fold increase in the generation rate of 12 hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (12-HETE), 70% increase in platelet type 12-LO mRNA expression (P < 0.001) along with a approximately 3-fold increase in 12-LO protein expression, which were blocked by the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonists spironolactone (100 nmol/L) and eplerelone (100 nmol/ml). Additionally, aldosterone (1 nmol/L; 24 h) increased the production of 15-HETE (50%; P < 0.001) and the expression of 15-LO type 2 mRNA (50%; P < 0.05) (in VSMC). Aldosterone also increased the 12- and 15-LO type 2 mRNA expression in a line of human aortic smooth muscle cells (T/G HA-VSMC) (60% and 50%, respectively). Aldosterone-induced 12- and 15-LO type 2 mRNA expressions were blocked by the EGF-receptor antagonist AG 1478 and by the MAPK-kinase inhibitor UO126. Aldosterone-treated VSMC also showed increased LDL oxidation, (approximately 2-fold; P < 0.001), which was blocked by spironolactone. In conclusion, aldosterone increased 12- and 15-LO expression in human VSMC, in association with increased 12- and 15-HETE generation and enhanced LDL oxidation and may directly augment VSMC contractility, hypertrophy, and migration through 12-HETE and promote LDL oxidation via the pro-oxidative properties of these enzymes.
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- Rona Limor
- Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Tel Aviv-Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Eicosanoids and the enzymes responsible for their generation in living systems are involved in the mediation of multiple physiological and pathophysiological responses. These bioactive metabolites are part of complex cascades that initiate and perpetuate several disease processes such as atherosclerosis, arthritis, neurodegenerative conditions, and cancer. The intricate role played by each of these metabolites in the initiation, progression, and metastasis of solid tumors has been a subject of intense research in the scientific community. This review summarizes some of the key aspects of eicasonoids and the associated enzymes, and the pathways they mediate in promoting tumor progression and metastasis.
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- Sriram Krishnamoorthy
- Departments of Pathology, and Chemistry, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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Somjen D, Tordjman K, Katzburg S, Knoll E, Sharon O, Limor R, Naidich M, Naor Z, Hendel D, Stern N. Lipoxygenase metabolites are mediators of PTH-dependent human osteoblast growth. Bone 2008; 42:491-7. [PMID: 18187376 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2007.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2007] [Revised: 11/08/2007] [Accepted: 11/13/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PTH-induced osteoblast proliferation may contribute to its anabolic effects in bone. Since PTH-dependent osteoblast-like cell (Ob) growth is mediated via protein kinase C (PKC) and MAP kinase-kinase (MEK) and since lipoxygenase (LO) products activate PKC in a number of cell types, we assessed the expression of LO pathways in primary human cultured Ob. Ob from pre- or post-menopausal women were cultured and were treated with PTH and assayed for the expression of 12-LO and both type I and type II 15-LO mRNA and for the release their enzymatic products, 12- and 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (HETE). Cells were also treated with PTH for stimulation DNA synthesis. First, Ob express platelet type- 12-LO and both type I and type II 15-LO mRNA and release their enzymatic products, 12- and 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (HETE). Second, in female Ob, PTH induced a rapid increase in 12-HETE (50 fold increase) and 15-HETE (80 fold increase) and increased the expression of 12-LO mRNA but not of the two isoforms of 15-LO. PTH as well as 12 and 15-HETE stimulated DNA synthesis in Ob. The LO inhibitor baicalein inhibited PTH-stimulated DNA synthesis, which was reversed in the presence of either 12- or 15-HETE. A PKC inhibitor (bisindolylmaleimide I) as well as a MEK inhibitor (PD 98059) completely inhibited the stimulation of DNA synthesis by PTH, 12-HETE and the combination of PTH and 12-HETE. In contrast, 15-HETE-induced DNA synthesis was not abolished by these inhibitors. Further, 15-HETE partially restored the stimulatory effect of PTH on DNA synthesis in cells treated with PKC or MEK inhibitors. Finally, PTH- induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation, was blocked by a MEK inhibitor. These results demonstrate a novel mechanism of PTH-induced human bone cell proliferation operating through LO enzymes.
