Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expression is necessary for monocyte adhesion to the placental bed endothelium and is increased in type 1 diabetic human pregnancy

BACKGROUND: That adhesion molecule expression is upregulated in endothelial cells of the placental bed in pregnancies complicated by type 1 diabetes mellitus, and that this is associated with increased adherence of peripheral blood monocytes, which can be reversed by reduction in activity or expression of relevant adhesion molecules. Specific aims were to compare the adherence of monocytes from normal pregnancies to decidual endothelial cells from both normal and diabetic pregnancies, and to examine the involvement of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in regulation of such adhesion. METHODS: We examined adhesion of peripheral blood monocytes (isolated by density gradient centrifugation) of normal third trimester pregnant women, to cultured endothelial cells (isolated from decidual biopsies collected at elective caesarean section) from both normal women and those with type 1 diabetes. Adhesion molecule expression was determined by flow cytometry. The role of ICAM-1 was further investigated by monoclonal antibody-blocking experiments and gene-silencing methodology. RESULTS: There was a significant increase in monocyte adhesion to decidual endothelial cells from diabetic pregnancies, associated with increased endothelial cell expression of ICAM-1, but not VCAM-1. ICAM-1 expression in normal decidual endothelial cells was stimulated by pro-atherogenic and pro-inflammatory stimuli. Following ICAM-1 antibody blockade, monocyte adhesion was decreased by > 70%. ICAM-1 silencing by small interfering RNAs also inhibited monocyte adhesion and ICAM-1 expression. CONCLUSIONS: These findings implicate upregulation of ICAM-1 in decidual endothelial cells in the development of placental bed vascular pathology in diabetic pregnancy.     

Effects of ethanol on the properties of platelets and endothelial cells in model experiments

AIM: To investigate effects of ethanol on activity markers of atherosclerosis in an in vitro endothelial cell model. METHODS: After 24 h incubation with ethanol (0.0095%), human umbilical vein endothelial cells were stimulated for 1 h with lipopolysaccharide, and were then incubated in direct contact with activated platelets. Following this incubation, the expression of CD40L and CD62P on platelets, and the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR), and membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) on endothelial cells were measured by flow cytometry. RESULTS: The increased expression of VCAM-1 and uPAR on endothelial cells by proinflammatory stimulation with activated platelets was significantly reduced through pre-incubation with ethanol (P<0.05). Furthermore, platelets in direct contact with ethanol and with endothelial cells pre-incubated in ethanol showed a significant reduction in their CD40L expression (P<0.05). Ethanol had no significant effect on ICAM-1 and MT1-MMP expression on endothelial cells. CONCLUSION: Ethanol directly attenuates platelet activation and has significant endothelial cell-mediated effects on selected markers of atherosclerosis in vitro . These findings underline possible protective effects of ethanol on atherosclerosis.     

Migration inhibitory factor up-regulates vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 via Src, PI3 kinase, and NFkappaB

Cell adhesion molecules are critical in monocyte (MN) recruitment in immune-mediated and hematologic diseases. We investigated the novel role of recombinant human migration inhibitory factor (rhMIF) in up-regulating vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and their signaling pathways in human MNs. rhMIF-induced expression of VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 was significantly higher compared with nonstimulated MNs. rhMIF induced MN VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 expression in a concentration-dependent manner (P < .05). Antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) and inhibitors of Src, PI3K, p38, and NFkappaB significantly reduced rhMIF-induced MN VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 expression (P < .05). However, Erk1/2 and Jak2 were not involved. Silencing RNA directed against MIF, and inhibitors of Src, PI3K, NFkappaB, anti-VCAM-1, and anti-ICAM-1 significantly inhibited rhMIF-induced adhesion of HL-60 cells to human dermal microvascular endothelial cells (HMVECs) or an endothelial cell line, HMEC-1, in cell adhesion assays, suggesting the functional significance of MIF-induced adhesion molecules (P < .05). rhMIF also activated MN phospho-Src, -Akt, and -NFkappaB in a time-dependent manner. rhMIF induced VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 up-regulation in 12 hours via Src, PI3K, and NFkappaB as shown by Western blotting and immunofluorescence. MIF and MIF-dependent signaling pathways may be a potential target for treating diseases characterized by up-regulation of cell adhesion molecules.     

