Altered vimentin protein expression in human dermal microvascular endothelial cells after ultraviolet or intense pulsed light treatment

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 431-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung U Shin ◽  
Won Jai Lee ◽  
Sang Ho Oh ◽  
Do Young Kim ◽  
Dae Suk Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Light Treatment ◽  
Intense Pulsed Light ◽  
Microvascular Endothelial Cells ◽  
Pulsed Light ◽  
Microvascular Endothelial

Expression of Zinc-Finger Antiviral Protein in hCMEC/D3 Human Cerebral Microvascular Endothelial Cells: Effect of a Toll-Like Receptor 3 Agonist

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Mako Okudera ◽  
Minami Odawara ◽  
Masashi Arakawa ◽  
Shogo Kawaguchi ◽  
Kazuhiko Seya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Zinc Finger ◽  
Microvascular Endothelial Cells ◽  
Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells ◽  
Toll Like Receptor ◽  
Antiviral Protein ◽  
Polycytidylic Acid ◽  
Microvascular Endothelial ◽  
The Brain

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Invasion of viruses into the brain causes viral encephalitis, which can be fatal and causes permanent brain damage. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) protects the brain by excluding harmful substances and microbes. Brain microvascular endothelial cells are important components of the BBB; however, the mechanisms of antiviral reactions in these cells have not been fully elucidated. Zinc-finger antiviral protein (ZAP) is a molecule that restricts the infection of various viruses, and there are 2 major isoforms: ZAPL and ZAPS. Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3), a pattern-recognition receptor against viral double-stranded RNA, is implicated in antiviral innate immune reactions. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of ZAP in cultured hCMEC/D3 human brain microvascular endothelial cells treated with an authentic TLR3 agonist polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly IC). <b><i>Methods:</i></b> hCMEC/D3 cells were cultured and treated with poly IC. Expression of ZAPL and ZAPS mRNA was investigated using quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, and protein expression of these molecules was examined using western blotting. The role of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) was examined using the NF-κB inhibitor, SN50. The roles of interferon (IFN)-β, IFN regulatory factor 3 (IRF3), tripartite motif protein 25 (TRIM25), and retinoic acid-inducible gene-I (RIG-I) in poly IC-induced ZAPS expression were examined using RNA interference. Propagation of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) was examined using a focus-forming assay. <b><i>Results:</i></b> ZAPS mRNA and protein expression was upregulated by poly IC, whereas the change of ZAPL mRNA and protein levels was minimal. Knockdown of IRF3 or TRIM25 decreased the poly IC-induced upregulation of ZAPS, whereas knockdown of IFN-β or RIG-I did not affect ZAPS upregulation. SN50 did not affect ZAPS expression. Knockdown of ZAP enhanced JEV propagation. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> ZAPL and ZAPS were expressed in hCMEC/D3 cells, and ZAPS expression was upregulated by poly IC. IRF3 and TRIM25 are involved in poly IC-induced upregulation of ZAPS. ZAP may contribute to antiviral reactions in brain microvascular endothelial cells and protect the brain from invading viruses such as JEV.

Abstract 269: Exendin-4 Prevents Glucose-induced Secretion of Tissue Transglutaminase-2 from Cardiac Microvascular Endothelial Cells: Potential Role in the Prevention of Matrix Remodeling in Diabetes

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali S Shihab ◽  
Vanitra A Richardson ◽  
Betsy B Dokken
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
High Glucose ◽  
Tissue Transglutaminase ◽  
Vascular Complications ◽  
Transglutaminase 2 ◽  
Conditioned Media ◽  
Microvascular Endothelial Cells ◽  
Microvascular Endothelial ◽  
Cardiac Microvascular Endothelial Cells

Diabetes causes endothelial dysfunction, which is the initial trigger for vascular complications in diabetic patients. Hyperglycemia initiates a cascade of events that alters protein expression and secretion by endothelial cells. Tissue transglutaminase-2 (tTG2) is an enzyme that under physiologic conditions is sequestered inside the endothelial cell, but under pathologic conditions causing decreased bioavailability of nitric oxide, tTG2 is secreted, activated, and catalyzes irreversible crosslinking of proteins in the extracellular matrix (ECM). Exendin-4 (Ex-4) is a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist, used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, which has vasculo-protective effects. We hypothesized that hyperglycemic stress would induce secretion of tTG2, and that this effect would be attenuated by Ex-4. Mouse cardiac microvascular endothelial cells (MCECs) were serum-starved and exposed to control (5.5 mM glucose) or hyperglycemic (25 mM glucose) conditions, with or without Ex-4 (10 nM) x 72 hrs. Proteins from conditioned media were isolated, trypsinized, and analyzed using LC-MS/MS (LTQ Orbitrap Velos). Immunoblots from cell homogenate were probed for tTG protein expression. Conditioned media from MCECs exposed to high-glucose but not Ex-4 contained tTG2, which was absent in media from cells exposed to high-glucose and Ex-4, as well as in media from control cells, suggesting that Ex-4 prevented the secretion of tTG2 induced by hyperglycemic stress. Protein expression in cell lysate was not different. These findings may have important implications for the etiology of diabetic vascular complications, and for the role of Ex-4 to prevent the pathologic ECM remodeling associated with diabetic vasculopathy. Further studies are ongoing to determine the mechanisms of glucose-induced secretion of tTG2, as well as the mechanisms by which Ex-4 prevents this effect.

