title: Inhibitory effects of fenofibrate on plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 expression in human endothelial cells.
abstract: The effects of fenofibrate on plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) expression in human umbilical endothelial cell-derived transformed cell line--ECV 304 cells were investigated. ECV 304 cells were incubated with different concentrations of fenofibrate (0, 10, 50, 100 micromol/L) for 24 h. PAI-1 mRNA and protein was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blot respectively. PAI-1 antigenic content of endothelial cells was measured by using ELISA. Fenofibrate could inhibit the PAI-1 mRNA and protein expression and reduce PAI-1 antigenic content dependently. After treatment with fenofibrate (10 micromol/L), the expression levels of PAI-1 mRNA and protein were 0.65 +/- 0.05 and 0.96 +/- 0.11 respectively, significantly lower than in the control group (0.78 +/- 0.03 and 1.21 +/- 0.15, respectively, P<0.05). PAI-1 antigenic contents (24.52 +/- 8.39) in ECV304 cells treated with 10 micromol/L fenofibrate were significantly lower than those in the control group (6.98 +/- 5.12, P<0.05). It was concluded that fenofibrate inhibited the expression of PAI-1 mRNA in ECV304 cells, and reduce the protein expression and the antigenic content of PAI-1, suggesting that fenofibrate may have an antiatherosclerotic effect on endothelial cells by PAI-1 pathway.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Chunxia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Huafang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chunyan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yadan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wenjuan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Xiaoping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D015153:Blotting, Western; D002460:Cell Line; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D011345:Fenofibrate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011345:Fenofibrate