Lin Chih-Hsin, Lu Jenher, Lee Hsinyu
Institute of Zoology, National Taiwan University, 1 Roosevelt Road, Section 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
Int J Inflam. 2010 Aug 4;2011:351010. doi: 10.4061/2011/351010.
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a lipid mediator which binds to G-protein-coupled receptors and regulates various cellular responses, including inflammation of endothelial cells. Interleukin- (IL-) 1β, a proinflammatory cytokine, is elevated upon LPA treatment in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Previous studies indicated that LPA upregulates vascular endothelial growth factor- (VEGF-) C and lymphatic marker expressions in HUVECs. However, the relationships between LPA-induced VEGF-C and IL-1β expressions are not clear. In this paper, we demonstrated that, in the presence of AF12198, an inhibitor of the IL-1 receptor abolished LPA-induced VEGF-C and lymphatic marker expressions in HUVECs. Furthermore, LPA-induced in vitro tube formation of HUVECs was also suppressed by pretreatment with AF12198. Our results suggest that LPA-stimulated lymphangiogenesis in HUVECs is mediated through IL-1β-induced VEGF-C expression.
溶血磷脂酸(LPA)是一种脂质介质,它与G蛋白偶联受体结合并调节各种细胞反应,包括内皮细胞炎症。白细胞介素-(IL-)1β是一种促炎细胞因子,在人脐静脉内皮细胞(HUVECs)中经LPA处理后会升高。先前的研究表明,LPA上调HUVECs中血管内皮生长因子-(VEGF-)C和淋巴管标志物的表达。然而,LPA诱导的VEGF-C与IL-1β表达之间的关系尚不清楚。在本文中,我们证明,在存在IL-1受体抑制剂AF12198的情况下,可消除LPA诱导的HUVECs中VEGF-C和淋巴管标志物的表达。此外,用AF12198预处理也可抑制LPA诱导的HUVECs体外成管。我们的结果表明,LPA刺激HUVECs中的淋巴管生成是通过IL-1β诱导的VEGF-C表达介导的。