L-type calcium channel blockers exert an antiinflammatory effect by suppressing expression of plasminogen receptors on macrophages.
L-type calcium channel blockers exert an antiinflammatory effect by suppressing expression of plasminogen receptors on macrophages.
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DOI:
10.1161/circresaha.109.200311
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发表时间:
2009-07-17
影响因子:
20.1
通讯作者:
Plow EF
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作者:
Das R;Burke T;Van Wagoner DR;Plow EF
L-type Ca2+ channel (LTCC) blockers, represented by amlodipine and verapamil, are widely used anti-hypertensive drugs that also have anti-inflammatory activities. Plasminogen (Plg) is an important mediator of macrophage recruitment, and this role depends upon its interaction with Plg receptors (Plg-Rs). Plg-Rs include histone 2B (H2B), α-enolase, annexin 2 and p11, all proteins which lack signal sequences for cell-surface export. When human or murine monocytoid cells were induced to differentiate into macrophages, their Plg binding and Plg-Rs expression increased by 4-fold. These changes were suppressed by pretreatment with verapamil and amlodipine. Expression of the Cav1.2 LTCC pore subunit was induced in differentiated macrophages, and siRNA against this subunit suppressed the upregulation of Plg binding and Plg-Rs. In vivo, amlodipine and verapamil suppressed peritoneal macrophage recruitment in response to thioglycollate by >60% at doses that did not affect blood pressure. In drug-treated animals, macrophages migrated into but not through the peritoneal membrane tissue and showed reduced surface expression of Plg-Rs. These findings demonstrate that Plg-Rs expression on macrophages is dependent on Cav1.2 LTCC subunit expression. Suppression of Plg-Rs may contribute to the anti-inflammatory effects of the widely used LTCC blockers.