PMID- 31651935 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200925 LR - 20200925 IS - 1573-4935 (Electronic) IS - 0144-8463 (Print) IS - 0144-8463 (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 11 DP - 2019 Nov 29 TI - Up-regulated MCPIP1 in abdominal aortic aneurysm is associated with vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis and MMPs production. LID - 10.1042/BSR20191252 [doi] LID - BSR20191252 AB - Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is often clinically silent before rupture characterized by extensive vascular inflammation and degenerative elasticity of aortic wall. Monocyte chemotactic protein-induced protein-1 (MCPIP1) exhibits anti-infllammatory and pro-apoptotic effects involved in atherogenesis. However, little is known about the expression and the contribution of MCPIP1 in AAA. In the present study, we collected clinical AAA specimens and constructed AAA mice model through Ang-II infusion, and found apparently increased MCPIP1 expression and severe inflammatory infiltration in AAA aortic membrane as evidenced by elevated levels of monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1), interleukin 1 beta (IL-1beta) and NF-kappaB, as well as HE staining. The elasticity of aortic tunica media was impaired along with multiple apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in Ang-II-induced aneurysmal mouse. In vitro Ang-II administration of VSMCs induced MCPIP1 expression, accompanied by up-regulation of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 2 (MMP-2) and MMP-9, as well as enhancement of VSMCs proliferation and apoptosis, which may cause damage of intima-media elasticity. Silencing MCPIP1 reversed above effects to further restore the balance of proliferation and apoptosis in VSMCs. Overall, our data indicated that up-regulation of MCPIP1 may become a promising candidate for the diagnosis of AAA, and specific knockdown of MCPIP1 in VSMCs could inhibit VSMCs apoptosis and down-regulate MMPs to maintain vascular wall elasticity. Therefore, knockdown of MCPIP1 may serve as a potential target for gene therapy of AAA. CI - (c) 2019 The Author(s). FAU - Xue, Ming AU - Xue M AD - Department of Vascular Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250021, Shandong, China. AD - Department of Interventional Radiology, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Weihai 264200, Shandong, China. FAU - Li, Gang AU - Li G AD - Office of the Director, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Weihai 264200, Shandong, China. FAU - Li, Dan AU - Li D AD - Department of Clinical Laboratory, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Weihai 264200, Shandong, China. FAU - Wang, Zhu AU - Wang Z AD - Department of Interventional Medicine and Vascular Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou 256603, Shandong, China. FAU - Mi, Lei AU - Mi L AD - Department of General Surgery, Taian City Central Hospital, Taian 271000, Shandong, China. FAU - Da, Jingjing AU - Da J AD - Department of Biomedical Science, Guizhou University Medical College, Guiyang 550000, Guizhou, China. FAU - Jin, Xing AU - Jin X AD - Department of Vascular Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250021, Shandong, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Biosci Rep JT - Bioscience reports JID - 8102797 RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 11128-99-7 (Angiotensin II) RN - EC 3.1.- (Ribonucleases) RN - EC 3.1.- (ZC3H12A protein, human) RN - EC 3.4.24.- (Matrix Metalloproteinases) SB - IM MH - Angiotensin II/pharmacology MH - Animals MH - Aorta/drug effects/metabolism MH - Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/*genetics MH - Apoptosis/drug effects/*genetics MH - Cell Proliferation/genetics MH - Down-Regulation/drug effects/genetics MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Matrix Metalloproteinases/*genetics MH - Mice MH - Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/drug effects/*metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/genetics MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Ribonucleases/*genetics MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects/genetics MH - Transcription Factors/*genetics MH - Transcriptional Activation/drug effects/genetics MH - Up-Regulation/*genetics PMC - PMC6851509 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Abdominal aortic aneurysm OT - MCPIP1 OT - MMP OT - VSMCs OT - apoptosis COIS- The authors declare that there are no competing interests associated with the manuscript. EDAT- 2019/10/28 06:00 MHDA- 2020/09/26 06:00 PMCR- 2019/11/12 CRDT- 2019/10/26 06:00 PHST- 2019/04/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/09/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/10/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/10/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/09/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/10/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/11/12 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 220754 [pii] AID - BSR20191252 [pii] AID - 10.1042/BSR20191252 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biosci Rep. 2019 Nov 29;39(11):BSR20191252. doi: 10.1042/BSR20191252.