PMID- 31441407 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191017 LR - 20191017 IS - 2095-4352 (Print) VI - 31 IP - 7 DP - 2019 Jul TI - [Effect of unfractionated heparin on high mobility group box 1-mediated expression of vascular endothelial cadherin]. PG - 842-846 LID - 10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-4352.2019.07.009 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: To observe the damage of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) on human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) barrier permeability and the protective effect of unfractionated heparin (UFH), and to explore the down-regulated protection effect mechanism of UFH on HMGB1-mediated vascular endothelial cadherin (VE-cadherin) expression. METHODS: The trypsin-digested HUVEC were subcultured in culture flasks. When the cells were grown to 80%, they were randomly divided into four groups: phosphate buffer (PBS) control group (200 muL PBS), recombinant human high mobility group box 1 (rhHMGB1) treatment group (100 mug/L rhHMGB1), UFH control group (10 kU/L UFH), and UFH pretreatment group (10 kU/L UFH+100 mug/L rhHMGB1). The cells in each group were challenged with different reagent for 24 hours, and the activity of endothelial cells was determined by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) colorimetric assay. The permeability of endothelial cells was measured by Transwell method, and the expression and distribution of VE-cadherin was observed by immunofluorescence. The protein expressions of VE-cadherin and phosphorylated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p-p38MAPK) were determined by Western Blot. RESULTS: After treatment with 100 mug/L rhHMGB1 for 24 hours, the activity of endothelial cells was not significantly different from that of the PBS control group (A value: 0.230+/-0.004 vs. 0.255+/-0.006, P > 0.05), but the permeability was significantly increased (glucan FD40 fluorescence intensity: 11.05+/-0.12 vs. 6.34+/-0.39, P < 0.05). Compared with PBS control group, the fluorescence microscopy showed that the VE-cadherin membrane localization was reduced, the distribution was loose, and there were obvious fissures between cells in rhHMGB1 treatment group, and quantitative analysis showed the protein expression of VE-cadherin was decreased significantly (VE-cadherin/beta-actin: 0.16+/-0.04 vs. 0.31+/-0.03, P < 0.05), and the expression of p-p38MAPK protein was significantly increased (p-p38MAPK/beta-actin: 0.79+/-0.03 vs. 0.26+/-0.05, P < 0.05). UFH pretreatment could protect HMGB1-mediated endothelial cell injury, cell permeability was significantly reduced (glucan FD40 fluorescence intensity: 9.11+/-0.23 vs. 11.05+/-0.12), fluorescence expression of VE-cadherin was enhanced, membrane localization was significantly increased, quantitative analysis showed that VE-cadherin protein expression was significantly up-regulated (VE-cadherin/beta-actin: 0.24+/-0.02 vs. 0.16+/-0.04), and p38MAPK phosphorylation level was significantly decreased (p-p38MAPK/beta-actin: 0.54+/-0.05 vs. 0.79+/-0.03), the difference was statistically significant as compared with rhHMGB1 treatment group (all P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in all parameters between PBS control group and UFH control group. CONCLUSIONS: UFH can protect the endothelial cell barrier from the HMGB1 by regulating the expression and distribution of VE-cadherin. The mechanism may be related to the inhibition of p38MAPK phosphorylation by UFH. FAU - Wang, Ziang AU - Wang Z AD - Department of Intensive Care Unit, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning, China. FAU - Meng, Yulan AU - Meng Y AD - Department of Intensive Care Unit, Tacheng Hospital of China Medical University, Tacheng 834700, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Corresponding author: Luan Zhenggang, Email: luanzhenggang@sina.com. FAU - Luan, Zhenggang AU - Luan Z AD - Department of Intensive Care Unit, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning, China. LA - chi PT - Journal Article PL - China TA - Zhonghua Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue JT - Zhonghua wei zhong bing ji jiu yi xue JID - 101604552 RN - 0 (Antigens, CD) RN - 0 (Cadherins) RN - 0 (Fibrinolytic Agents) RN - 0 (HMGB1 Protein) RN - 0 (cadherin 5) RN - 9005-49-6 (Heparin) SB - IM MH - Antigens, CD/metabolism MH - Cadherins/*metabolism MH - Capillary Permeability MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Endothelial Cells MH - Fibrinolytic Agents/*therapeutic use MH - HMGB1 Protein/*metabolism MH - Heparin/*therapeutic use MH - Humans EDAT- 2019/08/24 06:00 MHDA- 2019/10/18 06:00 CRDT- 2019/08/24 06:00 PHST- 2019/08/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/08/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/10/18 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-4352.2019.07.009 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Zhonghua Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue. 2019 Jul;31(7):842-846. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-4352.2019.07.009.