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Feehan J, Hariharan R, Buckenham T, Handley C, Bhatnagar A, Baba SP, de Courten B. Carnosine as a potential therapeutic for the management of peripheral vascular disease. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2022; 32:2289-2296. [PMID: 35973888 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2022.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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AIMS To evaluate the potential role of carnosine in the management of peripheral vascular disease. DATA SYNTHESIS Peripheral vascular disease is growing in its burden and impact; however it is currently under researched, and there are a lack of strong, non-invasive therapeutic options for the clinicians. Carnosine is a dipeptide stored particularly in muscle and brain tissue, which exhibits a wide range of physiological activities, which may be beneficial as an adjunct treatment for peripheral vascular disease. Carnosine's strong anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antiglycating actions may aid in the prevention of plaque formation, through protective actions on the vascular endothelium, and the inhibition of foam cells. Carnosine may also improve angiogenesis, exercise performance and vasodilatory response, while protecting from ischemic tissue injury. CONCLUSIONS Carnosine may have a role as an adjunct treatment for peripheral vascular disease alongside typical exercise and surgical interventions, and may be used in high risk individuals to aid in the prevention of atherogenesis. CLINICAL RECOMMENDATION This review identifies a beneficial role for carnosine supplementation in the management of patients with peripheral vascular disease, in conjunction with exercise and revascularization. Carnosine as a supplement is safe, and associated with a host of beneficial effects in peripheral vascular disease and its key risk factors.
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- Jack Feehan
- Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Footscray, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Clayton VIC, Australia
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- Christchurch Clinical School of Medicine University of Otago and Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Clayton VIC, Australia
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- Diabetes and Obesity Center, Christina Lee Brown Environment Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Diabetes and Obesity Center, Christina Lee Brown Environment Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Clayton VIC, Australia; School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT, Bundoora.
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Zhao C, Heuslein JL, Zhang Y, Annex BH, Popel AS. Dynamic Multiscale Regulation of Perfusion Recovery in Experimental Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Mechanistic Computational Model. JACC Basic Transl Sci 2022; 7:28-50. [PMID: 35128207 PMCID: PMC8807862 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2021.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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A first-of-a-kind systems biology computational model is presented that describes multiscale regulation of perfusion recovery in experimental peripheral arterial disease. Multilevel model calibration and validation enable high-resolution model simulations for experimental peripheral arterial disease (mouse HLI). An integrative model-based mechanistic characterization of the intracellular, cellular, and tissue-level features critical for the dynamic reconstitution of perfusion following different patterns of occlusion-induced ischemia in HLI is described. Using a model-based virtual HLI mouse population, pharmacologic inhibition of cell necrosis is predicted as a strategy with high therapeutic potential to improve perfusion recovery; in real HLI mice, the positive impact of this new strategy is then experimentally studied and confirmed.
In peripheral arterial disease (PAD), the degree of endogenous capacity to modulate revascularization of limb muscle is central to the management of leg ischemia. To characterize the multiscale and multicellular nature of revascularization in PAD, we have developed the first computational systems biology model that mechanistically incorporates intracellular, cellular, and tissue-level features critical for the dynamic reconstitution of perfusion after occlusion-induced ischemia. The computational model was specifically formulated for a preclinical animal model of PAD (mouse hindlimb ischemia [HLI]), and it has gone through multilevel model calibration and validation against a comprehensive set of experimental data so that it accurately captures the complex cellular signaling, cell–cell communication, and function during post-HLI perfusion recovery. As an example, our model simulations generated a highly detailed description of the time-dependent spectrum-like macrophage phenotypes in HLI, and through model sensitivity analysis we identified key cellular processes with potential therapeutic significance in the pathophysiology of PAD. Furthermore, we computationally evaluated the in vivo effects of different targeted interventions on post-HLI tissue perfusion recovery in a model-based, data-driven, virtual mouse population and experimentally confirmed the therapeutic effect of a novel model-predicted intervention in real HLI mice. This novel multiscale model opens up a new avenue to use integrative systems biology modeling to facilitate translational research in PAD.
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Key Words
- ARG1, arginase-1
- EC, endothelial cell
- HLI, hindlimb ischemia
- HMGB1, high-mobility group box 1
- HUVEC, human umbilical vein endothelial call
- IFN, interferon
- IL, interleukin
- MLKL, mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein
- PAD, peripheral arterial disease
- RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
- TLR4, Toll-like receptor 4
- TNF, tumor necrosis factor
- VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor
- VMP, virtual mouse population
- hindlimb ischemia
- macrophage polarization
- mathematical modeling
- necrosis/necroptosis
- perfusion recovery
- peripheral arterial disease
- systems biology
- virtual mouse population
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- Chen Zhao
- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.,Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Ishiuchi-Sato Y, Hiraiwa E, Shinozaki A, Nedachi T. The effects of glucose and fatty acids on CXCL10 expression in skeletal muscle cells. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2020; 84:2448-2457. [PMID: 32877316 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2020.1814127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 12/18/2022]
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Skeletal muscles produce secretory factors termed as myokines, which alter physiological functions of target tissues. We recently identified C-X-C chemokine ligand 10 (CXCL10) as a novel myokine, which is downregulated in response to exercise. In the present study, we investigated whether the nutritional changes affect CXCL10 expression in mouse skeletal muscle. Expression of CXCL10 was evaluated in mice fed a normal diet or a high fat diet for 10 weeks. In animals fed on HFD, Cxcl10 expression was significantly induced in fast-twitched muscles, and was accompanied by increased blood glucose and free fatty acid levels. In vitro experiments using C2C12 myotubes suggested that the increased levels of glucose and palmitic acids directly enhanced CXCL10 expression. Interestingly, the effect of palmitic acids was attenuated by palmitoleic acids. Considering its potent angiostatic activity, induction of CXCL10 by nutritional changes may contribute to the impairment of microvascular networks in skeletal muscles.
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Toyo University , Gunma, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Toyo University , Gunma, Japan.,Faculty of Life Sciences, Toyo University , Gunma, Japan
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Hong H, Tian XY. The Role of Macrophages in Vascular Repair and Regeneration after Ischemic Injury. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E6328. [PMID: 32878297 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21176328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Macrophage is one of the important players in immune response which perform many different functions during tissue injury, repair, and regeneration. Studies using animal models of cardiovascular diseases have provided a clear picture describing the effect of macrophages and their phenotype during injury and regeneration of various vascular beds. Many data have been generated to demonstrate that macrophages secrete many important factors including cytokines and growth factors to regulate angiogenesis and arteriogenesis, acting directly or indirectly on the vascular cells. Different subsets of macrophages may participate at different stages of vascular repair. Recent findings also suggest a direct interaction between macrophages and other cell types during the generation and repair of vasculature. In this short review, we focused our discussion on how macrophages adapt to the surrounding microenvironment and their potential interaction with other cells, in the context of vascular repair supported by evidences mostly from studies using hindlimb ischemia as a model for studying post-ischemic vascular repair.
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Gao J, Wu L, Wang S, Chen X. Role of Chemokine (C-X-C Motif) Ligand 10 (CXCL10) in Renal Diseases. Mediators Inflamm 2020; 2020:6194864. [PMID: 32089645 PMCID: PMC7025113 DOI: 10.1155/2020/6194864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Chemokine C-X-C ligand 10 (CXCL10), also known as interferon-γ-inducible protein 10 (IP-10), exerts biological function mainly through binding to its specific receptor, CXCR3. Studies have shown that renal resident mesangial cells, renal tubular epithelial cells, podocytes, endothelial cells, and infiltrating inflammatory cells express CXCL10 and CXCR3 under inflammatory conditions. In the last few years, strong experimental and clinical evidence has indicated that CXCL10 is involved in the development of renal diseases through the chemoattraction of inflammatory cells and facilitation of cell growth and angiostatic effects. In addition, CXCL10 has been shown to be a significant biomarker of disease severity, and it can be used as a prognostic indicator for a variety of renal diseases, such as renal allograft dysfunction and lupus nephritis. In this review, we summarize the structures and biological functions of CXCL10 and CXCR3, focusing on the important role of CXCL10 in the pathogenesis of kidney disease, and provide a theoretical basis for CXCL10 as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target in human kidney disease.
