Korean J Physiol Pharmacol.  2011 Feb;15(1):31-36.

Extracellular Nucleotides Can Induce Chemokine (C-C motif) Ligand 2 Expression in Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

• Kim JI
• Kim HY
• Kim SM
• Lee SA
• Son YH
• Eo SK
• Rhim BY
• Kim K

Abstract

To understand the roles of purinergic receptors and cellular molecules below the receptors in the vascular inflammatory response, we determined if extracellular nucleotides up-regulated chemokine expression in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Human aortic smooth muscle cells (AoSMCs) abundantly express P2Y1, P2Y6, and P2Y11 receptors, which all respond to extracellular nucleotides. Exposure of human AoSMCs to NAD+ , an agonist of the human P2Y11 receptor, and NADP+ as well as ATP, an agonist for P2Y1 and P2Y11 receptors, caused increase in chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 gene (CCL2) transcript and CCL2 release; however, UPT did not affect CCL2 expression. CCL2 release by NAD+ and NADP+ was inhibited by a concentration dependent manner by suramin, an antagonist of P2-purinergic receptors. NAD+ and NADP+ activated protein kinase C and enhanced phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinases and Akt. NAD(+)- and NADP(+)-mediated CCL2 release was significantly attenuated by SP6001250, U0126, LY294002, Akt inhibitor IV, RO318220, GF109203X, and diphenyleneiodium chloride. These results indicate that extracellular nucleotides can promote the proinflammatory VSMC phenotype by up-regulating CCL2 expression, and that multiple cellular elements, including phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, Akt, protein kinase C, and mitogen-activated protein kinases, are involved in that process.

Keyword

CCL2; NAD+; P2 receptors; Vascular smooth muscle cell

MeSH Terms

Adenosine Triphosphate
Butadienes
Chromones
Humans
Indoles
Maleimides
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
Morpholines
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
Myocytes, Smooth Muscle
Nitriles
Nucleotides
Onium Compounds
Phenotype
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase
Phosphorylation
Protein Kinase C
Receptors, Purinergic
Suramin
Adenosine Triphosphate
Butadienes
Chromones
Indoles
Maleimides
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
Morpholines
Nitriles
Nucleotides
Onium Compounds
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase
Protein Kinase C
Receptors, Purinergic
Suramin

Figure

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  Fig. 1. The effects of extracellular nucleotides on CCL2 gene transcripts in human VSMCs. (A) Total RNA was isolated from human AoSMCs, and transcripts of the indicated P2 purinergic receptors were identified by RT-PCR. (B) Human AoSMCs were treated with nucleotides for the indicated time periods, and CCL2 transcripts were amplified by RT-PCR. (C) Human AoSMCs were treated for 6 h with the indicated concentrations of NAD+ or NADP+, and induction of CCL2 gene transcripts was examined by RT-PCR.

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  Fig. 2. The effects of nucleotides on NAD+- and NADP+-mediated CCL2 release. (A) Human AoSMCs (1×106 cells) were incubated in the absence (control) or presence of indicated nucleotides (10–4 M for each nucleotide). Culture medium was collected and the amount of secreted CCL2 was measured by ELISA. ∗p<0.001 vs. control. (B). Human AoSMCs were incubated with NAD+ or NADP+ (10–4 M) in the absence or presence of indicated concentrations of suramin. CCL2 released into the medium was measured by ELISA. ∗p<0.001 vs. control; #p<0.01 vs. NAD+ or NADP+, ##p<0.001 vs. NAD+ or NADP+.

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  Fig. 3. The roles of MAPKs in NAD+- and NADP+-mediated CCL2 release. (A) Human AoSMCs were exposed to NAD+ or NADP+ for the indicated time periods, after which an equal amount of protein was subjected to Western blot analysis using antibodies for α-tubulin and phosphorylated and unphosphorylated forms of ERK, p38 MAPK, and JNK. (B) Human AoSMCs were incubated for an hour with SP600125, U0126, and SB202190 (10 μM each) and stimulated with NAD+ or NADP+. Culture media were collected to measure the amount of secreted CCL2. ∗p< 0.001 vs. control, #p<0.001 vs. NAD+ or NADP+.

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  Fig. 4. The roles of Akt pathways in NAD+- and NADP+-mediated CCL2 release. (A) Human AoSMCs were exposed to NAD+ or NADP+ for the indicated time periods, after which an equal amount of protein was subjected to Western blot analysis using antibodies for Akt and phosphorylated Akt. (B) Human AoSMCs were incubated for 1 h with LY294002 and Akti IV (10 μM each) and stimulated with NAD+ or NADP+. The amount of secreted CCL2 was measured by ELISA. ∗p<0.001 vs. control, #p<0.001 vs. NAD+ or NADP+.

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  Fig. 5. The roles of PKC in NAD+- and NADP+-mediated CCL2 release. (A) Human AoSMCs were exposed to NAD+ or NADP+ for the indicated time periods, after which PKC activity was determined. ∗p<0.01 vs. control. (B) Human AoSMCs were incubated for 1 h with GF109203X (3 μM) and RO318220 (1 μM) and stimulated with NAD+ or NADP+. The amount of secreted CCL2 was measured by ELISA. ∗p<0.001 vs. control, #p<0.001 vs. NAD+ or NADP+.

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  Fig. 6. The roles of NADPH oxidase in NAD+- and NADP+ –mediated CCL2 release. Human AoSMCs were incubated for 1 h with DPI (10 μM) and stimulated with NAD+ or NADP+. CCL2 gene transcript was amplified by RT-PCR (A), and the amount of released CCL2 was measured by ELISA (B). ∗p<0.001 vs. control, #p<0.001 vs. NAD+ or NADP+.

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