期刊
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
卷 408, 期 2, 页码 339-343出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.04.039
关键词
Adipocytokine; Nitric oxide; Vascular endothelium; Inflammation; Signal transduction
资金
- Kitasato University, School of Veterinary Medicine
- Kitasato University
- Suzuken Memorial Foundation, Japan
Omentin is a recently identified adipocytokine with insulin-sensitizing effect. While lack of omentin may be related to the pathogenesis of obesity-related cardiovascular diseases, its effect in vasculature is largely unknown. We examined effects of omentin on vascular endothelial inflammatory states. Western blotting was performed to analyze inflammatory signal transduction in cultured vascular endothelia cells. The cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) content was measured using enzyme immunoassay. Treatment of human umbilical vein endothelial cells with omentin (300 ng/ml, 20 min) induced phosphorylation of 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) (Thr 172) and endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase (eNOS) (Ser 1177). Consistently, omentin increased the cGMP level. Pretreatment with omentin (300 ng/ml, 30 min) significantly inhibited the phosphorylation of JNK as well as expression of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 by TNF-alpha (5 ng/ml, 20 min-24 h). An inhibitor of JNK significantly inhibited the TNF-alpha-induced COX-2 expression. Inhibitory effect of omentin on TNF-alpha-induced COX-2 was reversed by a NOS inhibitor. The present results demonstrate for the first time that omentin plays an anti-inflammatory role by preventing the TNF-alpha-induced COX-2 expression in vascular endothelial cells. Omentin inhibits COX-2 induction via preventing the JNK activation presumably through activation of AMPK/eNOS/NO pathways. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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