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JOURNAL OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND THROMBOSIS
Volume 19, Issue 1, Pages 13-22Publisher
JAPAN ATHEROSCLEROSIS SOC
DOI: 10.5551/jat.9472
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RAGE; MCP-1; JNK; Vascular smooth muscle cell
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- Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture
- Ministry of Health, Welfare and Labor of Japan
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Aim: The receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) has been suggested to play a pivotal role in the development of diabetic vasculopathy and atherosclerosis; however, due to its low expression, the physiological role of RAGE in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) remains unknown. Methods: Using VSMC lines stably expressing RAGE (RAGE-A10), we studied the molecular mechanism by which S100B, a RAGE ligand, induces proinflammatory gene expression. Results: S100B induced NF-kappa B activation and the expression of several proinflammatory genes (MCP-1, IL-6, ICAM-1) at mRNA and protein levels in RAGE-A10, among which MCP-1 expression was the most robust. S100B-induced MCP-1 expression was dose-dependently blocked by inhibitors of JNK (SP600125), p38 (SB203580), MEK-1 (U0126) as well as NF-kappa B (Bay117085). In RAGE-A10, S100B activated JNK, MEK-1 and p38. S100B-induced MCP-1 promoter activity via NF-kappa B binding sites and nuclear translocation of NF-kappa B p65 subunit were blocked by SP600125, U0126, and SB203580 in RAGE-A10. Conclusion: Our study demonstrates that S100B increased MCP-1 expression via NF-kappa B and mito-gen-activated protein kinase (JNK, ERK1/2, and p38) pathways in RAGE-overexpressed A10 cell lines. Thus, RAGE-A10 could be a useful cell model for studying the molecular mechanism(s) of upregulated RAGE in the vasculature.
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