晚期糖基化终产物对人内皮细胞表达MCP-1和VCAM-1的影响及阿托伐他汀的干预

目的观察晚期糖基化终产物对体外培养人脐静脉内皮细胞表达单核细胞趋化蛋白1和血管细胞黏附分子1的影响及阿托伐他汀的干预作用,探讨晚期糖基化终产物诱发动脉粥样硬化形成的机制和阿托伐他汀治疗的机制。方法胶原酶消化法分离获取人脐静脉内皮细胞;倒置相差显微镜形态观察法及免疫细胞化学染色法鉴定人脐静脉内皮细胞;逆转录聚合酶链反应法对单核细胞趋化蛋白1、血管细胞黏附分子1及晚期糖基化终产物受体基因表达进行分析;活性氧检测试剂盒检测细胞内活性氧产生量,倒置荧光显微镜下观察细胞内活性氧荧光强度。结果倒置相差显微镜下可见培养的细胞呈卵圆形或多角形,典型的铺路石样排列,经CD31、CD34染色,细胞浆内有棕黄色颗粒沉着(CD31、CD34阳性)。与空白对照组相比,晚期糖基化终产物(10-4~10-1g/L)呈浓度依赖性增强人内皮细胞单核细胞趋化蛋白1和血管细胞黏附分子1基因表达,10-4g/L晚期糖基化终产物组人内皮细胞单核细胞趋化蛋1和血管细胞黏附分子1基因表达水平开始显著增高(0.26±0.02比0.17±0.04;0.22±0.02比0.08±0.01,P<0.01);与晚期糖基化终产物组相比,阿托伐他汀(0.1、1、10μ...     

Monocytes initiate a cycle of leukocyte recruitment when cocultured with endothelial cells

During the development of atherosclerotic plaque, monocytes and T-lymphocytes are recruited to the arterial intima by endothelial cells (EC) lining the vessel. This process is associated with chronic arterial inflammation and requires the activation-dependent expression of adhesion receptors and chemokines on EC. Here we show that monocytes can activate cocultured EC so that they support the adhesion, activation and transmigration of a secondary bolus of flowing peripheral blood monocytes or lymphocytes. The number of adherent leukocytes and their behaviour was comparable to that seen on EC activated with tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). Depending upon the duration of endothelial cell/monocyte coculture different patterns of adhesion receptors were utilised by leukocytes. After 4 h coculture, antibodies against E-selectin, P-selectin and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) reduced mononuclear leukocyte adhesion. After 24 h coculture, antibodies against E-selectin and VCAM-1 but not P-selectin were effective. Immunofluorescence analysis confirmed that monocyte coculture induced endothelial expression of E-selectin and VCAM-1, while P-selectin was at the limit of detection. We conclude that EC stimulated by monocytes can support the adhesion of flowing mononuclear leukocytes. We hypothesise that this mode of EC activation and leukocyte recruitment could initiate a self-perpetuating cycle of inflammation that could be relevant to atherogenesis and other chronic inflammatory disease states.     

Role of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and fibronectin connecting segment-1 in monocyte rolling and adhesion on early atherosclerotic lesions

Atherosclerotic lesion development seems to be inflammatory in nature and involves the recruitment of monocytes to the vessel wall. In this study, we investigated the role of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and fibronectin (FN) connecting segment-1 containing the amino acid sequence ILDV as functional ligands for alpha(4)beta(1) integrin (VLA-4) in monocyte rolling and adherence to early atherosclerotic lesions. Carotid arteries of apolipoprotein E-deficient mice were isolated and perfused with monocytes or U937 cells. Cell adhesion was reduced 95+/-4% by monoclonal antibodies HP1/2 and HP2/1, which block VLA-4 binding to both VCAM-1 and FN connecting segment-1. mAb HP1/3 preferentially blocked interaction of VLA-4 with FN but not VCAM-1 and decreased adhesion by 30+/-8%. In contrast, blocking VCAM-1 by perfusing the isolated carotid artery with mAb MK-2.7 reduced adhesion by 75+/-12%. Mononuclear cell adhesion to the early atherosclerotic endothelium was inhibited by 68+/-10% in the presence of EILDVPST but not in the presence of control peptide EIDVLPST. When VLA-4 or VCAM-1 was blocked, more mononuclear cells rolled on early lesions at significantly higher (approximately doubled) rolling velocities. These data demonstrate that (1) blockade of VCAM-1 can abrogate the majority (75+/-12%) of VLA-4-dependent monocyte adhesion on early atherosclerotic endothelia and (2) ILDV peptide interferes with VLA-4 binding to both VCAM-1 and FN and may be useful in limiting monocyte adhesion to atherosclerotic lesions.     

