Diabetes enhances lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor-1 (LOX-1) expression in the vascular endothelium: possible role of LOX-1 ligand and AGE |
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Authors: | Chen M Nagase M Fujita T Narumiya S Masaki T Sawamura T |
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Institution: | National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Diabetes mellitus accelerating atherosclerosis was associated with the enhanced glycoxidative modification of lipoproteins. LOX-1, the endothelial oxidized LDL receptor might be involved in the pathogenesis of diabetic atherosclerosis. In this study, we examined the vascular expression of LOX-1 in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. We found that LOX-1 was significantly increased in diabetic rat aorta compared with nondiabetic control. Immunohistochemistry revealed that the most distinctive staining of LOX-1 was in the endothelial cells, especially in the bifurcations of artery branches from aorta. In cultured aortic endothelial cells, diabetic rat serum and advanced glycation endproducts-BSA induced LOX-1 expression, while control rat serum along with high glucose did not. Applying a competitive inhibition assay, we found that LOX-1 ligand activity was accumulated in the diabetic rat serum, mainly in VLDL/LDL fractions. In addition, VLDL/LDL prominently increased LOX-1 among all the lipoprotein fractions of diabetic rat serum. In conclusion, diabetes markedly upregulated LOX-1 expression in the aortic endothelial cells. The enhanced glycoxidative modification of lipoproteins may contribute to the underlying mechanisms. |
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