PMID- 30635405 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190520 LR - 20210205 IS - 1083-351X (Electronic) IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 294 IP - 10 DP - 2019 Mar 8 TI - Oxidation of methionine residues in human apolipoprotein A-I generates a potent pro-inflammatory molecule. PG - 3634-3646 LID - 10.1074/jbc.RA118.005663 [doi] AB - Amyloid deposits of apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) and inflammation are common in atherosclerotic arteries. In this study, we investigated the interplay between oxidation of apoA-I methionine residues (Met(O)-ApoA-I), a known amyloidogenic modification of apoA-I, and the inflammatory response of immune cells. Soluble pre-fibrillar Met(O)-ApoA-I, but not apoA-I, induced intracellular accumulation of pro-interleukin (IL)-1beta and secretion of the pro-inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) and IL-6 in mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) and human primary monocytes. Additionally, secretion of mature IL-1beta was also activated in human monocytes. The pro-inflammatory activity of Met(O)-ApoA-I was Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-dependent and CD36-independent and was solely determined by oxidation of apoA-I methionine residues, in particular Met-86 and Met-148. In contrast, amyloid fibrils or reconstituted high-density lipoproteins (HDLs) generated from Met(O)-ApoA-I did not induce cytokine production in BMDMs. Although lipid-free Met(O)-ApoA-I remained functional in extracting lipids from cells and generating HDL, it gained strong pro-inflammatory properties that may aggravate local inflammation in the arteries and atherosclerosis. Our study indicates that oxidation of apoA-I methionine residues produces a potent danger-associated molecular pattern capable of stimulating pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion at levels similar to those induced by known pathogen-associated molecular patterns, such as lipopolysaccharide. CI - (c) 2019 Witkowski et al. FAU - Witkowski, Andrzej AU - Witkowski A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0442-4586 AD - From the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, California 94609. FAU - Carta, Sonia AU - Carta S AD - the Cell Biology Unit, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy, and. FAU - Lu, Rui AU - Lu R AD - Food and Nutritional Sciences, Chubu University, Kasugai 487-8501, Japan. FAU - Yokoyama, Shinji AU - Yokoyama S AD - Food and Nutritional Sciences, Chubu University, Kasugai 487-8501, Japan. FAU - Rubartelli, Anna AU - Rubartelli A AD - the Cell Biology Unit, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy, and. FAU - Cavigiolio, Giorgio AU - Cavigiolio G AD - From the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, California 94609, gcavigiolio@chori.org. LA - eng GR - R01 HL113059/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - S10 OD018070/OD/NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190111 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Apolipoprotein A-I) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 4) RN - AE28F7PNPL (Methionine) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apolipoprotein A-I/*chemistry/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Inflammation/metabolism MH - Methionine/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Oxidation-Reduction MH - Toll-Like Receptor 4/metabolism PMC - PMC6416445 OTO - NOTNLM OT - DAMP OT - Toll-like receptor (TLR) OT - amyloid OT - apolipoprotein OT - apolipoprotein A-I OT - atherosclerosis OT - cytokine induction OT - cytokines OT - inflammation OT - interleukin OT - macrophage OT - methionine oxidation OT - oxidation-reduction (redox) COIS- The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest with the contents of this article EDAT- 2019/01/13 06:00 MHDA- 2019/05/21 06:00 PMCR- 2020/03/08 CRDT- 2019/01/13 06:00 PHST- 2018/08/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/12/27 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/03/08 00:00 [pmc-release] PHST- 2019/01/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/05/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/01/13 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0021-9258(20)38988-2 [pii] AID - RA118.005663 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.RA118.005663 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2019 Mar 8;294(10):3634-3646. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA118.005663. Epub 2019 Jan 11.