Effect of vitamin E on human aortic endothelial cell production of chemokines and adhesion to monocytes

Epidemiological and clinical studies indicate that vitamin E may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Modulation of adhesion molecule expression and chemokine production by vitamin E may contribute to its beneficial effect. In this study we found that the enrichment of confluent human aortic endothelial cells (HAEC) or U937 monocytic cells with increasing doses of vitamin E (d-alpha-tocopherol, 20, 40, and 60 micromol/l for 20 h) inhibited their adhesion when either or both cell types were stimulated with interleukin (IL)-1beta. Enrichment of HAEC with the same doses of vitamin E suppressed IL-1beta-stimulated expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), and endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1 (E-selectin). Supplementation with increasing doses of vitamin E up to 60 micromol/l was not effective in preventing spontaneous production of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), but supplementation with vitamin E at 60 micromol/l reduced IL-8 production significantly. However, IL-1beta-induced productions of both MCP-1 and IL-8 were dose-dependently suppressed by enrichment of cells with vitamin E. Vitamin E, at the doses used, did not significantly change the spontaneous production but dose-dependently inhibited the IL-1beta-induced production of inflammatory cytokine IL-6. We concluded that vitamin E could inhibit production of chemokines and inflammatory cytokines, in addition to inhibiting adhesion of HAEC to monocytes by reducing expression of adhesion molecules when cells were activated with an inflammatory cytokine. These mediators are actively involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Therefore, their inhibition by vitamin E may contribute to vitamin E's reported reduction in risk of CVD.     

L-精氨酸抑制内皮细胞粘附分子-1表达与氧化型低密度脂蛋白促单核细胞粘附作用下降有关

用氧化型低密度脂蛋白处理培养的猪主动脉内皮细胞，以Ｆｉｃｏｌｌ－Ｈａｐａｑｕｅ分离液密度梯度离心分离人外周血单核细胞，观察Ｌ－精氨酸对内皮细胞－单核细胞粘附率的影响；采用反转录－多聚酶链反应技术检测氧化型低密度脂蛋白和Ｌ－精氨酸对内皮细胞血管细胞粘附分子－１表达的影响。结果显示：Ｌ－精氨酸具有剂量和时间依赖性地抑制氧化型低密度脂蛋白的促内皮细胞－单核细胞粘附作用。氧化型低密度脂蛋白处理内皮细胞能明显增加内皮血管细胞粘附分子。－１的表达，而Ｌ－精氨酸阻抑氧化型低密度脂蛋白的此种作用。结果提示Ｌ－精氨酸可能通过抑制血管细胞粘附分子－１表达阻抑氧化型低密度脂蛋白的促内皮细胞—单核细胞粘附作用。     

L-精氨酸抑制内皮细胞粘附分子-1表达与氧化型低密度脂蛋白促单核细胞粘附作用下降有关

用经型低密度脂蛋白处理培养的猪主动脉内皮细胞，以Ｆｉｃｏｌｌ－Ｈａｐａｑｕｅ分离浓密度梯度离心分离人外周血单核细胞，观察Ｌ－精氨酸对内皮细胞－单核细胞粘附率的影响，采用反转录－多聚酶链反应技术检测氧化型低密度脂蛋白和Ｌ－精氨酸对内皮细胞血管细胞粘附分子－１表达的影响。结果显示：Ｌ－精氨酸具有剂量和时间依赖性地抑制氧化型低密度脂白促内皮细胞－单核细胞粘附作用，结果提示Ｌ－精氨酸可能通过抑制血管细胞粘     