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- Jie Gao
- Department of Nephrology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Institute of Nephrology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Fuxing Road 28, Beijing 100853, China
- Department of Nephrology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jingwu Road 324, Jinan 250000, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Institute of Nephrology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Fuxing Road 28, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Institute of Nephrology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Fuxing Road 28, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Institute of Nephrology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Fuxing Road 28, Beijing 100853, China
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Khan MA. T regulatory cell mediated immunotherapy for solid organ transplantation: A clinical perspective. Mol Med 2016; 22:892-904. [PMID: 27878210 DOI: 10.2119/molmed.2016.00050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 02/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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T regulatory cells (Tregs) play a vital role in suppressing heightened immune responses, and thereby promote a state of immunological tolerance. Tregs modulate both innate and adaptive immunity, which make them a potential candidate for cell-based immunotherapy to suppress uncontrolled activation of graft specific inflammatory cells and their toxic mediators. These grafts specific inflammatory cells (T effector cells) and other inflammatory mediators (Immunoglobulins, active complement mediators) are mainly responsible for graft vascular deterioration followed by acute/chronic rejection. Treg mediated immunotherapy is under investigation to induce allospecific tolerance in various ongoing clinical trials in organ transplant recipients. Treg immunotherapy is showing promising results but the key issues regarding Treg immunotherapy are not yet fully resolved including their mechanism of action, and specific Treg cell phenotype responsible for a state of tolerance. This review highlights the involvement of various subsets of Tregs during immune suppression, novelty of Tregs functions, effects on angiogenesis, emerging technologies for effective Treg expansion, plasticity and safety associated with clinical applications. Altogether this information will assist in designing single/combined Treg mediated therapies for successful clinical trials in solid organ transplantations.
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- Mohammad Afzal Khan
- Comparative Medicine Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 11211
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- Emiel P C van der Vorst
- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Department of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany (E.P.C.v.d.V., Y.D., C.W.); DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany (Y.D., C.W.); and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Department of Biochemistry, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands (C.W.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Department of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany (E.P.C.v.d.V., Y.D., C.W.); DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany (Y.D., C.W.); and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Department of Biochemistry, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands (C.W.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Department of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany (E.P.C.v.d.V., Y.D., C.W.); DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany (Y.D., C.W.); and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Department of Biochemistry, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands (C.W.).
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Desposito D, Potier L, Chollet C, Gobeil F, Roussel R, Alhenc-Gelas F, Bouby N, Waeckel L. Kinin receptor agonism restores hindlimb postischemic neovascularization capacity in diabetic mice. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2014; 352:218-26. [PMID: 25398240 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.114.219196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Limb ischemia is a major complication of thromboembolic diseases. Diabetes worsens prognosis by impairing neovascularization. Genetic or pharmacological inactivation of the kallikrein-kinin system aggravates limb ischemia in nondiabetic animals, whereas angiotensin I-converting enzyme/kininase II inhibition improves outcome. The role of kinins in limb ischemia in the setting of diabetes is not documented. We assessed whether selective activation of kinin receptors by pharmacological agonists can influence neovascularization in diabetic mice with limb ischemia and have a therapeutic effect. Selective pseudopeptide kinin B1 or B2 receptor agonists resistant to peptidase action were administered by osmotic minipumps at a nonhypotensive dosage for 14 days after unilateral femoral artery ligation in mice previously rendered diabetic by streptozotocin. Comparison was made with ligatured, nonagonist-treated nondiabetic and diabetic mice. Diabetes reduced neovascularization, assessed by microangiography and histologic capillary density analysis, by roughly 40%. B1 receptor agonist or B2 receptor agonist similarly restored neovascularization in diabetic mice. Neovascularization in agonist-treated diabetic mice was indistinguishable from nondiabetic mice. Both treatments restored blood flow in the ischemic hindfoot, measured by laser-Doppler perfusion imaging. Macrophage infiltration increased 3-fold in the ischemic gastrocnemius muscle during B1 receptor agonist or B2 receptor agonist treatment, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) level increased 2-fold. Both treatments increased, by 50-100%, circulating CD45/CD11b-positive monocytes and CD34(+)/VEGFR2(+) progenitor cells. Thus, selective pharmacological activation of B1 or B2 kinin receptor overcomes the effect of diabetes on postischemic neovascularization and restores tissue perfusion through monocyte/macrophage mobilization. Kinin receptors are potential therapeutic targets in limb ischemia in diabetes.
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- Dorinne Desposito
- Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale U1138, Université Paris Descartes, and Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France (D.D., L.P., C.C., R.R., F.A.-G., N.B., L.W.); Université Paris Diderot, and Diabétologie-Endocrinologie-Nutrition, DHU FIRE, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France (L.P., R.R.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada (F.G.)
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- Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale U1138, Université Paris Descartes, and Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France (D.D., L.P., C.C., R.R., F.A.-G., N.B., L.W.); Université Paris Diderot, and Diabétologie-Endocrinologie-Nutrition, DHU FIRE, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France (L.P., R.R.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada (F.G.)
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- Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale U1138, Université Paris Descartes, and Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France (D.D., L.P., C.C., R.R., F.A.-G., N.B., L.W.); Université Paris Diderot, and Diabétologie-Endocrinologie-Nutrition, DHU FIRE, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France (L.P., R.R.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada (F.G.)
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- Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale U1138, Université Paris Descartes, and Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France (D.D., L.P., C.C., R.R., F.A.-G., N.B., L.W.); Université Paris Diderot, and Diabétologie-Endocrinologie-Nutrition, DHU FIRE, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France (L.P., R.R.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada (F.G.)
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- Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale U1138, Université Paris Descartes, and Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France (D.D., L.P., C.C., R.R., F.A.-G., N.B., L.W.); Université Paris Diderot, and Diabétologie-Endocrinologie-Nutrition, DHU FIRE, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France (L.P., R.R.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada (F.G.)
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- Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale U1138, Université Paris Descartes, and Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France (D.D., L.P., C.C., R.R., F.A.-G., N.B., L.W.); Université Paris Diderot, and Diabétologie-Endocrinologie-Nutrition, DHU FIRE, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France (L.P., R.R.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada (F.G.)
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- Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale U1138, Université Paris Descartes, and Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France (D.D., L.P., C.C., R.R., F.A.-G., N.B., L.W.); Université Paris Diderot, and Diabétologie-Endocrinologie-Nutrition, DHU FIRE, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France (L.P., R.R.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada (F.G.)
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- Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale U1138, Université Paris Descartes, and Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France (D.D., L.P., C.C., R.R., F.A.-G., N.B., L.W.); Université Paris Diderot, and Diabétologie-Endocrinologie-Nutrition, DHU FIRE, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France (L.P., R.R.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada (F.G.)
