1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 inhibits tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced adhesion molecule expression in endothelial cells |
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Authors: | Martinesi Maria Bruni Sara Stio Maria Treves Cristina |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biochemical Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy. |
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Abstract: | This study tested the hypothesis that 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) [1,25(OH)(2)D(3)] plays a role in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) cultures. HUVEC were incubated with 10 or 100 nM 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) for 24 h, in the absence or presence of 40 ng/ml tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) or 2 ng/ml interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha). 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) did not affect HUVEC viability and proliferation, while TNF-alpha, alone or in combination with the hormone, significantly inhibited HUVEC viability. [(3)H]thymidine incorporation in HUVEC treated with TNF-alpha or IL-1alpha significantly decreased, in the absence or in the presence of the hormone, while the levels of vitamin D receptor markedly increased in the presence of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) alone or associated with TNF-alpha or IL-1alpha, in comparison to the control. The noteworthy increase in protein levels of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) induced by TNF-alpha was significantly decreased after incubation of the cells with 1,25(OH)(2)D(3), this effect not being seen on E-selectin expression. Neither apoptosis nor nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB, induced in HUVEC by TNF-alpha was influenced by 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) treatment. |
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Keywords: | 1,25‐Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) Tumor necrosis factor‐α (TNF‐α) Interleukin‐1α (IL‐1α) Adhesion molecules |
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