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Zhuo Li Gengshu Wu Roger B. Sher Zohreh Khavandgar Martin Hermansson Gregory A. Cox Michael R. Doschak Monzur Murshed Frank Beier Dennis E. Vance 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2014
Background
Choline kinase has three isoforms encoded by the genes Chka and Chkb. Inactivation of Chka in mice results in embryonic lethality, whereas Chkb−/− mice display neonatal forelimb bone deformations.Methods
To understand the mechanisms underlying the bone deformations, we compared the biology and biochemistry of bone formation from embryonic to young adult wild-type (WT) and Chkb−/− mice.Results
The deformations are specific to the radius and ulna during the late embryonic stage. The radius and ulna of Chkb−/− mice display expanded hypertrophic zones, unorganized proliferative columns in their growth plates, and delayed formation of primary ossification centers. The differentiation of chondrocytes of Chkb−/− mice was impaired, as was chondrocyte proliferation and expression of matrix metalloproteinases 9 and 13. In chondrocytes from Chkb−/− mice, phosphatidylcholine was slightly lower than in WT mice whereas the amount of phosphocholine was decreased by approximately 75%. In addition, the radius and ulna from Chkb−/− mice contained fewer osteoclasts along the cartilage/bone interface.Conclusions
Chkb has a critical role in the normal embryogenic formation of the radius and ulna in mice.General Significance
Our data indicate that choline kinase beta plays an important role in endochondral bone formation by modulating growth plate physiology. 相似文献2.
Kirk Nylen Jose Luis Perez Velazquez Venus Sayed K. Michael Gibson W.M. Burnham O. Carter Snead III 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2009
Background
Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (SSADH) deficiency is an inborn error of GABA metabolism characterized clinically by ataxia, psychomotor retardation and seizures. A mouse model of SSADH deficiency, the Aldh5a1−/− mouse, has been used to study the pathophysiology and treatment of this disorder. Recent work from our group has shown that the ketogenic diet (KD) is effective in normalizing the Aldh5a1−/− phenotype, although the mechanism of the effect remains unclear.Methods
Here, we examine the effects of a KD on the number of hippocampal mitochondria as well as on ATP levels in hippocampus. Electron microscopy was performed to determine the number of mitochondria in the hippocampus of Aldh5a1−/− mice. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels were measured in hippocampal extracts.Results
Our results show that the KD increases the number of mitochondria in Aldh5a1−/− mice. We also show that Aldh5a1−/− mice have significant reductions in hippocampal ATP levels as compared to controls, and that the KD restores ATP in mutant mice to normal levels.General significance
Taken together, our data suggest that the KD's actions on brain mitochondria may play a role in the diet's ability to treat murine SSADH deficiency. 相似文献3.
Aims
Ursolic acid (UA), a natural pentacyclic triterpenoid acid, has been reported to show immunomodulatory activity. This study investigated the effects of UA on nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) signaling in cells and experimental murine colitis.Main methods
Human intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) COLO 205 and peritoneal macrophages from IL-10-deficient (IL-10−/−) mice were pretreated with UA and then stimulated with tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS), respectively. The expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines was determined by real-time RT-PCR and ELISA. The effect of UA on NF-κB signaling was examined by immunoblot analysis to detect IκBα phosphorylation/degradation and electrophoretic mobility shift assay to assess the DNA binding activity of NF-κB. For in vivo studies, dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced acute colitis in C57BL/6 wild-type mice and chronic colitis in IL-10−/− mice were treated with or without UA. Colitis was quantified by histopathologic evaluation. Immunohistochemical staining for phosphorylated IκBα was performed in the colonic tissue.Key findings
UA significantly inhibited the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, IκBα phosphorylation/degradation and NF-κB DNA binding activity in both IEC and IL-10−/− peritoneal macrophages stimulated with TNF-α and LPS, respectively. UA significantly reduced the severity of DSS-induced murine colitis, as assessed by the disease activity index, colon length, and histopathology. UA also significantly ameliorated the severity of colitis in IL-10−/− mice. Furthermore, UA suppressed IκBα phosphorylation in the colonic tissue.Significance
UA inhibits NF-κB activation in both IECs and macrophages, and attenuates experimental murine colitis. These results suggest that UA is a potential therapeutic agent for inflammatory bowel disease. 相似文献4.
