title: Oxidized low density lipoprotein-induced transdifferentiation of bone marrow-derived smooth muscle-like cells into foam-like cells in vitro.
abstract: Oxidized-low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) is believed to contribute to atherogenesis in part by being taken up into smooth muscle cells (SMC) via specific scavenger receptors; however, it is not clear whether ox-LDL receptor(s) are expressed in bone marrow-derived smooth muscle-like cells (SMLCs) and whether they play a role in the process of SMLC development. Therefore, we examined the ox-LDL-induced transdifferentiation of SMLCs that is mediated by lectin-like ox-LDL receptor-1 (LOX-1). Smooth muscle progenitor cells (SMPCs) from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) were isolated using a tissue-specific promoter sorting method with a mouse SM22_ promoter (_480 bp)/green fluorescent protein recombinant plasmid. The SMPCs were myocardin+CD105+KDR+CD45(-)CD34(-), but did not express SMC-specific markers alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA), SM22, smooth muscle myosin heavy chain (SM-MHC) and smoothelin. After long-term culture with platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB), SMPCs expressed alpha-SMA, SM22 and SM-MHC and differentiated into SMLCs. When SMLCs were incubated with different concentrations of ox-LDL, LOX-1 expression on the surface of SMLCs gradually increased with the increase of the ox-LDL concentration, but myocardin and SMC-specific marker genes decreased, accordingly. Furthermore, receptor-mediated endocytosis was enhanced and lipid droplets accumulated in the cytoplasm of SMLCs. A subpopulation of myocardin+CD105+KDR+CD45(-)CD34(-) SMPCs exist in BMSCs that can differentiate into SMLCs under induction with PDGF-BB. Moreover, LOX-1 contributes to the ox-LDL-induced transdifferentiation of bone marrow-derived SMLCs into foam-like cells.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Mincai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhiling
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Qiurong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ruan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000077214:Becaplermin; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods; D048430:Cell Shape; D054338:Cell Transdifferentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004705:Endocytosis; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D005487:Foam Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000378:metabolism*; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010641:Phenotype; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D020574:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis; D051127:Scavenger Receptors, Class E / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; D009124:Muscle Proteins; C495138:Olr1 protein, mouse; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D020574:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis; D051127:Scavenger Receptors, Class E; C058992:Tagln protein, mouse; C099252:oxidized low density lipoprotein; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D000077214:Becaplermin