PMID- 26824242 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160720 LR - 20181113 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 1 DP - 2016 TI - Inhibitory Effect of Serotonin Antagonist on Leukocyte-Endothelial Interactions In Vivo and In Vitro. PG - e0147929 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0147929 [doi] LID - e0147929 AB - BACKGROUND: Although 5-HT2A serotonergic antagonists have been used to treat vascular disease in patients with diabetes mellitus or obesity, their effects on leukocyte-endothelial interactions have not been fully investigated. In this study, we assessed the effects of sarpogrelate hydrochloride (SRPO), a 5-HT2A receptor inverse agonist, on leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions in obesity both in vivo and in vitro. METHODS AND FINDINGS: In the in vivo experiment, C57BL/6 mice were fed a high-fat high-fructose diet (HFFD), comprising 20% fat and 30% fructose, with or without intraperitoneal injection of 5 mg/kg/day SRPO for 4 weeks. The body weight, visceral fat weight, and serum monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 levels in the mice increased significantly with the HFFD, but these effects were prevented by chronic injections of SRPO. Intravital microscopy of the femoral artery detected significant leukocyte-endothelial interactions after treatment with HFFD, but these leukocyte-endothelial interactions were reduced in the mice injected with SRPO. In the in vitro experiment, pre-incubation of activated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) induced THP-1 cell adhesion under physiological flow conditions, but the adhesion was reduced by pretreatment of PRP with SRPO. A fluorescent immunobinding assay showed that PRP induced significant upregulation of E-selectin in HUVECs, but this upregulation was reduced by pretreatment of PRP with SRPO. In other in vitro conditions, pre-incubation of THP-1 cells with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate increased the adhesion of THP-1 cells to activated HUVECs under rotational conditions, but this adhesion was reduced by pretreatment with SRPO. Western blotting analysis showed that protein kinase C alpha activation in THP-1 cells was inhibited by SRPO. CONCLUSION: Our findings indicated that SRPO inhibits vascular inflammation in obesity via inactivation of platelets and leukocytes, and improvement of obese. FAU - Kataoka, Hiroshi AU - Kataoka H AD - Department of Medicine, Kidney Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Ariyama, Yuno AU - Ariyama Y AD - Department of Life Sciences and Bioethics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Deushi, Michiyo AU - Deushi M AD - Department of Life Sciences and Bioethics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Osaka, Mizuko AU - Osaka M AD - Department of Life Sciences and Bioethics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Nitta, Kosaku AU - Nitta K AD - Department of Medicine, Kidney Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Yoshida, Masayuki AU - Yoshida M AD - Department of Life Sciences and Bioethics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160129 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (Serotonin 5-HT2 Receptor Antagonists) RN - 0 (Succinates) RN - 19P708E787 (sarpogrelate) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Adhesion/drug effects MH - Cell Communication/*drug effects MH - Cell Line MH - Endothelial Cells/cytology/drug effects/immunology MH - Endothelium, Vascular/cytology/*drug effects/immunology MH - Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells MH - Inflammation/complications/drug therapy/immunology MH - Leukocytes/cytology/*drug effects/immunology MH - Male MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Obesity/*complications/*drug therapy/immunology MH - Serotonin 5-HT2 Receptor Antagonists/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Succinates/pharmacology/*therapeutic use PMC - PMC4732655 COIS- Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2016/01/30 06:00 MHDA- 2016/07/21 06:00 PMCR- 2016/01/29 CRDT- 2016/01/30 06:00 PHST- 2015/08/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/01/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/01/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/01/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/07/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/01/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-15-33977 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0147929 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS One. 2016 Jan 29;11(1):e0147929. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147929. eCollection 2016.