PMID- 20406653 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100628 LR - 20211020 IS - 1096-0333 (Electronic) IS - 0041-008X (Print) IS - 0041-008X (Linking) VI - 246 IP - 1-2 DP - 2010 Jul TI - Polychlorinated biphenyl-induced VCAM-1 expression is attenuated in aortic endothelial cells isolated from caveolin-1 deficient mice. PG - 74-82 LID - 10.1016/j.taap.2010.04.009 [doi] AB - Exposure to environmental contaminants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis. Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) is a critical mediator for adhesion and uptake of monocytes across the endothelium in the early stages of atherosclerosis development. The upregulation of VCAM-1 by PCBs may be dependent on functional membrane domains called caveolae. Caveolae are particularly abundant in endothelial cell membranes and involved in trafficking and signal transduction. The objective of this study was to investigate the role of caveolae in PCB-induced endothelial cell dysfunction. Primary mouse aortic endothelial cells (MAECs) isolated from caveolin-1-deficient mice and background C57BL/6 mice were treated with coplanar PCBs, such as PCB77 and PCB126. In addition, siRNA gene silencing technique was used to knockdown caveolin-1 in porcine vascular endothelial cells. In MAECs with functional caveolae, VCAM-1 protein levels were increased after exposure to both coplanar PCBs, whereas expression levels of VCAM-1 were not significantly altered in cells deficient of caveolin-1. Furthermore, PCB-induced monocyte adhesion was attenuated in caveolin-1-deficient MAECs. Similarly, siRNA silencing of caveolin-1 in porcine endothelial cells confirmed the caveolin-1-dependent VCAM-1 expression. Treatment of cells with PCB77 and PCB126 resulted in phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1/2 (ERK1/2), and pharmacological inhibition of ERK1/2 diminished the observed PCB-induced increase in monocyte adhesion. These findings suggest that coplanar PCBs induce adhesion molecule expression, such as VCAM-1, in endothelial cells, and that this response is regulated by caveolin-1 and functional caveolae. Our data demonstrate a critical role of functional caveolae in the activation and dysfunction of endothelial cells by coplanar PCBs. CI - 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Han, Sung Gu AU - Han SG AD - Molecular and Cell Nutrition Laboratory, College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA. FAU - Eum, Sung Yong AU - Eum SY FAU - Toborek, Michal AU - Toborek M FAU - Smart, Eric AU - Smart E FAU - Hennig, Bernhard AU - Hennig B LA - eng GR - P42 ES007380/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States GR - P42 ES007380-130002/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States GR - P42ES007380/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20100418 PL - United States TA - Toxicol Appl Pharmacol JT - Toxicology and applied pharmacology JID - 0416575 RN - 0 (Caveolin 1) RN - 0 (Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1) RN - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3) RN - TSH69IA9XF (3,4,5,3',4'-pentachlorobiphenyl) RN - Y2I6546TMI (3,4,3',4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Aorta MH - Blotting, Western MH - Caveolin 1/*deficiency/genetics MH - Cell Adhesion/drug effects MH - Endothelial Cells/chemistry/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Fluorescent Antibody Technique MH - Gene Expression/drug effects MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Knockout/genetics MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/metabolism MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3/metabolism MH - Monocytes/drug effects MH - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/*pharmacology MH - RNA Interference/drug effects MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Swine MH - Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1/analysis/*biosynthesis PMC - PMC2895770 MID - NIHMS208486 EDAT- 2010/04/22 06:00 MHDA- 2010/06/29 06:00 PMCR- 2011/07/01 CRDT- 2010/04/22 06:00 PHST- 2010/01/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2010/04/09 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2010/04/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2010/04/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/04/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/06/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0041-008X(10)00136-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.taap.2010.04.009 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2010 Jul;246(1-2):74-82. doi: 10.1016/j.taap.2010.04.009. Epub 2010 Apr 18.