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- Dalia Somjen
- Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 64239, Israel
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Arachidonic Acid metabolites in the cardiovascular system: the role of lipoxygenase isoforms in atherogenesis with particular emphasis on vascular remodeling. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2008; 50:609-20. [PMID: 18091576 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0b013e318159f177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Vascular remodeling refers to lasting structural alterations in the vessel wall that are initiated in response to external and internal stimuli. These changes are distinct from acute functional responses of blood vessels when challenged by increased blood pressure, altered hemodynamics, or vasoactive mediators. In early atherogenesis, when lesion formation is starting to impact local hemodynamics, the vessel wall responds with outward vascular remodeling to maintain normal blood flow. However, inward remodeling may also occur during the time course of plaque formation, contributing to vascular stenosis. Lipoxygenases form a heterogeneous family of lipid-peroxidizing enzymes, which have been implicated in atherogenesis. Several lines of in vitro and in vivo evidence indicated their involvement in disease development, but the precise function of different lipoxygenase isoforms is still a matter of discussion. Vascular remodeling is an early response during plaque development; therefore, lipoxygenases may be involved in this process. Unfortunately, little is known about the potential role of lipoxygenase isoforms in vascular remodeling. This review will briefly summarize our knowledge of the role of lipoxygenases in vascular biology and will critically review the activities of the 3 most athero-relevant lipoxygenase isoforms in atherogenesis, with particular emphasis on vascular remodeling.
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Limor R, Sharon O, Knoll E, Many A, Weisinger G, Stern N. Lipoxygenase-derived metabolites are regulators of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma-2 expression in human vascular smooth muscle cells. Am J Hypertens 2008; 21:219-23. [PMID: 18202670 DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2007.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) is a member of the nuclear receptor family that has been implicated in cell differentiation and proliferation, glucose metabolism, macrophage development, and inflammatory responses. PPAR-gamma can be activated by a range of synthetic substances and also by products of lipid oxidation such as oxidized low-density lipoprotein, 13-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid (13-HODE) and 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15-HETE). Since 12- and 15-lipoxygenase (12- and 15-LO) are expressed in human vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), we set out to investigate the possible relation between PPAR-gamma and LO system in these cells. METHODS In vitro experiments in human VSMC using standard methods. RESULTS The LO products, 12-HETE (10(-7) mol/l), 15-HETE (10(-7) mol/l) and 13-HODE (10(-7) mol//l) increased the expression of PPAR-gamma-2 messenger RNA (mRNA) in VSMC (by 100, 50, and 100%, respectively. Rosiglitazone (1-10 micromol/l) was found to upregulate both the mRNA expression of two LO enzymes, platelet-type 12-lipoxygenase (12-LO; +70%) and 15-lipoxygenase type 2 (15-LO; +60%), and the secretion of their eicosanoid products 12- and 15-HETE. In addition, rosiglitazone-induced a threefold increase in PPAR-gamma-2 mRNA expressions and modest 50% rise in PPAR-gamma-1 mRNA expression. The effect of rosiglitazone on PPAR-gamma-2 could be entirely blocked by the LO inhibitor baicalein and restored by the addition of exogenous 12-HETE. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest a novel amplification cycle in which PPAR-gamma activation induces production of 12- and 15-LO-derived metabolites which in turn feed back to upregulate PPAR-gamma-2's own expression. The implications of this link in VSMC pathophysiology remain to be elucidated.
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Somjen D, Katzburg S, Stern N, Kohen F, Sharon O, Limor R, Jaccard N, Hendel D, Weisman Y. 25 hydroxy-vitamin D(3)-1alpha hydroxylase expression and activity in cultured human osteoblasts and their modulation by parathyroid hormone, estrogenic compounds and dihydrotestosterone. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2007; 107:238-44. [PMID: 17659868 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2007.03.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2007] [Accepted: 03/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Human osteoblasts (hOB) produce and respond to 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) (1,25D), suggesting an autocrine/paracrine system. We therefore examined hormonal modulation of the expression and activity of 25 hydroxy-vitamin D(3)-1alpha hydroxylase (1-Ohase) in hOB. Cells from pre- and post-menopausal women or men, were treated with estrogenic compounds and 1-OHase expression and activity were measured. 1-OHase mRNA expression was highest in pre-menopausal women hOB and was increased by all hormones tested. In post-menopausal hOB all hormones except biochainin A (BA) and genistein (G) increased 1-OHase mRNA expressions to less extent. In male-derived hOB only dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and carboxy BA (cBA) increased 1-OHase mRNA expression. 1,25D production from 25(OH)D(3) had a K(m) of approximately 769-400 ng/ml (1.92-1.07 microM) and V(max) of 31.3-17.4 ng/ml (0.078-0.044 microM/60 min/5 x 10(6)cells) respectively, and was increased by all hormones except raloxifene (Ral) with higher stimulation in pre- than in post-menopausal cells. Only BA was almost five times more potent in pre- rather than post-menopausal hOBs. In male hOB only DHT and cBA increased 1,25D production whereas estradiol-17beta (E(2)) had no effect and BA decreased it. These results provide evidence for the expression of 1-OHase mRNA and production of 1,25D in hOBs, which are age and sex dependent and are hormonally modulated. The role of this local autocrine/paracrine 1,25D system in bone physiology deserves further investigation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dalia Somjen
- Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
