title: Receptor for advanced glycation end products involved in circulating endothelial cells release from human coronary endothelial cells induced by C-reactive protein.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was designed to investigate the effect of receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE), S100A12 and C-reactive protein (CRP) on the release of circulating endothelial cells (CECs) from human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAECs).
  
  
  METHODS
  HCAECs were cultured in increasing concentration of CRP (0, 12.5, 25, 50μg/ml) or S100A12 protein (0, 4, 10, 25μg/ml) for 24 hr. CECs were measured by flow cytometry. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) was designed to decrease RAGE level. Fluorescence microscopy and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction were used to assess the efficiency of siRNA silencing RAGE. The release of CECs from HCAECs was further evaluated by flow cytometry.
  
  
  RESULTS
  CRP caused a significant increase in the release of CECs from HCAECs. The number of CECs increased by about 2-fold in 25 μg/ml CRP-treated group compared to the control group (12.22% compared to 6.82%, P=0.032). But S100A12 failed to increase the release of CECs from HCAECs. Blockade of RAGE by siRNA significantly decreased the release of CECs induced by CRP (13.22% of CRP group compared to 8.77% of CRP+siRNA group, P=0.017).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  RAGE is involved in the release of CECs induced by CRP, and the effect can be attenuated by silencing RAGE. RAGE may play an important role in endothelial dysfunction in cardiovascular disease. Inhibition of RAGE may be a therapeutic target for coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003 China.
authors.forename: Shulai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003 China.
authors.forename: Lichao
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003 China.
authors.forename: Fangqi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003 China.
authors.forename: Xiaoyang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
keywords: CECs; CRP; HCAECs; RAGE; S100A12