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AIM AND SCOPE To address the role of interferon-induced protein of 10 kDa (IP-10) in the course of corneal neovascularization (CrNV) in a mouse model of experimental corneal neovascularization. MATERIAL AND METHOD BALB/c mice that were 7- to 8-week-old male were included in the study. Corneal injury was induced by NaOH. Mice were randomly divided into 2 groups of IP-10 and vehicle. The alkali-treated eyes received 5 μl of 5 μg/ml IP-10 dissolved in 0.2% sodium hyaluronate for IP-10-treated group, or 5 μl of 0.2% sodium hyaluronate for vehicle-treated group twice a day for 7 days immediately after the alkali injury. 2 weeks after alkali injury, corneas were removed and used for whole mount CD31 staining. The percentages of neovascularization on corneal photographs were examined with digital image analysis. In other experiments, at indicated time intervals, the corneas were removed. Angiogenic factor expression in the early phase after injury was quantified by real-time PCR and western blot. The VEGF expression in macrophages infiltrating into burned corneas was examined by Flow cytometry (FCM) and immunofluorescence. Tube formation and cell proliferation of human retinal endothelial cells (HRECs) were detected after being stimulated with IP-10 in vitro. RESULTS The mRNA and protein expression of IP-10 and C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 3 (CXCR3) was augmented after the alkali injury (p < 0.05). Compared with vehicle-treated mice, IP-10-treated mice exhibited reduced CrNV 2 weeks after injury, as evidenced by diminished CD31-positive areas (p < 0.05). Concomitantly, the intracorneal mRNA and protein expression enhancement of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) was lower in IP-10-treated mice than in vehicle-treated mice after injury (p < 0.05). Moreover, IP-10 inhibited HREC tube formation and proliferation in vitro. CONCLUSION IP-10-treated mice exhibited reduced alkali-induced CrNV through decreasing intracorneal VEGF and bFGF expression, and inhibiting endothelial cell proliferation and tube formation.
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- Gaoqin Liu
- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University , Suzhou , China and
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Morrison AR, Yarovinsky TO, Young BD, Moraes F, Ross TD, Ceneri N, Zhang J, Zhuang ZW, Sinusas AJ, Pardi R, Schwartz MA, Simons M, Bender JR. Chemokine-coupled β2 integrin-induced macrophage Rac2-Myosin IIA interaction regulates VEGF-A mRNA stability and arteriogenesis. J Exp Med 2014; 211:1957-68. [PMID: 25180062 PMCID: PMC4172219 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20132130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [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: 10/08/2013] [Accepted: 08/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Myeloid cells are important contributors to arteriogenesis, but their key molecular triggers and cellular effectors are largely unknown. We report, in inflammatory monocytes, that the combination of chemokine receptor (CCR2) and adhesion receptor (β2 integrin) engagement leads to an interaction between activated Rac2 and Myosin 9 (Myh9), the heavy chain of Myosin IIA, resulting in augmented vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) expression and induction of arteriogenesis. In human monocytes, CCL2 stimulation coupled to ICAM-1 adhesion led to rapid nuclear-to-cytosolic translocation of the RNA-binding protein HuR. This activation of HuR and its stabilization of VEGF-A mRNA were Rac2-dependent, and proteomic analysis for Rac2 interactors identified the 226 kD protein Myh9. The level of induced Rac2-Myh9 interaction strongly correlated with the degree of HuR translocation. CCL2-coupled ICAM-1 adhesion-driven HuR translocation and consequent VEGF-A mRNA stabilization were absent in Myh9(-/-) macrophages. Macrophage VEGF-A production, ischemic tissue VEGF-A levels, and flow recovery to hind limb ischemia were impaired in myeloid-specific Myh9(-/-) mice, despite preserved macrophage recruitment to the ischemic muscle. Micro-CT arteriography determined the impairment to be defective induced arteriogenesis, whereas developmental vasculogenesis was unaffected. These results place the macrophage at the center of ischemia-induced arteriogenesis, and they establish a novel role for Myosin IIA in signal transduction events modulating VEGF-A expression in tissue.
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- Alan R Morrison
- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511 Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511 Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511 Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511 Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511 Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511 Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511 Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511 Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511 Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511 Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Universita Vita Salute School of Medicine, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20123 Milan, Italy
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511 Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511 Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511 Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511 Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Immunobiology, Department of Cell Biology, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Cardiovascular Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511
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van den Borne P, Quax PH, Hoefer IE, Pasterkamp G. The multifaceted functions of CXCL10 in cardiovascular disease. Biomed Res Int 2014; 2014:893106. [PMID: 24868552 DOI: 10.1155/2014/893106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2014] [Accepted: 03/06/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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C-X-C motif ligand 10 (CXCL10), or interferon-inducible protein-10, is a small chemokine belonging to the CXC chemokine family. Its members are responsible for leukocyte trafficking and act on tissue cells, like endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells. CXCL10 is secreted by leukocytes and tissue cells and functions as a chemoattractant, mainly for lymphocytes. After binding to its receptor CXCR3, CXCL10 evokes a range of inflammatory responses: key features in cardiovascular disease (CVD). The role of CXCL10 in CVD has been extensively described, for example for atherosclerosis, aneurysm formation, and myocardial infarction. However, there seems to be a discrepancy between experimental and clinical settings. This discrepancy occurs from differences in biological actions between species (e.g. mice and human), which is dependent on CXCL10 signaling via different CXCR3 isoforms or CXCR3-independent signaling. This makes translation from experimental to clinical settings challenging. Furthermore, the overall consensus on the actions of CXCL10 in specific CVD models is not yet reached. The purpose of this review is to describe the functions of CXCL10 in different CVDs in both experimental and clinical settings and to highlight and discuss the possible discrepancies and translational difficulties. Furthermore, CXCL10 as a possible biomarker in CVD will be discussed.
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van den Borne P, Haverslag RT, Brandt MM, Cheng C, Duckers HJ, Quax PHA, Hoefer IE, Pasterkamp G, de Kleijn DPV. Absence of chemokine (C-x-C motif) ligand 10 diminishes perfusion recovery after local arterial occlusion in mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2014; 34:594-602. [PMID: 24407030 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.113.303050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In arteriogenesis, pre-existing anastomoses undergo enlargement to restore blood flow in ischemic tissues. Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 10 (CXCL10) is secreted after Toll-like receptor activation. Toll-like receptors are involved in arteriogenesis; however, the role of CXCL10 is still unclear. In this study, we investigated the role for CXCL10 in a murine hindlimb ischemia model. APPROACH AND RESULTS Unilateral femoral artery ligation was performed in wild-type (WT) and CXCL10(-/-) knockout (KO) mice and perfusion recovery was measured using laser-Doppler perfusion analysis. Perfusion recovery was significantly lower in KO mice compared with WT at days 4 and 7 after surgery (KO versus WT: 28±5% versus 81±13% at day 4; P=0.003 and 57±12% versus 107±8% at day 7; P=0.003). Vessel measurements of α-smooth muscle actin-positive vessels revealed increasing numbers in time after surgery, which was significantly higher in WT when compared with that in KO. Furthermore, α-smooth muscle actin-positive vessels were significantly larger in WT when compared with those in KO at day 7 (wall thickness, P<0.001; lumen area, P=0.003). Local inflammation was assessed in hindlimb muscles, but this did not differ between WT and KO. Chimerization experiments analyzing perfusion recovery and histology revealed an equal contribution for bone marrow-derived and circulating CXCL10. Migration assays showed a stimulating role for both intrinsic and extrinsic CXCL10 in vascular smooth muscle cell migration. CONCLUSIONS CXCL10 plays a causal role in arteriogenesis. Bone marrow-derived CXCL10 and tissue-derived CXCL10 play a critical role in accelerating perfusion recovery after arterial occlusion in mice probably by promoting vascular smooth muscle cell recruitment and maturation of pre-existing anastomoses.