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Weisinger G, Limor R, Marcus-Perlman Y, Knoll E, Kohen F, Schinder V, Firer M, Stern N. 12S-lipoxygenase protein associates with α-actin fibers in human umbilical artery vascular smooth muscle cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 356:554-60. [PMID: 17379189 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2007] [Accepted: 03/01/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The current study sets out to characterize the intracellular localization of the platelet-type 12S-lipoxygenase (12-LO), an enzyme involved in angiotensin-II induced signaling in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). Immunohistochemical analysis of VSMC in vitro or human umbilical arteries in vivo showed a clear cytoplasmic localization. On immunogold electron microscopy, 12-LO was found primarily associated with cytoplasmic VSMC muscle fibrils. Upon angiotensin-II treatment of cultured VSMC, immunoprecipitated 12-LO was found bound to alpha-actin, a component of the cytoplasmic myofilaments. 12-LO/alpha-actin binding was blocked by VSMC pretreatment with the 12-LO inhibitors, baicalien or esculetine and the protein synthesis inhibitor, cycloheximide. Moreover, the binding of 12-LO to alpha-actin was not associated with 12-LO serine or tyrosine phosphorylation. These observations suggest a previously unrecognized angiotensin-II dependent protein interaction in VSMC through which 12-LO protein may be trafficked, for yet undiscovered purposes towards the much more abundantly expressed cytoskeletal protein alpha-actin.
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- Gary Weisinger
- Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
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Alpert E, Gruzman A, Riahi Y, Blejter R, Aharoni P, Weisinger G, Eckel J, Kaiser N, Sasson S. Delayed autoregulation of glucose transport in vascular endothelial cells. Diabetologia 2005; 48:752-5. [PMID: 15739115 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-005-1681-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2004] [Accepted: 11/07/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS We aimed to characterise the development of autoregulation of glucose transport in vascular endothelial cells and its relationship to 12-lipoxygenase (12-LO) expression. METHODS Bovine aortic endothelial cells were exposed to 5.5 and 23.0 mmol/l glucose for up to 48 h. The rates of glucose transport, GLUT-1 and 12-LO expression and of 12-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (12-HETE) production were determined. RESULTS We showed high glucose-dependent downregulation of glucose transport and transporter in vascular endothelial cells within 36-48 h. A similar time-dependent increase in the expression of 12-LO and the generation of its product 12-HETE was also observed. This downregulatory process was prevented when lipoxygenase activity was inhibited. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Vascular endothelial cells, which were previously thought to be "glucose-blind", do in fact downregulate GLUT-1 expression and the rate of glucose transport in response to extended exposure to high glucose concentrations. This slow development of glucose-induced downregulation in vascular endothelial cells is related to the slower basal rate of glucose transport in these cells and the slow induction of 12-LO. These data are interesting in view of current hypotheses that attribute vascular endothelial cell dysfunction in diabetes to the lack of a glucose-induced autoregulatory response.
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- E Alpert
- Department of Pharmacology, Hebrew University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 12272, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
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Somjen D, Kohen F, Lieberherr M, Gayer B, Schejter E, Katzburg S, Limor R, Sharon O, Knoll E, Posner GH, Kaye AM, Stern N. Membranal effects of phytoestrogens and carboxy derivatives of phytoestrogens on human vascular and bone cells: new insights based on studies with carboxy-biochanin A. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2005; 93:293-303. [PMID: 15860273 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2004.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Estradiol-17beta (E2) and some phytoestrogens induce a biphasic effect on DNA synthesis in cultured human vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), i.e., stimulation at low concentrations and inhibition at high concentrations. These compounds also increase the specific activity of creatine kinase (CK) as well as intracellular Ca2+ concentration in both VSMC and human female-derived cultured bone cells (OBs), and stimulate ERK1/2 phosphorylation in VSMC. At least some of these effects are exerted via membranal binding sites (mER), as would appear from observations that protein-bound, membrane impermeant estrogenic complexes can mimic the effect of E2 on DNA synthesis, intracellular Ca2+ concentration and MAPK, but not on CK activity. We now extend these studies by examining the effects of a novel carboxy-derivative of biochanin A, 6-carboxy-biochanin A (cBA) in VSMC and human osteoblasts in culture. cBA increased DNA synthesis in VSMC in a dose-dependent manner and was able to maintain this effect when linked to a cell membrane impermeable protein. In VSMC both cBA and estradiol, in their free or protein-bound forms induced a steep and immediate rise in intracellular calcium. Both the free and protein-bound conjugates of cBA and estradiol increased net MAPK-kinase activity. Neither the stimulatory effect of cBA nor the inhibitory effect of estradiol on DNA synthesis in VSMC could be shown in the presence of the MAPK-kinase inhibitor UO126. The presence of membrane binding sites for both estradiol and cBA was supported by direct visualization, using fluorescence labeling of their respective protein conjugates, E2-BSA and cBA-ovalbumin. Furthermore, these presumed membrane ER for estradiol and cBA were co-localized. In cultured human osteoblasts, cBA stimulated CK activity in a dose related fashion, which paralleled the increase in CK induced by estradiol per se, confirming the estrogenic properties of cBA in human bone cells. Both the free and protein-bound forms of cBA elicited immediate and substantial increments in intracellular Ca2+, similar to, but usually larger than the responses elicited by estradiol per se. cBA also increased ERalpha and suppressed ERbeta mRNA expression in human osteoblasts. Cultured human osteoblasts also harbor membrane binding sites for protein-bound form of cG, which are co-localized with the binding sites for protein-bound estradiol. The extent to which these properties of the novel synthetic phytoestrogen derivatives may be utilized to avert human vascular and/or bone disease requires further study.
