PMID- 37251076 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230531 IS - 2296-889X (Print) IS - 2296-889X (Electronic) IS - 2296-889X (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2023 TI - Toll-like receptor 4 deficiency in mice impairs venous thrombus resolution. PG - 1165589 LID - 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1165589 [doi] LID - 1165589 AB - Objective: Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is crucial to the development of sterile inflammatory responses. The deep venous thrombosis resolution (DVT) is similar to sterile inflammation, so we hypothesize that TLR4 is involved. Methods and Results: We evaluated the effects of TLR4 deficiency on thrombus lysis in vivo, and explored the mechanisms in vitro. DVT mouse model was established by inferior vena cava (IVC) ligation. After the IVC ligation (1, 3, and 7 d), the mice were euthanized to collect the venous thrombus. The Tlr4-/- mice had significantly elevated weight/length ratios of thrombi at 3 and 7 d and increased collagen content at 3 d after IVC ligation, in addition to significantly lesser intrathrombus infiltration of neutrophils and macrophages, lower monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression in thrombus tissue sections and homogenates, and lower pro-MMP-9 activity at 3 d after IVC ligation than wild-type mice. After 7 days of IVC ligation, VEGF, IFNbeta, and MCP-5 protein expression were decreased in venous thrombus from Tlr4-/- mice. 2 ml of 3% thioglycolate was injected intraperitoneally and peritoneal exudate was collected 3 days later from Tlr4-/- and wild type mice respectively. The intraperitoneal macrophages were isolated from adherent culture after centrifugation. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) can activate TLR4/NF-kappaB signalling pathway in a concentration-dependent manner, initiated p65 nuclear translocation, IkappaBalpha phosphorylation and degradation, MMP-9 and MCP-1 transcription in WT intraperitoneal macrophages but not in Tlr4-/- intraperitoneal macrophages. Conclusion: TLR4 is involved in venous thrombosis resolution through NF-kappaB pathway. Loss of TLR4 in mice impairs the process. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 Yuan, Huang and Ding. FAU - Yuan, Haixin AU - Yuan H AD - Medical Research Center, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. FAU - Huang, Xiaoxi AU - Huang X AD - Medical Research Center, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. FAU - Ding, Jie AU - Ding J AD - Medical Research Center, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230512 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Mol Biosci JT - Frontiers in molecular biosciences JID - 101653173 PMC - PMC10213506 OTO - NOTNLM OT - NF-kappaB OT - TLR4 OT - macrophages OT - mice OT - venous thrombus resolution COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/05/30 13:07 MHDA- 2023/05/30 13:08 PMCR- 2023/01/01 CRDT- 2023/05/30 11:32 PHST- 2023/02/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/04/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/05/30 13:08 [medline] PHST- 2023/05/30 13:07 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/05/30 11:32 [entrez] PHST- 2023/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1165589 [pii] AID - 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1165589 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Mol Biosci. 2023 May 12;10:1165589. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1165589. eCollection 2023.