title: NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1-compromised human bone marrow endothelial cells exhibit decreased adhesion molecule expression and CD34+ hematopoietic cell adhesion.
abstract: NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) deficiency resulting from a homozygous NQO1*2 polymorphism has been associated with an increased risk of benzene-induced myeloid toxicity and a variety of de novo and therapy-induced leukemias. Endothelial cells in human bone marrow form one of the two known hematopoietic stem cell microenvironments and are one of the major cell types that express NQO1 in bone marrow. We have used a transformed human bone marrow endothelial cell (TrHBMEC) line to study the potential impact of a lack of NQO1 activity on adhesion molecule [endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule 1 (E-selectin), vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1, and intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1] expression and functional adhesion to bone marrow progenitor cells. We used both 5-methoxy-1,2-dimethyl-3-[(4-nitrophenoxy)methyl]indole-4,7-dione (ES936), a mechanism-based inhibitor of NQO1, and anti-NQO1 small interfering RNA to abrogate NQO1 activity. Real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction data demonstrated a significant inhibition of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)alpha-induced E-selectin mRNA levels after ES936 pretreatment. Immunoblot assays demonstrated a significant reduction in TNFalpha-stimulated E-selectin, VCAM-1, and ICAM-1 proteins after inhibition or knockdown of NQO1. The mechanisms underlying this effect remain undefined, but modulation of nuclear factor-kappaB (p65), c-Jun, and activating transcription factor 2, transcriptional regulators of adhesion molecules, were observed after inhibition or knockdown of NQO1. Decreased level of E-selectin, VCAM-1, and ICAM-1 also resulted in a functional deficit in adhesion. A parallel plate flow chamber study demonstrated a marked reduction in CD34(+) cell (KG1a) adhesion to NQO1-deficient TrHBMECs relative to controls. The reduced adhesive ability of TrHBMECs may affect the function of the vascular stem cell niche and also may contribute to the increased susceptibility of polymorphic individuals lacking NQO1 to leukemias and hematotoxicants such as benzene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
authors.forename: Hongfei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dehn
authors.forename: Jadwiga K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kepa
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.forename: Devon E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000378:metabolism*; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology*; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D019040:E-Selectin / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D045563:Indolequinones / Q000494:pharmacology; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016660:NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone) / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000172:deficiency*; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000494:pharmacology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: C444919:5-methoxy-1,2-dimethyl-3-((4-nitrophenoxy)methyl)indole-4,7-dione; D018952:Antigens, CD34; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D019040:E-Selectin; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D045563:Indolequinones; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D016660:NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone); C447479:NQO1 protein, human