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- D Somjen
- Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 64239, Israel.
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Wang H, Li J, Follett PL, Zhang Y, Cotanche DA, Jensen FE, Volpe JJ, Rosenberg PA. 12-Lipoxygenase plays a key role in cell death caused by glutathione depletion and arachidonic acid in rat oligodendrocytes. Eur J Neurosci 2004; 20:2049-58. [PMID: 15450084 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03650.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Oxidative injury to premyelinating oligodendrocytes (preOLs) in developing white matter has been implicated in the pathogenesis of periventricular leukomalacia, the lesion underlying most cases of cerebral palsy in premature infants. In this study, we investigated the pathways of OL death induced by intracellular glutathione (GSH) depletion. We found that the lipoxygenase (LOX) inhibitors AA-861 and BMD-122 (N-benzyl-N-hydroxy-5-phenylpentamide; BHPP), but not the cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor indomethacin, fully protected the cells from GSH depletion caused by cystine deprivation. Arachidonic acid (AA), the substrate for 12-LOX, potentiated the toxicity of mild cystine deprivation and at higher concentration was itself toxic. This toxicity was also blocked by 12-LOX inhibitors. Consistent with a role for 12-LOX in the cell death pathway, 12-LOX activity increased following cystine deprivation in OLs. Blocking 12-LOX with AA-861 effectively inhibited the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by cystine deprivation. These data suggest that, in OLs, intracellular GSH depletion leads to activation of 12-LOX, ROS accumulation and cell death. Mature OLs were more resistant than preOLs to cystine deprivation. The difference in sensitivity was not due to a difference in 12-LOX activity but rather appeared to be related to the presence of stronger antioxidant defense mechanisms in mature OLs. These results suggest that 12-LOX activation plays a key role in oxidative stress-induced OL death.
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- Hong Wang
- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Somjen D, Kohen F, Gayer B, Knoll E, Limor R, Baz M, Sharon O, Posner GH, Stern N. A non-calcemic Vitamin D analog modulates both nuclear and putative membranal estrogen receptors in cultured human vascular smooth muscle cells. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2004; 89-90:397-9. [PMID: 15225808 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2004.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
In cultured human vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), estradiol-17beta (E2) induced a biphasic effect on DNA synthesis, i.e., stimulation at low concentrations and inhibition at high concentrations. Additionally, E2 increased the specific activity of creatine kinase (CK) in these cells. Observations that novel protein-bound membrane impermeant estrogenic complexes could elicit inhibition of DNA synthesis, suggested interaction via membranal binding sites. Nevertheless other effects, such as increasing CK activity were only seen with native E2 but not with E2-BSA, thus indicating that the classical nuclear receptor pathway was involved. In the present report, we confirm that human VSMC express both ERalpha and ERbeta. Further, pretreatment of cultured VSMC with the Vitamin D non-calcemic analog JK 1624 F2-2 (JKF) increased ERalpha mRNA (100-200%) but decreased ERbeta mRNA (30-40%) expression as measured by real time PCR. ERalpha protein expression assessed by Western blot analysis increased (25-50%) in parallel, whereas ERbeta protein expression declines (25-55%). Using ovalbumin bound to E2 (Ov-E2) linked to Eu (Eu-Ov-E2), to assess specific membrane binding sites, we observed that membranal binding was down regulated by JKF by 70-80%. In contrast, total cell binding of 3[H] E2, that nearly entirely represents intracellular E2 binding, was increased by 60-100% by the same Vitamin D analog. The results provide evidence that the effects of JKF on ERalpha/ERbeta as well as on membranal versus nuclear binding of estrogen are divergent and show differential modulation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dalia Somjen
- Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman Street, Tel Aviv 64239, Israel.
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