期刊
JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
卷 13, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
DOI: 10.1186/s12967-015-0687-6
关键词
Gamma-glutamyltransferase; b-GGT fraction; Monocytes; Macrophages; Atherosclerosis
资金
- University of Pisa (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery Research Project)
- University of Pisa (PRA Funds)
Background: Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is a well-established independent risk factor for cardiovascular mortality related to atherosclerotic disease. Four GGT fractions have been identified in plasma, but only b-GGT fraction accumulates in atherosclerotic plaques, and correlates with other histological markers of vulnerability. The present study was aimed to evaluate whether macrophagic lineage cells may provide a source of b-GGT within the atherosclerotic plaque. Methods: GGT expression and release were studied in human monocytes isolated from peripheral blood of healthy donors. The growth factors GM-CSF and M-CSF were used to induce differentiation into M1-like and M2-like macrophages, respectively. Plaque GGT was investigated in tissue samples obtained from patients undergoing carotid endoarterectomy. Results: We found that M1-like macrophages express higher levels of GGT as compared to M2-like, and that both monocytes and M1-like macrophages-but not M2-like-are able to release the b-GGT fraction upon activation with pro-inflammatory stimuli. Western blot analysis of b-GGT extracted from plaques confirmed the presence of a GGT immunoreactive peptide coincident with that of macrophages. Conclusions: Our data indicate that macrophages characterized by a pro-inflammatory phenotype may contribute to intra-plaque accumulation of b-GGT, which in turn may play a role in the progression of atherosclerosis by modulating inflammatory processes and favouring plaque instability.
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