Minimally modified low-density lipoprotein induces monocyte adhesion to endothelial connecting segment-1 by activating β1 integrin
Peggy T. Shih, Mariano J. Elices, Zhuang T. Fang, Tatiana P. Ugarova, Dana Strahl, Mary C. Territo, Joy S. Frank, Nicholas L. Kovach, Carlos Cabanas, Judith A. Berliner, Devendra K. Vora
Peggy T. Shih, Mariano J. Elices, Zhuang T. Fang, Tatiana P. Ugarova, Dana Strahl, Mary C. Territo, Joy S. Frank, Nicholas L. Kovach, Carlos Cabanas, Judith A. Berliner, Devendra K. Vora
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Minimally modified low-density lipoprotein induces monocyte adhesion to endothelial connecting segment-1 by activating β1 integrin

Abstract

We have shown previously that treatment of human aortic endothelial cells (HAECs) with minimally modified low-density lipoprotein (MM-LDL) induces monocyte but not neutrophil binding. This monocyte binding was not mediated by endothelial E-selectin, P-selectin, vascular cell adhesion molecule-I, or intercellular adhesion molecule-I, suggesting an alternative monocyte-specific adhesion molecule. We now show that moncytic α4β1 integrins mediate binding to MM-LDL-treated endothelial cells. We present data suggesting that the expression of the connecting segment-1 (CS-1) domain of fibronectin (FN) is induced on the apical surface of HAEC by MM-LDL and is the endothelial α4β1 ligand in MM-LDL-treated cells. Although the levels of CS-1 mRNA and protein were not increased, we show that MM-LDL treatment causes deposition of FN on the apical surface by activation of β1integrins, particularly those associated with α5 integrins.Activation of β1 by antibody 8A2 also induced CS-1-mediated monocyte binding. Confocal microscopy demonstrated the activated β1 and CS-1colocalize in concentrated filamentous patches on the apical surface of HAEC. Both anti-CS-1 and an antibody to activated β1 showed increased staining on the luminal endothelium of human coronary lesions with active monocyte entry. These results suggest the importance of these integrin ligand interactions in human atherosclerosis.

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Peggy T. Shih, Mariano J. Elices, Zhuang T. Fang, Tatiana P. Ugarova, Dana Strahl, Mary C. Territo, Joy S. Frank, Nicholas L. Kovach, Carlos Cabanas, Judith A. Berliner, Devendra K. Vora

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MM-LDL increased the activation of β1 without increasing the total amoun...
MM-LDL increased the activation of β1 without increasing the total amounts of α5β1 on the apical surface. HAEC were either untreated or treated with MM-LDL for 4 h. ELISA was performed on nonpermeabilized cells to detect the apical expression of α5, α3, β3, and β1. MM-LDL did not increase the total levels of integrins on the surface of the HAEC (a). Values represent mean ± SD (n = 4). Using HUTS-21 to detect the activated form of the β1 integrin, ELISA demonstrated that MM-LDL increased the amount of β1 activation in a time-dependent fashion (b). Values represent mean ± SD (n = 4). *P < 0.0001. Each experiment is representative of four separate studies.