C-terminal fragment of α1-antitrypsin activates human monocytes to a pro-inflammatory state through interactions with the CD36 scavenger receptor and LDL receptor

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• 作者：Janciauskiene ; Sabina ; Moraga ; Fabian ; Lindgren ; Stefan
• 关键词：α ; 1-antitrypsin ; C-terminal fragment of α ; 1-antitrypsin ; CD36 scavenger receptor ; LDL receptor ; Pro-inflammatory molecules ; Monocytes ; AAT ; α ; 1-antitrypsin ; Anti-CD36r ; monoclonal antibodies against CD36 scavenger receptor ; Anti-LDLr ; monoclon
• 刊名：Atherosclerosis
• 出版年：2001
• 期刊代码：28_00219150
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：September, 2001
• 卷：158
• 期：1
• 页码：41-51
• 文件大小：178 K

摘要

Monocyte scavenger receptor, CD36 has been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis as a major oxidised LDL receptor mediating lipid accumulation and foam cell formation. Previously, we found that treatment of monocyte cultures with the carboxyl terminal fragment of α1-antitrypsin (C-36) increases lipid binding and uptake, induces LDL receptor mRNA and CD36 receptor protein expression, and also significantly increases production of pro-inflammatory molecules. To assess the role of the CD36 receptor in proatherogenic monocyte activation by the C-36 fragment, we tested whether specific anti-CD36 receptor antibodies would block the effects of C-36 on monocyte activation. We find that pre-incubation of cells with anti-LDL and anti-CD36 receptor antibodies (10 μg/ml) blocks binding of ¹²⁵I-C-36 by about 50%. Similarly, cells pre-incubated with oxidised LDL or native LDL at concentrations from 2.5 to 10 μg/ml showed a loss of ¹²⁵I-C-36 binding (up to 49 and 57%) and uptake (up to 47 and 59.8%), respectively. In parallel experiments, monocytes were first incubated for 1 or 6 h with anti-CD36 antibodies (10 μg/ml) prior to adding C-36 peptide. Anti-CD36 antibodies suppressed C-36-induced production of gelatinase B, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, interleukin-6 and cellular oxygen consumption to control levels, whereas levels of TNFα were unaffected. In contrast, saturation of LDL receptors with excess of anti-LDL (20 μg/ml) significantly inhibited C-36 induced TNFα levels. Results indicate that the C-36 peptide binds to both LDL and CD36 scavenger receptors which involves selective upregulation of pro-inflammatory molecules and activation of the respiratory burst in human monocytes. This also supports important roles for CD36 and LDL receptors in atherogenesis and suggests that blockade of CD36 receptor can be protective in pro-inflammatory activation of human monocytes.