PMID- 22513464 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130530 LR - 20131121 IS - 0371-0874 (Print) IS - 0371-0874 (Linking) VI - 64 IP - 2 DP - 2012 Apr 25 TI - [Inhibitory effect of caveolin-1 on endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptosis in macrophages via p38 MAPK pathway]. PG - 149-54 AB - Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress occurs in macrophage-rich areas of advanced atherosclerotic lesions and contributes to macrophage apoptosis and subsequent plaque necrosis. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of caveolin-1 (Cav-1) on ER stress-induced apoptosis in cultured macrophages and the underlying mechanisms. RAW264.7 cells were incubated with thapsigargin (TG) to establish ER stress model. And Cav-1 expression was detected by Western blot. After being pretreated with filipin(III), a caveolae inhibitor, RAW264.7 cells were assayed with flow cytometry and confocal laser scanning microscopy to detect cell apoptosis. Moreover, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphorylation and C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) expression were detected with Western blot. The results showed that Cav-1 expression was markedly increased at early stage of TG treatment (P < 0.05) and then decreased with prolonged or high dose TG treatments. The increasing of Cav-1 expression induced by TG in RAW264.7 cells was abolished under inhibition of caveolae by filipin(III) (P < 0.05). The effect of TG on apoptosis of RAW264.7 cells was further augmented after pretreatment with filipin(III) (P < 0.05). Western blotting showed that MAPK phosphorylation induced by TG was inhibited by filipin(III) in RAW264.7 cells (P < 0.05), whereas CHOP remained unchanged (P > 0.05). These results suggest that Cav-1 may play a critical role in suppressing ER stress-induced macrophages apoptosis in vitro, and one of the mechanisms may be correlated with the activation of p38 MAPK prosurvival pathway. FAU - Yue, Wen AU - Yue W AD - Pathophysiology Department, Taishan Medical College, Taian, China. FAU - Yao, Shu-Tong AU - Yao ST FAU - Zhou, Xiao AU - Zhou X FAU - Si, Yan-Hong AU - Si YH FAU - Sang, Hui AU - Sang H FAU - Wang, Jia-Fu AU - Wang JF FAU - Shang, Zhan-Ping AU - Shang ZP LA - chi PT - English Abstract PT - Journal Article PL - China TA - Sheng Li Xue Bao JT - Sheng li xue bao : [Acta physiologica Sinica] JID - 20730130R RN - 0 (Caveolin 1) RN - 0 (Ddit3 protein, rat) RN - 147336-12-7 (Transcription Factor CHOP) RN - 67526-95-8 (Thapsigargin) RN - 87Z59R7D14 (Filipin) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Caveolin 1/genetics/*metabolism MH - Cell Line MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress/*physiology MH - Filipin/pharmacology MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - Macrophages/*cytology/drug effects MH - Mice MH - Thapsigargin/pharmacology MH - Transcription Factor CHOP/metabolism MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism EDAT- 2012/04/20 06:00 MHDA- 2013/06/01 06:00 CRDT- 2012/04/20 06:00 PHST- 2012/04/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/04/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/06/01 06:00 [medline] PST - ppublish SO - Sheng Li Xue Bao. 2012 Apr 25;64(2):149-54.