Calreticulin induced endothelial ICAM-1 up-regulation associated with tristetraprolin expression alteration through PI3K/Akt/eNOS/p38 MAPK signaling pathway in rheumatoid arthritis

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The present study was undertaken to determine whether extracellular calreticulin (CRT) participates in the regulation of ICAM-1in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and further explore the potential mechanism. Our results showed that ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 levels were positively correlated with CRT levels in RA serum and synovial fluid, respectively. In RA synovial tissue, increased co-expressions of CRT and ICAM-1 in vascular endothelium and perivascular areas and elevated co-location of CRT and VCAM-1 localized predominantly to lining layer were observed compared to those in OA. In in vitro HUVECs model, enhanced ICAM-1expression and increased phosphorylation levels of Akt and eNOS were detected in the presence of CRT. Increased phosphorylated eNOS was significantly inhibited by a PI3K inhibitor LY294002 and elevated ICAM-1expression was partially blocked by the inhibitors of both PI3K and eNOS (L-NAME). It has been certified that the RNA-binding protein TTP targets AU-rich elements in the ICAM-1 3'-UTR and suppresses ICAM-1 expression. Knocking down TTP in HUVECs led to an increased induction of ICAM-1 by CRT. We have currently known that activation of p38 downstream kinase MK-2 leads to phosphorylation and inactivation of human TTP. The block of p38 MAPK/MK-2 signaling led to decreased protein expression and mRNA stability of TTP and ICAM-1. Furthermore, L-NAME and/or LY294002 pre-treated HUVECs manifested decreased p38 and MK-2 phosphorylation, which was accompanied by reduced TTP and ICAM-1 protein expression as well as decreased mRNA stability. Our results suggested that CRT could promote ICAM-1 expression in endothelial cells through PI3K/Akt/eNOS/p38 MAPK signaling mediated TTP accumulation, probably in an inactive form, which may provide a possible proinflammatory mechanism of CRT in RA.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:107

Enthalten in:

Molecular immunology - 107(2019) vom: 02. März, Seite 10-20

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Yixin [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Hong, Chengcheng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Xuguo [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Fang [VerfasserIn]

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126547-89-5
2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one
31M2U1DVID
CALR protein, human
Calreticulin
Chromones
EC 1.14.13.39
EC 2.7.11.1
EC 2.7.11.24
ICAM1 protein, human
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1
Intercellular adhesion molecule-1
Journal Article
Morpholines
NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester
NOS3 protein, human
Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III
P38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Rheumatoid arthritis
Signaling pathway
Tristetraprolin
V55S2QJN2X
ZFP36 protein, human

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Date Completed 01.05.2019

Date Revised 03.05.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.molimm.2019.01.005

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM292676131