title: Signaling mechanisms of nuclear factor-kappab-mediated activation of inflammatory genes by 13-hydroperoxyoctadecadienoic acid in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells.
abstract: Oxidatively modified low density lipoprotein (LDL) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. LDL oxidation may be mediated by several factors, including cellular lipoxygenases. The lipoxygenase product of linoleic acid, 13-hydroperoxyoctadecadienoic acid (13-HPODE), is a significant component of oxidized LDL and has been shown to be present in atherosclerotic lesions. However, the mechanism of action of these oxidized lipids in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is not clear. In the present study, we show that 13-HPODE leads to the activation of Ras as well as the mitogen-activated protein kinases, extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2, p38, and c-Jun amino-terminal kinase, in porcine VSMCs. 13-HPODE also specifically activated the oxidant stress-responsive transcription factor, nuclear factor-kappaB, but not activator protein-1 or activator protein-2. 13-HPODE-induced nuclear factor-kappaB DNA binding activity was blocked by an antioxidant, N-acetylcysteine, as well as an inhibitor of protein kinase C. 13-HPODE, but not the hydroxy product, 13-(S)-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid, also dose-dependently increased vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 promoter activation. This was inhibited by an antioxidant as well as by inhibitors of Ras p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase and protein kinase C. Our results suggest that oxidized lipid components of oxidized LDL, such as 13-HPODE, may play a key role in the atherogenic process by inducing the transcriptional regulation of inflammatory genes in VSMCs via the activation of key signaling kinases.
authors.affiliation: Gonda Diabetes Center, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, California, USA. joseph.boyle@ic.ac.uk
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Natarajan
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: K U
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fatima
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D021581:Active Transport, Cell Nucleus; D000818:Animals; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000378:metabolism; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; D008041:Linoleic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008054:Lipid Peroxides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000187:drug effects; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000502:physiology*; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras) / Q000378:metabolism; D013552:Swine; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; D008041:Linoleic Acids; D008054:Lipid Peroxides; D016328:NF-kappa B; D009281:Naphthalenes; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha; C038649:13-hydroperoxy-9,11-octadecadienoic acid; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras); C058819:calphostin C