Toshihiro Kurahashi Myoungsu Kwon Takujiro Homma Yuka Saito Jaeyong Lee Motoko Takahashi Ken-ichi Yamada Satoshi Miyata Junichi Fujii 《Biochemical and biophysical research communications》2014
Aldehyde reductase (AKR1A), a member of the aldo–keto reductase superfamily, suppresses diabetic complications via a reduction in metabolic intermediates; it also plays a role in ascorbic acid biosynthesis in mice. Because primates cannot synthesize ascorbic acid, a principle role of AKR1A appears to be the reductive detoxification of aldehydes. In this study, we isolated and immortalized mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) from wild-type (WT) and human Akr1a-transgenic (Tg) mice and used them to investigate the potential roles of AKR1A under culture conditions. Tg MEFs showed higher methylglyoxal- and acrolein-reducing activities than WT MEFs and also were more resistant to cytotoxicity. Enzymatic analyses of purified rat AKR1A showed that the efficiency of the acrolein reduction was about 20% that of glyceraldehyde. Ascorbic acid levels were quite low in the MEFs, and while the administration of ascorbic acid to the cells increased the intracellular levels of ascorbic acid, it had no affect on the resistance to acrolein. Endoplasmic reticulum stress and protein carbonylation induced by acrolein treatment were less evident in Tg MEFs than in WT MEFs. These data collectively indicate that one of the principle roles of AKR1A in primates is the reductive detoxification of aldehydes, notably acrolein, and protection from its detrimental effects. 相似文献
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Aims
Aristolochic acid (AA) nephrotoxicity is related to accumulation of methylglyoxal (MGO) and Nε-(carboxymethyl)lysine (CML) in the mouse kidney. We studied the activity of renal semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase (SSAO), a key enzyme involved in MGO generation, in AA-treated mice, and investigated nephroprotective effects produced by metformin, a MGO scavenger.Methods
Mice were orally administered water or metformin for 15 days (12 or 24 mg kg− 1 day− 1), and injected AA (5 mg kg− 1 day− 1) intraperitoneally for 8 days starting on day 8. Renal function was studied, and histopathological examination, determination of renal SSAO activity, and measurement of MGO levels were performed.Key findings
Compared to control mice, AA-injected mice showed significant renal damage and approximately 2.7-fold greater renal SSAO activity (p < 0.05). Further, compared to control treatment, administration of 12 mg/kg metformin inhibited formation of renal lesions, and significantly decreased renal MGO levels (37.33 ± 9.78 vs. 5.89 ± 2.64 μg/mg of protein, respectively, p < 0.01). In the AA-treated mice, metformin also inhibited the accumulation of CML in renal tubules, but did not affect SSAO activity.Significance
This study is the first to show elevated renal SSAO activity in AA-treated mice, which could be involved in MGO accumulation. Moreover, MGO scavenging by metformin reduces AA nephrotoxicity. These findings suggest that reducing MGO accumulation produces nephroprotection, revealing new therapeutic strategies for the management. SSAO is a key enzyme involved in MGO generation, and consequently, inhibition of renal SSAO activity is worth investigating in AA nephrotoxicity and other renal pathologies further. 相似文献6.
