Inhibition of Rho/Rho-kinase signaling downregulates plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 synthesis in cultured human monocytes |
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Authors: | Ishibashi Toshiyuki Nagata Kenji Ohkawara Hiroshi Sakamoto Takayuki Yokoyama Keiko Shindo Joji Sugimoto Koichi Sakurada Sotaro Takuwa Yoh Teramoto Tamio Maruyama Yukio |
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Institution: | First Department of Internal Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Increased production of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in plaques plays a role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of blockade of Rho/Rho-kinase signaling on the synthesis of PAI-1 in cultured human peripheral blood monocytes. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) and inhibitors of Rho and Rho-kinase were added to monocyte cultures. The levels of PAI antigen and mRNA were determined by Western blotting and RT-PCR, respectively, and PAI-1 expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry. We performed pull-down assays to determine the activity of Rho by measuring the GTP-bound form of Rho A. In unstimulated and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated cultured monocytes, statins reduced the levels of PAI-1 antigen and mRNA. The suppressive effects of statins on PAI-1 synthesis were reversed by geranylgeranylpyrophosphate (GGPP) and were mimicked by C3 exoenzyme. Immunohistochemistry confirmed the role of lipid modification by GGPP in suppressive effect of statins in PAI-1 synthesis. Pull-down assays demonstrated that statins decreased the levels of the GTP-bound form of Rho A. Our findings suggest that statins decrease the activity of Rho by inhibiting geranylgeranylation. Moreover, Rho-kinase inhibitors, Y-27632 and fasudil, suppressed the synthesis of PAI-1 in this culture system. We show that inhibition of Rho/Rho-kinase signaling downregulates the synthesis of PAI-1 in human monocytes. |
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