Krüppel-Like Factor 4 Regulation of Cholesterol-25-Hydroxylase and Liver X Receptor Mitigates Atherosclerosis Susceptibility
Autor: | Hsien Da Huang, Hsi-Yuan Huang, Shankar Subramaniam, Ting Lei, Yong Jiang Xu, Jiao Zhang, Mano Ram Maurya, Jie Li, Liang Bai, Jian Kang, Marcy Martin, Shakti Gupta, John Y.-J. Shyy, Guangjin Zhou, Zhao Li, Jin Zhang, Mohit Jain, Mukesh K. Jain, Ming He, Panjamaporn Sangwung |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine Apolipoprotein E Gene Expression Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Cardiovascular Mice chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors Aetiology Liver X Receptors Liver Disease Inflammasome endothelial cells macrophages Cell biology KLF4 Public Health and Health Services lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine medicine.drug medicine.medical_specialty Clinical Sciences Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors Inflammation Biology shear stress Kruppel-Like Factor 4 03 medical and health sciences Physiology (medical) Internal medicine medicine Animals Humans Liver X receptor Cholesterol cholesterol Atherosclerosis Hydroxycholesterols 030104 developmental biology Endocrinology Cardiovascular System & Hematology chemistry inflammation Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 Digestive Diseases Homeostasis |
Zdroj: | Circulation, vol 136, iss 14 |
ISSN: | 1524-4539 0009-7322 |
Popis: | Background: Atherosclerosis is a multifaceted inflammatory disease involving cells in the vascular wall (eg, endothelial cells [ECs]), as well as circulating and resident immunogenic cells (eg, monocytes/macrophages). Acting as a ligand for liver X receptor (LXR), but an inhibitor of SREBP2 (sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2), 25-hydroxycholesterol, and its catalyzing enzyme cholesterol-25-hydroxylase (Ch25h) are important in regulating cellular inflammatory status and cholesterol biosynthesis in both ECs and monocytes/macrophages. Methods: Bioinformatic analyses were used to investigate RNA-sequencing data to identify cholesterol oxidation and efflux genes regulated by Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4). In vitro experiments involving cultured ECs and macrophages and in vivo methods involving mice with Ch25h ablation were then used to explore the atheroprotective role of KLF4-Ch25h/LXR. Results: Vasoprotective stimuli increased the expression of Ch25h and LXR via KLF4. The KLF4-Ch25h/LXR homeostatic axis functions through suppressing inflammation, evidenced by the reduction of inflammasome activity in ECs and the promotion of M1 to M2 phenotypic transition in macrophages. The increased atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E –/– /Ch25h –/– mice further demonstrates the beneficial role of the KLF4-Ch25h/LXR axis in vascular function and disease. Conclusions: KLF4 transactivates Ch25h and LXR, thereby promoting the synergistic effects between ECs and macrophages to protect against atherosclerosis susceptibility. |
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