期刊
CYTOKINE
卷 53, 期 1, 页码 35-41出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2010.09.009
关键词
Angiotensin II; Macrophage migration inhibitory factor; AP-1; Endothelial cells; Angiogenesis
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30300421, 30672077, 30772142, 81070103]
- National Key Basic Research Program (NKBRP) of China [2006CB503806]
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an inflammatory cytokine associated with the atherosclerotic process and atherosclerotic plaque stability. MIF was shown to be highly expressed in advanced atherosclerotic lesions. Neutralizing MIF with a blocking antibody induced a regression of established atherosclerotic lesions. In this study, we investigated the mechanism underlying the proangiogenic effect of MIF in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). We showed that MIF induced the expression of angiogenesis-related genes in HUVECs. We also showed that MIF induced tube formation of HUVECs in vitro and in vivo. Angiotensin II (Ang II) could specifically up-regulate MIF expression in HUVECs. Using a luciferase reporter assay, we demonstrated that the AP-1 response element in the 5'-UTR of the MIF gene played a role in Ang II-induced MIF expression. Small hairpin RNA (shRNA) targeting c-Jun, a component of AP-1, and the AP-1 inhibitor CHX both efficiently inhibited MIF expression. The consistent result of electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) showed that Ang II specifically increased AP-1 activation in HUVECs. Our results suggest that AP-1 mediates Ang II-induced MIF expression which contributes to atherosclerotic plaque destabilization in human endothelial cells. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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