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Regulation of ADAMTS-1, -4 and -5 expression in human macrophages: differential regulation by key cytokines implicated in atherosclerosis and novel synergism between TL1A and IL-17

Ashlin, Timothy Gordon, Kwan, Alvin P. L. and Ramji, Dipak Purshottam ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6419-5578 2013. Regulation of ADAMTS-1, -4 and -5 expression in human macrophages: differential regulation by key cytokines implicated in atherosclerosis and novel synergism between TL1A and IL-17. Cytokine 64 (1) , pp. 234-242. 10.1016/j.cyto.2013.06.315

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Abstract

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease of the vasculature regulated by cytokines. Macrophages play a crucial role at all stages of this disease, including regulation of foam cell formation, the inflammatory response and stability of atherosclerotic plaques. For example, matrix metalloproteinases produced by macrophages play an important role in modulating plaque stability. More recently, the ADAMTS proteases, which are known to play a key role in the control of cartilage degradation during arthritis, have been found to be expressed in atherosclerotic lesions and suggested to have potentially important functions in the control of plaque stability. Unfortunately, the action of cytokines on the expression of ADAMTS family in macrophages is poorly understood. We have investigated the effect of classical cytokines (IFN-γ and TGF-β) and those that have been recently identified (TL1A and IL-17) on the expression of ADAMTS-1, -4 and -5 in human macrophages. The expression of all three ADAMTS members was induced during differentiation of monocytes into macrophages. TGF-β had a differential action with induction of ADAMTS-1 and -5 expression and attenuation in the levels of ADAMTS-4. In contrast, IFN-γ suppressed the expression of ADAMTS-1 without having an effect on ADAMTS-4 and -5. Although TL-1A or IL-17A alone had little effect on the expression of all the members, they induced their expression synergistically when present together. These studies provide new insight into the regulation of key ADAMTS family members in human macrophages by major cytokines in relation to atherosclerosis.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Biosciences
Subjects: Q Science > QP Physiology
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 1043-4666
Funders: BBSRC
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 30 March 2016
Last Modified: 16 May 2023 03:15
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/49902

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