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Publication : Caveolin-1 deficiency decreases atherosclerosis by hampering leukocyte influx into the arterial wall and generating a regulatory T-cell response.

First Author  Engel D Year  2011
Journal  FASEB J Volume  25
Issue  11 Pages  3838-48
PubMed ID  21795505 Mgi Jnum  J:178418
Mgi Id  MGI:5298317 Doi  10.1096/fj.11-183350
Citation  Engel D, et al. (2011) Caveolin-1 deficiency decreases atherosclerosis by hampering leukocyte influx into the arterial wall and generating a regulatory T-cell response. FASEB J 25(11):3838-48
abstractText  Caveolin-1 plays a crucial role in atherosclerosis, which is mainly attributed to its effects on low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) transcytosis. However, caveolin-1 has also been implicated in the regulation of inflammation. We investigated the effects of caveolin-1 deficiency in atherosclerosis with its accompanying changes in plaque- and lymphoid-related immunology and inflammation. Cav1(-/-)Apoe(-/-) mice exhibited a 15-fold reduction in plaque size with plaques containing fewer macrophages, T cells, and neutrophils. Intravital microscopy revealed 83% less leukocyte adhesion to the vessel wall in Cav1(-/-)Apoe(-/-) mice, which could be attributed to reduced endothelial chemokine ligand-2 (CCL-2/MCP-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) expression. Caveolin-1 deficiency resulted in a 57% increase in regulatory T cells and a 4% decrease in CD4(+) effector T cells in lymphoid organs. Bone marrow transplantations revealed that Cav1(-/-)Apoe(-/-) mice receiving Cav1(+/+)Apoe(-/-) or Cav1(-/-)Apoe(-/-) bone marrow presented 4- to 4.5-fold smaller plaques with no additional phenotypic changes. In contrast, atherosclerosis was not affected in Cav1(+/+) Apoe(-/-) recipients receiving Cav1(-/-)Apoe(-/-) or Cav1(+/+) Apoe(-/-) bone marrow. However, the presence of Cav1(-/-) Apoe(-/-) bone marrow was associated with an anti-inflammatory T-cell profile. Our study reveals that nonhematopoietic caveolin-1 determines plaque size, whereas hematopoietic caveolin-1 regulates lymphoid immune-modulation. However, both are required for phenotypic modulation of plaques.
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