title: Induction of endothelial platelet-derived growth factor-B-chain and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 by lysophosphatidylcholine.
abstract: Lysophosphatidylcholine (lyso-PC) is a major phospholipid component of atherogenic lipoproteins. Lyso-PC has been shown to differentially upregulate the adhesion molecules, such as VCAM-1 and ICAM-1, as well as smooth muscle growth factors, such as PDGF-A, B chains and HB-EGF gene expression in various cultured endothelial cells. In this paper, we demonstrate increased expression of cell- and matrix-associated forms of PDGF-B protein elicited by lyso-PC and further characterized potential signal transduction mechanisms responsible for lyso-PC-induced human umbilical vein endothelial cell. Cycloheximide inhibited PDGF-B but not ICAM-1 mRNA induction by lyso-PC, suggesting the dependence on de novo protein synthesis for PDGF-B, but not ICAM-1. A protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor did not block lyso-PC-induced increases in PDGF-B or ICAM-1 mRNA. The elevated level of cAMP blocked both PDGF-B and ICAM-1 upregulation by lyso-PC. However cAMP-elevating agents did not suppress ICAM-1 upregulation by PMA. Taken together, PDGF-B and ICAM-1 gene induction by lyso-PC may involve different signaling mechanisms; however, both appear to be independent of PMA-regulatable PKC activation but are suppressed by increased levels of intracellular cAMP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Medicine for Adult and Geriatric Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kita
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kume
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ochi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nishi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yokode
mesh_terms: D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1