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Reactive oxygen species mediate angiotensin II-induced transcytosis of low-density lipoprotein across endothelial cells

  • Authors:
    • Fang Bian
    • Jun Cui
    • Tao Zheng
    • Si Jin
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  • Published online on: February 13, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2017.2887
  • Pages: 629-635
  • Copyright: © Bian et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The retention of plasma low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles to subendothelial spaces through transcytosis across the endothelium is the initial step of atherosclerosis (AS). Angiotensin II (Ang II), as the principal effector molecule of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), is implicated in several important steps of AS development. However, whether or not Ang II can directly exert a pro‑atherogenic effect by promoting LDL transcytosis across endothelial barriers, has not been defined. In the present study, we found that Ang II upregulated intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in endothelial cells (ECs) by measuring fluorescence of 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein (DCF‑DA). Based on our transcytosis model, we observed that Ang II significantly accelerated LDL transcytosis, whereas transcytosis inhibitor methyl-β-cyclodextrin (MβCD) and ROS inhibitor dithiothreitol (DTT), markedly blocked the Ang II-stimulated increase in LDL transcytosis. Confocal imaging analysis revealed that both LDL uptake by cells and LDL retention in human umbilical venous walls were highly elevated after Ang II exposure, while MβCD and DTT significantly inhibited the effects of Ang II. What is more, proteins involved in caveolae-mediated transcytosis, including LDL receptor (LDLR), caveolin-1 and cavin-1, were associated with Ang II-induced LDL transcytosis across the ECs. Nevertheless, this process was independent of clathrin in our study. Of note, ROS inhibitor, DTT, markedly decreased the expression levels of those proteins. Consequently, ROS are critical mediators in Ang II-induced LDL transcytosis. Hopefully, these findings will provide novel insight into the crosstalk between dyslipidemia and RAS in atherogenesis.
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Bian F, Cui J, Zheng T and Jin S: Reactive oxygen species mediate angiotensin II-induced transcytosis of low-density lipoprotein across endothelial cells. Int J Mol Med 39: 629-635, 2017.
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Bian, F., Cui, J., Zheng, T., & Jin, S. (2017). Reactive oxygen species mediate angiotensin II-induced transcytosis of low-density lipoprotein across endothelial cells. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 39, 629-635. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2017.2887
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Bian, F., Cui, J., Zheng, T., Jin, S."Reactive oxygen species mediate angiotensin II-induced transcytosis of low-density lipoprotein across endothelial cells". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 39.3 (2017): 629-635.
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Bian, F., Cui, J., Zheng, T., Jin, S."Reactive oxygen species mediate angiotensin II-induced transcytosis of low-density lipoprotein across endothelial cells". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 39, no. 3 (2017): 629-635. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2017.2887