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- Pleunie van den Borne
- From the Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology (P.v.d.B., R.T.H., I.E.H., G.P., D.P.V.d.K.), Department of Nephrology and Hypertension (C.C.), and Department of Cardiology (H.J.D.), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Molecular Cardiology Laboratory, Experimental Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (M.M.B., C.C.); Department of Surgery (P.H.A.Q.) and Einthoven Laboratory of Experimental Vascular Medicine (P.H.A.Q.), Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands, Utrecht, The Netherlands (I.E.H., G.P., D.P.V.d.K.); and Cardiovascular Research Institute and Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore (D.P.V.d.K.)
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Silvestre JS, Smadja DM, Lévy BI. Postischemic revascularization: from cellular and molecular mechanisms to clinical applications. Physiol Rev 2013; 93:1743-802. [PMID: 24137021 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00006.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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After the onset of ischemia, cardiac or skeletal muscle undergoes a continuum of molecular, cellular, and extracellular responses that determine the function and the remodeling of the ischemic tissue. Hypoxia-related pathways, immunoinflammatory balance, circulating or local vascular progenitor cells, as well as changes in hemodynamical forces within vascular wall trigger all the processes regulating vascular homeostasis, including vasculogenesis, angiogenesis, arteriogenesis, and collateral growth, which act in concert to establish a functional vascular network in ischemic zones. In patients with ischemic diseases, most of the cellular (mainly those involving bone marrow-derived cells and local stem/progenitor cells) and molecular mechanisms involved in the activation of vessel growth and vascular remodeling are markedly impaired by the deleterious microenvironment characterized by fibrosis, inflammation, hypoperfusion, and inhibition of endogenous angiogenic and regenerative programs. Furthermore, cardiovascular risk factors, including diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, diabetes, and aging, constitute a deleterious macroenvironment that participates to the abrogation of postischemic revascularization and tissue regeneration observed in these patient populations. Thus stimulation of vessel growth and/or remodeling has emerged as a new therapeutic option in patients with ischemic diseases. Many strategies of therapeutic revascularization, based on the administration of growth factors or stem/progenitor cells from diverse sources, have been proposed and are currently tested in patients with peripheral arterial disease or cardiac diseases. This review provides an overview from our current knowledge regarding molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in postischemic revascularization, as well as advances in the clinical application of such strategies of therapeutic revascularization.
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Urao N, Sudhahar V, Kim SJ, Chen GF, McKinney RD, Kojda G, Fukai T, Ushio-Fukai M. Critical role of endothelial hydrogen peroxide in post-ischemic neovascularization. PLoS One 2013; 8:e57618. [PMID: 23472092 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2012] [Accepted: 01/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an important role in angiogenesis in endothelial cells (ECs) in vitro and neovascularization in vivo. However, little is known about the role of endogenous vascular hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in postnatal neovascularization. Methodology/Principal Findings We used Tie2-driven endothelial specific catalase transgenic mice (Cat-Tg mice) and hindlimb ischemia model to address the role of endogenous H2O2 in ECs in post-ischemic neovascularization in vivo. Here we show that Cat-Tg mice exhibit significant reduction in intracellular H2O2 in ECs, blood flow recovery, capillary formation, collateral remodeling with larger extent of tissue damage after hindlimb ischemia, as compared to wild-type (WT) littermates. In the early stage of ischemia-induced angiogenesis, Cat-Tg mice show a morphologically disorganized microvasculature. Vascular sprouting and tube elongation are significantly impaired in isolated aorta from Cat-Tg mice. Furthermore, Cat-Tg mice show a decrease in myeloid cell recruitment after hindlimb ischemia. Mechanistically, Cat-Tg mice show significant decrease in eNOS phosphorylation at Ser1177 as well as expression of redox-sensitive vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) in ischemic muscles, which is required for inflammatory cell recruitment to the ischemic tissues. We also observed impaired endothelium-dependent relaxation in resistant vessels from Cat-Tg mice. Conclusions/Significance Endogenous ECs-derived H2O2 plays a critical role in reparative neovascularization in response to ischemia by upregulating adhesion molecules and activating eNOS in ECs. Redox-regulation in ECs is a potential therapeutic strategy for angiogenesis-dependent cardiovascular diseases.
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Arteriosclerotic vascular disease is the most common cause of death and a major cause of disability in the developed world. Adverse outcomes of arteriosclerotic vascular disease are related to consequences of tissue ischemia and necrosis affecting the heart, brain, limbs, and other organs. Collateral artery growth or arteriogenesis occurs naturally and can help restore perfusion to ischemic tissues. Understanding the mechanisms of collateral artery growth may provide therapeutic options for patients with ischemic vascular disease. In this review, we examine the evidence for a role of monocytes and macrophages in collateral arteriogenesis.
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- Erik Fung
- Department of Medicine, Heart and Vascular Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical CenterLebanon, NH, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Heart and Vascular Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical CenterLebanon, NH, USA
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CXCL10 (or Interferon-inducible protein of 10 kDa, IP-10) is an interferon-inducible chemokine with potent chemotactic activity on activated effector T cells and other leukocytes expressing its high affinity G protein-coupled receptor CXCR3. CXCL10 is also active on other cell types, including endothelial cells and fibroblasts. The mechanisms through which CXCL10 mediates its effects on non-leukocytes is not fully understood. In this study, we focus on the anti-proliferative effect of CXCL10 on endothelial cells, and demonstrate that CXCL10 can inhibit endothelial cell proliferation in vitro independently of CXCR3. Four main findings support this conclusion. First, primary mouse endothelial cells isolated from CXCR3-deficient mice were inhibited by CXCL10 as efficiently as wildtype endothelial cells. We also note that the proposed alternative splice form CXCR3-B, which is thought to mediate CXCL10's angiostatic activity, does not exist in mice based on published mouse CXCR3 genomic sequences as an in-frame stop codon would terminate the proposed CXCR3-B splice variant in mice. Second, we demonstrate that human umbilical vein endothelial cells and human lung microvascular endothelial cells that were inhibited by CXL10 did not express CXCR3 by FACS analysis. Third, two different neutralizing CXCR3 antibodies did not inhibit the anti-proliferative effect of CXCL10. Finally, fourth, utilizing a panel of CXCL10 mutants, we show that the ability to inhibit endothelial cell proliferation correlates with CXCL10's glycosaminoglycan binding affinity and not with its CXCR3 binding and signaling. Thus, using a very defined system, we show that CXCL10 can inhibit endothelial cell proliferation through a CXCR3-independent mechanism.
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- Gabriele S. V. Campanella
- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Zhou J, Tang PCY, Qin L, Gayed PM, Li W, Skokos EA, Kyriakides TR, Pober JS, Tellides G. CXCR3-dependent accumulation and activation of perivascular macrophages is necessary for homeostatic arterial remodeling to hemodynamic stresses. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 207:1951-66. [PMID: 20733031 PMCID: PMC2931170 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20100098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [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: 12/16/2022]
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Sustained changes in blood flow modulate the size of conduit arteries through structural alterations of the vessel wall that are dependent on the transient accumulation and activation of perivascular macrophages. The leukocytic infiltrate appears to be confined to the adventitia, is responsible for medial remodeling, and resolves once hemodynamic stresses have normalized without obvious intimal changes. We report that inward remodeling of the mouse common carotid artery after ligation of the ipsilateral external carotid artery is dependent on the chemokine receptor CXCR3. Wild-type myeloid cells restored flow-mediated vascular remodeling in CXCR3-deficient recipients, adventitia-infiltrating macrophages of Gr1low resident phenotype expressed CXCR3, the perivascular accumulation of macrophages was dependent on CXCR3 signaling, and the CXCR3 ligand IP-10 was sufficient to recruit monocytes to the adventitia. CXCR3 also contributed to selective features of macrophage activation required for extracellular matrix turnover, such as production of the transglutaminase factor XIII A subunit. Human adventitial macrophages displaying a CD14+/CD16+ resident phenotype, but not circulating monocytes, expressed CXCR3, and such cells were more frequent at sites of disturbed flow. Our observations reveal a CXCR3-dependent accumulation and activation of perivascular macrophages as a necessary step in homeostatic arterial remodeling triggered by hemodynamic stress in mice and possibly in humans as well.