Mechanisms of MAdCAM-1 gene expression in human intestinal microvascular endothelial cells

2005 ◽  
Vol 288 (2) ◽  
pp. C272-C281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hitoshi Ogawa ◽  
David G. Binion ◽  
Jan Heidemann ◽  
Monica Theriot ◽  
Pamela J. Fisher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Primary Cultures ◽  
Microvascular Endothelial Cells ◽  
Cellular Density ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Gene And Protein Expression ◽  
Microvascular Endothelial

Mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule-1 (MAdCAM-1) is a homing receptor preferentially expressed on gut-associated endothelial cells that plays a central role in leukocyte traffic into the mucosal immune compartment. Although the molecular mechanisms underlying endothelial ICAM-1 or E-selectin expression have been intensively investigated, the mechanisms that regulate human MAdCAM-1 expression have not been defined. We report MAdCAM-1 gene and protein expression in primary cultures of human intestinal microvascular endothelial cells (HIMEC) that was not demonstrated in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Similar to ICAM-1 and E-selectin expression, MAdCAM-1 gene expression in HIMEC was inducible with TNF-α, IL-1β, or LPS activation. However, in striking contrast to ICAM-1 and E-selectin expression, MAdCAM-1 mRNA and protein expression in HIMEC was heavily dependent on culture duration and/or cellular density, suggesting a prominent role for cell-cell interaction among these endothelial cells in the expression of the mucosal addressin. MAdCAM-1 expression was inhibited by both SN-50 (NF-κB inhibitor) and LY-294002 [phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-K) inhibitor], whereas ICAM-1 and E-selectin expression was inhibited by SN-50 but not by LY-294002. The Akt phosphorylation by TNF-α or LPS was greater at higher cell density, demonstrating a pattern similar to that of MAdCAM-1 expression. NF-κB activation was not affected by cellular density in HIMEC. MAdCAM-1 expression in human gut endothelial cells is regulated by distinct signaling mechanisms involving both NF-κB and PI3-K/Akt. These data also suggest that PI3-K/Akt is involved in the gut-specific differentiation of HIMEC, which results in expression of the mucosal addressin MAdCAM-1.

scholarly journals Caveolin-1 regulates expression of junction-associated proteins in brain microvascular endothelial cells

Blood ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 109 (4) ◽  
pp. 1515-1523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Song ◽  
Shujun Ge ◽  
Joel S. Pachter
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Adherens Junction ◽  
Microvascular Endothelial Cells ◽  
Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells ◽  
Caveolin 1 ◽  
Synthetic Cell ◽  
Associated Proteins ◽  
Junctional Protein ◽  
Microvascular Endothelial

Abstract Recent evidence from this laboratory indicated that reduced expression of caveolin-1 accompanied the diminished expression of tight junction (TJ)–associated proteins occludin and zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1) following stimulation of brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs) with the chemokine CCL2 (formerly called MCP-1). Because attenuated caveolin-1 levels have also been correlated with heightened permeability of other endothelia, the objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that reduced caveolin-1 expression is causally linked to the action of CCL2 on BMEC junctional protein expression and barrier integrity. This was achieved using adenovirus to nondestructively deliver caveolin-1 siRNA (Ad-siCav-1) to BMEC monolayers, which model the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Treatment with siRNA reduced the caveolin-1 protein level as well as occludin and ZO-1. Additionally, occludin exhibited dissociation from the cytoskeletal framework. These changes were attended by comparable alterations in adherens junction (AJ)–associated proteins, VE-cadherin and β-catenin, increased BMEC paracellular permeability, and facilitated the ability of CCL2 to stimulate monocytic transendothelial migration. Furthermore, treating BMECs with cavtratin, a synthetic cell-permeable peptide encoding the caveolin-1 scaffolding domain, antagonized effects of both Ad-siCav-1 and CCL2. These results collectively highlight caveolin-1 loss as a critical step in CCL2-induced modulation of BMEC junctional protein expression and integrity, and possibly serve a crucial role in regulating inflammation at the BBB.

