title: Negative regulation of monocyte adhesion to arterial elastic laminae by signal regulatory protein alpha and Src homology 2 domain-containing protein-tyrosine phosphatase-1.
abstract: Elastic laminae are extracellular matrix constituents that not only contribute to the stability and elasticity of arteries but also play a role in regulating arterial morphogenesis and pathogenesis. We demonstrate here that an important function of arterial elastic laminae is to prevent monocyte adhesion, which is mediated by the inhibitory receptor signal regulatory protein (SIRP) alpha and Src homology 2 domain-containing protein-tyrosine phosphatase (SHP)-1. In a matrix-based arterial reconstruction model in vivo, elastic laminae were resistant to leukocyte adhesion and transmigration compared with the collagen-dominant arterial adventitia. The density of leukocytes within the elastic lamina-dominant media was about 58-70-fold lower than that within the adventitia from 1 to 30 days. An in vitro assay confirmed the inhibitory effect of elastic laminae on monocyte adhesion. The exposure of monocytes to elastic laminae induced activation of SIRP alpha, which in turn activated SHP-1. Elastic lamina degradation peptides extracted from arterial specimens could also activate SIRP alpha and SHP-1. The knockdown of SIRP alpha and SHP-1 by specific small interfering RNA diminished the inhibitory effect of elastic laminae, resulting in a significant increase in monocyte adhesion. These observations suggest that SIRP alpha and SHP-1 potentially mediate the inhibitory effect of elastic laminae on monocyte adhesion.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Engineering Department, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3107, USA. sliu@northwestern.edu
authors.forename: Shu Q
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Paul K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Alkema
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tieché
authors.forename: Brandon J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Tefft
authors.forename: Diana Z
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yan Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bauer E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Sumpio
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Caprini
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paniagua
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001158:Arteries / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000502:physiology; D009000:Monocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D054645:Protein Phosphatase 1; D053824:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 6; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D054645:Protein Phosphatase 1; D053824:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 6; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases; C509250:Ptpn6 protein, rat