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Maria Galán Modar Kassan Philip J. Kadowitz Mohamed Trebak Souad Belmadani Khalid Matrougui 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/Molecular Cell Research》2014
Background
We recently reported that ER stress plays a key role in vascular endothelial dysfunction during hypertension. In this study we aimed to elucidate the mechanisms by which ER stress induction and oxidative stress impair vascular endothelial function.Methodology/principal findings
We conducted in vitro studies with primary endothelial cells from coronary arteries stimulated with tunicamycin, 1 μg/mL, in the presence or absence of two ER stress inhibitors: tauroursodeoxycholic acid (Tudca), 500 μg/mL, and 4-phenylbutyric acid (PBA), 5 mM. ER stress induction was assessed by enhanced phosphorylation of PERK and eIF2α, and increased expression of CHOP, ATF6 and Grp78/Bip. The ER stress induction increased p38 MAPK phosphorylation, Nox2/4 mRNA levels and NADPH oxidase activity, and decreased eNOS promoter activity, eNOS expression and phosphorylation, and nitrite levels. Interestingly, the inhibition of p38 MAPK pathway reduced CHOP and Bip expressions enhanced by tunicamycin and restored eNOS promoter activation as well as phosphorylation. To study the effects of ER stress induction in vivo, we used C57BL/6J mice and p47phox−/− mice injected with tunicamycin or saline. The ER stress induction in mice significantly impaired vascular endothelium-dependent and independent relaxation in C57BL/6J mice compared with p47phox−/− mice indicating NADPH oxidase activity as an intermediate for ER stress in vascular endothelial dysfunction.Conclusion/significance
We conclude that chemically induced ER stress leads to a downstream enhancement of p38 MAPK and oxidative stress causing vascular endothelial dysfunction. Our results indicate that inhibition of ER stress could be a novel therapeutic strategy to attenuate vascular dysfunction during cardiovascular diseases. 相似文献9.
Sayuri Tsujimoto Takumi Ishida Tomoki Takeda Yuji Ishii Yuko Onomura Kiyomi Tsukimori Shinji Takechi Tadatoshi Yamaguchi Hiroshi Uchi Satoshi O. Suzuki Midori Yamamoto Masaru Himeno Masutaka Furue Hideyuki Yamada 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2013
Background
Selenium-binding protein 1 (Selenbp1) is suggested to play a role in tumor suppression, and may be involved in the toxicity produced by dioxin, an activator of aryl hydrocarbon receptors (AhR). However, the mechanism or likelihood is largely unknown because of the limited information available about the physiological role of Selenbp1.Methods
To address this issue, we generated Selenbp1-null [Selenbp1 (−/−)] mice, and examined the toxic effect of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) in this mouse model.Results
Selenbp1 (−/−) mice exhibited only a few differences from wild-type mice in their apparent phenotypes. However, a DNA microarray experiment showed that many genes including Notch1 and Cdk1, which are known to be enhanced in ovarian carcinoma, are also increased in the ovaries of Selenbp1 (−/−) mice. Based on the different responses to TCDD between C57BL/6J and DBA/2J strains of mice, the expression of Selenbp1 is suggested to be under the control of AhR. However, wasting syndrome by TCDD occurred equally in Selenbp1 (−/−) and (+/+) mice.Conclusions
The above pieces of evidence suggest that 1) Selenbp1 suppresses the expression of tumor-promoting genes although a reduction in Selenbp1 alone is not very serious as far as the animals are concerned; and 2) Selenbp1 induction by TCDD is neither a pre-requisite for toxicity nor a protective response for combating TCDD toxicity.General significance
Selenbp1 (−/−) mice exhibit little difference in their apparent phenotype and responsiveness to dioxin compared with the wild-type. This may be due to the compensation of Selenbp1 function by a closely-related protein, Selenbp2. 相似文献10.
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Changhyun Lee Jaeyoung Chun Sung Wook Hwang Seung Joo Kang Jong Pil Im Joo Sung Kim 《Life sciences》2014
Aims
Intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP) is an intestinal brush border enzyme that is shown to function as a gut mucosal defense factor, but its defensive mechanism remains unclear. The aims of this study were to evaluate the effect of IAP on intestinal epithelial cells and macrophages, and on chronic colitis in interleukin-10-deficient (IL-10−/−) mice.Main methods
Human intestinal epithelial cells COLO 205 and peritoneal macrophages from IL-10−/− mice were pretreated with IAP and then stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). IL-8 secretion from COLO205 cells and TNF-α, IL-6, IL-12 from peritoneal macrophages were measured by ELISA. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay was used to assess the DNA binding activity of NF-κB and IκBα phosphorylation/degradation was evaluated by immunoblot assay in COLO 205. For the in vivo study, colitis was induced in IL-10−/− mice with piroxicam, the mice were then treated with 100 or 300 units of IAP by oral gavage for 2 weeks. Colitis was quantified by histopathologic scoring, and the phosphorylation of IκBα in the colonic mucosa was assessed using immunohistochemistry.Key findings
IAP significantly inhibited LPS-induced inflammatory cytokine production in both IECs and peritoneal macrophages. IAP also attenuated LPS-induced NF-κB binding activity and IκBα phosphorylation/degradation in IECs. Oral administration of IAP significantly reduced the severity of colitis and down-regulated colitis-induced IκBα phosphorylation in IL-10−/− mice.Significance
IAP may inhibit the activation of intestinal epithelial cells and peritoneal macrophages, and may attenuate chronic murine colitis. This finding suggests that IAP supplementation is a potential therapeutic option for inflammatory bowel disease. 相似文献12.
M.F.P. Silvestre B. Viollet P.W. Caton J. Leclerc I. Sakakibara M. Foretz M.C. Holness M.C. Sugden 《Life sciences》2014
Aims
SIRT1 and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) share common activators, actions and target molecules. Previous studies have suggested that a putative SIRT1-AMPK regulatory network could act as the prime initial sensor for calorie restriction-induced adaptations in skeletal muscle—the major site of insulin-stimulated glucose disposal. Our study aimed to investigate whether a feedback loop exists between AMPK and SIRT1 in skeletal muscle and how this may be involved glucose tolerance.Main methods
To investigate this, we used skeletal muscle-specific AMPKα1/2 knockout mice (AMPKα1/2−/−) fed ad libitum (AL) or a 30% calorie restricted (CR) diet and L6 rat myoblasts incubated with SIRT1 inhibitor (EX527).Key findings
CR-AMPKα1/2−/− displayed impaired glucose tolerance (*p < 0.05), in association with down-regulated SIRT1 and PGC-1α expression (< 300% vs. CR-WT, ±±p < 0.01). Moreover, AMPK activity was decreased following SIRT1 inhibition in L6 cells (~ 0.5-fold vs. control, *p < 0.05).Significance
This study demonstrates that skeletal muscle-specific AMPK deficiency impairs the beneficial effects of CR on glucose tolerance and that these effects may be dependent on reduced SIRT1 levels. 相似文献13.
Mara Werwie Niklas Fehr Xiangxing Xu Thomas Basché Harald Paulsen 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2014
Background
Hybrid complexes of proteins and colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots, QDs) are of increasing interest in various fields of biochemistry and biomedicine, for instance for biolabeling or drug transport. The usefulness of protein–QD complexes for such applications is dependent on the binding specificity and strength of the components. Often the binding properties of these components are difficult and time consuming to assess.Methods
In this work we characterized the interaction between recombinant light harvesting chlorophyll a/b complex (LHCII) and CdTe/CdSe/ZnS QDs by using ultracentrifugation and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) assay experiments. Ultracentrifugation was employed as a fast method to compare the binding strength between different protein tags and the QDs. Furthermore the LHCII:QD stoichiometry was determined by separating the protein–QD hybrid complexes from unbound LHCII via ultracentrifugation through a sucrose cushion.Results
One trimeric LHCII was found to be bound per QD. Binding constants were evaluated by FRET assays of protein derivatives carrying different affinity tags. A new tetra-cysteine motif interacted more strongly (Ka = 4.9 ± 1.9 nM− 1) with the nanoparticles as compared to a hexahistidine tag (His6 tag) (Ka ~ 1 nM− 1).Conclusion
Relative binding affinities and binding stoichiometries of hybrid complexes from LHCII and quantum dots were identified via fast ultracentrifugation, and binding constants were determined via FRET assays.General significance
The combination of rapid centrifugation and fluorescence-based titration will be useful to assess the binding strength between different types of nanoparticles and a broad range of proteins. 相似文献14.
