PMID- 32238698 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200922 LR - 20200922 IS - 1880-3989 (Electronic) IS - 0388-1350 (Linking) VI - 45 IP - 4 DP - 2020 TI - Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) is a negative regulator of tissue plasminogen activator synthesis in cultured human vascular endothelial EA.hy926 cells. PG - 237-243 LID - 10.2131/jts.45.237 [doi] AB - Blood coagulation and the fibrinolytic system contribute to vascular lesions. Fibrinolysis in normal circulating blood strongly depends on the balance between tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) secreted from vascular endothelial cells; however, the mechanisms by which endothelial fibrinolysis is regulated remain to be fully understood. In the present study, human vascular endothelial EA.hy926 cells were transfected with small interfering RNA for nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) and the expression of t-PA and PAI-1 and fibrinolytic activity in the conditioned medium were examined. EA.hy926 cells were also treated with sulforaphane, an NRF2 activator, and fibrinolytic activity was examined to confirm the NRF2 signaling pathway's effect. Enhanced fibrinolytic activity in the conditioned medium was observed in association with increased expression and secretion levels of t-PA in NRF2 knockdown EA.hy926 cells. However, sulforaphane inhibited fibrinolytic activity and t-PA synthesis in EA.hy926 cells without any cell damage. The expression level of PAI-1 did not change in either NRF2 knockdown or sulforaphane treated cells. These results suggest that transcription factor NRF2 may play a role in down-regulating endothelial t-PA synthesis and fibrinolytic activity. FAU - Takahashi, Tsutomu AU - Takahashi T AD - Department of Environmental Health, School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences. FAU - Nakano, Tsuyoshi AU - Nakano T AD - Department of Environmental Health, School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences. FAU - Katoh, Go AU - Katoh G AD - Department of Environmental Health, School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences. FAU - Shinoda, Yo AU - Shinoda Y AD - Department of Environmental Health, School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences. FAU - Yamamoto, Chika AU - Yamamoto C AD - Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University. FAU - Yoshida, Eiko AU - Yoshida E AD - Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science. FAU - Kaji, Toshiyuki AU - Kaji T AD - Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science. FAU - Fujiwara, Yasuyuki AU - Fujiwara Y AD - Department of Environmental Health, School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Japan TA - J Toxicol Sci JT - The Journal of toxicological sciences JID - 7805798 RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - 0 (NFE2L2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1) RN - 0 (SERPINE1 protein, human) RN - EC 3.4.21.68 (Tissue Plasminogen Activator) SB - IM MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Down-Regulation/*genetics MH - Endothelial Cells/*metabolism MH - Fibrinolysis/genetics MH - Gene Expression/genetics MH - Humans MH - NF-E2-Related Factor 2/*physiology MH - Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1/genetics/metabolism MH - Tissue Plasminogen Activator/genetics/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Fibrinolysis OT - Human endothelial cell line EA.hy926 OT - NRF2 OT - Plasminogen activator OT - Vascular EDAT- 2020/04/03 06:00 MHDA- 2020/09/23 06:00 CRDT- 2020/04/03 06:00 PHST- 2020/04/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/04/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/09/23 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.2131/jts.45.237 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Toxicol Sci. 2020;45(4):237-243. doi: 10.2131/jts.45.237.