PMID- 12745086 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20030717 LR - 20220227 IS - 0006-291X (Print) IS - 0006-291X (Linking) VI - 305 IP - 2 DP - 2003 May 30 TI - Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 induces scavenger receptor expression and monocyte differentiation into foam cells. PG - 380-5 AB - Accumulation of monocytes and the entrapment of oxidized-low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) in monocytes are important in the differentiation into "foam" macrophages and the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. We investigated the role of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in the expression of scavenger receptor (SCR) by using resting monocytes prepared by counterflow centrifugal elutriation. Our results showed that: (1) MCP-1 increased the expression of CD36 SCR by flow cytometric analysis. (2) MCP-1 increased incorporation of 125I-labeled ox-LDL and oil red O staining. (3) MCP-1 and ox-LDL enhanced in vitro transendothelial monocyte migration. (4) These functions were mediated at least in part via extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway. (5) MCP-1 and ox-LDL did not induce monocyte proliferation. Our results imply that MCP-1 is involved in the inflammatory process of atherosclerosis through the induction of SCR expression via the ERK pathway and differentiation of monocytes into foam macrophages, as well as induction of monocyte migration. FAU - Tabata, Takahiro AU - Tabata T AD - First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi, Kitakyushu, 807-8555, Japan. FAU - Mine, Shinichiro AU - Mine S FAU - Kawahara, Chie AU - Kawahara C FAU - Okada, Yosuke AU - Okada Y FAU - Tanaka, Yoshiya AU - Tanaka Y LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Biochem Biophys Res Commun JT - Biochemical and biophysical research communications JID - 0372516 RN - 0 (CD36 Antigens) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Lipoproteins, LDL) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (Receptors, Immunologic) RN - 0 (Receptors, Lipoprotein) RN - 0 (Receptors, Scavenger) RN - 0 (Scarb1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Scavenger Receptors, Class B) RN - 0 (oxidized low density lipoprotein) SB - IM MH - CD36 Antigens/*biosynthesis MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Cell Division MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chemokine CCL2/*pharmacology MH - Chemotaxis, Leukocyte MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Foam Cells/*cytology MH - Humans MH - Lipoproteins, LDL/metabolism/pharmacology MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects MH - *Membrane Proteins MH - Monocytes/drug effects/*metabolism/*physiology MH - Receptors, Immunologic/*biosynthesis MH - *Receptors, Lipoprotein MH - Receptors, Scavenger MH - Scavenger Receptors, Class B EDAT- 2003/05/15 05:00 MHDA- 2003/07/18 05:00 CRDT- 2003/05/15 05:00 PHST- 2003/05/15 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2003/07/18 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2003/05/15 05:00 [entrez] AID - S0006291X0300771X [pii] AID - 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)00771-x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2003 May 30;305(2):380-5. doi: 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)00771-x.