PMID- 21738216 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120501 LR - 20220310 IS - 1476-5403 (Electronic) IS - 1350-9047 (Print) IS - 1350-9047 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 2 DP - 2012 Feb TI - TNF-alpha response of vascular endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells involve differential utilization of ASK1 kinase and p73. PG - 274-83 LID - 10.1038/cdd.2011.93 [doi] AB - Atherosclerosis involves a specialized inflammatory process regulated by an intricate network of cytokine and chemokine signaling. Atherosclerotic lesions lead to the release of cytokines that can have multiple affects on various vascular cell functions either promoting lesion expansion or alternatively retard progression. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is one such cytokine that can activate both cell survival and cell death mechanisms simultaneously. Here we show that TNF-alpha induces apoptosis in human aortic endothelial cells (HAECs), while it promotes the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Both events involved the activation of the Rb-E2F1 transcriptional regulatory pathway. Stimulation of HAECs with TNF-alpha led to an increased expression of p73 protein and a reduction in the levels of p53. This involved apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1)- mediated inactivation of Rb and its dissociation from the p73 promoter. In contrast, TNF-alpha stimulation of VSMCs enhanced the association of E2F1 with proliferative promoters like thymidylate synthase and cdc25A, while Rb was dissociated. ASK1 kinase has a critical role in the apoptotic process, as its depletion or dissociation from Rb reduced TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis. These results show that the cytokine TNF-alpha can elicit diametrically opposite responses in vascular endothelial cells and VSMCs, utilizing the Rb-E2F pathway. FAU - Rastogi, S AU - Rastogi S AD - Department of Tumor Biology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. FAU - Rizwani, W AU - Rizwani W FAU - Joshi, B AU - Joshi B FAU - Kunigal, S AU - Kunigal S FAU - Chellappan, S P AU - Chellappan SP LA - eng GR - R01 CA063136/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA063136-15/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - CA63136/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20110708 PL - England TA - Cell Death Differ JT - Cell death and differentiation JID - 9437445 RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (E2F1 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 0 (Retinoblastoma Protein) RN - 0 (TP73 protein, human) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 0 (Tumor Protein p73) RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Protein p53) RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Proteins) RN - EC 2.7.11.25 (MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5) SB - IM MH - Aorta/cytology MH - Apoptosis/drug effects/genetics MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Cytoprotection/drug effects MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/*metabolism MH - E2F1 Transcription Factor/metabolism MH - Endothelial Cells/cytology/drug effects/*enzymology MH - Endothelium, Vascular/*cytology MH - Gene Silencing/drug effects MH - Humans MH - MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5/*metabolism MH - Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/*cytology MH - Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/cytology/drug effects/*enzymology MH - Nuclear Proteins/*metabolism MH - Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics MH - Protein Binding/drug effects MH - RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism MH - Retinoblastoma Protein/metabolism MH - Transcription, Genetic/drug effects MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*pharmacology MH - Tumor Protein p73 MH - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/metabolism MH - Tumor Suppressor Proteins/*metabolism PMC - PMC3191254 MID - NIHMS298069 EDAT- 2011/07/09 06:00 MHDA- 2012/05/02 06:00 PMCR- 2013/02/01 CRDT- 2011/07/09 06:00 PHST- 2011/07/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/07/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/05/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - cdd201193 [pii] AID - 10.1038/cdd.2011.93 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Death Differ. 2012 Feb;19(2):274-83. doi: 10.1038/cdd.2011.93. Epub 2011 Jul 8.