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- Jing Zhou
- Department of Surgery, Interdepartmental Program in Vascular Biology and Therapeutics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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Silvestre JS. [Proangiogenic cell-based therapy for treatment of ischemic diseases]. Med Sci (Paris) 2009; 25:931-8. [PMID: 19951667 DOI: 10.1051/medsci/20092511931] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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The application of endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) cell-based therapy for regenerative medicine constitutes a promising therapeutic avenue for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Based on experimental studies demonstrating that bone marrow-, blood- or tissue-derived stem/progenitor cells improve the functional recovery after ischemia, clinical trials were initiated to address this new therapeutic concept. Although autolougous cell therapy was shown to improve perfusion and function of ischemic tissues, a number of issues remain to be adressed. The nature of the mobilizing, migratory and homing signals, and the mechanisms of action need to be identified and further defined. In addition, strategies to enhance homing, survival and therapeutic potential of EPC need to be developped to improve therapeutic effect and counteract EPC dysfunction in aged patients with cardiovascular risk factors. The present review article will discuss the mechanisms of action of different types of adult stem cells and several approaches to improve their therapeutic efficiency.
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- Jean-Sébastien Silvestre
- Paris-Cardiovascular Research Center-Inserm U970, Hôpital européen Georges Pompidou, 56, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France.
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Zouggari Y, Ait-Oufella H, Waeckel L, Vilar J, Loinard C, Cochain C, Récalde A, Duriez M, Levy BI, Lutgens E, Lutgens E, Mallat Z, Silvestre JS. Regulatory T cells modulate postischemic neovascularization. Circulation 2009; 120:1415-25. [PMID: 19770391 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.109.875583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [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] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes are key regulators of postischemic neovascularization. T-cell activation is promoted by 2 major costimulatory signalings, the B7/CD28 and CD40-CD40 ligand pathways. Interestingly, CD28 interactions with the structurally related ligands B7-1 and B7-2 are also required for the generation and homeostasis of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells (Treg cells), which play a critical role in the suppression of immune responses and the control of T-cell homeostasis. We hypothesized that Treg cell activation may modulate the immunoinflammatory response to ischemic injury, leading to alteration of postischemic vessel growth. METHODS AND RESULTS Ischemia was induced by right femoral artery ligation in CD28-, B7-1/2-, or CD40-deficient mice (n=10 per group). CD40 deficiency led to a significant reduction in the postischemic inflammatory response and vessel growth. In contrast, at day 21 after ischemia, angiographic score, foot perfusion, and capillary density were increased by 2.0-, 1.2-, and 1.8-fold, respectively, in CD28-deficient mice, which showed a profound reduction in the number of Treg cells compared with controls. Similarly, disruption of B7-1/2 signaling or anti-CD25 treatment and subsequent Treg deletion significantly enhanced postischemic neovascularization. These effects were associated with enhanced accumulation of CD3-positive T cells and Mac-3-positive macrophages in the ischemic leg. Conversely, treatment of CD28(-/-) mice with the nonmitogenic anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody enhanced the number of endogenous Treg cells and led to a significant reduction of the postischemic inflammatory response and neovascularization. Finally, coadministration of Treg cells and CD28(-/-) splenocytes in Rag1(-/-) mice with hindlimb ischemia abrogated the CD28(-/-) splenocyte-induced activation of the inflammatory response and neovascularization. CONCLUSIONS Treg cell response modulates postischemic neovascularization.
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- Yasmine Zouggari
- Paris-Cardiovascular Research Center, INSERM U970, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris 5, 75015 Paris, France
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Paiva CN, Figueiredo RT, Kroll-Palhares K, Silva AA, Silvério JC, Gibaldi D, Pyrrho ADS, Benjamim CF, Lannes-Vieira J, Bozza MT. CCL2/MCP-1 controls parasite burden, cell infiltration, and mononuclear activation during acuteTrypanosoma cruziinfection. J Leukoc Biol 2009; 86:1239-46. [DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0309187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Leroyer AS, Ebrahimian TG, Cochain C, Récalde A, Blanc-Brude O, Mees B, Vilar J, Tedgui A, Levy BI, Chimini G, Boulanger CM, Silvestre JS. Microparticles From Ischemic Muscle Promotes Postnatal Vasculogenesis. Circulation 2009; 119:2808-17. [DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.108.816710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [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] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Background—
We hypothesized that microparticles (MPs) released after ischemia are endogenous signals leading to postischemic vasculogenesis.
Methods and Results—
MPs from mice ischemic hind-limb muscle were detected by electron microscopy 48 hours after unilateral femoral artery ligation as vesicles of 0.1- to 1-μm diameter. After isolation by sequential centrifugation, flow cytometry analyses showed that the annexin V
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MP concentration was 3.5-fold higher in ischemic calves than control muscles (1392±406 versus 394±180 annexin V
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MPs per 1 mg;
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<0.001) and came mainly from endothelial cells (71% of MPs are CD
144+
). MPs isolated from ischemic muscles induced more potent in vitro bone marrow–mononuclear cell (BM-MNC) differentiation into cells with endothelial phenotype than those isolated from control muscles. MPs isolated from atherosclerotic plaques were ineffective, whereas those isolated from apoptotic or interleukin-1β–activated endothelial cells also promoted BM-MNC differentiation. Interestingly, MPs from ischemic muscles produced more reactive oxygen species and expressed significantly higher levels of NADPH oxidase p47 (6-fold;
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<0.05) and p67 subunits (16-fold;
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<0.001) than controls, whereas gp91 subunit expression was unchanged. BM-MNC differentiation was reduced by 2-fold with MPs isolated from gp91-deficient animals compared with wild-type mice (
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<0.05). MP effects on postischemic revascularization were then examined in an ischemic hind-limb model. MPs isolated from ischemic muscles were injected into ischemic legs in parallel with venous injection of BM-MNCs. MPs increased the proangiogenic effect of BM-MNC transplantation, and this effect was blunted by gp91 deficiency. In parallel, BM-MNC proangiogenic potential also was reduced in ABCA1 knockout mice with impaired vesiculation.
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MPs produced during tissue ischemia stimulate progenitor cell differentiation and subsequently promote postnatal neovascularization.
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- Aurelie S. Leroyer
- From the Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, INSERM U970, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France (A.S.L., T.G.E., C.C., A.R., O.B.-B., J.V., A.T., B.I.L., C.M.B., J.-S.S.); Departments of Vascular Surgery and of Cell Biology and Genetics Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (B.M.); and Laboratory of Immunopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de la Mediterranee, Marseille, France (G.C.)
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- From the Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, INSERM U970, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France (A.S.L., T.G.E., C.C., A.R., O.B.-B., J.V., A.T., B.I.L., C.M.B., J.-S.S.); Departments of Vascular Surgery and of Cell Biology and Genetics Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (B.M.); and Laboratory of Immunopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de la Mediterranee, Marseille, France (G.C.)
