Abstract
Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) exerts atheroprotective effects both in cell culture and animal models through its anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory properties. Caveolin-1 (Cav), a major protein component of caveolae in endothelial cells (ECs), plays a role in the progression of atherosclerosis. However, effects of PEDF on Cav-exposed ECs remain unknown. In this study, we examined whether and how PEDF could inhibit the Cav-induced inflammatory and thrombogenic reactions in human umbilical vein ECs (HUVECs). Surface plasmon resonance revealed that PEDF bound to Cav at the dissociation constant of 7.36×10−7M. Further, one of the major Cav-interacting proteins in human serum was identified as PEDF by peptide mass fingerprinting analysis using BIAcore 1000 combined with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Exogenously added Cav was taken up into the membrane fraction of HUVECs and dose-dependently increased monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) mRNA levels, all of which were blocked by the simultaneous treatment with 10nM PEDF. Small interfering RNAs directed against Cav decreased endogenous Cav levels and suppressed gene expression of MCP-1, VCAM-1 and PAI-1 in HUVECs. This study indicates that PEDF binds to Cav and could block the inflammatory and thrombogenic reactions in Cav-exposed HUVECs. Our present study suggests that atheroprotective effects of PEDF might be partly ascribed to its Cav-interacting properties.
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