Chai Siah Ku Tho X. Pham Youngki Park Bohkyung Kim Min Sun Shin Insoo Kang Jiyoung Lee 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2013
Background
Chronic inflammation contributes to the development of pathological disorders including insulin resistance and atherosclerosis. Identification of anti-inflammatory natural products can prevent the inflammatory diseases.Methods
Anti-inflammatory effects of blue-green algae (BGA), i.e., Nostoc commune var. sphaeroides Kützing (NO) and Spirulina platensis (SP), were compared in RAW 264.7 and mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMM) as well as splenocytes from apolipoprotein E knockout (apoE−/−) mice fed BGA.Results
When macrophages pretreated with 100 μg/ml NO lipid extract (NOE) or SP lipid extract (SPE) were activated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), expression and secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα), interleukin 1β (IL-1β), and IL-6, were significantly repressed. NOE and SPE also significantly repressed the expression of TNFα and IL-1β in BMM. LPS-induced secretion of IL-6 was lower in splenocytes from apoE−/− fed an atherogenic diet containing 5% NO or SP for 12 weeks. In RAW 264.7 macrophages, NOE and SPE markedly decreased nuclear translocation of NF-κB. The degree of repression of pro-inflammatory gene expression by algal extracts was much stronger than that of SN50, an inhibitor of NF-κB nuclear translocation. Trichostatin A, a pan histone deacetylase inhibitor, increased basal expression of IL-1β and attenuated the repression of the gene expression by SPE. SPE significantly down-regulated mRNA abundance of 11 HDAC isoforms, consequently increasing acetylated histone 3 levels.Conclusion
NOE and SPE repress pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and secretion in macrophages and splenocytes via inhibition of NF-κB pathway. Histone acetylation state is likely involved in the inhibition.General significance
This study underscores natural products can exert anti-inflammatory effects by epigenetic modifications such as histone acetylation. 相似文献15.
Emanuel Kennedy-Feitosa Rômulo Fonseca Santos Pinto Karla Maria Pereira Pires Ana Paula Teixeira Monteiro Mariana Nascimento Machado Juliana Carvalho Santos Marcelo Lima Ribeiro Walter Araújo Zin Cláudio Azevedo Canetti Bruna Romana-Souza Luís Cristóvão Porto Samuel Santos Valenca 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2014
Background
Pulmonary emphysema is characterized by the loss of lung architecture. Our hypothesis is that the inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) production may be an important strategy to reduce inflammation, oxidative stress, and metalloproteinases in lung tissue resulting from cigarette smoke (CS)-induced emphysema.Methods
5-LO knockout (129S2-Alox5tm1Fun/J) and wild-type (WT) mice (129S2/SvPas) were exposed to CS for 60 days. Mice exposed to ambient air were used as Controls. Oxidative, inflammatory, and proteolytic markers were analyzed.Results
The alveolar diameter was decreased in CS 5-LO−/− mice when compared with the WT CS group. The CS exposure resulted in less pronounced pulmonary inflammation in the CS 5-LO−/− group. The CS 5-LO−/− group showed leukotriene B4 values comparable to those of the Control group. The expression of MMP-9 was decreased in the CS 5-LO−/− group when compared with the CS WT group. The expression of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase were decreased in the CS 5-LO−/− group when compared with the Control group. The protein expression of nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 was reduced in the CS 5-LO−/− group when compared to the CS WT group.Conclusion
In conclusion, we show for the first time that 5-LO deficiency protects 129S2 mice against emphysema caused by CS. We suggest that the main mechanism of pathogenesis in this model involves the imbalance between proteases and antiproteases, particularly the association between MMP-9 and TIMP-1.General significanceThis study demonstrates the influence of 5-LO mediated oxidative stress, inflammation, and proteolytic markers in CS exposed mice. 相似文献16.
