PMID- 23285083 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130611 LR - 20211021 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 12 DP - 2012 TI - Proteomic analysis of aorta and protective effects of grape seed procyanidin B2 in db/db mice reveal a critical role of milk fat globule epidermal growth factor-8 in diabetic arterial damage. PG - e52541 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0052541 [doi] LID - e52541 AB - BACKGROUND: Atherosclerosis is one of the major complications of type 2 diabetic patients (T2DM), leading to morbidity and mortality. Grape seed procyanidin B2 (GSPB2) has demonstrated protective effect against atherosclerosis, which is believed to be, at least in part, a result of its antioxidative effects. The aim of this study is to identify the target protein of GSPB2 responsible for the protective effect against atherosclerosis in patients with DM. METHODS AND RESULTS: GSPB2 (30 mg/kg body weight/day) were administrated to db/db mice for 10 weeks. Proteomics of the aorta extracts by iTRAQ analysis was obtained from db/db mice. The results showed that expression of 557 proteins were either up- or down-regulated in the aorta of diabetic mice. Among those proteins, 139 proteins were normalized by GSPB2 to the levels comparable to those in control mice. Among the proteins regulated by GSPB2, the milk fat globule epidermal growth factor-8 (MFG-E8) was found to be increased in serum level in T2DM patients; the serum level of MFG-E8 was positively correlated with carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (CF-PWV). Inhibition of MFG-E8 by RNA interference significantly suppressed whereas exogenous recombinant MFG-E8 administration exacerbated atherogenesis the db/db mice. To gain more insights into the mechanism of action of MFG-E8, we investigated the effects of MFG-E8 on the signal pathway involving the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1). Treatment with recombinant MFG-E8 led to increased whereas inhibition of MFG-E8 to decreased expression of MCP-1 and phosphorylation of ERK1/2. CONCLUSION: Our data suggests that MFG-E8 plays an important role in atherogenesis in diabetes through both ERK and MCP-1 signaling pathways. GSPB2, a well-studied antioxidant, significantly inhibited the arterial wall changes favoring atherogenesis in db/db mice by down-regulating MFG-E8 expression in aorta and its serum level. Measuring MFG-E8 serum level could be a useful clinical surrogate prognosticating atherogenesis in DM patients. FAU - Yu, Fei AU - Yu F AD - Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Proteomics of Shandong Province, Department of Geriatrics, Qi-Lu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China. FAU - Li, Bao-ying AU - Li BY FAU - Li, Xiao-li AU - Li XL FAU - Cai, Qian AU - Cai Q FAU - Zhang, Zhen AU - Zhang Z FAU - Cheng, Mei AU - Cheng M FAU - Yin, Mei AU - Yin M FAU - Wang, Jun-fu AU - Wang JF FAU - Zhang, Jian-hua AU - Zhang JH FAU - Lu, Wei-da AU - Lu WD FAU - Zhou, Rui-hai AU - Zhou RH FAU - Gao, Hai-qing AU - Gao HQ LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20121221 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (Antigens, Surface) RN - 0 (Biflavonoids) RN - 0 (Blood Glucose) RN - 0 (Cardiotonic Agents) RN - 0 (Glycation End Products, Advanced) RN - 0 (Grape Seed Extract) RN - 0 (Grape Seed Proanthocyanidins) RN - 0 (MFGE8 protein, human) RN - 0 (Mfge8 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Milk Proteins) RN - 0 (Proanthocyanidins) RN - 0 (Proteome) RN - 0 (Triglycerides) RN - 29106-49-8 (procyanidin B2) RN - 8R1V1STN48 (Catechin) RN - 97C5T2UQ7J (Cholesterol) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases) SB - IM MH - Aged MH - Animals MH - Antigens, Surface/blood/*metabolism MH - Aorta/drug effects/*metabolism/*pathology/ultrastructure MH - Biflavonoids/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Blood Glucose/drug effects MH - Body Weight/drug effects MH - Cardiotonic Agents/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Catechin/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Cholesterol/blood MH - Computational Biology MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/blood/*drug therapy/pathology MH - Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism MH - Fasting/blood MH - Glycation End Products, Advanced/blood MH - Grape Seed Extract/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Humans MH - Isotope Labeling MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Milk Proteins/blood/*metabolism MH - Proanthocyanidins/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Proteome/metabolism MH - *Proteomics MH - RNA Interference/drug effects MH - Triglycerides/blood PMC - PMC3528673 COIS- Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2013/01/04 06:00 MHDA- 2013/06/12 06:00 PMCR- 2012/12/21 CRDT- 2013/01/04 06:00 PHST- 2012/08/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/11/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/01/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/01/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/06/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/12/21 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-12-23550 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0052541 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e52541. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052541. Epub 2012 Dec 21.