PMID- 17587761 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20070822 LR - 20190608 IS - 1340-3478 (Print) IS - 1340-3478 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 3 DP - 2007 Jun TI - Role of Ca(2+)influx in tissue factor expression in monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells. PG - 109-15 AB - Tissue factor (TF) is the primary initiator of the coagulation cascade. Ca(2+) signaling is involved in TF gene expression. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and its receptor (CCR2) play a pivotal role in the inflammation of atherosclerosis. Although nitric oxide (NO) impairment appears to promote thrombogenicity in monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells (ECs), little is known about its mechanism. N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) promoted MCP-1 expression in EC culture. In response to monocyte adhesion, increased TF expression accompanied by NF-kappaB p65 activation was observed in L-NAME-treated ECs compared with non-treated ECs. This increased TF expression was prevented by BAPTA-AM, an intracellular Ca(2+) chelator. Monocyte attachment to L-NAME- treated ECs increased Ca(2+) influx compared with non-treated ECs, which was prevented by the blockade of MCP1/CCR2. These findings suggest that increased production of MCP-1 caused by L-NAME contributes to the enhancement of Ca(2+) influx only when monocytes adhered to ECs and that this may accelerate TF expression in ECs triggered by monocyte adhesion. We demonstrate the role of Ca(2+) influx via MCP-1/CCR2 under NO impairment in TF expression in monocyte-EC interaction. FAU - Sakamoto, Takayuki AU - Sakamoto T AD - First Department of Internal Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, Japan. sakamoto@fmu.ac.jp FAU - Ishibashi, Toshiyuki AU - Ishibashi T FAU - Maruyama, Yukio AU - Maruyama Y LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Japan TA - J Atheroscler Thromb JT - Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis JID - 9506298 RN - 0 (CCL2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide) RN - 9035-58-9 (Thromboplastin) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) RN - V55S2QJN2X (NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester) SB - IM MH - Calcium/*metabolism MH - Calcium Signaling/physiology MH - *Cell Adhesion MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chemokine CCL2/metabolism MH - Endothelium, Vascular/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Inflammation MH - Monocytes/*metabolism MH - NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester/pharmacology MH - Nitric Oxide/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Thromboplastin/*metabolism EDAT- 2007/06/26 09:00 MHDA- 2007/08/23 09:00 CRDT- 2007/06/26 09:00 PHST- 2007/06/26 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2007/08/23 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2007/06/26 09:00 [entrez] AID - JST.JSTAGE/jat/14.109 [pii] AID - 10.5551/jat.14.109 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Atheroscler Thromb. 2007 Jun;14(3):109-15. doi: 10.5551/jat.14.109.