J.C. Souza E.C Vanzela R.A. Ribeiro L.F. Rezende C.A. de Oliveira E.M. Carneiro H.C.F. Oliveira A.C. Boschero 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids》2013,1831(4):769-775
Aims/hypothesis
Changes in cellular cholesterol level may contribute to beta cell dysfunction. Islets from low density lipoprotein receptor knockout (LDLR−/−) mice have higher cholesterol content and secrete less insulin than wild-type (WT) mice. Here, we investigated the association between cholesterol content, insulin secretion and Ca2 + handling in these islets.Methods
Isolated islets from both LDLR−/− and WT mice were used for measurements of insulin secretion (radioimmunoassay), cholesterol content (fluorimetric assay), cytosolic Ca2 + level (fura-2AM) and SNARE protein expression (VAMP-2, SNAP-25 and syntaxin-1A). Cholesterol was depleted by incubating the islets with increasing concentrations (0–10 mmol/l) of methyl-beta-cyclodextrin (MβCD).Results
The first and second phases of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) were lower in LDLR−/− than in WT islets, paralleled by an impairment of Ca2 + handling in the former. SNAP-25 and VAMP-2, but not syntaxin-1A, were reduced in LDLR−/− compared with WT islets. Removal of excess cholesterol from LDLR−/− islets normalized glucose- and tolbutamide-induced insulin release. Glucose-stimulated Ca2 + handling was also normalized in cholesterol-depleted LDLR−/− islets. Cholesterol removal from WT islets by 0.1 and 1.0 mmol/l MβCD impaired both GSIS and Ca2 + handling. In addition, at 10 mmol/l MβCD WT islet showed a loss of membrane integrity and higher DNA fragmentation.Conclusion
Abnormally high (LDLR−/− islets) or low cholesterol content (WT islets treated with MβCD) alters both GSIS and Ca2 + handling. Normalization of cholesterol improves Ca2 + handling and insulin secretion in LDLR−/− islets. 相似文献17.
Ona Barauskas Amoreena C. CorsaRuth Wang Scott HluhanichDebi Jin Magdeleine HungHuiling Yang William E. Delaney IVBrian E. Schultz 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2014
Background
GS-9256 and vedroprevir are inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus NS3 protease enzyme, an important drug target. The potency, selectivity, and binding kinetics of the two compounds were determined using in vitro biochemical assays.Methods
Potency of the compounds against NS3 protease and selectivity against a panel of mammalian proteases were determined through steady-state enzyme kinetics. Binding kinetics were determined using stopped-flow techniques. Dissociation rates were measured using dilution methods.Results
GS-9256 and vedroprevir had measured Ki values of 89 pM and 410 pM, respectively, against genotype 1b NS3 protease; Ki values were higher against genotype 2a (2.8 nM and 39 nM) and genotype 3 proteases (104 nM and 319 nM) for GS-9256 and vedroprevir, respectively. Selectivity of GS-9256 and vedroprevir was > 10,000-fold against all tested off-target proteases. Association rate constants of 4 × 105 M− 1 s− 1 and 1 × 106 M− 1 s− 1, respectively, were measured, and dissociation rate constants of 4.8 × 10− 5 s− 1 and 2.6 × 10− 4 s− 1 were determined.Conclusions
GS-9256 and vedroprevir are potent inhibitors of NS3 protease with high selectivity against off-target proteases. They have rapid association kinetics and slow dissociation kinetics.General Significance
The NS3 protease is a key drug target for the treatment of hepatitis C. The potency, selectivity, and binding kinetics of GS-9256 and vedroprevir constitute a biochemical profile that supports the evaluation of these compounds in combination with other direct-acting antivirals in clinical trials for hepatitis C. 相似文献18.
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Jianchang Zhou Paul C. Dimayuga Xiaoning Zhao Juliana YanoWai Man Lio Portia TrinidadTomoyuki Honjo Bojan CercekPrediman K. Shah Kuang-Yuh Chyu 《Biochemical and biophysical research communications》2014
Background
It is increasingly evident that CD8+ T cells are involved in atherosclerosis but the specific subtypes have yet to be defined. CD8+CD25+ T cells exert suppressive effects on immune signaling and modulate experimental autoimmune disorders but their role in atherosclerosis remains to be determined. The phenotype and functional role of CD8+CD25+ T cells in experimental atherosclerosis were investigated in this study.Methods and results
CD8+CD25+ T cells were observed in atherosclerotic plaques of apoE(−/−) mice fed hypercholesterolemic diet. Characterization by flow cytometric analysis and functional evaluation using a CFSE-based proliferation assays revealed a suppressive phenotype and function of splenic CD8+CD25+ T cells from apoE(−/−) mice. Depletion of CD8+CD25+ from total CD8+ T cells rendered higher cytolytic activity of the remaining CD8+CD25− T cells. Adoptive transfer of CD8+CD25+ T cells into apoE(−/−) mice suppressed the proliferation of splenic CD4+ T cells and significantly reduced atherosclerosis in recipient mice.Conclusions
Our study has identified an athero-protective role for CD8+CD25+ T cells in experimental atherosclerosis. 相似文献20.