PMID- 30336422 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190114 LR - 20200106 IS - 2299-5684 (Electronic) IS - 1734-1140 (Linking) VI - 70 IP - 6 DP - 2018 Dec TI - Oleoylethanolamide alleviates macrophage formation via AMPK/PPARalpha/STAT3 pathway. PG - 1185-1194 LID - S1734-1140(17)30533-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.pharep.2018.06.006 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Atherosclerosis is the main underlying cause of most cardiovascular diseases, and monocyte migrating to the vascular wall and subsequently differentiating into macrophage are critical steps in the process of atherosclerosis. The goal of this study was to clarify the effect of oleoylethanolamide (OEA) on monocyte migration and subsequent macrophage formation in the vascular wall. METHODS: We studied OEA in two monocyte-migrating systems in vitro: one was a single cell system whereby monocytes were exposed to OEA directly; the other was a co-culture system whereby monocytes were exposed to OEA-treated macrophages. The effect of OEA on macrophage content in the vascular wall in vivo was measured in apolipoprotein E (apoE)-/- mice by CD68 immunohistochemistry. The protein and mRNA expressions with OEA treatment were examined using western blot and real-time PCR. RESULTS: Interestingly, OEA possessed dual-directional regulation of monocyte chemotaxis in vitro, with a stimulatory effect in the single cell system and a suppressive effect in the co-culture system. And OEA restrained macrophage deposition in the vascular wall of apoE-/- mice. The underlying mechanism of OEA suppressing monocyte migration in the co-culture system was that OEA increased phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha) level, and decreased phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) level in macrophages, which was reinforced by the in vivo experiment. CONCLUSIONS: OEA restrains excessive macrophage formation in the progressive lesion by inhibiting MCP-1 production of the existent macrophages through the AMPK/PPARalpha/STAT3 pathway. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Zhao, Yun AU - Zhao Y AD - Xiamen Key Laboratory of Chiral Drugs, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. FAU - Yan, Lu AU - Yan L AD - Xiamen Key Laboratory of Chiral Drugs, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. FAU - Peng, Lu AU - Peng L AD - Xiamen Key Laboratory of Chiral Drugs, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. FAU - Huang, XueFeng AU - Huang X AD - Xiamen University Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen, China. FAU - Zhang, GuiXiang AU - Zhang G AD - Xiamen Key Laboratory of Chiral Drugs, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. FAU - Chen, BingQian AU - Chen B AD - Xiamen Key Laboratory of Chiral Drugs, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. FAU - Ren, Jie AU - Ren J AD - Xiamen Key Laboratory of Chiral Drugs, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. FAU - Zhou, Yu AU - Zhou Y AD - Xiamen Key Laboratory of Chiral Drugs, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. FAU - Yang, LiChao AU - Yang L AD - Xiamen Key Laboratory of Chiral Drugs, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. FAU - Peng, Li AU - Peng L AD - Xiamen Key Laboratory of Chiral Drugs, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. FAU - Jin, Xin AU - Jin X AD - Xiamen Key Laboratory of Chiral Drugs, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. Electronic address: xinjin@xmu.edu.cn. FAU - Wang, YiQing AU - Wang Y AD - Xiamen University Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen, China. Electronic address: wang_gina@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180623 PL - Switzerland TA - Pharmacol Rep JT - Pharmacological reports : PR JID - 101234999 RN - 0 (Endocannabinoids) RN - 0 (Oleic Acids) RN - 0 (PPAR alpha) RN - 0 (STAT3 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (Stat3 protein, mouse) RN - 1HI5J9N8E6 (oleoylethanolamide) RN - EC 2.7.11.31 (AMP-Activated Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Endocannabinoids/*pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Macrophages/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, 129 Strain MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Oleic Acids/*pharmacology MH - PPAR alpha/*metabolism MH - Random Allocation MH - STAT3 Transcription Factor/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/*drug effects/physiology MH - THP-1 Cells OTO - NOTNLM OT - AMPK OT - Macrophage formation OT - Monocyte migration OT - Oleoylethanolamide OT - PPARalpha EDAT- 2018/10/20 06:00 MHDA- 2019/01/15 06:00 CRDT- 2018/10/19 06:00 PHST- 2017/07/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/06/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/06/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/10/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/01/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/10/19 06:00 [entrez] AID - S1734-1140(17)30533-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.pharep.2018.06.006 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pharmacol Rep. 2018 Dec;70(6):1185-1194. doi: 10.1016/j.pharep.2018.06.006. Epub 2018 Jun 23.