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- From the Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, INSERM U970, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France (A.S.L., T.G.E., C.C., A.R., O.B.-B., J.V., A.T., B.I.L., C.M.B., J.-S.S.); Departments of Vascular Surgery and of Cell Biology and Genetics Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (B.M.); and Laboratory of Immunopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de la Mediterranee, Marseille, France (G.C.)
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- From the Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, INSERM U970, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France (A.S.L., T.G.E., C.C., A.R., O.B.-B., J.V., A.T., B.I.L., C.M.B., J.-S.S.); Departments of Vascular Surgery and of Cell Biology and Genetics Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (B.M.); and Laboratory of Immunopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de la Mediterranee, Marseille, France (G.C.)
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- From the Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, INSERM U970, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France (A.S.L., T.G.E., C.C., A.R., O.B.-B., J.V., A.T., B.I.L., C.M.B., J.-S.S.); Departments of Vascular Surgery and of Cell Biology and Genetics Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (B.M.); and Laboratory of Immunopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de la Mediterranee, Marseille, France (G.C.)
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- From the Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, INSERM U970, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France (A.S.L., T.G.E., C.C., A.R., O.B.-B., J.V., A.T., B.I.L., C.M.B., J.-S.S.); Departments of Vascular Surgery and of Cell Biology and Genetics Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (B.M.); and Laboratory of Immunopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de la Mediterranee, Marseille, France (G.C.)
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- From the Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, INSERM U970, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France (A.S.L., T.G.E., C.C., A.R., O.B.-B., J.V., A.T., B.I.L., C.M.B., J.-S.S.); Departments of Vascular Surgery and of Cell Biology and Genetics Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (B.M.); and Laboratory of Immunopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de la Mediterranee, Marseille, France (G.C.)
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- From the Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, INSERM U970, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France (A.S.L., T.G.E., C.C., A.R., O.B.-B., J.V., A.T., B.I.L., C.M.B., J.-S.S.); Departments of Vascular Surgery and of Cell Biology and Genetics Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (B.M.); and Laboratory of Immunopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de la Mediterranee, Marseille, France (G.C.)
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- From the Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, INSERM U970, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France (A.S.L., T.G.E., C.C., A.R., O.B.-B., J.V., A.T., B.I.L., C.M.B., J.-S.S.); Departments of Vascular Surgery and of Cell Biology and Genetics Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (B.M.); and Laboratory of Immunopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de la Mediterranee, Marseille, France (G.C.)
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- From the Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, INSERM U970, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France (A.S.L., T.G.E., C.C., A.R., O.B.-B., J.V., A.T., B.I.L., C.M.B., J.-S.S.); Departments of Vascular Surgery and of Cell Biology and Genetics Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (B.M.); and Laboratory of Immunopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de la Mediterranee, Marseille, France (G.C.)
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- From the Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, INSERM U970, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France (A.S.L., T.G.E., C.C., A.R., O.B.-B., J.V., A.T., B.I.L., C.M.B., J.-S.S.); Departments of Vascular Surgery and of Cell Biology and Genetics Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (B.M.); and Laboratory of Immunopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de la Mediterranee, Marseille, France (G.C.)
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- From the Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, INSERM U970, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France (A.S.L., T.G.E., C.C., A.R., O.B.-B., J.V., A.T., B.I.L., C.M.B., J.-S.S.); Departments of Vascular Surgery and of Cell Biology and Genetics Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (B.M.); and Laboratory of Immunopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de la Mediterranee, Marseille, France (G.C.)
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de Jager SCA, Kraaijeveld AO, Grauss RW, de Jager W, Liem SS, van der Hoeven BL, Prakken BJ, Putter H, van Berkel TJC, Atsma DE, Schalij MJ, Jukema JW, Biessen EAL. CCL3 (MIP-1 alpha) levels are elevated during acute coronary syndromes and show strong prognostic power for future ischemic events. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2008; 45:446-52. [PMID: 18619972 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2008.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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: 05/28/2008] [Accepted: 06/10/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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As chemokines are considered instrumental in thrombotic plaque rupture and erosion as well as in ischemia-reperfusion injury processes, we aimed to identify previously unknown chemokines associated with acute coronary syndromes. Plasma of 44 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and 22 controls were profiled for a panel of chemokines by multiplex analysis. Levels of CCL3 were prospectively verified in 54 patients with unstable angina pectoris (UAP). An AMI mouse model was used to assess the relationship between differentially expressed chemokines and myocardial ischemia. CCL3 levels were significantly elevated in AMI vs. controls (P=0.02) albeit, that adjustment for confounding factors attenuated this association. In support of a direct association with cardiac ischemia CCL3 levels were also seen to be elevated in patients with UAP at baseline and significantly down-regulated after 180 days (P<0.001). Importantly, baseline upper quartile levels were strongly correlated with future acute coronary syndromes (Likelihood Ratio 11.5; P<0.01). Furthermore circulating levels of CCL3 were significantly enhanced after AMI in mice (P=0.02), while CCR5(+) T-cell numbers were increased as well, suggestive of CCL3 driven T-cell homing towards the ischemic area. CCL3 levels are elevated during ACS and released upon ischemia. Since CCL3 specifically predicts future cardiovascular events, it may serve as a predictive biomarker.
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- Saskia C A de Jager
- Division of Biopharmaceutics, Leiden Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, Gorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, PO Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Silvestre JS. Vascular progenitor cells and diabetes: role in postischemic neovascularisation. Diabetes Metab 2008; 34 Suppl 1:S33-6. [PMID: 18358425 DOI: 10.1016/s1262-3636(08)70101-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2007] [Accepted: 11/15/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Advances in the field of vascular biology lead to the identification of endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) and to the development of EPC-based cell therapy to induce new vessel formation in ischemic tissues and to accelerate re-endothelialisation of injured vessels in human and various animals models. However, recent studies have shown that age and other risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, such as diabetes, reduce the availability of EPC and impair their function to varying degrees, leading to reduction in postischemic vessel growth. This review focus on the cellular and molecular mechanisms governing EPC-related functions and analyzes the impact of diabetes in this setting.
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- J-S Silvestre
- Centre de Recherche Cardiovasculaire INSERM Lariboisière, INSERM U689, Hôpital Lariboisière, 41, bd de la Chapelle, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France.
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Liu C, Luo D, Streit WJ, Harrison JK. CX3CL1 and CX3CR1 in the GL261 murine model of glioma: CX3CR1 deficiency does not impact tumor growth or infiltration of microglia and lymphocytes. J Neuroimmunol 2008; 198:98-105. [PMID: 18508133 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2008.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2008] [Accepted: 04/10/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most malignant form of human brain tumors. A characteristic of GBM is the marked presence of tumor infiltrated microglia/macrophages and lymphocytes. The goal of this study was directed toward understanding the role of the chemokine system CX3CL1 and its receptor CX3CR1 in the GL261 murine model of malignant glioma. In situ hybridization analysis identified CX3CL1 and CX3CR1 expression in GL261 tumors. The impact of CX3CR1 deletion on the growth of intracranial GL261 gliomas and associated immune cell infiltration was evaluated in CX3CR1 gene-disrupted C57BL/6 mice. A slight increase in the tumor growth rate in CX3CR1-/- mice was evident with similar numbers of microglia and CD4+, CD8+, FoxP3+, or Ly49G2+ lymphocytes within tumors established in CX3CR1 +/- and -/- mice. These data indicate that CX3CR1 has little or no effects on either gliomagenesis or the migration of microglia and lymphocytes into GL261 tumors.
