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Journal of Lipid Research, Vol. 45, 794-804, May 2004
Copyright © 2004 by American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology


* Molecular and Cell Nutrition Laboratory, College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546
Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546
Faculty of Nutrition, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
1 To whom correspondence should be addressed. e-mail: bhennig{at}uky.edu
Hypertriglyceridemia, an important risk factor of atherosclerosis, is associated with increased circulating free fatty acids. Research to date indicates that linoleic acid (LA), the major fatty acid in the American diet, may be atherogenic by activating vascular endothelial cells. However, the exact signaling mechanisms involved in LA-mediated proinflammatory events in endothelial cells still remain unclear. We previously reported increased superoxide formation after LA exposure in endothelial cells. The objective of the present investigation is to determine the role of calcium and peroxynitrite in mediating the proinflammatory effect of LA in vascular endothelial cells. LA exposure increased intracellular calcium, nitric oxide, and tetrahydrodiopterin levels as well as the expression of E-selectin. Inhibiting calcium signaling using 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)-ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid and heparin decreased the expression of E-selectin. Also, LA-mediated nuclear factor kappa B activation and E-selectin gene expression were suppressed by Mn (III) tetrakis (1-methyl-4-pyridyl) porphyrin pentachloride (a superoxide scavenger), NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (an endothelial nitric oxide synthase inhibitor), and 5,10,15,20-tetrakis (4-sulfonatophenyl) porphyrinato iron (III) chloride (a peroxynitrite scavenger). LA exposure resulted in increased nitrotyrosine levels, as observed by Western blotting and immunofluorescence.
Our data suggest that the proinflammatory effects of LA can be mediated through calcium and peroxynitrite signaling.
Abbreviations: BAPTA, 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)-ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid; BH4, tetrahydrobiopterin; DAF, 4-amino-5-methylamino-2',7'-difluorofluorescein diacetate; eNOS, endothelial nitric oxide synthase; FeTPPS, 5,10,15,20-tetrakis (4-sulfonatophenyl) porphyrinato iron (III) chloride; IP3, inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate; LA, linoleic acid; L-NMMA, NG-monomethyl-L-arginine; MnTMPyP, Mn (III) tetrakis (1-methyl-4-pyridyl) porphyrin pentachloride; NO, nitric oxide; ROS, reactive oxygen species
Supplementary key words fatty acid endothelial nitric oxide synthase nitric oxide tetrahydrobiopterin nuclear factor kappa B adhesion molecules nitrotyrosine oxidative stress
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