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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
Chemokines play an important role in the regulation of endothelial cell (EC) function, including proliferation, migration and differentiation during angiogenesis, and re-endothelialization after injury. In this study, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction was used to reveal expression of various CXC and CC chemokine receptors in human umbilical vein EC. Northern analysis showed that CXCR4 was selectively expressed in vascular EC, but not in smooth muscle cells. Compared with other chemokines, stromal cell-derived factor-1alpha (SDF-1alpha), the known CXCR4 ligand, was an efficacious chemoattractant for EC, causing the migration of approximately 40% input cells with an EC50 of 10-20 nM. Of the chemokines tested, only SDF-1alpha induced a rapid, though variable mobilization of intracellular Ca2+ in EC. Experiments with actinomycin D demonstrated that CXCR4 transcripts were short-lived, indicating a rapid mRNA turnover. Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) caused a pronounced down-regulation of CXCR4 mRNA in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. In a striking functional correlation, IFN-gamma treatment also attenuated the chemotactic response of EC to SDF-1alpha. IL-1beta, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and lipopolysaccharide produced a time course-dependent biphasic effect on CXCR4 transcription. Expression of CXCR4 in EC is significant, more so as it and several CC chemokine receptors have been shown to serve as fusion co-receptors along with CD4 during human immunodeficiency virus infection. Taken together, these findings provide evidence of chemokine receptor expression in EC and offer an explanation for the action of chemokines like SDF-1alpha on the vascular endothelium.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
273
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4282-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9461627-Calcium, pubmed-meshheading:9461627-Cell Movement, pubmed-meshheading:9461627-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:9461627-Chemokine CXCL12, pubmed-meshheading:9461627-Chemokines, pubmed-meshheading:9461627-Chemokines, CXC, pubmed-meshheading:9461627-Dactinomycin, pubmed-meshheading:9461627-Endothelium, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:9461627-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:9461627-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:9461627-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9461627-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:9461627-Muscle, Smooth, pubmed-meshheading:9461627-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:9461627-Receptors, CXCR4, pubmed-meshheading:9461627-Receptors, Chemokine, pubmed-meshheading:9461627-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9461627-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, pubmed-meshheading:9461627-Umbilical Veins
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Chemokine receptors in human endothelial cells. Functional expression of CXCR4 and its transcriptional regulation by inflammatory cytokines.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406, USA. Shalley_Gupta@sbphrd.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article