TY - JOUR
T1 - Atherogenic role of lysophosphatidylcholine in low-density lipoprotein modified by phospholipase A2 and in diabetic patients
T2 - Protection by nitric oxide donor
AU - Sonoki, Kazuo
AU - Iwase, Masanori
AU - Iino, Kenzo
AU - Ichikawa, Kojiro
AU - Ohdo, Shigehiro
AU - Higuchi, Shun
AU - Yoshinari, Mototaka
AU - Iida, Mitsuo
PY - 2003/3/1
Y1 - 2003/3/1
N2 - The aim of our study was to investigate the atherogenic role of lysophosphatidylcholine (lyso-PC) in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) under diabetic environment. Expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) mRNA and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB)-DNA binding activity were determined in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) incubated with native or glycoxidized LDL, LDL modified by phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and LDL isolated from diabetic patients. Lyso-PC contents in LDL were measured using electrospray ionization-liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (ESI-LC/MS). Lyso-PC contents were higher in glycoxidized LDL and PLA2-treated LDL compared with native LDL. Glycoxidized LDL and enrichment of lyso-PC by PLA2 treatment resulted in upregulation of MCP-1 mRNA expression through increased NF-κB activity in HUVEC. Moreover, LDL isolated from diabetics contained more lyso-PC than that from nondiabetic subjects, and induced higher MCP-1 mRNA expression and NF-κB activity in HUVEC. In both in vitro and human studies, palmitoyl- and stearoyl-lyso-PC contents correlated with MCP-1 expression and NF-κB activity. Preincubation with 4-ethyl-2-hydroxyimino-5-nitro-3-hexenamide, a NO donor, abrogated increased expression of MCP-1 mRNA and high NF-κB activity induced by PLA2-treated LDL and by LDL isolated from diabetic patients. Our results suggest that lyso-PC contents in LDL play an important role in atherogenesis under diabetic condition, which could be prevented by increased availability of vascular NO.
AB - The aim of our study was to investigate the atherogenic role of lysophosphatidylcholine (lyso-PC) in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) under diabetic environment. Expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) mRNA and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB)-DNA binding activity were determined in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) incubated with native or glycoxidized LDL, LDL modified by phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and LDL isolated from diabetic patients. Lyso-PC contents in LDL were measured using electrospray ionization-liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (ESI-LC/MS). Lyso-PC contents were higher in glycoxidized LDL and PLA2-treated LDL compared with native LDL. Glycoxidized LDL and enrichment of lyso-PC by PLA2 treatment resulted in upregulation of MCP-1 mRNA expression through increased NF-κB activity in HUVEC. Moreover, LDL isolated from diabetics contained more lyso-PC than that from nondiabetic subjects, and induced higher MCP-1 mRNA expression and NF-κB activity in HUVEC. In both in vitro and human studies, palmitoyl- and stearoyl-lyso-PC contents correlated with MCP-1 expression and NF-κB activity. Preincubation with 4-ethyl-2-hydroxyimino-5-nitro-3-hexenamide, a NO donor, abrogated increased expression of MCP-1 mRNA and high NF-κB activity induced by PLA2-treated LDL and by LDL isolated from diabetic patients. Our results suggest that lyso-PC contents in LDL play an important role in atherogenesis under diabetic condition, which could be prevented by increased availability of vascular NO.
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U2 - 10.1053/meta.2003.50049
DO - 10.1053/meta.2003.50049
M3 - Article
C2 - 12647268
AN - SCOPUS:0037354666
SN - 0026-0495
VL - 52
SP - 308
EP - 314
JO - Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental
JF - Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental
IS - 3
ER -