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- Che Liu
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610-0267, USA
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Wagner EM, Sánchez J, McClintock JY, Jenkins J, Moldobaeva A. Inflammation and ischemia-induced lung angiogenesis. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2007; 294:L351-7. [PMID: 18156440 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00369.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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A role for inflammation in modulating the extent of angiogenesis has been shown for a number of organs. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the importance of leukocyte subpopulations for systemic angiogenesis of the lung after left pulmonary artery ligation (LPAL) in a mouse model of chronic pulmonary thromboembolism. Since we (24) previously showed that depletion of neutrophils did not alter the angiogenic outcome, we focused on the effects of dexamethasone pretreatment (general anti-inflammatory) and gadolinium chloride treatment (macrophage inactivator) and studied Rag-1(-/-) mice (T/B lymphocyte deficient). We measured inflammatory cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and lung homogenate macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2) and IL-6 protein levels within 24 h after LPAL and systemic blood flow to the lung 14 days after LPAL with labeled microspheres as a measure of angiogenesis. Blood flow to the left lung was significantly reduced after dexamethasone treatment compared with untreated control LPAL mice (66% decrease; P < 0.05) and significantly increased in T/B lymphocyte-deficient mice (88% increase; P < 0.05). Adoptive transfer of splenocytes (T/B lymphocytes) significantly reversed the degree of angiogenesis observed in the Rag-1(-/-) mice back to the level of control LPAL. Average number of lavaged macrophages for each group significantly correlated with average blood flow in the study groups (r(2) = 0.9181; P = 0.01 different from 0). Despite differences in angiogenesis, left lung homogenate MIP-2 and IL-6 did not differ among study groups. We conclude that inflammatory cells modulate the degree of angiogenesis in this lung model where lymphocytes appear to limit the degree of neovascularization, whereas monocytes/macrophages likely promote angiogenesis.
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- Elizabeth M Wagner
- Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
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Chemokines (chemotactic cytokines) are important in the recruitment of leukocytes to injured tissues and, as such, play a pivotal role in arteriogenesis and the tissue response to ischemia. Hind limb ischemia represents a complex model with arteriogenesis (collateral artery formation) occurring in tissues with normal perfusion while areas exhibiting ischemic necrosis undergo angiogenesis and skeletal muscle regeneration; monocytes and macrophages play an important role in all three of these processes. In addition to leukocyte trafficking, chemokines are produced by and chemokine receptors are present on diverse cell types, including myoblasts, endothelial, and smooth muscle cells. Thus, the chemokine system may have direct effects as well as inflammatory-mediated effects on arteriogenesis, angiogenesis, and skeletal muscle regeneration. This article reviews the complexity of the hind limb ischemia model and the role of the chemokine system in arteriogenesis and the tissue response to ischemia. Special emphasis will be placed on the roles of monocytes/macrophages and CCL2/monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) in these processes.
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- Paula K Shireman
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Department of Surgery, Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA.
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Aly S, Laskay T, Mages J, Malzan A, Lang R, Ehlers S. Interferon-gamma-dependent mechanisms of mycobacteria-induced pulmonary immunopathology: the role of angiostasis and CXCR3-targeted chemokines for granuloma necrosis. J Pathol 2007; 212:295-305. [PMID: 17534845 DOI: 10.1002/path.2185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2006] [Accepted: 03/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The mechanisms leading to granuloma caseation, a hallmark of tuberculosis (TB) in humans, are poorly understood. Lung histopathology of C57BL/6 (WT) mice 16 weeks after aerosol infection with Mycobacterium avium strain TMC724 is uniquely characterized by centrally necrotizing granulomas, strongly resembling human TB lesions. However, IFN-gamma-deficient (GKO) and IFN-gamma-receptor-deficient (GRKO) mice did not develop granuloma necrosis following M. avium infection. Comparison of differentially expressed genes in infected WT and GKO lungs by DNA microarray and RNase protection assays revealed that the angiostatic chemokines CXCL9-11 were significantly reduced in GKO mice. In contrast, angiogenic mediators such as angiopoietin and vascular endothelial growth factor, and angiogenic chemokines such as CXCL2, CCL3, and CCL4, remained unchanged or were expressed at higher levels than in infected WT mice, suggesting impaired neovascularization of the granuloma as a possible mechanism for caseation in WT mice. Granuloma vascularization was significantly decreased in central, but not peripheral, areas of granulomas of infected WT compared to GKO mice. In contrast to GRKO mice, WT mice showed signs of severe hypoxia in cells immediately surrounding the necrotic core of granulomas as measured immunohistochemically with a reagent detecting pimonidazole adducts. To test the hypothesis that CXCR3, the common receptor for the angiostatic chemokines CXCL9-11, is involved in granuloma caseation, histomorphology was assessed in M. avium-infected mice deficient for CXCR3 (CXCR3-KO). 16 weeks after infection, these mice developed caseating granulomas similar to WT mice. We conclude that IFN-gamma causes a dysbalance between angiostatic and angiogenic mediators and a concomitant reduction in granuloma vascularization, but that CXCR3-targeted chemokines are not sufficient to induce granuloma necrosis in a mouse model of mycobacteria-induced immunopathology.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Capillaries/pathology
- Chemokines/genetics
- Chemokines/physiology
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Granuloma, Respiratory Tract/immunology
- Granuloma, Respiratory Tract/microbiology
- Granuloma, Respiratory Tract/pathology
- Immunohistochemistry
- In Situ Hybridization/methods
- Interferon-gamma/genetics
- Interferon-gamma/metabolism
- Lung/immunology
- Lung/microbiology
- Lung/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Mycobacterium avium
- Necrosis
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Receptors, CXCR3
- Receptors, Chemokine/genetics
- Receptors, Chemokine/metabolism
- Receptors, Interferon/genetics
- Receptors, Interferon/metabolism
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/immunology
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/pathology
- Interferon gamma Receptor
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- S Aly
- Division of Molecular Infection Biology, Research Centre Borstel, D-23845 Borstel, Germany
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Rookmaaker MB, Verhaar MC, de Boer HC, Goldschmeding R, Joles JA, Koomans HA, Gröne HJ, Rabelink TJ. Met-RANTES reduces endothelial progenitor cell homing to activated (glomerular) endothelium in vitro and in vivo. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2007; 293:F624-30. [PMID: 17567937 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00398.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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The chemokine RANTES (regulated upon activation normal T-cell expressed and secreted) is involved in the formation of an inflammatory infiltrate during glomerulonephritis. However, RANTES receptor inhibition, although reducing glomerular leukocyte infiltration, can also increase damage. We hypothesized that RANTES does not only promote the influx and activation of inflammatory leukocytes but also mediates glomerular microvascular repair by stimulating the homing of bone marrow (BM)-derived endothelial progenitor cells. To investigate the role of RANTES in the participation of BM-derived cells in glomerular vascular repair, we used a rat BM transplantation model in combination with reversible anti-Thy-1.1 glomerulonephritis. Twenty-four hours after the induction of glomerulonephritis, BM-transplanted rats were treated for 7 days with either the RANTES receptor antagonist Met-RANTES or saline. The participation of BM-derived endothelial cells in glomerular repair, glomerular monocyte infiltration, and proteinuria was evaluated at days 7 and 28. Furthermore, we used an in vitro perfusion chamber assay to study the role of RANTES receptors in shear-resistant adhesion of the CD34+ stem cells to activated endothelium under flow. In our reversible glomerulonephritis model, RANTES receptor inhibition specifically reduced the participation of BM-derived cells in glomerular vascular repair by more than 40% at day 7 without impairing monocyte influx. However, no obvious change in recovery from proteinuria or morphological damage was observed. Blockade of RANTES receptors on CD34+ cells in vitro partially inhibited platelet-enhanced, shear-resistant firm adhesion of the CD34+ cells to activated endothelium. In conclusion, our data suggest that RANTES is involved in the homing and participation of BM-derived endothelial cells in glomerular repair.
