title: Lysophosphatidylcholine stimulates the expression and production of MCP-1 by human vascular endothelial cells.
abstract: Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC increased monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) messenger RNA concentrations in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). A time-course study showed that the increase in MCP-1 mRNA levels peaked at 6 hours after treatment with LPC. The effect of LPC on the accumulation of MCP-I mRNA levels in HUVECs depended on LPC concentration, and the maximal effect was obtained at 50 micromol / L LPC, which induced a sixfold increase in MCP-1 mRNA levels. The amount of MCP-1 released from HUVECs measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) showed a 38% increase in the presence of 50 micromol/L LPC, but not in the presence of phosphatidylcholine or lysophosphatidylethanolamine. Coincubation with staurosporine, a potent inhibitor of protein kinase C (PKC) activity, attenuated the LPC-induced increase in MCP-1 mRNA levels by 53%. These results indicate that LPC can induce an increase in MCP-1 mRNA concentrations and stimulate the release of MCP-1 protein from HUVECs, and that the effect of LPC on the MCP-1 gene may be mediated through activation of the PKC pathway.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takahara
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kashiwagi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maegawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shigeta
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018932:Chemokine CCL2 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018932:Chemokine CCL2; D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011493:Protein Kinase C