PMID- 21487675 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120315 LR - 20211020 IS - 1432-1440 (Electronic) IS - 0946-2716 (Linking) VI - 89 IP - 8 DP - 2011 Aug TI - The endothelium-derived contracting factor uridine adenosine tetraphosphate induces P2Y(2)-mediated pro-inflammatory signaling by monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 formation. PG - 799-810 LID - 10.1007/s00109-011-0750-6 [doi] AB - It is very well established that purinergic signaling plays a relevant role in vascular physiology and pathophysiology. Recently, a new purinoceptor agonist uridine adenosine tetraphosphate (Up(4)A) has been identified as a highly potent endothelial-derived contracting factor (EDCF). The purpose of the study was to investigate Up(4)A's influence on pro-inflammatory mechanisms. An early component of the inflammatory response in atherogenesis is the oxidative stress-induced formation of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1). Here, we investigated the influence of Up(4)A on MCP-1 formation and characterized the underlying signaling transduction mechanisms in rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Up(4)A induced MCP-1 expression and secretion in VSMCs via the activation of P2Y(2) in a concentration-dependent manner. MCP-1 formation depends on generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). To determine whether the predominant source of ROS in the vasculature, the NAD(P)H oxidase (Nox), is involved, we used different approaches. The ROS scavenger, tiron, the Nox inhibitor, apocynin and diphenyl-iodonium, as well as Nox1 knockdown, diminished the Up(4)A-induced MCP-1 formation. Rac1 activation and p47(phox) translocation from cytosol to the plasma membrane-both required for assembling and activation of Nox, were stimulated by Up(4)A. ERK1/2 and p38 activation is essential for the intracellular signal transduction. In summary, Up(4)A induced Nox1-dependent ROS generation, which further stimulated MCP-1 formation via MAPK phosphorylation in VSMCs. This process requires the activation of the G-protein coupled receptor P2Y(2). Therefore, Up(4)A is not only a potent EDCF but also a potent inductor of pro-inflammatory response in the vascular wall. FAU - Schuchardt, Mirjam AU - Schuchardt M AD - Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin; Med. Klinik mit SP Nephrologie, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany. FAU - Prufer, Jasmin AU - Prufer J FAU - Prufer, Nicole AU - Prufer N FAU - Wiedon, Annette AU - Wiedon A FAU - Huang, Tao AU - Huang T FAU - Chebli, Miriam AU - Chebli M FAU - Jankowski, Vera AU - Jankowski V FAU - Jankowski, Joachim AU - Jankowski J FAU - Schafer-Korting, Monika AU - Schafer-Korting M FAU - Zidek, Walter AU - Zidek W FAU - van der Giet, Markus AU - van der Giet M FAU - Tolle, Markus AU - Tolle M LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20110413 PL - Germany TA - J Mol Med (Berl) JT - Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) JID - 9504370 RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Dinucleoside Phosphates) RN - 0 (Inflammation Mediators) RN - 0 (Nitrates) RN - 0 (Nitrites) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (Receptors, Purinergic P2Y2) RN - 0 (uridine adenosine tetraphosphate) RN - EC 1.6.- (NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases) RN - EC 1.6.3.- (NADPH Oxidase 1) RN - EC 1.6.3.- (NOX1 protein, rat) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.12.2 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases) RN - EC 3.6.5.2 (rac1 GTP-Binding Protein) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Movement/drug effects MH - Chemokine CCL2/*metabolism MH - Dinucleoside Phosphates/*pharmacology MH - Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Enzyme Activation/drug effects MH - Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism MH - Inflammation Mediators/*metabolism MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases/metabolism MH - Monocytes/drug effects/metabolism MH - Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/cytology/drug effects/enzymology MH - NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases/metabolism MH - NADPH Oxidase 1 MH - Nitrates/metabolism MH - Nitrites/metabolism MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Receptors, Purinergic P2Y2/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/*drug effects MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - rac1 GTP-Binding Protein/metabolism EDAT- 2011/04/14 06:00 MHDA- 2012/03/16 06:00 CRDT- 2011/04/14 06:00 PHST- 2010/10/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/03/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/03/02 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2011/04/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/04/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/03/16 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s00109-011-0750-6 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Mol Med (Berl). 2011 Aug;89(8):799-810. doi: 10.1007/s00109-011-0750-6. Epub 2011 Apr 13.