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- Maarten B Rookmaaker
- Dept. of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Shireman PK, Contreras-Shannon V, Ochoa O, Karia BP, Michalek JE, McManus LM. MCP-1 deficiency causes altered inflammation with impaired skeletal muscle regeneration. J Leukoc Biol 2006; 81:775-85. [PMID: 17135576 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0506356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [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: 11/24/2022] Open
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We examined the role of MCP-1, a potent chemotactic and activating factor for macrophages, in perfusion, inflammation, and skeletal muscle regeneration post-ischemic injury. MCP-1-/- or C57Bl/6J control mice [wild-type (WT)] underwent femoral artery excision (FAE). Muscles were collected for histology, assessment of tissue chemokines, and activity measurements of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and myeloperoxidase. In MCP-1-/- mice, restoration of perfusion was delayed, and LDH and fiber size, indicators of muscle regeneration, were decreased. Altered inflammation was observed with increased neutrophil accumulation in MCP-1-/- versus WT mice at Days 1 and 3 (P< or =0.003), whereas fewer macrophages were present in MCP-1-/- mice at Day 3. As necrotic tissue was removed in WT mice, macrophages decreased (Day 7). In contrast, macrophage accumulation in MCP-1-/- was increased in association with residual necrotic tissue and impaired muscle regeneration. Consistent with altered inflammation, neutrophil chemotactic factors (keratinocyte-derived chemokine and macrophage inflammatory protein-2) were increased at Day 1 post-FAE. The macrophage chemotactic factor MCP-5 was increased significantly in WT mice at Day 3 compared with MCP-1-/- mice. However, at post-FAE Day 7, MCP-5 was significantly elevated in MCP-1-/- mice versus WT mice. Addition of exogenous MCP-1 did not induce proliferation in murine myoblasts (C2C12 cells) in vitro. MCP-1 is essential for reperfusion and the successful completion of normal skeletal muscle regeneration after ischemic tissue injury. Impaired muscle regeneration in MCP-1-/- mice suggests an important role for macrophages and MCP-1 in tissue reparative processes.
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- Paula K Shireman
- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, MC 7741, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.
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Stroke IL, Cole AG, Simhadri S, Brescia MR, Desai M, Zhang JJ, Merritt JR, Appell KC, Henderson I, Webb ML. Identification of CXCR3 receptor agonists in combinatorial small-molecule libraries. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 349:221-8. [PMID: 16930533 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2006] [Accepted: 08/07/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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In a high-throughput screen of four million compounds from combinatorial libraries for small-molecule modulators of the chemokine receptor CXCR3, two classes of receptor agonists, based on tetrahydroisoquinoline and piperidinyl diazepanone templates, were identified. Several of these compounds stimulated calcium flux in HEK293 cells expressing the recombinant human CXCR3 receptor with efficacies and kinetics similar to those of native ligand CXCL11/I-TAC and stimulated chemotaxis of activated human T-cells. The agonist small molecules also inhibited binding of another CXCR3 ligand, CXCL10/IP-10, to the receptor. The response to small-molecule agonists was inhibited by a CXCR3-specific small-molecule antagonist previously identified within the same combinatorial compound collection but structurally unrelated to the agonists. Remarkably, while other, non-amino acid substituents were present in the majority of the library compounds screened, the agonists from both classes contained a positively charged amino acid component, with preference for Arg>Lys, as well as a hydrophobic component.
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- Ilana L Stroke
- Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, Inc., P.O. Box 5350, Princeton, NJ 08543, USA.
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Waeckel L, Bignon J, Liu JM, Markovits D, Ebrahimian TG, Vilar J, Mees B, Blanc-Brude O, Barateau V, Le Ricousse-Roussanne S, Duriez M, Tobelem G, Wdzieczak-Bakala J, Lévy BI, Silvestre JS. Tetrapeptide AcSDKP Induces Postischemic Neovascularization Through Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Signaling. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2006; 26:773-9. [PMID: 16410461 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000203510.96492.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND We investigated the putative proangiogenic activity and molecular pathway(s) of the tetrapeptide acetyl-N-Ser-Asp-Lys-Pro (AcSDKP) in a model of surgically induced hindlimb ischemia. METHODS AND RESULTS Hindlimb ischemia was induced by femoral artery ligature and an osmotic minipump was implanted subcutaneously to deliver low (0.12 mg/kg per day) or high (1.2 mg/kg per day) doses of AcSDKP, for 7 or 21 days. Angiography scores, arteriole density, capillary number, and foot perfusion were increased at day 21 in the high-dose AcSDKP-treated mice (by 1.9-, 1.8-, 1.3-, and 1.6-fold, respectively) compared with control animals (P<0.05, P<0.01, P<0.01, respectively). AcSDKP treatment for 24 hours upregulated the monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) mRNA and protein levels by 1.5-fold in cultured endothelial cells (P<0.01). In the ischemic hindlimb model, administration of AcSDKP also enhanced MCP-1 mRNA levels by 90-fold in ischemic leg (P<0.001) and MCP-1 plasma levels by 3-fold (P<0.001 versus untreated ischemic control mice). MCP-1 levels upregulation were associated with a 2.3-fold increase in the number of Mac3-positive cells in ischemic area of AcSDKP-treated mice (P<0.001 versus untreated animals). Interestingly, AcSDKP-induced monocyte/macrophage infiltration and postischemic neovascularization was fully blunted in MCP-1-deficient animals. CONCLUSIONS AcSDKP stimulates postischemic neovascularization through activation of a proinflammatory MCP-1-related pathway.
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- Ludovic Waeckel
- Cardiovascular Research Center, INSERM U689, Université Paris 7, Paris, France
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Shireman PK, Contreras-Shannon V, Reyes-Reyna SM, Robinson SC, McManus LM. MCP-1 parallels inflammatory and regenerative responses in ischemic muscle. J Surg Res 2006; 134:145-57. [PMID: 16488443 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2005.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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] [Received: 08/25/2005] [Revised: 11/30/2005] [Accepted: 12/05/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) is important in macrophage recruitment and activation. However, the magnitude and temporal sequence of MCP-1 expression in relation to tissue injury and regeneration following ischemic injury remains unknown. MATERIALS AND METHODS Hind limb ischemia was induced by femoral artery excision (FAE) in C57Bl/6J mice; a sham surgery was performed on the contralateral leg. Muscle lysates were used to measure MCP-1 and activities of creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, and myeloperoxidase. Histology and immunohistochemistry were used to localize inflammation and MCP-1. RESULTS FAE resulted in a prolonged period of ischemia and the administration of MCP-1 did not alter the restoration of perfusion. One day after femoral artery excision, extensive muscle necrosis and neutrophils were prevalent throughout the musculature of the lower leg. By 3 days, a mononuclear cell infiltrate predominated in association with robust muscle regeneration as indicated by myoD expression. Concomitantly, myeloperoxidase was maximally increased. Muscle enzymes (creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase) were maximally decreased within 3 days and returned to baseline levels by day 14, a time course consistent with injury and regeneration observed by histology. In parallel with these inflammatory and regenerative events, MCP-1 in muscle was maximally increased at day 3. By immunohistochemistry, MCP-1 was within vascular endothelial cells and infiltrating macrophages in areas of ischemic injury. CONCLUSIONS The transient increases and selective tissue distribution of MCP-1 during early inflammation and muscle regeneration support the hypothesis that this cytokine participates in the early reparative events preceding the restoration of vascular perfusion following ischemic injury.
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- Paula K Shireman
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.
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