Shift of Macrophage Phenotype Due to Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein Deficiency Drives Atherosclerotic Calcification.
Circ Res
; 119(2): 261-76, 2016 07 08.
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RATIONALE: Intimal calcification is highly correlated with atherosclerotic plaque burden, but the underlying mechanism is poorly understood. We recently reported that cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP), a component of vascular extracellular matrix, is an endogenous inhibitor of vascular smooth muscle cell calcification. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether COMP affects atherosclerotic calcification. METHODS AND RESULTS: ApoE(-/-)COMP(-/-) mice fed with chow diet for 12 months manifested more extensive atherosclerotic calcification in the innominate arteries than did ApoE(-/-) mice. To investigate which origins of COMP contributed to atherosclerotic calcification, bone marrow transplantation was performed between ApoE(-/-) and ApoE(-/-)COMP(-/-) mice. Enhanced calcification was observed in mice transplanted with ApoE(-/-)COMP(-/-) bone marrow compared with mice transplanted with ApoE(-/-) bone marrow, indicating that bone marrow-derived COMP may play a critical role in atherosclerotic calcification. Furthermore, microarray profiling of wild-type and COMP(-/-) macrophages revealed that COMP-deficient macrophages exerted atherogenic and osteogenic characters. Integrin ß3 protein was attenuated in COMP(-/-) macrophages, and overexpression of integrin ß3 inhibited the shift of macrophage phenotypes by COMP deficiency. Furthermore, adeno-associated virus 2-integrin ß3 infection attenuated atherosclerotic calcification in ApoE(-/-)COMP(-/-) mice. Mechanistically, COMP bound directly to ß-tail domain of integrin ß3 via its C-terminus, and blocking of the COMP-integrin ß3 association by ß-tail domain mimicked the COMP deficiency-induced shift in macrophage phenotypes. Similar to COMP deficiency in mice, transduction of adeno-associated virus 2-ß-tail domain enhanced atherosclerotic calcification in ApoE(-/-) mice. CONCLUSIONS: These results reveal that COMP deficiency acted via integrin ß3 to drive macrophages toward the atherogenic and osteogenic phenotype and thereby aggravate atherosclerotic calcification.
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Aterosclerose
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Calcificação Vascular
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Proteína de Matriz Oligomérica de Cartilagem
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Circ Res
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2016
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