PMID- 26739492 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160725 LR - 20220331 IS - 1522-1563 (Electronic) IS - 0363-6143 (Linking) VI - 310 IP - 6 DP - 2016 Mar 15 TI - Intermittent hypoxia induces NF-kappaB-dependent endothelial activation via adipocyte-derived mediators. PG - C446-55 LID - 10.1152/ajpcell.00240.2015 [doi] AB - Aberrant release of adipocytokines from adipose tissues dysregulates cardiometabolic functions. The present study hypothesizes that chronic intermittent hypoxia (IH) present in obstructive sleep apnea leads to adipose tissue dysfunction, which in turn contributes to vascular pathogenesis. The effect of IH was evaluated in adipose depots and aortic tissues in lean rats in vivo. Furthermore, the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying pathophysiological interactions between adipocytes and endothelial cells were investigated in vitro. The in vivo results showed that IH induced upregulation of IL-6 and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in subcutaneous and periaortic adipose tissues and downregulated phosphorylation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase [eNOS (ser1177)] in the aorta with activation of Erk and p38 MAPK. In support, cultured adipocytes demonstrated IH-induced elevations of NADPH oxidase 4, phosphorylation of Erk, NF-kappaBp65, and inducible NOS (iNOS) and increased expression of IL-6 and MCP-1. Likewise, endothelial EA.hy926 (EA) cells exposed to IH showed eNOS (ser1177) and intracellular cGMP reduction, whereas MCP-1 and iNOS expression were upregulated. Treatment of EA cells with conditioned media derived from IH-exposed cultured adipocytes caused nuclear translocation of NF-kappaBp65 and elevation of MCP-1, which were prevented by addition of neutralizing IL-6 antibodies to the conditioned media. Recombinant IL-6 in addition to IH induced further MCP-1 release and iNOS protein expression in EA cells, which were prevented by pharmacological inhibition of Erk, p38, and NF-kappaB. These findings suggest that IH could induce adipose tissue inflammation, which may cross talk with endothelial cells via adipocyte-derived mediators such as IL-6, and promote NF-kappaB-dependent endothelial dysfunction. CI - Copyright (c) 2016 the American Physiological Society. FAU - Lee, Mary Y K AU - Lee MY AD - Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. FAU - Wang, Yan AU - Wang Y AD - Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; FAU - Mak, Judith C W AU - Mak JC AD - Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. FAU - Ip, Mary S M AU - Ip MS AD - Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong msmip@hku.hk. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20160106 PL - United States TA - Am J Physiol Cell Physiol JT - American journal of physiology. Cell physiology JID - 100901225 RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Inflammation Mediators) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - EC 1.14.13.39 (Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II) RN - EC 1.14.13.39 (Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III) RN - EC 1.6.3.- (NADPH Oxidases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - Adipocytes/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chemokine CCL2/metabolism MH - Endothelial Cells/*metabolism MH - Hypoxia/*metabolism MH - Inflammation/metabolism MH - Inflammation Mediators/*metabolism MH - Interleukin-6/metabolism MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System/physiology MH - Male MH - NADPH Oxidases/metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/*metabolism MH - Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/metabolism MH - Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III/metabolism MH - Phosphorylation/physiology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Signal Transduction/physiology MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - NF-kappaB OT - adipose inflammation OT - endothelial function OT - intermittent hypoxia EDAT- 2016/01/08 06:00 MHDA- 2016/07/28 06:00 CRDT- 2016/01/08 06:00 PHST- 2015/08/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/01/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/01/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/01/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/07/28 06:00 [medline] AID - ajpcell.00240.2015 [pii] AID - 10.1152/ajpcell.00240.2015 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2016 Mar 15;310(6):C446-55. doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00240.2015. Epub 2016 Jan 6.