Different Global Gene Expression Profiles in Benzo[a]Pyrene- and Dioxin-Treated Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells of AHR-Knockout and Wild-Type Mice

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saikumar Karyala ◽  
Junhai Guo ◽  
Maureen Sartor ◽  
Mario Medvedovic ◽  
Simone Kann ◽  
...  
Circulation ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 102 (15) ◽  
pp. 1828-1833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg Nickenig ◽  
Kerstin Strehlow ◽  
Sven Wassmann ◽  
Anselm T. Bäumer ◽  
Katja Albory ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 2466-2479 ◽  
Author(s):  
XiaoLe Xu ◽  
Mengzi He ◽  
Tingting Liu ◽  
Yi Zeng ◽  
Wei Zhang

Background/Aims: salusin-ß is considered to be a potential pro-atherosclerotic factor. Regulation and function of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are important in the progression of atherosclerosis. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) exerts a vascular protective role beyond its metabolic effects. Salusin-ß has direct effects on VSMCs. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of salusin-ß on PPARγ gene expression in primary cultured rat VSMCs. Methods: Western blotting analysis, real-time PCR and transient transfection approach were used to determine expression of target proteins. Specific protein knockdown was performed with siRNA transfection. Cell proliferation was determined by 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine incorporation. The levels of inflammation indicators interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a) were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: Salusin-ß negatively regulated PPARγ gene expression at protein, mRNA and gene promoter level in VSMCs. The inhibitory effect of salusin-ß on PPARγ gene expression contributed to salusin-ß-induced VSMCs proliferation and inflammation in vitro. IγBa-NF-γB activation, but not NF-γB p50 or p65, mediated the salusin-ß-induced inhibition of PPARγ gene expression. Salusin-ß induced nuclear translocation of histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3). HDAC3 siRNA prevented salusin-ß-induced PPARγ reduction. Nuclear translocation of HDAC3 in response to salusin-ß was significantly reversed by an IγBa inhibitor BAY 11-7085. Furthermore, IγBa-HDAC3 complex was present in the cytosol of VSMCs but interrupted after salusin-ß treatment. Conclusion: IγBa-HDAC3 pathway may contribute to salusin-ß-induced inhibition of PPARγ gene expression in VSMCs.


1998 ◽  
Vol 274 (2) ◽  
pp. C472-C480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinji Naito ◽  
Shunichi Shimizu ◽  
Shigeto Maeda ◽  
Jianwei Wang ◽  
Richard Paul ◽  
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Ets-1 is a transcription factor that activates expression of matrix-degrading proteinases such as collagenase and stromelysin. To study the control of ets-1 gene expression in rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), cells were exposed to factors known to regulate VSMC migration and proliferation. Platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB), endothelin-1 (ET-1), and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) induced a dose-dependent expression of ets-1 mRNA. These effects were abrogated by inhibition of protein kinase C (PKC) by H-7 or chronic PMA treatment. Ets-1 mRNA was superinduced by PDGF-BB and ET-1 in the presence of cycloheximide. The chelation of intracellular Ca2+ by 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane- N, N, N′, N′-tetraacetic acid-acetoxymethyl ester and the depletion of endoplasmic reticulum intracellular Ca2+concentration ([Ca2+]i) by thapsigargin inhibited PDGF-BB- and ET-1-induced ets-1 mRNA, whereas ethylene glycol-bis(β-aminoethyl ether)- N, N, N′, N′-tetraacetic acid had no effect. However, [Ca2+]irelease alone was not sufficient to increase ets-1 mRNA. Forskolin blocked ET-1-, PDGF-BB-, and PMA-induced ets-1 mRNA, as well as inositol phosphate formation, consistent with an effect through impairment of PKC activation. Inhibitors of ets-1 gene expression, such as H-7 and herbimycin A, inhibited the ET-1 induction of collagenase I mRNA. We propose that ets-1 may be an important element in the orchestration of matrix proteinase expression and of vascular remodeling after arterial injury.


2007 ◽  
Vol 292 (1) ◽  
pp. H516-H521 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Basi ◽  
Neeta Adhikari ◽  
Ami Mariash ◽  
Qinglu Li ◽  
Esther Kao ◽  
...  

Redox factor-1 (Ref-1) is a multifunctional protein that regulates redox, DNA repair, and the response to cell stress. We previously demonstrated that Ref-1+/− mice exhibit a significantly reduced Ref-1 mRNA and protein levels within the vasculature, which are associated with increased oxidative stress. The goal of this study was to test the hypothesis that partial loss of Ref-1 altered the cellular response to vascular injury. Fourteen days after femoral artery wire injury, we found that vessel intima-to-media ratio was significantly reduced in Ref-1+/− mice compared with that in wild-type mice ( P < 0.01). Bromodeoxyuridine labeling and transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling staining at 14 days did not differ in the Ref-1+/− mice. In vitro studies found no significant changes in either serum-induced proliferation or baseline apoptosis in Ref-1+/− vascular smooth muscle cells. Exposure to Fas ligand; however, did result in increased susceptibility of Ref-1+/− vascular smooth muscle cells to apoptosis ( P < 0.001). Ref-1+/− mice exhibited an increase in circulating baseline levels of IL-10, IL-1α, and VEGF compared with those in wild-type mice but a marked impairment in these pathways in response to injury. In sum, loss of a single allele of Ref-1 is sufficient to reduce intimal lesion formation and to alter circulating cytokine and growth factor expression.


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