PMID- 27831589 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180226 LR - 20180323 IS - 2567-689X (Electronic) IS - 0340-6245 (Linking) VI - 117 IP - 2 DP - 2017 Jan 26 TI - The anti-inflammatory vasostatin-2 attenuates atherosclerosis in ApoE(-/-) mice and inhibits monocyte/macrophage recruitment. PG - 401-414 LID - 10.1160/TH16-06-0475 [doi] AB - We showed previously that reduced level of vasostatin-2 (VS-2) correlates to the presence and severity of coronary artery disease. In this study, we aimed to figure out the role of chromogranin A (CGA) derived VS-2 in the development of atherosclerosis and monocyte/macrophage recruitment. Apolipoprotein E-deficient (ApoE(-/-)) mice fed a high-fat diet exhibited attenuated lesion size by 65 % and 41 % in En face and aortic root Oil red O staining, MOMA-2 positive area by 64 %, respectively, in VS-2 treatment group compared with PBS group. Proinflammatory cytokines tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) were all remarkably reduced in aortic tissues after VS-2 treatment. Mechanistically, in adhesion assay using intravital microscopy in vivo, VS-2 suppressed the number of leukocytes adhering to the wall of apoE(-/-) mice mesenteric arteries. In chemotactic assay, flow cytometry analysis of peritoneal lavage exudate from C57BL/6 mice showed VS-2 significantly decreased the recruiment number of inflammatory monocytes/macrophages in a thioglycollate-induced peritonitis model. Furthermore, fewer fluorescent latex beads labelled Ly-6C(hi) monocytes accumulated in aortic sinus lesions of apoE(-/-) mice after VS-2 treatment. In addition, according to the microarray of human monocyte/macrophage, we found VS-2 stimulation caused a dose-dependent decrease of Rac1 expression and inactivation of Pak1 in mice primary monocytes as well as THP-1 cells and inhibited MCP-1/CCL-5 induced transmigration in vitro. In conclusion, the Chromogranin A-derived VS-2 attenuates atherosclerosis in apoE(-/-) mice and, in addition to its anti-inflammatory property, also acts as an inhibitor in monocyte/macrophage recruitment. FAU - Xiong, Weixin AU - Xiong W FAU - Wang, Xiaoqun AU - Wang X FAU - Dai, Daopeng AU - Dai D FAU - Zhang, Bao AU - Zhang B FAU - Lu, Lin AU - Lu L AD - Lin Lu, Department of Cardiology, Ruijin Hospital, Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, P. R. China, Tel.: +86 21 64370045, Fax: +86 21 64457177, E-mail: rjlulin1965@163.com. FAU - Tao, Rong AU - Tao R AD - Rong Tao, Department of Cardiology, Ruijin Hospital, Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, P. R. China, Tel.: +86 21 64370045, Fax: +86 21 64457177, E-mail: rongtao@hotmail.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20161110 PL - Germany TA - Thromb Haemost JT - Thrombosis and haemostasis JID - 7608063 RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (Ccl2 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Chromogranin A) RN - 0 (Neuropeptides) RN - 0 (Peptide Fragments) RN - 0 (Rac1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 0 (Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1) RN - 162164-15-0 (vasostatin II) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Pak1 protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (p21-Activated Kinases) RN - EC 3.6.5.2 (rac1 GTP-Binding Protein) SB - IM MH - Actin Cytoskeleton/drug effects/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/*pharmacology MH - Aorta/*drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - Aortic Diseases/genetics/metabolism/pathology/*prevention & control MH - Atherosclerosis/genetics/metabolism/pathology/*prevention & control MH - Cell Adhesion/drug effects MH - Chemokine CCL2/metabolism MH - Chemotaxis, Leukocyte/drug effects MH - Chromogranin A/*pharmacology MH - Coculture Techniques MH - Diet, High-Fat MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells/drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - Humans MH - Inflammation/genetics/metabolism/pathology/*prevention & control MH - Macrophages/*drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Knockout, ApoE MH - Monocytes/*drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - Neuropeptides/metabolism MH - Peptide Fragments/*pharmacology MH - Plaque, Atherosclerotic MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - THP-1 Cells MH - Transendothelial and Transepithelial Migration/drug effects MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism MH - U937 Cells MH - Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1/metabolism MH - p21-Activated Kinases/metabolism MH - rac1 GTP-Binding Protein/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Atherosclerosis OT - chemotaxis OT - inflammation OT - monocytes OT - vasostatin-2 EDAT- 2016/11/11 06:00 MHDA- 2018/02/27 06:00 CRDT- 2016/11/11 06:00 PHST- 2016/06/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/10/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/11/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/02/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/11/11 06:00 [entrez] AID - 16-06-0475 [pii] AID - 10.1160/TH16-06-0475 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Thromb Haemost. 2017 Jan 26;117(2):401-414. doi: 10.1160/TH16-06-0475. Epub 2016 Nov 10.