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Inhibition of NF-κB activation in macrophages increases atherosclerosis in LDL receptor-deficient mice
被引:274
作者:
Kanters, E
Pasparakis, M
Gijbels, MJJ
Vergouwe, MN
Partouns-Hendriks, I
Fijneman, RJA
Clausen, BE
Forster, I
Kockx, MM
Rajewsky, K
Kraal, G
Hofker, MH
de Winther, MPJ
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机构:
[1] Cardiovasc Res Inst Maastricht, Dept Mol Genet, UNS50-11,Universiteitssingel 50, NL-6229 ER Maastricht, Netherlands
[2] Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Ctr Med, Dept Mol Cell Biol & Immunol, Amsterdam, Netherlands
[3] European Mol Biol Lab, Mouse Biol Programme, Monterotondo, Italy
[4] Maastricht Univ, Cardiovasc Res Inst Maastricht, Dept Pathol, Maastricht, Netherlands
[5] Acad Med Ctr, Dept Cell Biol & Histol, Amsterdam, Netherlands
[6] Tech Univ Munich, Inst Med Microbiol Immunol & Hyg, Munich, Germany
[7] Middelheim Hosp, Dept Pathol, Antwerp, Belgium
[8] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Ctr Blood Res, Boston, MA USA
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D O I:
10.1172/JCI18580
中图分类号:
R-3 [医学研究方法];
R3 [基础医学];
学科分类号:
1001 ;
摘要:
Atherosclerosis is now generally accepted as a chronic inflammatory condition. The transcription factor NF-kappaB is a key regulator of inflammation, immune responses, cell survival, and cell proliferation. To investigate the role of NF-kappaB activation in macrophages during atherogenesis, we used LDL receptor-deficient mice with a macrophage-restricted deletion of IkappaB kinase 2 (IKK2), which is essential for NF-kappaB activation by proinflammatory signals. These mice showed increased atherosclerosis as quantified by lesion area measurements. In addition, the lesions were more advanced and showed more necrosis and increased cell number in early lesions. Southern blotting revealed that deletion of IKK2 was approximately 65% in macrophages, coinciding with a reduction of 50% in NF-kappaB activation as compared with controls. In both groups, the expression of differentiation markers, uptake of bacteria, and endocytosis of modified LDL was similar. Upon stimulation with LPS, production of TNF was reduced by approximately 50% in IKK2-deleted macrophages. Interestingly, we also found a major reduction in the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10. Our data show that inhibition of the NF-kappaB pathway in macrophages leads to more severe atherosclerosis in mice, possibly by affecting the pro-and anti-inflammatory balance that controls the development of atherosclerosis.
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页码:1176 / 1185
页数:10
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