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| Pàgina inicial > Articles > Articles publicats > MT4-MMP deficiency increases patrolling monocyte recruitment to early lesions and accelerates atherosclerosis |
| Data: | 2018 |
| Resum: | Matrix metalloproteinases are involved in vascular remodeling. Little is known about their immune regulatory role in atherosclerosis. Here we show that mice deficient for MT4-MMP have increased adherence of macrophages to inflamed peritonea, and larger lipid deposits and macrophage burden in atherosclerotic plaques. We also demonstrate that MT4-MMP deficiency results in higher numbers of patrolling monocytes crawling and adhered to inflamed endothelia, and the accumulation of Mafb+ apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage (AIM)+ macrophages at incipient atherosclerotic lesions in mice. Functionally, MT4-MMP-null Mafb+AIM+ peritoneal macrophages express higher AIM and scavenger receptor CD36, are more resistant to apoptosis, and bind acLDL avidly, all of which contribute to atherosclerosis. CCR5 inhibition alleviates these effects by hindering the enhanced recruitment of MT4-MMP-null patrolling monocytes to early atherosclerotic lesions, thus blocking Mafb+AIM+ macrophage accumulation and atherosclerosis acceleration. Our results suggest that MT4-MMP targeting may constitute a novel strategy to boost patrolling monocyte activity in early inflammation. |
| Ajuts: | Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad RD12/0042/0023 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad SAF2014-52050R Agencia Estatal de Investigación SAF2017-83229R Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad SAF2015-64287R Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad SAF2015-71878-REDT Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad RD12/0042/0053 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad SAF2015-64767-R Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad RD12/0042/0028 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad SEV-2015-0505 |
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| Llengua: | Anglès |
| Document: | Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada |
| Matèria: | Atherosclerosis ; Integrins ; Mechanisms of disease ; Peritoneal macrophages |
| Publicat a: | Nature communications, Vol. 9 Núm. 1 (january 2018) , p. 910, ISSN 2041-1723 |
16 p, 3.4 MB |