title: 12-Lipoxygenase products increase monocyte:endothelial interactions.
abstract: In summary, we suggest that hyperglycemia causes upregulation of 12-lipoxygenase activity. The increased production of 12-LO products, 12(S) and 15(S)-HETE, activates monocyte integrins which result in enhanced adhesion of monocytes to endothelium. The binding of monocytes to endothelium is a key early event in development of atherosclerosis. Upregulation of this process by vascular cells exposed to chronic elevations in glucose may be one explanation for the accelerated atherosclerosis observed in patients with Type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of California Los Angeles 90095, USA.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Hedrick
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Natarajan
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Nadler
mesh_terms: D019377:12-Hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic Acid / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001092:Arachidonate 12-Lipoxygenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism; D016859:Lipoxygenase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids; D016859:Lipoxygenase Inhibitors; D019377:12-Hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic Acid; C025984:15-hydroxy-5,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid; D001092:Arachidonate 12-Lipoxygenase; D005947:Glucose