MKK3 and -6-dependent activation of p38α MAP kinase is required for cytoskeletal changes in pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells induced by ICAM-1 ligation

2005 ◽  
Vol 288 (2) ◽  
pp. L359-L369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qin Wang ◽  
Michael Yerukhimovich ◽  
William A. Gaarde ◽  
Ian J. Popoff ◽  
Claire M. Doerschuk
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Map Kinase ◽  
Neutrophil Migration ◽  
P38 Map Kinase ◽  
Cell Junctions ◽  
Microvascular Endothelial Cells ◽  
Pulmonary Microvascular Endothelial Cells ◽  
Neutrophil Adherence ◽  
Microvascular Endothelial

Previous studies demonstrated that neutrophil adherence induces ICAM-1-dependent cytoskeletal changes in TNF-α-treated pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells that are prevented by a pharmacological inhibitor of p38 MAP kinase. This study determined whether neutrophil adherence induces activation of p38 MAP kinase in endothelial cells, the subcellular localization of phosphorylated p38, which MAP kinase kinases lead to p38 activation, which p38 isoform is activated, and what the downstream targets may be. Confocal microscopy showed that neutrophil adhesion for 2 or 6 min induced an increase in phosphorylated p38 in endothelial cells that was punctate and concentrated in the central region of the endothelial cells. Studies using small interfering RNA (siRNA) to inhibit the protein expression of MAP kinase kinase 3 and 6, either singly or in combination, showed that both MAP kinase kinases were required for p38 phosphorylation. Studies using an antisense oligonucleotide to p38α demonstrated that inhibition of the protein expression of p38α 1) inhibited activation of p38 MAP kinase without affecting the protein expression of p38β; 2) prevented phosphorylation of heat shock protein 27, an actin binding protein that may induce actin polymerization upon phosphorylation; 3) attenuated cytoskeletal changes; and 4) attenuated neutrophil migration to the EC borders. Thus MAP kinase kinase3- and 6-dependent activation of the α-isoform of p38 MAP kinase is required for the cytoskeletal changes induced by neutrophil adherence and influences subsequent neutrophil migration toward endothelial cell junctions.

scholarly journals Chemically defined human vascular laminins for biologically relevant culture of hiPSC-derived brain microvascular endothelial cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedram Motallebnejad ◽  
Samira M. Azarin
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Shear Stress ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Disease Modeling ◽  
Barrier Properties ◽  
Microvascular Endothelial Cells ◽  
Gene And Protein Expression ◽  
Junctional Protein ◽  
Microvascular Endothelial

Abstract Background In recent years, differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) into brain-specific microvascular endothelial cells (iBMECs) has frequently been used to model the blood–brain barrier (BBB). However, there are limitations in the use of iBMECs for in vitro studies, such as transendothelial electrical resistance (TEER) instability, weak junctional expression of VE-cadherin, and lack of proper fluid shear stress response. In vivo, the basement membrane (BM) composition of the BBB evolves throughout development, and laminins become the dominant component of the mature vascular BM. However, laminin isoforms of the endothelial BM have not been used for culture of differentiated iBMECs. The main goal of this study is to investigate the effect of different laminin isoforms of the endothelial BM on iBMEC functionality and to determine whether better recapitulation of the physiological BM in vitro can address the aforementioned limitations of iBMECs. Methods Using a previously reported method, hiPSCs were differentiated into iBMECs. The influence of main laminins of the endothelial BM, LN 411 and LN 511, on iBMEC functionality was studied and compared to a collagen IV and fibronectin mixture (CN IV-FN). Quantitative RT-PCR, immunocytochemistry, and TEER measurement were utilized to assess gene and protein expression and barrier properties of iBMECs on different extracellular matrices. Single-channel microfluidic devices were used to study the effect of shear stress on iBMECs. Results LN 511, but not LN 411, improved iBMEC barrier properties and resulted in more sustained TEER stability. Immunocytochemistry showed improved junctional protein expression compared to iBMECs cultured on CN IV-FN. iBMECs cultured on LN 511 showed a reduction of stress fibers, indicating resting endothelial phenotype, whereas gene expression analysis revealed upregulation of multiple genes involved in endothelial activation in iBMECs on CN IV-FN. Finally, culturing iBMECs on LN 511 enhanced physiological responses to shear stress, including morphological changes and enhanced junctional protein association. Conclusion LN 511 improves the functionality and long-term barrier stability of iBMECs. Our findings suggest that incorporation of physiologically relevant LN 511 in iBMEC culture would be beneficial for disease modeling applications and BBB-on-a-chip platforms that accommodate fluid flow.

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