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FC2 Activating transcription factor 1 co-regulates iron, lipid and anti-inflammatory target genes to direct a novel atheroprotective human plaque macrophage subset.
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PMID:  20801788     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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Rationale Monocytes entering tissues, including advanced atherosclerotic plaques, rapidly mature and adapt to their new microenvironment. Intraplaque haemorrhage promotes human atherosclerosis progression and destabilisation via a dual metabolic challenge: cholesterol-enriched erythrocyte membranes and haem-iron. In human coronary culprit lesions, we recently described a novel macrophage subset (M-haem) with atheroprotective properties (IL-10high HO1high CD163high HLADRlow MPOlow 8keto-Guanosinelow). Methodology We dissected the mechanism of M-haem differentiation by microarray, computational biology and gene manipulation in human primary macrophages and human coronary lesions. Results Microarray analysis showed that M-haem cells were distinct from conventional M1 or M2 subsets. Using computational biology, we identified a simple transcriptional network motif with activating transcription factor 1 (ATF1) as a hub co-inducing HO1, SOCS1 and NR1H2 (LXR-alpha). Silencing RNA experiments showed that ATF1 induction was required for haem to upregulate HO-1 SOCS1 and NR1H2. Luciferase analysis confirmed that ATF1 transcriptionally activated both HO-1 and LXR. Luciferase deletion mutants indicated that the key ATF1-site in the HO-1 enhancer was distal (-2.2 kb to -4.9 kb). Binding experiments showed that ATF1 bound to this sequence. ATF1 overexpression in human macrophages conferred the characteristics of M-haem cells, including co-induction of HO-1, NR1H2, resistance to foam cell formation, increased survival and antioxidant protection. Conclusions Our data define the molecular basis of the differentiation of M-haem, a novel atheroprotective macrophage subset. Our data indicate that redirection of macrophage phenotype in atherosclerosis progression is a modality appropriate for therapeutic development.
Authors:
J J Boyle; M Johns; A T Nguyen; J Yu; L Game; D J Schaer; J C Mason; D O Haskard
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Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Heart (British Cardiac Society)     Volume:  96     ISSN:  1468-201X     ISO Abbreviation:  Heart     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
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Created Date:  2010-08-30     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9602087     Medline TA:  Heart     Country:  England    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  e11     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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