Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: We first detected PSGL-1 expression in samples from aortic aneurysm patients and mouse AA models via western blotting, immunofluorescence, and flow cytometry, and then we used global PSGL-1 knockout mice and their wild type controls to establish an aortic aneurysm model induced by deoxycorticosterone acetate ( DOCA) plus high salt (HS). The incidence, fatality rates, and the pathological changes of aortic aneurysm were analyzed in each group. The inflammation, adhesion molecules expression, and PSGL-1 mediated leukocyte-endothelial adhesion and their underlying mechanisms were explored further. RESULTS: Increased PSGL-1 levels were observed in human and mouse aortic aneurysm, and on leukocytes of mice treated with DOCA+HS. PSGL-1 deficiency reduced the incidence and severity of aortic aneurysm significantly, as well as decreased elastin fragmentation, collagen accumulation, and smooth muscle cells degeneration. Mechanistically, the protective effect of PSGL-1 inhibition was mediated by the reduced adhesion molecules, and the subsequently reduced leukocyte-endothelial adhesion through the NF-κB pathway, which finally led to reduced inflammatory cells infiltration and decreased inflammatory factors expression. CONCLUSION: PSGL-1 deficiency is protective against inflammatory cells migration and recruitment in the condition of AA through attenuation of leukocyte-endothelial adhesion. Inhibition of PSGL-1 may be a potential therapeutic target for the prevention and treatment of human AA.
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Authors | Xianxian Wu, Xing Liu, Hang Yang, Qianlong Chen, Na Zhang, Yuhan Li, Xingchen Du, Xue Liu, Xiaoliang Jiang, Yideng Jiang, Zhou Zhou, Zhiwei Yang |
Journal | Cardiovascular drugs and therapy
(Cardiovasc Drugs Ther)
Vol. 36
Issue 1
Pg. 31-44
(02 2022)
ISSN: 1573-7241 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 33432452
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | © 2021. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. |
Chemical References |
- Membrane Glycoproteins
- P-selectin ligand protein
- Sodium Chloride, Dietary
- Desoxycorticosterone Acetate
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Topics |
- Animals
- Aortic Aneurysm
(genetics, physiopathology)
- Cell Adhesion
(physiology)
- Cell Movement
(physiology)
- Cells, Cultured
- Desoxycorticosterone Acetate
- Disease Models, Animal
- Endothelial Cells
(metabolism)
- Humans
- Inflammation
(genetics, physiopathology)
- Leukocytes
(metabolism)
- Male
- Membrane Glycoproteins
(genetics)
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Patient Acuity
- Sodium Chloride, Dietary
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