title: Chlorotyrosine promotes human aortic smooth muscle cell migration through increasing superoxide anion production and ERK1/2 activation.
abstract: Chlorotyrosine is an oxidative product of hypochlorous acid and l-tyrosine, and is considered as a biomarker for oxidative stress and cardiovascular disease. However, it is not clear whether chlorotyrosine could directly contribute to vascular pathogenesis. In this study, we investigated the effect and potential mechanisms of chlorotyrosine on human aortic smooth muscle cell (AoSMC) migration. With Boyden chamber and wound healing assays, chlorotyrosine significantly increased AoSMC migration in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. In addition, chlorotyrosine significantly increased the expression of several key molecules related to cell migration including PDGF receptor-B (PDGFR-B), matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-1 and MMP-2) and integrins (alpha3, alphaV, and beta3) in AoSMC at both mRNA and protein levels. Furthermore, chlorotyrosine also increased superoxide anion generation in AoSMC with the fluorescent dye dihydroethidium (DHE) staining. Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) was analyzed with Bio-Plex Luminex immunoassay and Western blotting. Chlorotyrosine induced a transient phosphorylation of ERK1/2, but not JNK and p38 MAPKs. Antioxidants including selenomethionine (SeMet) and Mn(III) tetrakis (4-benzoic acid) porphyrin (MnTBAP) as well as ERK1/2 inhibitor PD98059 effectively blocked chlorotyrosine-induced AoSMC migration. Thus, these findings demonstrate new biological functions of chlorotyrosine in human SMC migration, which may play a crucial role in the vascular lesion formation.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Surgeon Research Center, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, and Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, United States.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mu
authors.forename: Xinwen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Peter H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Qizhi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Changyi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D000077214:Becaplermin; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects*; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases / Q000378:metabolism; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology*; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D020574:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D016023:Integrins; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D020574:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis; D013481:Superoxides; D000077214:Becaplermin; D014443:Tyrosine; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases; C087259:3-chlorotyrosine