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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
52
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-12-21
pubmed:abstractText
Endothelial lipase (EL), a new member of the lipoprotein lipase gene family, plays a central role in high density lipoprotein metabolism. Previous studies indicated that EL is expressed in endothelial cells, macrophages, and smooth muscle cells in atherosclerotic lesions in human coronary arteries. However, the functional role of EL in the local vessel wall remains obscure. In this study, we evaluated the ability of EL to modulate monocyte adhesion to the endothelial cell surface. EL mRNA and protein levels were markedly increased in tissues of the mouse model of inflammation induced by lipopolysaccharide injection. Adhesion assays in vitro revealed that overexpression of EL in COS7 or Pro5 cells enhanced monocyte bindings to the EL-expression cells. Heparin or heparinase treatment inhibited EL-mediated increases of monocyte adhesion in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, ex vivo adhesion assays revealed that the number of adherent monocytes on aortic strips was significantly increased in EL transgenic mice and decreased in EL knock-out mice as compared with wild-type mice. These results suggest that EL on the endothelial cell surface can promote monocyte adhesion to the vascular endothelium through the interaction with heparan sulfate proteoglycans. Thus, the up-regulation of EL by inflammatory stimuli may be involved in the progression of inflammation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
279
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
54032-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15485805-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-COS Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-Cell Adhesion, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-Cercopithecus aethiops, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-Endothelial Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-Heparin, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-Heparin Lyase, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-Inflammation, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-Lipase, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-Lipopolysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-Monocytes, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:15485805-Transfection
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Endothelial lipase modulates monocyte adhesion to the vessel wall. A potential role in inflammation.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't