title: Glutathione peroxidase-1 modulates lipopolysaccharide-induced adhesion molecule expression in endothelial cells by altering CD14 expression.
abstract: CD14 contributes to LPS signaling in leukocytes through formation of toll-like receptor 4/CD14 receptor complexes; however, a specific role for endogenous cell-surface CD14 in endothelial cells is unclear. We have found that suppression of glutathione peroxidase-1 (GPx-1) in human microvascular endothelial cells increases CD14 gene expression compared to untreated or siControl (siCtrl)-treated conditions. Following LPS treatment, GPx-1 deficiency augmented LPS-induced intracellular reactive oxygen species accumulation, CD14 expression, and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) mRNA and protein expression compared to LPS-treated control cells. GPx-1 deficiency also transiently augmented LPS-induced vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) expression. Adenoviral overexpression of GPx-1 significantly diminished LPS-mediated responses in adhesion molecule expression. Consistent with these findings, LPS responses were also greater in endothelial cells derived from GPx-1-knockout mice, whereas adhesion molecule expression was decreased in cells from GPx-1-overexpressing transgenic mice. Knockdown of CD14 attenuated LPS-mediated up-regulation of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 mRNA and protein, and it mitigated the effects of GPx-1 deficiency on LPS-induced adhesion molecule expression. Taken together, these data suggest that GPx-1 modulates the endothelial cell response to LPS, in part, by altering CD14-mediated effects.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 77 Ave. Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lubos
authors.forename: Christopher E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Mahoney
authors.forename: Jane A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Leopold
authors.forename: Ying-Yi
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Loscalzo
authors.forename: Diane E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Handy
mesh_terms: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000172:deficiency / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D018950:Lipopolysaccharide Receptors / Q000235:genetics*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D015533:Transcriptional Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D000094765:Glutathione Peroxidase GPX1
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D018950:Lipopolysaccharide Receptors; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D000094765:Glutathione Peroxidase GPX1; C000722067:GPX1 protein, human