PMID- 28017872 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180705 LR - 20181202 IS - 1089-8611 (Electronic) IS - 1089-8603 (Linking) VI - 63 DP - 2017 Feb 28 TI - Nitrite-derived nitric oxide reduces hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha-mediated extracellular vesicle production by endothelial cells. PG - 1-12 LID - S1089-8603(16)30182-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.niox.2016.12.005 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small, spherical particles enclosed by a phospholipid bilayer ( approximately 30-1000 nm) released from multiple cell types, and have been shown to have pathophysiological roles in a plethora of disease states. The transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) allows for adaptation of cellular physiology in hypoxia and may permit the enhanced release of EVs under such conditions. Nitric oxide (NO) plays a pivotal role in vascular homeostasis, and can modulate the cellular response to hypoxia by preventing HIF-1 accumulation. We aimed to selectively target HIF-1 via sodium nitrite (NaNO(2)) addition, and examine the effect on endothelial EV, size, concentration and function, and delineate the role of HIF-1 in EV biogenesis. METHODS: Endothelial (HECV) cells were exposed to hypoxic conditions (1% O(2), 24 h) and compared to endothelial cells exposed to normoxia (21% O(2)) with and without the presence of sodium nitrite (NaNO(2)) (30 muM). Allopurinol (100 muM), an inhibitor of xanthine oxidoreductase, was added both alone and in combination with NaNO(2) to cells exposed to hypoxia. EV and cell preparations were quantified by nanoparticle tracking analysis and confirmed by electron microscopy. Western blotting and siRNA were used to confirm the role of HIF-1alpha and HIF-2alpha in EV biogenesis. Flow cytometry and time-resolved fluorescence were used to assess the surface and intravesicular protein content. RESULTS: Endothelial (HECV) cells exposed to hypoxia (1% O(2)) produced higher levels of EVs compared to cells exposed to normoxia. This increase was confirmed using the hypoxia-mimetic agent desferrioxamine. Treatment of cells with sodium nitrite (NaNO(2)) reduced the hypoxic enhancement of EV production. Treatment of cells with the xanthine oxidoreductase inhibitor allopurinol, in addition to NaNO(2) attenuated the NaNO(2)-attributed suppression of hypoxia-mediated EV release. Transfection of cells with HIF-1alpha siRNA, but not HIF-2alpha siRNA, prior to hypoxic exposure prevented the enhancement of EV release. CONCLUSION: These data provide evidence that hypoxia enhances the release of EVs in endothelial cells, and that this is mediated by HIF-1alpha, but not HIF-2alpha. Furthermore, the reduction of NO(2)(-) to NO via xanthine oxidoreductase during hypoxia appears to inhibit HIF-1alpha-mediated EV production. CI - Copyright (c) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Burnley-Hall, Nicholas AU - Burnley-Hall N AD - School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, UK. FAU - Willis, Gareth AU - Willis G AD - Division Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, 02115, MA, USA. FAU - Davis, Jessica AU - Davis J AD - Institute of Cancer & Genetics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, UK. FAU - Rees, D Aled AU - Rees DA AD - Neurosciences and Mental Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, UK. FAU - James, Philip E AU - James PE AD - Cardiff School of Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, CF5 2SG, UK. Electronic address: PJames@cardiffmet.ac.uk. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20161223 PL - United States TA - Nitric Oxide JT - Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry JID - 9709307 RN - 0 (Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit) RN - 1B37H0967P (endothelial PAS domain-containing protein 1) RN - 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide) RN - 63CZ7GJN5I (Allopurinol) RN - EC 1.17.1.4 (Xanthine Dehydrogenase) RN - J06Y7MXW4D (Deferoxamine) RN - M0KG633D4F (Sodium Nitrite) SB - IM MH - Allopurinol/pharmacology MH - Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors/metabolism MH - Deferoxamine/pharmacology MH - Endothelial Cells/*metabolism/pathology MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Extracellular Vesicles/chemistry/*metabolism MH - Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia/metabolism MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/*metabolism MH - Nitric Oxide/*physiology MH - Particle Size MH - Sodium Nitrite/metabolism MH - Xanthine Dehydrogenase/antagonists & inhibitors OTO - NOTNLM OT - Extracellular vesicles OT - Hypoxia OT - Hypoxia-inducible factor OT - Nitric oxide OT - Nitrite EDAT- 2016/12/27 06:00 MHDA- 2018/07/06 06:00 CRDT- 2016/12/27 06:00 PHST- 2016/10/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/12/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/12/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/12/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/07/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/12/27 06:00 [entrez] AID - S1089-8603(16)30182-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.niox.2016.12.005 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nitric Oxide. 2017 Feb 28;63:1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.niox.2016.12.005. Epub 2016 Dec 23.