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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
卷 100, 期 3, 页码 1420-1425出版社
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0237367100
关键词
eNOS; ELK-1; p-CREB; p-jun; vascular disease
资金
- NHLBI NIH HHS [P50 HL056989, HL-66999, HL-58433, R01 HL066999, HL-63282, R01 HL063282, HL-56989] Funding Source: Medline
Atherogenesis is enhanced in arterial segments exposed to disturbed blood flow, indicating the active participation of the hemodynamic environment in lesion formation. Turbulent shear stress selectively regulates responsive genes in the endothelium and increases the damage induced by free radicals. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of intervention with antioxidants and L-arginine on endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) and oxidation-sensitive gene perturbation induced by disturbed flow in vitro and in vivo. Both human endothelial cells exposed to shear stress and high atherosclerosis-prone areas of hypercholesterolemic low-density lipoprotein receptor knockout (LDLR-/-) mice showed increased activities of redox-transcription factors (ELK-1, p-Jun, and p-CREB) and decreased expression of eNOS. Intervention with antioxiclants and L-arginine reduced the activation of redox-transcription factors and increased eNOS expression in cells and in vivo. These results demonstrate that atherogenic effects induced by turbulent shear stress can be prevented by cotreatment with antioxidants and L-arginine. The therapeutic possibility to modulate shear stress-response genes may have important implications for the prevention of atherosclerosis and its clinical manifestations.
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