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Protease-Activated Receptor-2 Plays a Critical Role in Vascular Inflammation and Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice.

Abstract：

BACKGROUND:The coagulation system is closely linked with vascular inflammation, although the underlying mechanisms are still obscure. Recent studies show that protease-activated receptor (PAR)-2, a major receptor of activated factor X, is expressed in both vascular cells and leukocytes, suggesting that PAR-2 may contribute to the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases. Here we investigated the role of PAR-2 in vascular inflammation and atherogenesis. METHODS:We generated apolipoprotein E-deficient ( ApoE-/-) mice lacking systemic PAR-2 expression ( PAR-2-/- ApoE-/-). ApoE-/- mice, which lack or express PAR-2 only in bone marrow (BM) cells, were also generated by BM transplantation. Atherosclerotic lesions were investigated after 20 weeks on a Western-type diet by histological analyses, quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, and Western blotting. In vitro experiments using BM-derived macrophages were performed to confirm the proinflammatory roles of PAR-2. The association between plasma activated factor X level and the severity of coronary atherosclerosis was also examined in humans who underwent coronary intervention. RESULTS:PAR-2-/- ApoE-/- mice showed reduced atherosclerotic lesions in the aortic arch ( P<0.05) along with features of stabilized atherosclerotic plaques, such as less lipid deposition ( P<0.05), collagen loss ( P<0.01), macrophage accumulation ( P<0.05), and inflammatory molecule expression ( P<0.05) compared with ApoE-/- mice. Systemic PAR2 deletion in ApoE-/-mice significantly decreased the expression of inflammatory molecules in the aorta. The results of BM transplantation experiments demonstrated that PAR-2 in hematopoietic cells contributed to atherogenesis in ApoE-/- mice. PAR-2 deletion did not alter metabolic parameters. In vitro experiments demonstrated that activated factor X or a specific peptide agonist of PAR-2 significantly increased the expression of inflammatory molecules and lipid uptake in BM-derived macrophages from wild-type mice compared with those from PAR-2-deficient mice. Activation of nuclear factor-κB signaling was involved in PAR-2-associated vascular inflammation and macrophage activation. In humans who underwent coronary intervention, plasma activated factor X level independently correlated with the severity of coronary atherosclerosis as determined by Gensini score ( P<0.05) and plaque volume ( P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS:PAR-2 signaling activates macrophages and promotes vascular inflammation, increasing atherosclerosis in ApoE-/- mice. This signaling pathway may also participate in atherogenesis in humans.

journal_name

Circulation

journal_title

Circulation

authors

Hara T,Phuong PT,Fukuda D,Yamaguchi K,Murata C,Nishimoto S,Yagi S,Kusunose K,Yamada H,Soeki T,Wakatsuki T,Imoto I,Shimabukuro M,Sata M

doi

10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.033544

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-10-16 00:00:00

pages

1706-1719

issue

eissn

0009-7322

issn

1524-4539

pii

CIRCULATIONAHA.118.033544

journal_volume

138

pub_type

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Protease-Activated Receptor-2 Plays a Critical Role in Vascular Inflammation and Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice.