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Enhanced Macrophage Tribbles-1 Expression in Murine Experimental Atherosclerosis
- Source :
- Biology, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 43-57 (2012)
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2012.
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Abstract
- Development of the atherosclerotic plaque involves a complex interplay between a number of cell types and an extensive inter-cellular communication via cell bound as well as soluble mediators. The family of tribbles proteins has recently been identified as novel controllers of pro-inflammatory signal transduction. The objective of this study was to address the expression pattern of all three tribbles proteins in atherosclerotic plaques from a mouse model of atherosclerosis. Each tribbles were expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells, endothelial cells as well as in resident macrophages of mouse atherosclerotic plaques. The role of IL-1 mediated inflammatory events in controlling tribbles expression was also addressed by inducing experimental atherosclerosis in ApoE−/−IL1R1−/− (double knockout) mice. Immunohistochemical analysis of these mice showed a selective decrease in the percentage of trb-1 expressing macrophages, compared to the ApoE−/− cohort (14.7% ± 1.55 vs. 26.3% ± 1.19). The biological significance of this finding was verified in vitro where overexpression of trb-1 in macrophages led to a significant attenuation (~70%) of IL-6 production as well as a suppressed IL-12 expression induced by a proinflammatory stimulus. In this in vitro setting, expression of truncated trb-1 mutants suggests that the kinase domain of this protein is sufficient to exert this inhibitory action.
- Subjects :
- Tribbles
atherosclerosis
macrophages
mouse
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20797737
- Volume :
- 1
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.3644b51c24875b6e6464e688134e3
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/biology1010043