PMID- 23628898 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130801 LR - 20230216 IS - 1530-0307 (Electronic) IS - 0023-6837 (Linking) VI - 93 IP - 6 DP - 2013 Jun TI - Immune complexes activate human endothelium involving the cell-signaling HMGB1-RAGE axis in the pathogenesis of lupus vasculitis. PG - 626-38 LID - 10.1038/labinvest.2013.61 [doi] AB - Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the formation of immune complexes (ICs), which contain a complex mixture of autoantigens nucleic acids, nucleic acids-associated proteins and corresponding autoantibodies. In SLE, ICs are deposited in multiple organs. Vasculopathy and vasculitis in SLE are typical complications and are associated with deposition of ICs on endothelium, endothelial activation and inflammatory cell infiltration. However, the effects of ICs on endothelial cells and the mechanisms involved remain unclear. In this study, we have demonstrated for the first time that ICs upregulated cell surface expression of the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE), the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), increased the secretion of the chemokines interleukin 8 (IL-8), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), the proinflammatoy cytokines interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and promoted the activation of the transcription factor NF-kappaB p65 in human endothelial cells (P<0.05). ICs also increased transendothelial migration of monocytes (P<0.05). One of the mechanisms underlying these activating effects of ICs on human endothelial cells involves cell signaling by high-mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1)-RAGE axis, as these effects can be partially blocked by HMGB1 A-box, soluble RAGE (sRAGE), SB203580, PD98059, Bay 117082 (P<0.05) and co-treatment with these agents (P<0.05). In conclusion, ICs elicit proinflammatory responses in human endothelial cells and alter their function involving cellular signaling via the HMGB1-RAGE axis in the pathogenesis of SLE vasculitis. FAU - Sun, Wenping AU - Sun W AD - Central Laboratory, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250021, People's Republic of China. FAU - Jiao, Yulian AU - Jiao Y FAU - Cui, Bin AU - Cui B FAU - Gao, Xuejun AU - Gao X FAU - Xia, Yu AU - Xia Y FAU - Zhao, Yueran AU - Zhao Y LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130429 PL - United States TA - Lab Invest JT - Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology JID - 0376617 RN - 0 (3-(4-methylphenylsulfonyl)-2-propenenitrile) RN - 0 (Antigen-Antibody Complex) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Flavonoids) RN - 0 (HMGB1 Protein) RN - 0 (Imidazoles) RN - 0 (Nitriles) RN - 0 (Pyridines) RN - 0 (Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products) RN - 0 (Receptors, Immunologic) RN - 0 (Sulfones) RN - 0 (Transcription Factor RelA) RN - 0 (Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1) RN - 126547-89-5 (Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases) RN - OU13V1EYWQ (SB 203580) RN - SJE1IO5E3I (2-(2-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one) SB - IM MH - Antigen-Antibody Complex/*metabolism MH - Cell Survival MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - Endothelium, Vascular/*immunology/metabolism MH - Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism MH - Flavonoids MH - HMGB1 Protein/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Imidazoles MH - Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1/metabolism MH - Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System/*immunology MH - Monocytes/physiology MH - Nitriles MH - Pyridines MH - Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products MH - Receptors, Immunologic MH - Signal Transduction MH - Sulfones MH - Transcription Factor RelA/metabolism MH - Transendothelial and Transepithelial Migration MH - U937 Cells MH - Up-Regulation MH - Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1/metabolism EDAT- 2013/05/01 06:00 MHDA- 2013/08/02 06:00 CRDT- 2013/05/01 06:00 PHST- 2013/05/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/05/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/08/02 06:00 [medline] AID - S0023-6837(22)00930-8 [pii] AID - 10.1038/labinvest.2013.61 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Lab Invest. 2013 Jun;93(6):626-38. doi: 10.1038/labinvest.2013.61. Epub 2013 Apr 29.