PMID- 36108736 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221006 LR - 20221006 IS - 1879-0712 (Electronic) IS - 0014-2999 (Linking) VI - 933 DP - 2022 Oct 15 TI - Transcription factor EB protects against endoplasmic reticulum stress in human coronary artery endothelial cells. PG - 175274 LID - S0014-2999(22)00535-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.175274 [doi] AB - Oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress promote atherogenesis while transcription factor EB (TFEB) inhibits atherosclerosis. Since reducing oxidative stress with antioxidants have failed to reduce atherosclerosis possibly because of aggravation of ER stress, we studied the effect of TFEB on ER stress in human coronary artery endothelial cells. ER stress was measured using the secreted alkaline phosphatase assay. Expression and phosphorylation of key mediators of unfolded protein response (UPR). TFEB, inositol-requiring enzyme 1alpha (IRE1alpha), phospho-IRE1alpha, protein kinase R (PKR)-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK), phospho-PERK, and activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6) expression were measured by Western blot. The effect of TFEB gain- and loss-of-function on ER stress were assessed with a plasmid expressing a constitutively active form of TFEB and via siRNA-mediated silencing, respectively. Treatment with tunicamycin (TM) and thapsigargin (TG) increased TFEB expression by 42.8% and 42.3%, respectively. In HCAEC transfected with the TFEB siRNA, treatment with either TM, TG or high-dextrose increased IRE1alpha and PERK phosphorylation and ATF6 levels significantly more compared to cells transfected with the control siRNA and treated similarly. Furthermore, transient transfection with a plasmid expressing a constitutively active form of TFEB reduced ER stress. Increased expression of TFEB inhibited ER stress in HCAEC treated with pharmacologic (TM and TG) and physiologic (high-dextrose) ER stress inducers, while TFEB knockout aggravated ER stress caused by these ER stress inducers. TFEB-mediated ER stress reduction may contribute to its anti-atherogenic effects in HCAEC and may be a novel target for drug development. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Haas, Michael J AU - Haas MJ AD - Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Florida Jacksonville College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, 32209, USA. Electronic address: Michael.haas@jax.ufl.edu. FAU - Feng, Victoria AU - Feng V AD - Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Florida Jacksonville College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, 32209, USA. FAU - Gonzales, Krista AU - Gonzales K AD - Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Florida Jacksonville College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, 32209, USA. FAU - Bikkina, Priyanka AU - Bikkina P AD - Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Florida Jacksonville College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, 32209, USA. FAU - Angelica Landicho, Marie AU - Angelica Landicho M AD - Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Florida Jacksonville College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, 32209, USA. FAU - Mooradian, Arshag D AU - Mooradian AD AD - Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Florida Jacksonville College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, 32209, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220913 PL - Netherlands TA - Eur J Pharmacol JT - European journal of pharmacology JID - 1254354 RN - 0 (Activating Transcription Factor 6) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 11089-65-9 (Tunicamycin) RN - 4L6452S749 (Inositol) RN - 67526-95-8 (Thapsigargin) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (eIF-2 Kinase) RN - EC 3.1.- (Endoribonucleases) RN - EC 3.1.3.1 (Alkaline Phosphatase) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) SB - IM MH - Activating Transcription Factor 6/genetics/metabolism MH - Alkaline Phosphatase/metabolism MH - *Atherosclerosis MH - Coronary Vessels/metabolism MH - *Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress MH - Endoribonucleases/genetics/metabolism MH - Endothelial Cells/metabolism MH - Glucose/pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Inositol/pharmacology MH - Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics MH - RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism MH - Thapsigargin/pharmacology MH - Tunicamycin/pharmacology MH - Unfolded Protein Response MH - eIF-2 Kinase/genetics/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Atherosclerosis OT - Cardiovascular disease OT - ER Stress OT - HCAEC OT - Transcription factor EB COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2022/09/16 06:00 MHDA- 2022/10/07 06:00 CRDT- 2022/09/15 19:23 PHST- 2022/06/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/08/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/09/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/09/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/10/07 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/09/15 19:23 [entrez] AID - S0014-2999(22)00535-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.175274 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur J Pharmacol. 2022 Oct 15;933:175274. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.175274. Epub 2022 Sep 13.