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ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY
卷 28, 期 11, 页码 2003-2008出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.108.164707
关键词
atherosclerosis; shear stress sensing; adhesion molecules; endothelium; macrophages
资金
- AHA 2005 Student Scholarship in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke
- NIH [5T32HL007284-32, 5R01HL058108-12, 5R01HL082836-02]
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [AZ 428/2-1]
Objective-Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1, CD31) has recently been shown to form an essential element of a mechanosensory complex that mediates endothelial responses to fluid shear stress. The aim of this study was to determine the in vivo role of PECAM-1 in atherosclerosis. Methods and Results-We crossed C57BL/6 Pecam1(-/-) mice with apolipoprotein E-deficient (Apoe(-/-))mice. On a Western diet, Pecam1(-/-) Apoe(-/-) mice showed reduced atherosclerotic lesion size compared to Apoe(-/-) mice. Striking differences were observed in the lesser curvature of the aortic arch, an area of disturbed flow, but not in the descending thoracic or abdominal aorta. Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) expression, macrophage infiltration, and endothelial nuclear NF-kappa B were all reduced in Pecam1(-/-) Apoe(m-/-) mice. Bone marrow transplantation suggested that endothelial PECAM-1 is the main determinant of atherosclerosis in the aortic arch, but that hematopoietic PECAM-1 promotes lesions in the abdominal aorta. In vitro data show that siRNA-based knockdown of PECAM-1 attenuates endothelial NF-kappa B activity and VCAM-1 expression under conditions of atheroprone flow. Conclusion-These results indicate that endothelial PECAM-1 contributes to atherosclerotic lesion formation in regions of disturbed flow by regulating NF-kappa B-mediated gene expression. (Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2008;28:2003-2008)
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