法舒地尔通过Rho-ROCK通路抑制高糖诱导的单核细胞与内皮细胞黏附

目的观察Rho激酶抑制剂法舒地尔能否抑制高糖诱导的单核细胞(THP-1)与人脐静脉内皮细胞黏附,初步探讨其潜在机制。方法使用荧光显微镜观察荧光标记的THP-1与人脐静脉内皮细胞黏附。血管细胞黏附分子1和单核细胞趋化蛋白1的mRNA及蛋白表达水平分别通过RT-PCR、Western blot检测。使用Western blot检测RhoA、ROCK-1、p-MYPT及MYPT蛋白表达水平变化。结果法舒地尔显著抑制高糖诱导的THP-1与人脐静脉内皮细胞黏附,并呈剂量依赖性,其中,低浓度法舒地尔(10-6 mmol/L)干预24 h黏附减少约33.4%,高浓度法舒地尔(10-5 mmol/L)干预24 h黏附减少约42.8%(P值均0.05),干预12 h组趋势相同。法舒地尔显著减低高糖诱导的人脐静脉内皮细胞血管细胞黏附分子1及单核细胞趋化蛋白1的mRNA及蛋白表达水平,并呈时间依赖性和剂量依赖性。高糖显著增加p-MYPT/MYPT比值,而法舒地尔减弱高糖对p-MYPT/MYPT比值的影响,抑制Rho/RCOK通路激活。结论法舒地尔抑制高糖诱导的THP-1与人脐静脉内皮细胞黏附,减低高糖诱导的人脐静脉内皮细胞血管细胞黏附分子1和单核细胞趋化蛋白1的表达,减少高糖诱导的Rho/RCOK通路激活,提示法舒地尔可能成为新的糖尿病大血管病变治疗药物。     

Enzymatically modified, nonoxidized LDL induces selective adhesion and transmigration of monocytes and T-lymphocytes through human endothelial cell monolayers

Circulating monocytes and T lymphocytes extravasate through the endothelium at sites of developing atheromatous lesions, where they tend to accumulate and mediate the progression of the disease. We have previously demonstrated the presence of an enzymatically degraded, nonoxidized form of LDL (E-LDL) in early human fatty streaks, which possesses major biological properties of an atherogenic lipoprotein. The effects of E-LDL on human endothelial cells have now been studied with respect to adhesion and transmigration of monocytes and T lymphocytes. E-LDL induced a rapid and dose-dependent selective adhesion of monocytes and T lymphocytes to endothelial cell monolayers within 30 minutes of incubation. Maximal increases in the number of adherent monocytes (8-fold) and of adherent T lymphocytes (4-fold) were observed after treatment with 50 microg/mL E-LDL. E-LDL was more active than oxidized LDL (ox-LDL), whereas native LDL produced only minor adhesive effects. Both E-LDL and ox-LDL enhanced transmigration of monocytes and of T lymphocytes through endothelial monolayers. Again, E-LDL was more potent than ox-LDL, inducing transmigration to a similar extent as N-formyl-Met-Leu-Phe. In endothelial cells, E-LDL stimulated upregulation of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), platelet-endothelial cells adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1), P-selectin, and E-selectin with distinct kinetics. Analyses with blocking antibodies indicated that ICAM-1 and P-selectin together mediated approximately 70% of cell adhesion, whereas blocking of PECAM-1 had no effect on adhesion but reduced transmigration to less than 50% of controls. E-LDL also upregulated expression of ICAM-1 in human aortic smooth muscle cells, and this correlated with increased adhesion of T lymphocytes. E-LDL is thus able to promote the selective adhesion of monocytes and T lymphocytes to the endothelium, stimulate transmigration of these cells, and foster their retention in the vessel wall by increasing their adherence to smooth muscle cells. These findings underline the potential significance of E-LDL in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.     

Different effects of red wine and gin consumption on inflammatory biomarkers of atherosclerosis: a prospective randomized crossover trial. Effects of wine on inflammatory markers

BACKGROUND: No intervention studies have explored the anti-inflammatory effects of different alcoholic beverages on markers of atherosclerosis. We embarked on a randomized, crossover, single-blinded trial to evaluate the effects of wine and gin on inflammatory biomarkers of atherosclerosis. METHODS AND RESULTS: Forty healthy men (mean age, 37.6 years) consumed 30 g ethanol per day as either wine or gin for 28 days. Before and after each intervention, we measured the expression of lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1 (LFA-1), Mac-1, very late activation antigen 4 (VLA-4), and monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP-1) in monocytes, as well as the soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha), C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and fibrinogen. After either gin or wine consumption, plasma fibrinogen decreased by 5 and 9%, respectively, and cytokine IL-1alpha by 23 and 21%. The expression of LFA-1 (-27%), Mac-1 (-27%), VLA-4 (-32%) and MCP-1 (-46%) decreased significantly after wine, but not after gin. Wine reduced the serum concentrations of hs-CRP (-21%), VCAM-1 (-17%) and ICAM-1 (-9%). CONCLUSIONS: Both wine and gin showed anti-inflammatory effects by reducing plasma fibrinogen and IL-1alpha levels. However, wine had the additional effect of decreasing hs-CRP, as well as monocyte and endothelial adhesion molecules.     

