Han Xiaoyu, Wu Wenchao, Liu Xiaojing, Zhu Ye
Geriatrics Department, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu 610017, P.R.China;Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P.R.China.
Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P.R.China.
Sheng Wu Yi Xue Gong Cheng Xue Za Zhi. 2020 Oct 25;37(5):834-841. doi: 10.7507/1001-5515.202003067.
The aim of the study is to identify the effects and underlying mechanisms of visfatin on inflammation and necroptosis in vascular endothelial cells. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were stimulated with visfatin or pretreated with Polyinosinic acid (LOX-1 inhibitor). By using the Western blot, RT-PCR, immunocytochemistry, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), MTT and flow cytometry technique, the occurrence of inflammation and necroptosis in HUVECs were evaluated. Our results showed that 100 ng/mL visfatin significantly increased the mRNA and protein expression of monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1) and LOX-1 after 24 hours' treatment in HUVECs. However, pretreatment with Polyinosinic acid could significantly reduce the expression of MCP-1 compared with visfatin group. Additionally, 100 ng/mL visfatin could induce the production of necrotic features and increase the mRNA expression of BMF (one of the markers of necroptosis), while pretreating with Polyinosinic acid markedly downregulated the mRNA expression of BMF gene and promoted the cell proliferation. These results indicate that visfatin might induce inflammation and necroptosis via LOX-1 in HUVECs, suggesting that visfatin plays a central role in the development of atherosclerosis.
本研究的目的是确定内脂素对血管内皮细胞炎症和坏死性凋亡的影响及其潜在机制。用人内脂素刺激人脐静脉内皮细胞(HUVECs),或用聚肌苷酸(LOX-1抑制剂)进行预处理。通过蛋白质免疫印迹法、逆转录-聚合酶链反应、免疫细胞化学、酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)、MTT法和流式细胞术技术,评估HUVECs中炎症和坏死性凋亡的发生情况。我们的结果显示,在HUVECs中用100 ng/mL内脂素处理24小时后,单核细胞趋化蛋白1(MCP-1)和LOX-1的mRNA和蛋白表达显著增加。然而,与内脂素组相比,用聚肌苷酸预处理可显著降低MCP-1的表达。此外,100 ng/mL内脂素可诱导坏死特征的产生并增加坏死性凋亡标志物之一的BMF的mRNA表达,而用聚肌苷酸预处理可显著下调BMF基因的mRNA表达并促进细胞增殖。这些结果表明,内脂素可能通过LOX-1在HUVECs中诱导炎症和坏死性凋亡,提示内脂素在动脉粥样硬化的发展中起核心作用。