Effect of NADPH oxidase inhibition on endothelial cell ELAM-1 mRNA expression. |
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| Authors: | Y Suzuki W Wang T H Vu T A Raffin |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, CA 94305-5236. |
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| Abstract: | Neutrophil adherence to endothelium is partially mediated by the expression of endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1 (ELAM-1) on endothelial cells activated by agents such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and phorbol myristate acetate (PMA). To elucidate molecular mechanisms involved in the induction of ELAM-1 on endothelial cells, we investigated the effect of the NADPH oxidase inhibitor, apocynin (4-hydroxy-3-methoxyacetophenone), on ELAM-1 mRNA expression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) by Northern blot analysis. Apocynin downregulated both LPS- and PMA-induced ELAM-1 mRNA expression in a dose-dependent manner. Our results suggest NADPH oxidase might play a key role in ELAM-1 mRNA expression in HUVEC. |
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