PMID- 29682177 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210111 IS - 1949-2553 (Electronic) IS - 1949-2553 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 24 DP - 2018 Mar 30 TI - Chemerin induces endothelial cell inflammation: activation of nuclear factor-kappa beta and monocyte-endothelial adhesion. PG - 16678-16690 LID - 10.18632/oncotarget.24659 [doi] AB - Chemerin, a chemoattractant protein, acts via a G-protein coupled chemokine receptor, i.e. Chemokine like Receptor 1/ChemR23; levels of which are elevated in pro-inflammatory states such as obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Obesity and T2DM patients are at high risk of developing cardiovascular disorders such as atherosclerosis. We have reported that chemerin induces human endothelial cell angiogenesis and since dysregulated angiogenesis and endothelial dysfunction are hallmarks of vascular disease; we sought to determine the effects of chemerin on monocyte-endothelial adhesion, and nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-kappaB), a critical pro-inflammatory transcription factor. Human endothelial cells were transfected with pNF-kappaB-Luc plasmid. Chemerin induced NF-kappaB activation via the MAPK and PI3K/Akt pathways. Western blot analyses and monocyte-endothelial adhesion assay showed that chemerin increased endothelial cell adhesion molecule expression and secretion, namely E-selectin (Endothelial Selectin), VCAM-1 (Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1) and ICAM-1 (Intracellular Adhesion Molecule-1), leading to enhancement of monocyte-endothelial adhesion. Additionally, we showed a synergistic response of the pro-inflammatory mediator, Interleukin-1beta with chemerin induced effects. Chemerin plays an important role in endothelial inflammation, as it induces monocyte-endothelial adhesion, a critical step in the development of atherosclerosis. FAU - Dimitriadis, Georgios K AU - Dimitriadis GK AD - Division of Translational and Experimental Medicine, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. AD - Division of Endocrinology and Experimental Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK. AD - WISDEM Centre, Human Metabolism Research Unit, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK. FAU - Kaur, Jaspreet AU - Kaur J AD - Division of Translational and Experimental Medicine, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. AD - Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA. FAU - Adya, Raghu AU - Adya R AD - Division of Translational and Experimental Medicine, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. FAU - Miras, Alexander D AU - Miras AD AD - Division of Endocrinology and Experimental Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK. FAU - Mattu, Harman S AU - Mattu HS AD - Division of Translational and Experimental Medicine, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. FAU - Hattersley, John G AU - Hattersley JG AD - WISDEM Centre, Human Metabolism Research Unit, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK. FAU - Kaltsas, Gregory AU - Kaltsas G AD - WISDEM Centre, Human Metabolism Research Unit, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK. FAU - Tan, Bee K AU - Tan BK AD - Division of Translational and Experimental Medicine, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK. FAU - Randeva, Harpal S AU - Randeva HS AD - Division of Translational and Experimental Medicine, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. AD - WISDEM Centre, Human Metabolism Research Unit, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK. AD - Division of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK. LA - eng GR - G0902002/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180330 PL - United States TA - Oncotarget JT - Oncotarget JID - 101532965 PMC - PMC5908278 OTO - NOTNLM OT - T2DM OT - atherosclerosis OT - chemerin OT - endothelium OT - inflammation COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST No potential conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2018/04/24 06:00 MHDA- 2018/04/24 06:01 PMCR- 2018/03/30 CRDT- 2018/04/24 06:00 PHST- 2018/01/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/02/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/04/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/04/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/04/24 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/03/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 24659 [pii] AID - 10.18632/oncotarget.24659 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Oncotarget. 2018 Mar 30;9(24):16678-16690. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.24659. eCollection 2018 Mar 30.