Estradiol inhibits leukocyte adhesion and transendothelial migration in rabbits in vivo : possible mechanisms for gender differences in atherosclerosis.

The mechanism by which estrogens protect against atherosclerosis is not known. We evaluated in vivo whether there is a gender difference in monocyte adhesion and subendothelial migration in hypercholesterolemic rabbits and whether any gender differences observed are due to estradiol. Monocyte adhesion and subendothelial migration were assessed in a blinded fashion by analyzing a standardized segment of aorta using a scanning electron microscope. We also assessed whether estradiol modulates induction of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) protein using Western blot and flow cytometric analyses. We observed that male rabbits develop more monocyte adhesion and subendothelial migration than do female rabbits during hypercholesterolemia. We also observed that oophorectomized rabbits given physiological estradiol supplementation demonstrate fewer adherent and subendothelial monocytes than do oophorectomized rabbits given placebo. VCAM-1 protein expression was increased in aortae obtained from hypercholesterolemic, oophorectomized animals supplemented with placebo, and this increase was attenuated by estradiol. Finally, in cultured rabbit aortic endothelial cells stimulated with lysophosphatidylcholine, we observed an increase in VCAM-1 protein that was inhibited in a concentration-dependent fashion by estradiol. We have demonstrated in vivo that there is a gender difference in monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells and transendothelial migration after hypercholesterolemia and that this gender difference is due in part to estradiol. Our results also suggest that estradiol inhibits monocyte adhesion by inhibiting expression of VCAM-1.     

Endothelial tetraspanin microdomains regulate leukocyte firm adhesion during extravasation

Tetraspanins associate with several transmembrane proteins forming microdomains involved in intercellular adhesion and migration. Here, we show that endothelial tetraspanins relocalize to the contact site with transmigrating leukocytes and associate laterally with both intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1). Alteration of endothelial tetraspanin microdomains by CD9-large extracellular loop (LEL)-glutathione S-transferase (GST) peptides or CD9/CD151 siRNA oligonucleotides interfered with ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 function, preventing lymphocyte transendothelial migration and increasing lymphocyte detachment under shear flow. Heterotypic intercellular adhesion mediated by VCAM-1 or ICAM-1 was augmented when expressed exogenously in the appropriate tetraspanin environment. Therefore, tetraspanin microdomains have a crucial role in the proper adhesive function of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 during leukocyte adhesion and transendothelial migration.     

Tocotrienols reduce 25-hydroxycholesterol-induced monocyte-endothelial cell interaction by inhibiting the surface expression of adhesion molecules

The migration of circulating monocytes into the subendothelial space occurs through the expressing of some adhesion molecules on endothelial cells. In the present study, using human aortic endothelial cells (HAECs), we investigated whether a model compound for oxysterols, 25-hydroxycholesterol, can enhance the monocyte adherence to HAECs exposed to 25-hydroxycholesterol via increasing expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1). We also aimed to determine the in vitro effects of tocotrienols on the enhanced interaction between monocytes and endothelial cells. We found that 25-hydroxycholesterol enhances surface expression determined by ELISA, induces VCAM-1 mRNA expression by real time-PCR, and stimulates adhesiveness of HAECs to U937 monocytic cells in a dose-dependent fashion. The combination treatment with anti-VCAM-1 and anti-CD11b monoclonal antibodies significantly reduced the monocyte adherence to 25-hydroxycholesterol-stimulated HAECs. Compared to alpha-tocopherol, tocotrienols displayed a more profound inhibitory effect on adhesion molecule expression and monocytic cell adherence. We observed that delta-tocotrienol exerted a most profound inhibitory action on monocytic cell adherence when compared to alpha-tocopherol and alpha-, beta-, and gamma-tocotrienols. Tocotrienols accumulated in HAECs to levels approximately 25-95-fold greater than that of alpha-tocopherol. In conclusion, these results indicate that a model compound 25-hydroxycholesterol can enhance the interaction between monocytes and HAECs, and that tocotrienols had a profound inhibitory effect on monocytic cell adherence to HAECs relative to alpha-tocopherol via inhibiting the VCAM-1 expression. These superior inhibitory effects of tocotrienols may be dependent on their intracellular accumulation.